Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	common_a	error_n	reverse_v	2,681	5	13.1882	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56211	The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure parts· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4087A; ESTC R203193	824,021	610

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judgement_n be_v pronounce_v may_v appeal_v to_o the_o parliament_n for_o relief_n as_o seneca_n epist_n 100_o out_o of_o tully_n de_fw-fr repub._n &_o fenestella_n hugo_n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o s._n 20._o p._n 65._o record_n that_o among_o the_o roman_n in_o certain_a cause_n they_o may_v appeal_v from_o the_o king_n to_o the_o people_n but_o if_o the_o parliament_n give_v any_o judgement_n there_o 13._o can_v be_v no_o appeal_n to_o any_o high_a tribunal_n court_n or_o person_n no_o not_o to_o the_o king_n but_o only_o to_o the_o next_o or_o some_o other_o parliament_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o experience_n by_o all_o 2._o attainder_n of_o treason_n by_o or_o in_o parliament_n by_o all_o inconvenient_a and_o unjust_a act_n pass_v in_o parliament_n which_o concern_v either_o king_n or_o subject_a which_o can_v be_v reverse_v nor_o repeal_v though_o erroneous_a nor_o the_o right_a heir_n restore_v in_o blood_n by_o any_o charter_n from_o the_o king_n 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former_o touch_v nor_o to_o relate_v how_o our_o king_n john_n 275._o condemn_v to_o death_n by_o a_o parliament_n in_o france_n by_o french_a peer_n for_o slay_v his_o nephew_n arthur_n treacherous_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o likewise_o to_o lose_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n or_o bow_n 12._o henry_n the_o three_o k._n edward_n the_o first_o and_o other_o our_o king_n have_v appeal_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o france_n and_o england_n upon_o difference_n between_o the_o peer_n and_o king_n of_o france_n and_o they_o concern_v their_o land_n and_o honour_n in_o france_n 648_o or_o how_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o philip_n of_o france_n submit_v both_o their_o title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n to_o the_o determination_n in_o a_o french_a parliament_n where_o they_o be_v both_o personal_o present_a which_o adjudge_v the_o crown_n to_o philip._n nor_o yet_o to_o mention_v how_o the_o parliament_n and_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o france_n have_v appendix_n

liberty_n justice_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n will_v ensue_v if_o any_o therefore_o cavil_v at_o the_o act_n for_o continuance_n of_o this_o parliament_n till_o both_o house_n shall_v agree_v to_o adjourn_v or_o dissolve_v it_o or_o at_o the_o bill_n for_o triennial_n parliament_n which_o when_o they_o meet_v shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v without_o their_o consent_n for_o fifty_o day_n space_n next_o after_o their_o first_o meeting_n let_v they_o now_o learn_v that_o this_o be_v no_o innovation_n nor_o encroachment_n on_o the_o crown_n but_o a_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o parliament_n both_o claim_v practise_v and_o resolve_v in_o time_n of_o popery_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n than_o now_o it_o be_v and_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o in_o these_o particular_n the_o popish_a parliament_n prelate_n lord_n and_o commons_o in_o former_a time_n have_v claim_v and_o exercise_v far_o great_a privilege_n and_o jurisdiction_n than_o this_o or_o any_o other_o protestant_n parliament_n have_v 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the_o king_n consent_n and_o mandate_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o appear_v by_o infinite_a precedent_n in_o this_o and_o all_o foreme_a parliament_n the_o scourge_n of_o monopolist_n patentees_n and_o projector_n the_o pest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o like_a power_n have_v all_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n within_o the_o kingdom_n in_o some_o degree_n when_o such_o charter_n and_o writ_n of_o the_o king_n be_v bring_v judicial_o before_o they_o because_o they_o be_v court_n of_o the_o law_n to_o which_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o action_n be_v and_o must_v be_v subject_a now_o that_o which_o can_v thus_o question_v cancel_v disannul_v revoke_v the_o king_n own_o royal_a charter_n writ_n commission_n patent_n etc._n etc._n though_o ratify_v with_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o regal_a power_n even_o against_o his_o will_n must_v certain_o be_v a_o sovereign_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o in_o point_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n be_v superior_a to_o the_o king_n this_o be_v 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