Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	castille_n	king_n	portugal_n	2,670	5	10.5073	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91185	The fourth part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. Wherein the Parliaments right and interest in ordering the militia, forts, ships, magazins, and great offices of the realme, is manifested by some fresh records in way of supplement: the two Houses imposition of moderate taxes and contributions on the people in cases of extremity, without the Kings assent, (when wilfully denyed) for the necessary defence and preservation of the kingdome; and their imprisoning, confining of malignant dangerous persons in times of publicke danger, for the common safety; are vindicated from all calumnies, and proved just. Together with an appendix; manifesting by sundry histories and foraine authorities, that in the ancient kingdome of Rome; the Roman, Greeke, German empires; ... the supreame soveraigne power resided not in the emperours, or kings themselves, but in the whole kingdome, senate, parliament, state, people ... / By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is this tenth day of July, ordered ... that this booke .... be printed by Michael Sparke senior. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 4	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Comomns.	1643 (1643)	Wing P3962; Thomason E248_4; ESTC R203192	339,674	255

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parliament_n which_o they_o say_v

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of_o lewes_n of_o france_n ferdinand_n sancho_n the_o young_a son_n of_o alfonso_n henry_n the_o bastard_n john_n king_n of_o portugal_n fardinand_n and_o john_n the_o 2._o of_o arragon_n etc._n etc._n conclude_v that_o if_o the_o king_n degenerate_a into_o a_o tyrant_n by_o subvert_v religion_n law_n liberty_n oppress_a murder_a or_o deflower_v his_o subject_n the_o whole_a kingdom_n may_v not_o only_a question_n admonish_v and_o reprehend_v he_o but_o in_o case_n he_o prove_v incorrigible_a after_o admonition_n deprive_v he_o and_o substitute_v another_o in_o his_o place_n which_o say_v he_o have_v be_v do_v more_o than_o once_o in_o spain_n thus_o king_n peter_n be_v public_o reject_v for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o his_o subject_n and_o henry_n his_o brother_n though_o of_o a_o unclean_a mother_n obtain_v the_o crown_n so_o henry_n his_o nephew_n nephew_n for_o his_o slothfulness_n and_o evil_a manner_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o noble_n suffrage_n and_o alphanso_n his_o brother_n 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that_o it_o be_v a_o wholesome_a meditation_n for_o prince_n to_o be_v persuade_v that_o if_o they_o oppress_v the_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o become_v intoller_n able_a through_o vice_n and_o filthiness_n 1179._o that_o they_o live_v in_o such_o a_o condition_n that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o be_v slay_v of_o right_a but_o with_o laud_n and_o glory_n peradventure_o this_o fear_n ●●●retard_v some_o prince_n that_o they_o give_v not_o themselves_o whole_o to_o be_v corrupt_v with_o vice_n flatterer_n and_o cast_v bridle_n upon_o their_o fury_n that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a let_v the_o prince_n be_v persuade_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n be_v great_a than_o he_o be_v but_o one_o neither_o let_v he_o believe_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a for_o to_o gratify_v he_o which_o be_v very_o pernicious_a all_o these_o position_n of_o mariana_n however_o other_o king_n and_o kingdom_n may_v relish_v they_o especial_o the_o last_o touch_v 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