Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	parliament_n	peer_n	2,127	5	10.3888	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44191	Lord Hollis, his remains being a second letter to a friend, concerning the judicature of the bishops in Parliament, in the vindication of what he wrote in his first : and in answer to ... The rights of the bishops to judge in capital cases in Parliament, cleared, &c. : it contains likewise part of his intended answer to a second tractate, entituled, The grand question touching the bishops right to vote in Parliament, stated and argued : to which are added Considerations, in answer to the learned author of The grand question, &c., by another hand : and reflections upon some passages in Mr. Hunt's Argument upon that subject, &c., by a third.; Second letter to a friend concerning the judicature of the bishops in Parliament	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680. Letter of a gentleman to his friend.; Atwood, William, d. 1705? Reflections upon Antidotum Britannicum.	1682 (1682)	Wing H2466; ESTC R17318	217,539	444

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coronae_fw-la tenta_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la e._n rege_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la etc._n etc._n mem._n thomas_n de_fw-fr berkeley_n miles_n venit_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o allocutus_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n about_o the_o murder_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o and_o ask_v how_o he_o will_v be_v try_v ponit_fw-la se_fw-la super_fw-la patriam_fw-la so_o twelve_o knight_n be_v empanel_v who_o do_v acquit_v he_o i_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o trial_n by_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n act_v in_o their_o ordinary_a judicial_a capacity_n there_o be_v some_o other_o court_n in_o those_o time_n in_o time_n of_o parliament_n where_o the_o peer_n probable_o be_v the_o principal_a judge_n but_o then_o be_v add_v to_o they_o some_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o westminster-hall_n before_o who_o those_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v hold_v i_o confess_v this_o be_v to_o i_o terra_fw-la incognita_fw-la a_o thing_n of_o which_o i_o can_v give_v no_o very_a good_a account_n but_o i_o think_v one_o may_v affirm_v with_o confidence_n that_o no_o prelate_n be_v among_o they_o for_o they_o will_v have_v be_v mention_v if_o they_o have_v be_v there_o as_o in_o all_o criminal_a cause_n which_o be_v capital_a or_o in_o any_o thing_n concern_v such_o cause_n i_o observe_v they_o be_v and_o even_o in_o this_o case_n of_o sir_n thomas_n berckley_n the_o next_o parliament_n n._n 18._o it_o be_v say_v ●…tem_fw-la en_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr parliament_n si_fw-mi prierent_a les_fw-fr prelatz_n countess_n 〈◊〉_d baron_n pout_v mr._n thomas_n de_fw-fr berkley_n a_o nostre_fw-fr sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ●…il_fw-fr lui_fw-fr vou_v deliver_v the_o meynprise_n etc._n etc._n item_n in_o the_o same_o parliament_n the_o prelate_n earl_n and_o baron_n beseech_v the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v set_v sir_n thomas_n berkley_n at_o liberty_n from_o his_o 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