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	prerogative_n	1,812	5	9.9546	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58628	The laws and acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign James VII by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden at Edinburgh the twenty third day of April 1685, by His Grace William Duke of Queensberry ..., His Majesties High Commissioner for holding this Parliament, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties great seal of this kingdom : with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George Viscount of Tarbet, Lord McLeod, and Castle-haven, &c. ...; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.; Scotland. Parliament.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1252; ESTC R472631	57,189	47

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and_o castle-haven_n etc._n etc._n clerk_z to_o his_o majesty_n council_n register_n and_o roll_n etc._n etc._n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1685._o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la god_n save_o king_n james_n the_o seven_o law_n and_o act_n make_v in_o the_o first_o parliament_n of_o our_o most_o high_a and_o dread_a sovereign_a james_n vii_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o scotland_n england_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n holden_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o 23._o of_o april_n 1685._o i._o act_n for_o security_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n april_n 28._o 1685._o our_o sovereign_a lord_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n conu●…ned_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v all_o the_o act_n and_o statute_n former_o pass_v for_o the_o security_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o protestant_a religion_n present_o 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the_o manner_n prescribe_v by_o the_o say_v 8._o act_n of_o the_o parliament_n 1681._o for_o ever_o and_o his_o majesty_n and_o estate_n of_o parliament_n by_o the_o force_n of_o this_o act_n have_v unite_v annex_v and_o incorporate_v and_o unite_v annex_n and_o incorporat_n the_o same_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o remain_v therewith_o in_o annex_v property_n in_o all_o time_n come_v and_o in_o respect_n that_o the_o alteration_n in_o the_o method_n of_o collect_v the_o inland_a excise_n from_o what_o it_o be_v by_o the_o act_n 1661._o to_o that_o prescribe_v by_o the_o 8._o act_n parliament_n 1681._o will_v require_v some_o time_n to_o establish_v it_o in_o collection_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o estate_n continue_v the_o collection_n prescribe_v by_o the_o 14._o act_n parliament_n 1661._o for_o the_o say_v inland_a excise_n for_o six_o month_n from_o the_o first_o of_o may_n next_o allanerly_a iii_o act_n concern_v citation_n in_o 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