Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	england_n	king_n	year_n	7,495	5	5.0764	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51059	A Moderate and safe expedient to remove jealousies and feares of any danger or prejudice to this state by the Roman Catholicks of this Kingdome and to mitigate the censure of too much severity towards them, with a great advantage of honour and profit to this state and nation.		1646 (1646)	Wing M2322; ESTC R28830	7,223	17

a_o moderate_a and_o safe_a expedient_a to_o remove_v jealousy_n and_o fear_n of_o any_o danger_n or_o prejudice_n to_o this_o state_n by_o the_o roman_a catholic_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o to_o mitigate_v the_o censure_n of_o too_o much_o severity_n towards_o they_o with_o a_o great_a advantage_n of_o honour_n and_o profit_n to_o this_o state_n and_o nation_n print_a in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1646._o a_o moderate_a and_o safe_a expedient_a etc._n etc._n if_o it_o please_v the_o parliament_n to_o take_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n into_o serious_a consideration_n they_o may_v perhaps_o find_v cause_n to_o give_v they_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o england_n or_o as_o much_o toleration_n at_o least_o as_o people_n of_o that_o profession_n have_v in_o holland_n which_o be_v little_o less_o than_o a_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n although_o that_o state_n may_v perhaps_o find_v more_o reason_n than_o the_o state_n of_o england_n have_v to_o be_v jealous_a of_o such_o person_n but_o by_o experience_n the_o hollander_n find_v that_o way_n to_o succeed_v well_o with_o they_o nevertheless_o in_o case_n the_o parliament_n shall_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o do_v so_o they_o may_v be_v please_v to_o give_v to_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o will_v accept_v thereof_o free_a &_o public_a leave_n to_o transplant_v themselves_o family_n and_o estate_n into_o mariland_n a_o province_n in_o america_n above_o 3000_o mile_n distant_a from_o england_n upon_o these_o ensue_a consideration_n both_o of_o the_o reason_n for_o their_o departure_n and_o of_o such_o encouragement_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o induce_v those_o of_o that_o profession_n here_o voluntary_o to_o transplant_v themselves_o thither_o in_o regard_n they_o be_v conceive_v dangerous_a person_n to_o this_o state_n according_a to_o the_o policy_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o present_a government_n it_o be_v better_a they_o shall_v willing_o banish_v themselves_o from_o hence_o then_o that_o they_o shall_v continue_v here_o obnoxious_a to_o it_o and_o so_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n make_v against_o they_o for_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o religion_n may_v be_v with_o less_o imputation_n of_o severity_n fulfil_v for_o certain_o the_o chief_a if_o not_o only_o end_n of_o those_o law_n be_v to_o free_v this_o kingdom_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v of_o such_o person_n and_o not_o to_o enrich_v the_o king_n much_o less_o to_o satisfy_v any_o thirst_n of_o blood_n no_o more_o then_o of_o any_o other_o penal_a law_n make_v against_o any_o subject_n that_o be_v protestant_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v that_o those_o who_o live_v in_o pain_n will_v contrive_v and_o endeavour_v by_o all_o the_o mean_n they_o can_v to_o ease_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o the_o more_o ready_a way_n to_o remove_v the_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n which_o this_o state_n have_v of_o the_o say_v roman_a catholic_n be_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o here_o under_o the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n make_v against_o they_o for_o their_o religion_n but_o either_o to_o let_v they_o enjoy_v here_o the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o other_o freeborn_a subject_n or_o else_o to_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o go_v into_o another_o country_n where_o they_o may_v enjoy_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v on_o that_o condition_n have_v leave_v also_o to_o dispose_v of_o their_o estate_n here_o aswell_o as_o to_o go_v from_o hence_o be_v but_o just_a and_o reasonable_a and_o agree_v with_o good_a policy_n for_o conformity_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o at_o any_o time_n exempt_v they_o from_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o say_a law_n and_o banishment_n have_v both_o one_o effect_n as_o to_o the_o prime_a end_n of_o those_o law_n to_o wit_n the_o decrease_n of_o roman_a catholic_n in_o england_n and_o it_o be_v not_o their_o being_n roman_a catholic_n but_o their_o be_v so_o in_o england_n which_o cause_v the_o say_v law_n wherefore_o ablata_fw-la causa_fw-la 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any_o foreign_a prince_n dominion_n because_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o the_o honour_n nor_o perhaps_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o england_n to_o permit_v another_o prince_n territory_n to_o be_v supply_v with_o people_n by_o any_o considerable_a number_n of_o the_o native_n of_o this_o kingdom_n whereas_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o say_v roman_a catholic_n in_o mariland_n which_o have_v a_o dependence_n on_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n will_v conduce_v much_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o state_n and_o nation_n by_o enlarge_a the_o dominion_n thereof_o by_o increase_n of_o trade_n and_o ship_n by_o vent_n of_o our_o native_a commodity_n by_o importation_n of_o other_o and_z consequent_o by_o improvement_n of_o custom_n for_o they_o can_v subsist_v in_o mariland_n without_o yearly_a supply_n of_o many_o necessary_n from_o england_n and_o at_o so_o remote_a a_o distance_n no_o danger_n from_o they_o to_o this_o kingdom_n can_v rational_o be_v fear_v and_o they_o will_v 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