Selected quad for the lemma: land_n
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A61528
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The case of an oath of abjuration considered and the vote of the honourable House of Commons vindicated in a letter.
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Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.
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1693
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Wing S5564; ESTC R19563
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after_o the_o reduction_n of_o the_o castle_n that_o hold_v out_o in_o john_n favour_n summon_v a_o parliament_n at_o nottingham_n such_o as_o the_o parliament_n be_v then_o on_o the_o thirty_o of_o march_n 1194._o trigesima_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la martii_fw-la feria_fw-la quarta_fw-la ricardus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la celebravit_fw-la primum_fw-la concilii_fw-la svi_fw-la diem_fw-la apud_fw-la nottingham_n as_o r._n hoveden_n pag._n 737._o where_o be_v present_a elinor_n the_o king_n mother_n the_o two_o archbishop_n david_n the_o king_n of_o scotland_n brother_n the_o bishop_n and_o the_o baron_n and_o on_o the_o day_n follow_v the_o king_n demand_v justice_n shall_v be_v do_v he_o on_o his_o brother_n john_n who_o against_o his_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n have_v seize_v on_o his_o castle_n destroy_v his_o country_n both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o and_o league_v against_o he_o with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o enemy_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o earl_n john_n shall_v be_v cite_v to_o appear_v within_o forty_o day_n and_o stand_v to_o the_o law_n and_o that_o if_o he_o do_v not_o judicaverunt_fw-la comitem_fw-la johannem_fw-la demeruisse_fw-la regnum_fw-la say_v hoveden_n ipsum_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la rex_fw-la exhaeredavit_fw-la annal._n waverl_n an._n 1194._o omne_fw-la jus_o pristinum_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la impensum_fw-la solenni_fw-la judicio_fw-la procerum_fw-la suorum_fw-la abjudicavit_fw-la say_v j._n brompton_n from_o w._n hemingford_n who_o he_o constant_o copy_n and_o cites_n by_o the_o name_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr giseburn_n pag._n 1278._o lin_v 19_o judicio_fw-la procerum_fw-la omni_fw-la honore_fw-la privavit_fw-la say_v h._n knighton_n l._n 2._o pag._n 2408._o but_o the_o annal_n de_fw-fr margan_n put_v out_o by_o the_o most_o excellent_o learned_a dr._n gale_n in_o 1691_o go_v to_o my_o think_n a_o great_a way_n far_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o passage_n be_v somewhat_o long_o but_o remarkable_a enough_o to_o 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