Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	say_a	sir_n	tenement_n	2,038	5	11.1572	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75403	An answer of the purchasers of the lands, late of Sir John Stawel, by act of Parliament, exposed to sale for his treason to a pamphlet, intituled, The humble remonstrance of Sir John Stawel: together with the answer of John Ashe Esquire, to divers scandals mentioned in that remonstrance. As also a petition and several reasons for establishment of publick sales; tendred by Wil. Lawrence Esq; one of the judges in Scotland.	Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3300; Thomason E1072_3; ESTC R208226	62,646	64

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that_o grant_v it_o and_o at_o that_o time_n it_o seem_v he_o account_v the_o calendar_n month_n the_o remonstrance_n page_n 62._o do_v surmise_n that_o the_o 15._o of_o august_n 1653._o the_o cause_n of_o sir_n john_n whereof_o the_o court_n of_o article_n take_v the_o cognizance_n upon_o they_o come_v regular_o to_o be_v hear_v but_o how_o reagular_a or_o rather_o how_o extrajudicial_a have_v be_v already_o declare_v when_o the_o parliament_n have_v resume_v it_o to_o themselves_o but_o that_o parliament_n be_v dissolve_v sir_n john_n stawel_n take_v advantage_n thereof_o and_o by_o his_o importunity_n obtain_v from_o that_o court_n of_o article_n a_o further_a though_o most_o extrajudicial_a proceed_n therein_o even_o to_o judgement_n the_o trustee_n of_o drury_n house_n and_o purchaser_n can_v be_v blame_v if_o to_o preserve_v the_o honour_n and_o credit_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n they_o do_v petition_v the_o then_o commit_v for_o petition_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o 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boldness_n to_o give_v that_o judgement_n for_o sir_n john_n stawell_n at_o large_a set_v forth_o in_o the_o remonstrance_n pag._n 65._o thereby_o break_v through_o resolve_n judgement_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o contrary_a and_o therefore_o sir_n john_n can_v not_o probable_o conceive_v that_o any_o other_o beside_o himself_o will_v rest_v on_o or_o that_o the_o then_o parliament_n will_v suffer_v their_o proceed_n or_o the_o judgement_n or_o resolution_n of_o their_o predecessor_n to_o be_v question_v and_o annul_v by_o a_o inferior_a jurisdiction_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v just_o do_v by_o the_o trustee_n and_o purchaser_n to_o endeavour_v to_o render_v those_o illegal_a proceed_n successless_a and_o for_o the_o parliament_n in_o vindication_n of_o their_o supreme_a power_n to_o resume_v the_o debate_n touch_v the_o trustee_n representation_n and_o purchaser_n petition_v the_o soon_o to_o declare_v their_o resentment_n of_o those_o proceed_n which_o they_o do_v 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parliament_n and_o pass_v a_o act_n according_o in_o these_o word_n thursd_a the_o 13._o of_o octob._n 1653_o a_o act_n for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o land_n and_o estate_n of_o sir_n john_n stawell_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n be_v it_o enact_v and_o deccare_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n that_o all_o sale_n make_v of_o any_o estate_n land_n tenement_n hereditament_n good_n or_o chattel_n of_o sir_n john_n stawell_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n by_o virtue_n or_o appointment_n of_o any_o act_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v hereby_o confirm_v and_o establish_v and_o according_o all_o purchaser_n and_o buyer_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v and_o may_v have_v hold_v and_o quiet_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o they_o their_o heir_n and_o assign_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n condition_n and_o limitation_n prescribe_v in_o the_o say_a act_n any_o law_n or_o judgement_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o hen._n scobell_n clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n notwithstanding_o which_o reference_n resolution_n and_o act_n of_o this_o second_o parliament_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o act_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o former_a parliament_n and_o sale_n of_o the_o estate_n according_o sir_n john_n rest_v not_o but_o now_o pretend_v that_o the_o committee_n for_o petition_n pursue_v not_o the_o intent_n of_o that_o order_n of_o reference_n and_o draw_v that_o pretence_n from_o these_o two_o premise_n the_o one_o because_o sir_n john_n have_v the_o extrajudicial_a judgement_n of_o the_o court_n of_o article_n for_o part_n of_o his_o estate_n therefore_o this_o committee_n do_v not_o pursue_v the_o intent_n of_o that_o order_n whereas_o not_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o consequence_n the_o judgement_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o court_n of_o article_n against_o the_o purchaser_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o their_o complaint_n and_o against_o which_o they_o desire_v relief_n from_o a_o superior_a court_n the_o parliament_n think_v fit_a upon_o 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