Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	act_n	king_n	subject_n	5,530	5	6.7649	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26173	Jus Anglorum ab antiquo, or, A confutation of an impotent libel against the government by king, lords, and commons under pretence of answering Mr. Petyt, and the author of Jani Anglorum facies nova : with a speech, according to the answerer's principles, made for the Parliament at Oxford.	Atwood, William, d. 1705?; Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700. Full and clear answer to a book.; Petyt, William, 1636-1707. Antient right of the Commons of England asserted.; Atwood, William, d. 1705? Jani Anglorum facies nova.	1681 (1681)	Wing A4175; ESTC R9859	138,988	352

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year_n labour_n which_o my_o preface_n charge_v he_o with_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o i_o omit_v one_o considerable_a head_n however_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o if_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o add_v for_o a_o seven_o that_o both_o lord_n and_o commons_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o all_o share_n or_o vote_n in_o make_v of_o law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o ever_o any_o future_a king_n shall_v please_v to_o resume_v the_o regality_n some_o perhaps_o may_v add_v a_o eight_o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v nothing_o but_o magna_fw-la concilia_fw-la such_o as_o be_v call_v only_o to_o advise_v upon_o what_o shall_v be_v give_v in_o direction_n but_o no_o consent_n of_o they_o require_v to_o make_v the_o king_n determination_n a_o bind_v law_n and_o vice_n versâ_fw-la every_o great_a council_n such_o as_o that_o call_v to_o york_n 1640._o 〈◊〉_d 1640._o be_v a_o parliament_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 12._o l._n 6._o add_v drs._n before_o interdict_v p._n 15._o in_o mark_fw-mi add_v p._n 239._o p._n 16._o l._n 11._o read_v vicinata_fw-la p._n 18._o l._n 10._o r._n 25._o p._n 28._o l._n 12._o r._n in_o chief_a p._n 39_o l._n 5._o r._n have_v p._n 47._o l._n 21._o r._n endure_v l._n 23._o r._n deposceret_fw-la p._n 82._o in_o mark_fw-mi deal_n shire_n after_o cambridg_n p._n 100_o l._n 17._o r._n sharnborn_a p._n 110._o in_o mark_fw-mi towards_o the_o bottom_n add_v domesday_n p._n 124._o l._n 6._o r._n paragio_fw-it p._n 133._o l._n 24._o add_v and_o according_a to_o their_o chattel_n p._n 139._o add_v of_o before_o a_o title_n p._n 151._o l._n 13._o r._n conticuissent_fw-la p._n 156._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n lord_n for_o knight_n p._n 163._o l._n 2._o r._n ●it_n l._n 10._o r._n integra_fw-la p._n 201._o l._n 8._o r._n title_n in_o the_o addition_n page_n 8._o l._n 5._o r._n article_n p._n 23._o in_o mark_fw-mi leges_fw-la sancti_fw-la ed._n p._n 25._o l._n 12._o r._n of_o king_n john_n charter_n viz._n tenant_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 25._o r._n nocton_n