Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	england_n	king_n	people_n	13,931	5	5.0853	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88245	A remonstrance of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn: concerning the lawes, liberties, priviledges, birthrights, freedom, and inheritances, of the frec-born [sic] people of England; in relation to the sentence denounced against him for banishment. Together with his resolution, to adhere and stand firm to the fundamental lawes of this nation; and inviolably to endeavour the preservation thereof; to the end, that justice and right may not be sold, denied, or deferred to any man. / Published by a well-wisher to that faithful-Lover of his Countrey, and constant sufferer for the liberties thereof, Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1652 (1652)	Wing L2173; Thomason E652_5; ESTC R205874	2,534	8

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adventure_v my_o life_n and_o my_o blood_n against_o tyrant_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o my_o just-freedom_n and_o i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o ever_o i_o do_v a_o act_n in_o all_o my_o life_n that_o disfranchise_v i_o of_o my_o freedom_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o my_o be_v a_o freeman_n i_o conceive_v i_o have_v as_o true_a a_o right_n to_o all_o the_o privilege_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o a_o freeman_n as_o the_o great_a man_n in_o england_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v and_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o my_o freedom_n i_o build_v upon_o the_o grand_a charter_n of_o england_n which_o be_v publish_v and_o express_v in_o the_o 9_o of_o hen._n 3._o chap._n 29._o which_o i_o humble_o crave_v leave_v to_o illustrate_v as_o follow_v viz._n that_o no_o freeman_n shall_v be_v take_v or_o imprison_v or_o be_v diseise_v of_o his_o freehold_n or_o liberty_n or_o free_a custom_n or_o be_v outlawed_a or_o exile_v or_o any_o wise_a destroy_v nor_o we_o will_v not_o pass_v upon_o he_o nor_o condemn_v he_o but_o by_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o his_o peer_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n we_o will_v sell_v to_o no_o man_n we_o will_v not_o deny_v or_o defer_v to_o any_o man_n either_o justice_n or_o right_n and_o the_o privilege_n contain_v herein_o be_v my_o birthright_n and_o inheritance_n which_o privilege_n have_v be_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v to_o the_o free_a people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o westmidster_n and_o many_o declaration_n put_v out_o against_o the_o late_a king_n for_o violate_v of_o they_o and_o true_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o remind_v you_o that_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v the_o birthright_n and_o inheritance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n yea_o of_o the_o mean_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o rich_a and_o although_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v not_o so_o good_a in_o every_o particular_a especial_o in_o the_o administrative_a part_n of_o it_o as_o i_o can_v wish_v it_o be_v yet_o till_o i_o can_v see_v 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