Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	chief_a	justice_n	king_n	19,021	5	3.9928	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88246	The resolved mans resolution, to maintain with the last drop of his heart blood, his civill liberties and freedomes, granted unto him by the good, just, and honest declared lawes of England, (his native country) and never to sit still, so long as he hath a tongue to speake, or a hand to write, til he hath either necessitated his adversaries, the house of Lords, and their arbitrary associates in the house of Commons, either to doe him justice and right, by delivering him from his causelesse and illegall imprisonment, and out unto him, legall and ample reparations, for all his unjust sufferings or else send him to Tyburne: of which he is not afraid, and doubteth not if they doe it, but at and by his death, to doe them (Sampson like) more mischief, then he did them all his life. All which is expressed and declared in the following epistle, written by Lieut. Coll. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to a true friend of his, a citizen thereof, Aprill 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2174; Thomason E387_4; ESTC R201493	61,516	44

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own_o advantage_n and_o hope_v for_o benefit_n notwithstanding_o the_o ch●●pt_n of_o 2000_o l._n etc._n etc._n against_o i_o but_o mr._n pryn_n press_v that_o i_o may_v speedy_o come_v again_o that_o so_o the_o state_n may_v not_o suffer_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o money_n i_o have_v receive_v and_o before_o they_o stand_v charge_v with_o true_o gentleman_n for_o all_o this_o charge_n i_o ●m_n every_o consider●●●_n shall_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o i_o have_v be_v and_o be_o as_o free_v from_o defraud_v the_o state_n or_o any_o of_o my_o officer_n or_o s●●●●e●s_n of_o a_o penny_n as_o any_o man_n in_o england_n that_o ever_o the_o parliament_n employ_v and_o i_o be_o ●ure_a that_o i_o be_o not_o in_o the_o parliament_n debt_n but_o they_o in_o i_o and_o see_v that_o which_o i_o seek_v from_o they_o be_v but_o some_o hundred_o of_o pound_n and_o the_o business_n i_o be_o now_o of_o follow_v of_o concernment_n to_o i_o two_o thousand_o pound_n thick_a i_o pray_v give_v i_o leave_v 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do_v i_o ●old_a they_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v sca●ce_o be_v able_a to_o wait_v upon_o they_o ●ell_o i_o have_v perfect_v that_o so_o they_o leave_v it_o indifferent_a and_o this_o relation_n which_o here_o i_o have_v make_v for_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v a_o real_a truth_n i_o do_v protest_v it_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o dear_a friend_n i_o pray_v you_o judge_n and_o consider_v serious_o of_o the_o ●itter_a and_o implacable_a malice_n of_o this_o lie_a and_o base_a fellow_n will●am_n pryn_n for_o i_o do_v assure_v you_o to_o 〈◊〉_d remembrance_n i_o fail_v not_o to_o be_v at_o westminster_n every_o day_n the_o parliament_n sit_v to_o follow_v my_o foresay_a business_n from_o the_o day_n of_o my_o be_v before_o he_o say_v commi●●●●ee_v of_o account_n to_o the_o day_n of_o my_o unjust_a imprisonment_n in_o new_a gate_n by_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o be_o confident_a of_o william_n pryn_n by_o his_o secret_a and_o close_a design_n h●d_v a_o 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to_o write_v that_o f●●●ll_a epistle_n to_o judge_n re●●●_n date_v the_o 6_o of_o june_n 16●6_n now_o in_o print_n and_o call_v the_o just_a man_n justification_n in_o which_o i_o have_v so_o true_o and_o lively_o picture_v the_o say_v unworthy_a follow_v king_n that_o i_o believe_v all_o the_o picture_n drawer_n in_o england_n can_v mend_v it_o and_o be_v necessiate_v by_o way_n of_o defence_n to_o touch_v ●●e_z lord_n of_o manchester_n exceed_v guilty_a conscience_n for_o protect_a col._n king_n from_o the_o ●allowes_n contrary_a to_o justice_n and_o right_n and_o the_o law_n marria●_n establish_v by_o ordidance_n of_o parliament_n u●der_v which_o authority_n they_o both_o fight_v though_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v neither_o of_o th●●_n ever_o ●ild_a anything_o that_o have_v more_o danger_n in_o it_o then_o a_o r●t_n yet_o i_o say_v for_o that_o very_a epistle_n the_o earl_n of_o manchester_n as_o to_o i_o be_v visible_o cause_v i_o upon_o the_o 10_o of_o june_n 1616._o to_o be_v summon_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n bar_v who_o by_o law_n ar●_n none_o of_o my_o judge_n tyranny_n judge_n se_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la chap._n 29._o and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n which_o confirm_v i●_n cook_n 2._o part_n institute_n fol._n 27_o ●8_o 46._o 47_o 48._o v●●_n plebis_fw-la pag._n 3●_n 3●_n 29_o ●●_o 41._o regalley●nny_o page_n 43._o 44_o 7●_n 76._o london_n liberty_n in_o chain_n discover_v pag._n 68_o 69_o the_o oppress_a man_n oppression_n declare_v pag._n 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o out_o cry_v of_o oppress_a commons_o pag._n 2_o 3._o 4._o also_o the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o lord_n tyranny_n be_v not_o any_o peer_n and_o equal_v and_o there_o himself_o be_v speaker_n will_v contrary_v 〈…〉_o ●ined_n i_o upon_o inter_fw-la regri●●ies_n for_o which_o 〈◊〉_d necessitate_v in_o writing_n to_o pro●●st_v against_o 〈◊〉_d which_o pioust_a you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o 5._o 6._o page_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fr●●●_n 〈…〉_o ●et_z which_o they_o unjust_o commit_v i_o and_o for_o which_o to_o this_o day_n i_o lie_v by_o the_o heel_n so_o not_o doubt_v but_o i_o have_v full_o 〈◊〉_d your_o objection_n i_o commit_v you_o to_o god_n and_o rest_n your_o faithful_a and_o true_a friend_n ready_a to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o country_n john_n lilburn_n from_o my_o unjust_a captivity_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n for_o the_o almost_o destroy_v law_n and_o liberty_n of_o england_n which_o condition_n i_o more_o high_o price_n though_o in_o misery_n enough_o outward_o than_o the_o visabl_a best_a condition_n of_o any_o member_n whatsoever_o that_o sit_v in_o either_o or_o both_o house_n be_v all_o and_o every_o of_o they_o for_o swear_v have_v all_o of_o they_o take_v oath_n to_o maintain_v the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o in_o their_o daily_a practice_n destroy_v they_o of_o which_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o guilty_a in_o regard_n they_o all_o sit_v there_o in_o silence_n and_o do_v not_o public_o and_o avowed_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n according_a to_o their_o duty_n declare_v their_o dislike_n of_o their_o crooked_a unjust_a and_o england_n destroy_a way_n this_o 30._o april_n 1647._o john_n lilburne_n finis_fw-la

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