Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55586	The Power of the Kings of England to examine the charters of particular corporations and companies exemplified by the statutes and laws of this realm.		1684 (1684)	Wing P3106; ESTC R10321	19,542	18

6._o fol._n 47._o a._n inst_z part_n 2._o fol._n 570._o the_o next_o thing_n which_o fall_v into_o consideration_n be_v how_o far_o the_o act_n of_o the_o common_a council_n shall_v bind_v the_o corporation_n 1._o the_o act_n of_o the_o common_a council_n shall_v bind_v the_o corporation_n for_o that_o court_n have_v some_o resemblance_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o house_n the_o one_o of_o the_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n the_o other_o of_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o commons_o assembly_n represent_v the_o commonalty_n of_o london_n in_o this_o court_n they_o may_v make_v constitution_n and_o law_n for_o government_n of_o trade_n and_o traffic_n for_o the_o better_a execution_n of_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi publico_fw-la and_o for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o city_n so_o those_o constitution_n and_o law_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o be_v make_v by_o the_o mayor_n aldermen_z and_o commonalty_n do_v bind_v within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o inst_z part_n 4._o fol._n 249._o lib._n 5.62_o 63._o the_o chamberlain_n case_n lib._n 8.173_o the_o case_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 14_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o dean_n and_o major_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n make_v the_o corporation_n and_o their_o act_n be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o corporation_n although_o the_o other_o do_v not_o agree_v to_o it_o 14_o h._n 8._o fol._n 9_o so_o in_o the_o 21_o e._n 4.27.70_o b._n it_o be_v say_v ubi_fw-la major_n pars_fw-la ibi_fw-la tota_fw-la 9_o h._n 6.32_o if_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o corporation_n do_v imprison_v the_o minor_a part_n until_o they_o consent_v to_o do_v a_o act_n although_o they_o do_v not_o consent_v yet_o the_o act_n do_v by_o the_o major_a part_n shall_v bind_v all_o and_o its_o the_o act_n of_o the_o corporation_n 15_o e._n 4._o fol._n 2._o and_o with_o this_o agree_v panormitan_n c._n cum_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la where_o it_o be_v say_v quod_fw-la authoritas_fw-la &_o protestas_fw-la capituli_fw-la consislit_fw-la in_o majori_fw-la parte_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la totum_fw-la capitulum_n facere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la major_a pars_fw-la facit_fw-la davyes_n rep._n fol._n 48._o therefore_o i_o agree_v that_o if_o the_o minor_a part_n of_o a_o corporation_n accept_v of_o a_o new_a charter_n it_o shall_v not_o bind_v the_o corporation_n t._n 13._o jac._n baggs_n case_v roll_n rep._n part_n 1_o fol._n 224._o yet_o in_o some_o case_n the_o act_n of_o one_o or_o of_o some_o few_o of_o the_o corporation_n will_v bind_v the_o rest_n do_v not_o the_o corporation_n of_o sandwich_n for_o the_o misdemeanour_n of_o john_n dennis_n the_o then_z mayor_z thereof_o in_o a_o high_a measure_n suffer_v and_o be_v thereof_o convict_v be_v not_o the_o judgement_n thereupon_o quod_fw-la communitas_fw-la amittat_fw-la libertatem_fw-la 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