Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	die_v	john_n	son_n	13,151	5	5.0716	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88237	A preparative to an hue and cry after Sir Arthur Haslerig, (a late Member of the forcibly dissolved House of Commons, and now the present wicked, bloody, and tyrannicall governor of Newcastle upon Tine) for his severall ways attempting to murder, and by base plots, conspiracies and false witnesse to take away the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn now prisoner in the Tower of London: as also for his felonious robbing the said Lieut Col. John Lilburn of betwixt 24 and 2500 l. by the meer power of his own will, ... In which action alone, he the said Haslerig hath outstript the Earl of Strafford, in traiterously subverting the fundamentall liberties of England, ... and better and more justly deserves to die therefore, then ever the Earl of Strafford did ... by which tyrannicall actions the said Haslerig is become a polecat, a fox, and a wolf, ... and may and ought to be knockt on the head therefore, ... / All which the said Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn hath cleerly and evidently evinced in his following epistle of the 18 of August 1649, to his uncle George Lilburn Esquire of Sunderland, in the county of Durham.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2162; Thomason E573_16; ESTC R12119	55,497	45

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which_o be_v vote_v the_o 4._o of_o may_v 1641._o by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o be_v illegal_a and_o against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o also_o bloody_a wicked_a cruel_a barbarous_a and_o tyrannical_a be_v transmit_v from_o the_o say_a house_n of_o commons_o unto_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o which_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n concur_v in_o judgement_n and_o the_o 13._o of_o february_n 1645._o declare_v the_o say_a proceed_n of_o the_o say_a starchamber_n against_o the_o say_a john_n lilburne_n to_o be_v illegal_a most_o unjust_a and_o against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o unfit_a to_o continue_v upon_o record_n etc._n etc._n the_o say_v lord_n and_o commons_o take_v into_o their_o serious_a consideration_n the_o extraordinary_a suffering_n and_o barbarous_a tyranny_n that_o by_o colour_n of_o the_o say_v unjust_a decree_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o say_v lieut_n col._n john_n lilburne_n and_o the_o long_a time_n hitherto_o elapse_v without_o any_o satisfaction_n do_v conceive_v it_o most_o just_a equitable_a and_o reasonable_a to_o repair_v he_o in_o some_o considerable_a manner_n and_o therefore_o in_o pursuance_n of_o two_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o one_o of_o the_o 22._o of_o august_n 1648._o and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o 5._o of_o september_n 1648._o have_v ordain_v and_o be_v it_o hereby_o ordain_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o the_o say_v john_n lilburne_n shall_v have_v and_o receive_v the_o sum_n of_o 3000._o l._n to_o be_v pay_v unto_o he_o or_o his_o assign_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o sequestration_n for_o the_o county_n of_o durham_n out_o