Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	act_n	parliament_n	session_n	4,433	5	10.8456	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92278	Reasons humbly proposed for asserting and securing the right of the subjects to the freedom of trade, until they are excluded from it by act of Parliament		1695 (1695)	Wing R566; ESTC R229651	3,964	1

give_v in_o westminster-hall_n notwithstanding_o the_o exclusive_a charter_n of_o t●e_v east-india_n and_o african_a company_n have_v be_v plead_v three_o by_o his_o majesty_n message_n send_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o last_o session_n in_o answer_n to_o their_o address_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o east-india_n company_n wherein_o his_o majesty_n recommend_v to_o they_o the_o prepare_v a_o bill_n in_o order_n to_o pass_v into_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o settle_v that_o trade_n express_o declare_v that_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o parliament_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o complete_a and_o useful_a settlement_n thereof_o 4_o by_o the_o decline_a to_o have_v this_o matter_n bring_v to_o a_o legal_a determination_n as_o be_v propose_v before_o the_o privy_a council_n by_o those_o who_o oppose_v the_o pass_v the_o new_a charter_n 5_o by_o the_o several_a petition_n deliver_v the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o by_o the_o company_n themselves_o and_o other_o by_o their_o procurement_n pray_v to_o have_v this_o company_n establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o they_o themselves_o acknowledge_v the_o subject_n have_v a_o right_n to_o that_o trade_n till_o they_o be_v exclude_v from_o it_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o it_o seem_v a_o great_a hardship_n and_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o misfortune_n which_o have_v already_o and_o daily_o do_v attend_v trader_n in_o this_o war_n by_o the_o loss_n and_o disappointment_n which_o they_o have_v and_o do_v sustain_v in_o their_o trade_n to_o have_v the_o war_n make_v a_o pretence_n to_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o right_n which_o they_o have_v to_o trade_n to_o the_o east-indies_n from_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v hinder_v if_o it_o be_v now_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o to_o have_v that_o great_a and_o profitable_a trade_n give_v only_o to_o some_o of_o their_o majesty_n subject_n to_o which_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n have_v a_o equal_a right_n 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reason_n humble_o propose_v for_o assert_v and_o secure_v the_o right_n of_o the_o subject_n to_o the_o freedom_n of_o trade_n until_o they_o be_v exclude_v from_o it_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o east-india_n trade_n have_v take_v up_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o two_o last_o session_n of_o parliament_n without_o bring_v it_o to_o perfection_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o intervening_a of_o other_o public_a affair_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o great_a opposition_n and_o delay_n use_v by_o the_o east-india_n company_n and_o each_o session_n have_v end_v in_o a_o address_n to_o his_o majesty_n the_o first_o to_o dissolve_v their_o charter_n and_o to_o establish_v a_o new_a company_n to_o preserve_v the_o trade_n the_o last_o only_o to_o dissolve_v their_o charter_n which_o be_v since_o become_v void_a by_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o their_o make_a default_n in_o payment_n of_o the_o first_o quarterly_o payment_n of_o the_o 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