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	subject_n	5,012	5	6.6003	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94522	To the Kings most excellent Maiesty The humble petition of divers of your Majesties loyall subjects inhabiting the county of Bedford, amounting to the number of 3800.		1642 (1642)	Wing T1522A; Thomason 669.f.5[121]; ESTC R211596	2,359	1

to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o divers_a of_o your_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n inhabit_v the_o county_n of_o bedford_n amount_v to_o the_o number_n of_o 3800._o most_o humble_o show_v unto_o your_o majesty_n that_o many_o be_v the_o misery_n your_o subject_n suffer_v and_o their_o fear_n be_v beyond_o their_o misery_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o relate_v what_o unspeakable_a calamity_n a_o war_n much_o more_o a_o civil-war_n and_o that_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o your_o kingdom_n will_v inevitable_o produce_v your_o majesty_n have_v be_v late_o a_o sad_a spectator_n of_o some_o unhappy_a effect_n thereof_o beside_o continual_a fear_n and_o perplexity_n decay_n of_o trade_n and_o tillage_n exhaust_v of_o treasure_n impoverish_v of_o your_o subject_n and_o dispeople_n of_o your_o land_n whereby_o it_o may_v lie_v open_a to_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o your_o subject_n disable_v to_o defend_v your_o kingdom_n pestilence_n and_o famine_n be_v 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