Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	earl_n	lord_n	oxford_n	2,602	5	10.5579	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32158	Two speeches the first spoken by the Kings most excellent Majesty, at a generall councell held at Oxford, December 29 : wherein His Maiesty declares his inability to maintaine the warre any longer without the Lords shall rayse present supply of money for the maintenance of the said army : the second, spoken by the Earle of Northampton in answer to His Majesties demands.		1643 (1643)	Wing C2871; ESTC R1362	1,675	11

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estate_n and_o condition_n which_o i_o believe_v will_v appear_v very_o deplorable_a to_o you_o and_o all_o other_o our_o love_a and_o loyal_a subject_n the_o great_a summe●_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o every_o one_o of_o you_o we_o willing_o and_o grateful_o acknowledge_v towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o these_o war_n in_o which_o you_o be_v joint_o engage_v with_o we_o for_o the_o maintain_v our_o regal_a and_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o the_o support_n of_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n profess_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o maintain_v by_o our_o royal_a father_n under_o who_o government_n this_o kingdom_n enjoy_v so_o many_o year_n of_o peace_n and_o plenty_n but_o have_v by_o your_o assistance_n go_v thus_o far_o and_o bring_v this_o glorious_a structure_n to_o the_o height_n and_o view_n of_o foreign_a prince_n who_o with_o avaritious_a long_n wait_v to_o see_v the_o end_n of_o our_o proceed_n let_v we_o not_o now_o for_o want_v of_o your_o assistance_n 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