Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	lord_n	people_n	whole_a	2,575	5	5.1908	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40423	A Petition from His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax and the General Councel of Officers of the Army, to the Honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, concerning the draught of an agreement of the people, for a secure and present peace, by them framed and prepared together with the said agreement presented Saturday, Jan. 20, and a declaration of His Excellency and the said General Councel, concerning the same, tendred to the consideration of the people.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; England and Wales. Army. Council.	1649 (1649)	Wing F213; ESTC R6806	15,566	34

and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a for_o delinquency_n it_o may_v then_o take_v place_n and_o effect_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o substance_n of_o it_o and_o your_o petitioner_n shall_v pray_v etc._n etc._n whitehall_n jan._n 15._o 1649._o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o his_o excellency_n and_o the_o general_a council_n of_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n jo_n rushworth_n secr_n secr_n a_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n and_o the_o place_n therewith_o incorporate_v for_o a_o secure_a and_o present_a peace_n upon_o ground_n of_o common_a right_n freedom_n and_o safety_n have_v by_o our_o late_a labor_n and_o hazard_n make_v it_o appear_v to_o the_o world_n at_o how_o high_a a_o rate_n we_o value_v our_o just_a freedom_n and_o god_n have_v so_o far_o own_v our_o cause_n as_o to_o deliver_v the_o enemy_n thereof_o into_o our_o hand_n we_o do_v now_o hold_v ourselves_o bind_v in_o mutual_a duty_n to_o each_o other_o to_o take_v the_o best_a care_n we_o can_v 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die_fw-la sabbathi_fw-la 20_o januarii_fw-la 1649._o lieutenant_n general_n hammond_n colonel_n okey_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n this_o day_n present_v a_o petition_n to_o the_o house_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n the_o petitioner_n be_v call_v in_o mr_n speaker_n by_o command_n of_o the_o house_n give_v they_o this_o answer_n gentleman_n you_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n send_v by_o the_o lord_n general_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n unto_o this_o house_n with_o this_o petition_n the_o house_n have_v read_v your_o petition_n and_o for_o the_o agreement_n present_v therewith_o the_o house_n have_v command_v i_o to_o tell_v you_o they_o have_v resolve_v to_o take_v the_o same_o into_o their_o consideration_n with_o what_o possible_a speed_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o present_a weighty_a and_o urgent_a affair_n will_v permit_v they_o have_v command_v i_o likewise_o to_o tell_v you_o they_o find_v these_o good_a 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