Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	act_n	authority_n	majesty_n	3,840	5	6.2854	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86826	The humble petition of the major, aldermen, and commons of the citie of London and His Majesties gracious answer the fourth of January, 1642.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).	1642 (1642)	Wing H3554; Thomason E84_14	4,296	15

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division_n between_o your_o majesty_n and_o both_o your_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o with_o the_o sad_a and_o bloody_a effect_n thereof_o both_o here_o and_o in_o ireland_n be_v yet_o more_o deep_o wound_v by_o the_o misapprehension_n which_o your_o majesty_n seem_v to_o entertain_v of_o the_o love_n and_o loyalty_n of_o this_o your_o city_n as_o if_o there_o be_v some_o cause_n of_o fear_n or_o suspicion_n of_o danger_n to_o your_o royal_a person_n if_o your_o majesty_n shall_v return_v hither_o and_o that_o this_o be_v make_v the_o unhappy_a bar_n to_o that_o bless_a reconciliation_n with_o your_o great_a and_o most_o faithful_a council_n for_o prevent_v that_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n which_o be_v now_o most_o apparent_o imminent_a to_o your_o majesty_n and_o all_o your_o kingdom_n for_o satisfaction_n therefore_o of_o your_o majesty_n and_o clear_v of_o the_o petitioner_n innocence_n they_o most_o humble_o declare_v as_o former_o they_o have_v do_v that_o they_o be_v 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