Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	call_v	king_n	westminster_n	2,602	5	9.6831	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91317	A vindication of the imprisoned and secluded Members of the House of Commons, from the aspersions cast upon them, and the majority of the House, in a paper lately printed and published: intituled, An humble answer of the Generall Councel of the officers of the Army under his Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax, to the demands of the Honourable Commons of England in Parliament assembled: concerning the late securing or secluding some Members thereof.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4128; Thomason E539_5; ESTC R7280	23,082	37

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foot_n four_o thousand_o officer_n take_v prisoner_n sixty_o eight_o arm_n fix_v thousand_o the_o lieutenant_n general_a slay_v for_o all_o which_o we_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o letter_n and_o paper_n concerning_o these_o several_a service_n present_v to_o the_o house_n and_o by_o their_o order_n publish_v in_o print_n these_o be_v such_o testimony_n of_o his_o reality_n to_o the_o parliament_n long_o after_o the_o lord_n lisle_n come_v out_o of_o munster_n that_o the_o house_n do_v not_o call_v it_o into_o question_n and_o nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a appear_v to_o the_o house_n until_o the_o three_o of_o april_n 1648._o the_o army_n here_o have_v dispute_v the_o parliament_n command_n the_o lord_n inchequin_n begin_v to_o enter_v into_o remonstrance_n and_o engagement_n against_o the_o parliament_n for_o which_o he_o make_v the_o remonstrance_n engagement_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o army_n the_o summer_n before_o both_o the_o cause_n and_o precedent_n as_o by_o the_o 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