Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	house_n	member_n	speaker_n	3,122	5	10.8289	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51656	The humble addresse of John Musgrave to the supreme authority, the Parliament of the common wealth of England	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing M3150; ESTC R41057	3,775	9

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castle_n by_o sheriff_n dike_n because_o i_o give_v evidence_n again_o the_o earl_n upon_o his_o trial_n upon_o the_o late_a king_n leave_v the_o parliament_n and_o go_v to_o york_n i_o be_v accuse_v and_o commit_v for_o treason_n for_o my_o affection_n to_o the_o parliament_n afterwards_o for_o refuse_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o for_o adhere_v to_o the_o parliament_n i_o be_v condemn_v in_o praemunire_n to_o forfeit_v land_n and_o good_n and_o to_o be_v imprison_v during_o life_n and_o a_o hundred_o pound_n after_o i_o get_v my_o liberty_n be_v bid_v by_o sir_n philip_n musgrave_n to_o bring_v i_o in_o alive_a or_o dead_a and_o the_o little_a estate_n i_o have_v then_o seize_v on_o and_o myself_o declare_v traitor_n i_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o scotland_n for_o my_o life_n the_o parliament_n have_v no_o garrison_n near_o we_o where_o i_o live_v in_o exile_n two_o year_n until_o our_o country_n be_v reduce_v to_o obedience_n of_o parliament_n i_o discover_v the_o 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