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
A88258	To every individuall member of the supream authority of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. The humble addresse of Lieu. Col. John Lilburn, by way of answer to a most false and scandalous printed petition, delivered at the House door against him, by one William Huntington, upon Wednesday the 26 of November. 1651	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing L2186; Thomason E647_7; ESTC R208843	12,713	12

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to_o every_o individual_a member_n of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n the_o humble_a address_n of_o lieu_n col._n john_n lilburn_n by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o a_o most_o false_a and_o scandalous_a print_a petition_n deliver_v at_o the_o house_n door_n against_o he_o by_o one_o william_n huntingdon_n upon_o wednesday_n the_o 26_o of_o november_n 1651_o showeth_n that_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o particular_a act_n of_o parliament_n bear_v date_n the_o 30_o of_o july_n 1650._o your_o suppliant_a be_v enable_v to_o purchase_v as_o much_o dean_n and_o chapter_n land_n as_o part_n of_o his_o reparation_n for_o his_o barbarous_a suffering_n by_o the_o star-chamber_n as_o do_v amount_v to_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o three_o pound_n eighteen_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n at_o ten_o year_n purchase_n in_o possession_n and_o propotionable_a in_o reversion_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o act_n he_o repair_v to_o the_o 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he_o in_o or_o about_o the_o 15_o of_o janu._n 1650._o complain_v thereof_o by_o petition_n to_o the_o honourable_a committee_n of_o parliament_n for_o remove_v of_o obstruction_n who_o thereupon_o order_v the_o say_v tenant_n to_o pay_v their_o rent_n or_o else_o within_o twenty_o day_n after_o notice_n of_o the_o say_a order_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o inner_a court_n of_o ward_n to_o show_v cause_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a of_o the_o say_a order_n record_v in_o mr._n nowel_n book_n clerk_n to_o the_o say_a committee_n unto_o which_o for_o more_o certainty_n he_o refer_v himself_o upon_o the_o serve_n of_o which_o say_v order_n all_o the_o say_a tenant_n yield_v conformity_n and_o obedience_n in_o pay_v the_o say_a rent_n save_v the_o complainant_a will._n huntingdon_n unto_o who_o at_o billingham_n in_o or_o about_o feb._n 1650._o your_o suppliant_a repair_v and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o father_n mr._n richard_n lilburn_n and_o his_o cousin_n 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