Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	law_n	prerogative_n	9,741	5	10.5060	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62846	The danger of mercenary Parliaments	Toland, John, 1670-1722.	1698 (1698)	Wing T1765; ESTC R10340	11,445	8

the_o danger_n of_o mercenary_a parliament_n 1._o several_a treatise_n have_v be_v former_o write_v and_o more_o i_o doubt_v not_o will_v be_v in_o this_o juncture_n publish_v with_o direction_n and_o information_n to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n for_o choose_v fit_a and_o proper_a representative_n for_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n wherein_o sufficient_a notice_n will_v be_v take_v of_o the_o failure_n and_o defect_n of_o several_a who_o have_v already_o be_v entrust_v in_o that_o service_n and_o the_o due_a qualification_n of_o such_o who_o be_v now_o to_o be_v elect_v i_o shall_v therefore_o confine_v my_o present_a thought_n only_o to_o one_o particular_a head_n which_o yet_o in_o my_o opinion_n seem_v to_o involve_v in_o it_o the_o inevitable_a fate_n of_o england_n which_o whole_o depend_v upon_o the_o choice_n of_o member_n for_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n i_o mean_v the_o choose_n or_o refuse_v of_o such_o person_n who_o be_v now_o possess_v of_o any_o place_n and_o preferment_n depend_v upon_o the_o gift_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o court._n if_o herein_o my_o endeavour_n prove_v unsuccessful_a i_o shall_v have_v nothing_o leave_v but_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n to_o support_v i_o under_o the_o deplorable_a consequent_n and_o effect_n which_o must_v necessary_o attend_v the_o choice_n of_o a_o house_n of_o commons_o fill_v with_o officer_n and_o court-pensioner_n this_o be_v the_o last_o struggle_v and_o effort_v the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v leave_v they_o for_o their_o property_n and_o shall_v we_o now_o miscarry_v in_o this_o we_o may_v sit_v down_o and_o idle_o show_v our_o affection_n for_o our_o country_n and_o fruitless_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o our_o liberty_n but_o shall_v never_o meet_v with_o another_o opportunity_n of_o exert_v ourselves_o in_o its_o service_n that_o i_o may_v therefore_o set_v the_o mind_n of_o people_n right_n in_o this_o particular_a ere_o it_o be_v too_o late_a i_o think_v 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