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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	parliament_n	sovereign_a	5,223	5	9.3738	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35639	The Case of Saint Edmunds-bury heard at the Committee of Elections the 8th of December, 1680.		1680 (1680)	Wing C980A; ESTC R35916	1,848	1

the_o case_n of_o saint_n edmunds-bury_a herd_n at_o the_o committee_n of_o election_n the_o 8_o of_o december_n 1680._o king_n james_n by_o charter_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n incorporate_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o st._n edmunds-bury_a by_o the_o name_n of_o alderman_n and_o burgess_n and_o thereby_o erect_v a_o alderman_n 12_o capital_a burgess_n and_o 24_o burgess_n of_o common_a council_n for_o the_o government_n of_o that_o corporation_n and_o by_o charter_n in_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gant_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v two_o burgess_n send_v to_o parliament_n for_o the_o say_a borough_n to_o be_v elect_v by_o the_o alderman_n 12_o capital_a burgess_n and_o 24_o burgess_n of_o common_a council_n sir_n thomas_n hervey_n and_o mr._n jermyn_n elect_v by_o the_o alderman_n 12_o capital_a burgess_n and_o 24_o burgess_n of_o common_a council_n according_a to_o the_o charter_n 12_o jac._n mr._n rotheram_n elect_v by_o some_o of_o the_o freeman_n only_o and_o not_o the_o general_a inhabitant_n endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o a_o right_n in_o bury_n to_o send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n by_o prescription_n mr._n rotheram_n urge_v that_o bury_n be_v a_o borough_n by_o prescription_n and_o offer_v a_o record_n whereby_o h._n 1_o grant_v to_o the_o burgess_n of_o bury_n several_a privilege_n 26._o that_o grant_v of_o h._n 1._o be_v not_o extant_a but_o by_o the_o exemplification_n thereof_o which_o be_v 6_o h._n 4._o it_o appear_v that_o that_o grant_v be_v not_o make_v to_o the_o burgess_n of_o st._n edmund_n but_o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o st._n edmund_n mr._n rotheram_n to_o prove_v bury_v send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n by_o prescription_n offer_v 4_o record_n 30_o ed._n 1._o 34_o ed._n 1._o 14_o ed._n 3._o and_o 21_o ed._n 3._o answ_n they_o be_v only_o the_o general_a writ_n of_o summons_n to_o parliament_n endorse_v by_o the_o sheriff_n as_o sometime_o the_o use_n in_o those_o day_n be_v with_o a_o prec_n '_o est_z 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mr._n rotheram_n have_v all_o their_o schedule_n annex_v to_o they_o except_o only_o that_o of_o 14_o ed._n 3._o which_o be_v lose_v off_o and_o do_v express_v what_o place_n in_o norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n send_v burgess_n in_o those_o time_n and_o who_o be_v send_v and_o who_o their_o manucaptor_n but_o bury_n be_v not_o name_v in_o any_o of_o they_o that_o it_o will_v have_v appear_v in_o the_o very_a record_n produce_v by_o mr._n rotheram_n have_v he_o bring_v they_o entire_a that_o in_o those_o time_n bury_v send_v no_o burgess_n to_o parliament_n mr._n rotheram_n will_v have_v precept_n to_o choose_v a_o evidence_n of_o right_n though_o no_o record_n of_o any_o burgess_n ever_o elect_v and_o cite_v north-allerton_n and_o heydon_n both_o in_o yorshire_n as_o have_v but_o one_o precept_n and_o no_o return_n till_o late_o and_o yet_o send_v burgess_n answ_n allerton_n send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 26_o ed._n 1._o namely_o stephen_n maunsell_n and_o john_n le_fw-fr 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