Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	king_n	parliament_n	wales_n	3,402	5	10.4444	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56127	The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1641 (1641)	Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576	670,992	826

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&_o 12._o ed._n 4._o f._n 201_o 202_o 223_o 224._o grafton_n 8._o &_o 12._o ed._n 4._o f._n 678.714_o speed_v hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 17._o p._n 887._o sect_n 88_o holinsh_v p._n 683.693_o 683.693_o thomas_n rotheram_n godwin_n p._n 616._o speed_v hist._n l_o 9_o c_o 19_o p_o 929.946_o 929.946_o thomas_z savage_a godwin_n p._n 617._o 617._o christopher_z bambridge_n godwin_n p._n 617.618_o holinsh●d_a p._n 835._o 835._o thomas_n wolsie_n antiqu_n eccles._n brit._n p_o 355●_n to_o 374._o godw._n p._n 620._o to_o 623._o mr._n tyndall_n practice_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 369._o to_o 377._o hall_n graf●on_n holinsh_v stow_n how_o in_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o 8._o speed_v hist._n p._n 1004_o 1005._o to_o 1027._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 899._o to_o 9●9_n see_v holinsh_v p._n 835._o to_o 930._o 930._o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o poison_v it_o shall_v seem_v seem_v see_v 1_o ●_o 6_o c._n 2_o and_o the_o breviate_v of_o the_o prelate_n encroachment_n encroachment_n richard_n stanihurst_n his_o continuation_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o ireland_n in_o holinshed_a vol._n 2._o p._n 85._o to_o ●8_o ●8_o holinsh_v p._n 908._o 908._o practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 368._o to_o 373._o note_v this_o ensue_a policy_n which_o our_o prelate_n now_o practice_v note_v this_o policy_n wh●ch_n cant●rbury_n of_o late_o imitate_v imitate_v practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 369._o to_o 373._o nota._n note_v this_o note_v this_o note_v this_o this_o pag._n 375._o note_v this_o this_o hall_n chron._n 21._o h._n 8._o f._n 184_o 185_o 189_o 190._o 190._o practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 373._o 373._o holinsh_v p._n 915_o 916._o 916._o holinsh_v p._n 917._o godwin_n p._n 621._o speed_v hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 21._o p._n 1034._o to_o 1043._o grafton_n a_o 27._o h._n 8._o p._n 1233._o to_o 1237._o 1237._o edward_z lee_n lee_n robert_n holgate_n godwin_n p._n 624._o 624._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 1891._o to_o 1894._o godwin_n p._n 625._o 625._o harsn●t●_n epist._n 237._o f._n 233._o 233._o richard_n neale_n see_v a_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o prelate_n tyranny_n p._n 92._o to_o 108._o in_o his_o description_n of_o england_n l._n 2_o c._n 1._o p._n 133._o 133._o vodinus_n speed_v hiss_v l_o 7._o c_o 4._o p._n 207._o godw._n p._n 182._o 182._o math._n west_n an._n 450._o henricus_fw-la huntindon_n h●st_n l._n 2._o p._n 310._o polychron_n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 1._o ●olychron_n l._n ●_o c._n 1._o f._n ●84_n jacobus_n vsserius_n de_fw-fr brit._n eccle_n primordiis_fw-la p._n 334._o antony_n nini_z chron_n tit._n 11._o c_o 18._o sect_n 3_o f._n 51._o b._n vincent●i_fw-la spec_fw-la hist._n l._n 20._o c._n 11._o 11._o robert_n de_fw-fr sigillo_fw-la william_n harrison_n description_n of_o england_n l_o 2._o c_o 1._o p._n 133.134_o 133.134_o the_o bishop_n refuse_v to_o swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n only_o to_o please_v the_o pope_n pope_n william_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la maria._n maria._n matth_n w●stm_n ann_n 1208._o matth._n paris_n an._n 1208_o p._n 217.218_o 224._o godwin_n p._n 194._o fabian_n chron._n part_v 1._o anno_fw-la 1205._o p._n 28._o polichron_n l._n 7._o c._n 33_o holinsh_v p._n 171.172_o martin_n history_n p._n 46.47.48_o 46.47.48_o roger_n niger_n niger_n matthew_n paris_z p_o 374_o 375._o godwin_n p._n 194.195_o matthew_n westm._n a_o 1235_o p._n 140._o 140._o matth._n paris_n p._n 365.366_o matth._n westm._n an●_n 1232._o p._n 132.133.134_o speed_n p._n 606._o 606._o matth._n paris_n p_o 374.375_o matth._n westm._n an._n 1233_o p._n 141._o speed_v p._n 608._o 608._o fulco_fw-la bsset_fw-la bsset_fw-la matth._n paris_n p_o 944.957.886.887_o and_o godwin_n p._n 194.195_o 194.195_o henry_n sandwich_n sandwich_n matth._n w●st_n anno._n 1259._o p._n 182._o matth._n westm._n anno._n 1265._o 1266._o p._n 330.332.336.337.342.343_o matth._n paris_n p._n 961.970_o godwin_n p._n 196._o speed_v p._n 641._o holinshed_a p._n 271._o 271._o richard_n wenworth_n wenworth_n holinsh_v p._n 348._o yh●_n walsingham_n hist._n angl._n pag._n 110.111_o 110.111_o william_n courtney_n courtney_n holinshed_a p._n 420.421_o walsingham_n hist._n angl._n p._n 216.217.218_o 216.217.218_o walsingham_n hi._n angl._n p_o 217.218_o holinshed_a p._n 457_o 458._o 458._o robert_n braybrooke_n stout_a word_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n london_n walsingham_n hist._n angl._n p._n 188.189_o 188.189_o nicholas_n ridly_n ridly_n holinshed_a p._n 1089._o 1089._o edmond_n bonner_n bonner_n holinshed_a p._n 159.1160_o 159.1160_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n ediit_fw-la ult_n vol._n 2._o p._n 215._o l._n 378.379.38_o 350.554.672_o to_o 699._o vol._n 3_o p._n 105.106.107.251.254_o to_o 384_o 759.879_o 898_o 974._o martin_n history_n p._n 453._o godwin_n p._n 144._o 144._o richard_n fletcher_n martin_n hist._n p._n 810._o godwin_n p._n 156._o 156._o richard_n bancroft_n o●_n who_o see_v more_o before_o in_o cante_n see_v lew●s_n hughes_n his_o grievance_n p._n 14.15_o 14.15_o see_v p._n 151.152_o 151.152_o wil●iam_n laud_fw-la laud_fw-la william_n juxon_n juxon_n see_v the_o article_n of_o the_o scottish_a commissioner_n against_o canterbury_n canterbury_n william_n harrison●_n his_o de._n scrip_n engl._n lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 141_o 141_o wina_n matth_n wes●m_n an._n 666_o p._n 234._o godwin_n p._n 132.160_o 132.160_o matth_n west_n an._n 834._o p._n 301._o godwin_n p_o 162._o 162._o herrefirdus_n herrefirdus_n edsinus_n edsinus_n matth._n westm._n an._n 1016._o p._n 397.398_o polichron_n l._n 6._o c._n 7._o holinshed_a hist._n of_o england_n l._n 7._o c._n 9_o 10._o p._n 175.176_o speed_v p._n 425.426_o 425.426_o alwyn_n alwyn_n antiq._n eccl._n brit_n p_o 73_o to_o 79._o speed_z p._n 203_o 413.41●_n godwin_n p_o 168._o holinshed_a hist._n of_o engl_n l._n 8._o c._n 1_o 2_o 4._o 4._o polichr●n_n l_o 6._o ●_o 24●_n 24●_n stigand_n godwin_n p_o 168_o 169._o holinshed_a p._n 30_o godwin_n p._n 169_o 170._o math._n west_n a._n ●_o 102._o p._n 23._o &_o an._n 1107._o p._n 25_o 29._o 29._o william_n giffard_n henry_n de_fw-fr bloys_n bloys_n malms●_n novel_a l._n 1._o &_o 2._o p._n 178_o to_o 194._o matth._n paris_n p._n 71._o to_o 76._o matth_n westm._n an._n 1135._o to_o 1150._o speed_v l._n 9_o c._n 5._o p._n 483_o 484_o 493_o 494_o godwin_n p._n 221_o 222_o 223_o neuhrig_n hist._n l._n 1.2_o 4_o to_o 21._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 181._o hoveden_n an._n pars_fw-la prio_fw-la p._n 481_o 482._o holinsh_v p._n 54._o 54._o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n roche_n math_n paris_n p._n 370.372_o 373_o 393._o to_o 397._o mat._n west●_n an._n 1233._o p._n 134_o 135_o etc._n etc._n speed_z p._n 607_o to_o 612._o holinshed_a p._n 1075._o the_o king_n by_o advance_v stranger_n discontent_v his_o noble_n the_o english_a peer_n confederate_a against_o the_o stranger_n the_o ●arons_n contemn_v the_o king_n summons_n summons_n paris_n call_v him●_n bacum_n the_o frank_a speech_n of_o a_o preacher_n preacher_n that_o be_v rock_n and_o stone_n stone_n in_o july_n the_o baron_n second_o contempt_n to_o the_o king_n command_n the_o traitorous_a errand_n to_o the_o king_n in_o august_n nex●_n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m._n s._n in_o august_n new_a rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m._n s._n the_o earl_n martial_n in_o arm_n arm_n matth._n paris_n confederates_n himself_o with_o lewelin_n prince_n of_o wales_n rog._n wend_v m._n s._n math._n pa●is_n pa●is_n the_o sunday_n after_o michaelmas_n michaelmas_n math_n westm._n roger_n wend._n math●_n paris_n hubert_n de_fw-fr b●rgo_n escape_v into_o wales_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n an._n 1205_o p._n 134_o 135_o see_v godwin_n p_o 172._o antiqu._n eccles._n brit_n p._n 160_o 16●_n roger_n wendever_n the_o king_n give_v way_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o rebellious_a a_o practice_n to_o ruin_v the_o earl_n marshal_n the_o pestilent_a tenor_n of_o the_o letter_n letter_n rog._n wend._n m._n s._n matth._n pari●_n alexander_n bishop_n of_o chester_n clear_v himself_o from_o disloyalty_n the_o english_a bishop_n d●ale_v with_o the_o king_n about_o red●esse_n of_o the_o the_o common_a evil_n objection_n against_o the_o b●shop_n of_o winton_n and_o the_o poictovine_n the_o outrage_n of_o ●he_n ma●shalline_a faction_n faction_n note_v th●s_n th●s_n edmond_n afterward_o canonize_v antiqu._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 160.161_o 160.161_o antiqu._n eccl._n brit_n p._n 171_o 163●_n 163●_n rog._n de_fw-fr wend._n m.s._n matth._n maris_n maris_n matth._n west_n an._n 1238._o p._n 147._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 169._o 169._o antiqu._n eccle●_n brit._n p._n 181.182_o mat._n paris_n an._n 1246._o p._n 672._o to_o 689._o william_n de_fw-fr raley_n raley_n william_n raley_n matth._n wes●m_n anno._n 143._o p._n 174●175_n an._n 1244._o p._n 178.179_o matth._n paris_n p._n 588.597.616.619_o godwin_n p._n 227.228_o holinshed_a p._n 231.232_o 231.232_o matth._n ●aris_fw-la p._n 774.775.780.788.789.794.824.830_o to_o 834.847.890.900.994.995.946.959_o godwin_n p._n 176.177_o 176.177_o ethelmarus_n ethelmarus_n gernsey_n gernsey_n matth._n west_n and_o matth._n paris_n an._n 1265.1266_o holinsh_v p_o 271._o godw●n_o p._n 177._o see_v mat._n paris_n p._n

what_o ensu_v henry_n stalbridg_n stalbridg_n see_v the_o 5_o &_o 6._o part_n of_o the_o hom._n against_o wilful_a rebellion_n and_o the_o 2._o part_n of_o th●_n homely_a on_o whitsunday_n whitsunday_n ibid._n fol._n 18._o &_o 22._o to_o 31._o note_n note_n see_v a_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o an._n 1544._o according_o according_o m._n tindals_n practice_n of_o prelate_n according_o according_o buce●us_fw-fr de_fw-fr regne_n christi_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o 12._o note_n see_v the_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o an._n 1544._o mr_n fish_n fox_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la p._n 926.927_o the_o fruit_n of_o prelate_n greatness_n sit_v in_o parliament_n parliament_n now_o they_o bring_v such_o into_o the_o high_a commission_n &_o there_o ruin_v they_o or_o force_v they_o to_o give_v over_o their_o action_n note_v the_o danger_n that_o accrue_v by_o make_v clergyman_n chief_a temporal_a officer_n martin_n bucer_n bucer_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1.2.12_o in_o his_o scripoa_fw-mi anglicana_n basilea_n 1577._o p._n 65.69.70.71.580_o 65.69.70.71.580_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n then_o not_o god_n that_o call_v bishop_n to_o be_v courtier_n and_o temporal_a officer_n officer_n how_o prelate_n come_v by_o their_o great_a lordly_a possession_n see_v his_o scripta_fw-la anglicana_n pag._n 254.255.259.291_o 292_o 293._o and_o comment_n in_o matth._n 16._o and_o ●he_v unbishoping_a of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n p._n 106_o 107_o 108._o zwinglius_fw-la bishop_n hooper_n hooper_n fox_n vol._n 3._o pag._n 46.137_o 46.137_o upon_o the_o 8._o commandment_n p._n 78._o 78._o see_v rucerus_fw-la d●_n r●gn●_n christi_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o note_n the_o book_n of_o ordination_n ordination_n 3_o edw●_n 6._o c._n 12.8_o eliz._n c._n 1._o canon_n 36._o the_o bishop_n answer_n the_o bishop_n answer_n the_o book_n of_o homily_n father_n latimer_n latimer_n in_o his_o sermon_n f._n 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n note_v this_o note_v this_o wel●_n wel●_n father_n la●ymer_n will_v not_o have_v bishop_n lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n or_o to_o sit_v therein_o note_v this_o the_o spiritual_a pastor_n have_v a_o great_a charge_n in_o his_o sermon_n fol._n 10.11_o dr._n harpesfield_n &_o john_n bradford_n fox_n act_n &_o monument_n v._n 3._o p._n 293._o edmund_n all●n_n this_o be_v the_o present_a objection_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n not●_n john_n bale_n bale_n his_o image_n of_o both_o church_n on_o apoc._n 19_o &_o 20._o part_n 3._o f._n 195.208_o matthew_n parker_n parker_n antiquit._fw-la ec●l_n brit._n p._n 139.140.141.142.143_o a_o strange_a evil_a death_n of_o a_o clergy_n lord_n treasurer_n who_o like_o judas_n christ_n treasurer_n and_o bag-bearer_n die_v in_o despair_n despair_n lego_n omne_fw-la bona_fw-la m●a_fw-la domin●_n regi_fw-la corpus_fw-la sepulture_n anim●m_fw-la diabolo_fw-it qu●_n dict●_n expiravit_fw-la etc._n etc._n note_n see_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr clemangiis_fw-la de_fw-fr corrupto_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la statu_fw-la c._n 17.18.19_o a_o excellent_a discourse_n against_o bishop_n intermeddle_v in_o temporal_a affair_n and_o bear_v civil_a office_n office_n h●ved●n_a a●●●l_n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 779._o speed_n p_o 550_o 550_o annal._n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 767.768_o thomas_n beacon_n isay._n 36.10_o mat._n 5.13_o joh._n 20.21_o wolvish_a shepherd_n the_o description_n of_o a_o certain_a head_n wolf_n clathe_v in_o a_o bishop_n rotchet_n a_o comparison_n between_o queen_n isabella_n time_n and_o we_o priest_n chief_a in_o the_o country_n and_o through_o out_o england_n awake_v nobility_n the_o ambition_n and_o security_n of_o the_o papist_n miles_n coverdale_n coverdale_n godwin_n cat._n p._n 338._o john_n ponet_fw-la walter_n haddon_n bishop_n alley_n bishop_n pilkington_n mr._n nowell_n bishop_n elmer_n few_o of_o our_o prelate_n will_v now_o refuse_v such_o a_o proffer_n act._n 3_o ●_o to_o 7._o cor._n 4.12_o 4.12_o 1_o tim._n 6.8_o nicholas_n bullingham_n john_n bridges_n difference_n between_o priest_n and_o bishop_n bishop_n hi●r●ni●us_a 〈◊〉_d titum_fw-la dist._n 63._o can._n oli●_n id●m_fw-la id●m_fw-la lib._n 4._o dist._n 24.1_o ●_o tim._n 3●_n insti●uti●_n d●ctr_n christi_fw-la de_fw-fr sh●r●_n ordinis_fw-la fol._n 196._o 196._o summa_fw-la ang●lica_n l._n ord._n the_o papist_n controversy_n about_o their_o holy_a order_n the_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a kingdom_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d join_v that_o the_o bishop_n may_v be_v earthly_a king_n m._n sanders_n objetion_n and_o answer_n whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v take_v a_o kingdom_n upon_o he_o proper_o or_o unproper_o depose_v of_o prince_n by_o the_o prelate_n practice_n heb._n 10._o the_o church_n promotion_n matth._n 2d_o glossa_fw-la in_o ly●●●●●●p●r_n i●h_o hofmeister_n in_o luc._n 12._o why_o christ_n take_v not_o on_o he_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n christ_n abolish_v not_o the_o magistrate_n office_n though_o he_o him●elfe_n refuse_v it_o m._n john_n fox_n bishop_n ju●l_o ju●l_o ad_fw-la e●agrium_n e●agrium_n d●_n simplicit_fw-la prelat●r_n e●asm_n in_o schol._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la euagrium_n m._n harding_n hieron_n i●_n epist._n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la c._n i._n erasm._n in_o schol._n i●_n epist._n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la sub._n l●●ne_a s●ssi●ne_n 10._o erasm._n in_o apologia_fw-la ad_fw-la pium_fw-la pium_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n euagrium_n erasmus_fw-la adversus_fw-la albert._n pighium_n pighium_n hier●n_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la c._n 1._o 1._o hieron_n ●odem_fw-la loc●_n loc●_n august_n epist._n 9_o 9_o chrys._n in_o 1_o tim._n homili_fw-la 11._o hieron_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n euagrium_n aug._n in_o quaest_n novi_fw-la &_o vet._n testam●_n q._n 101._o 101._o amb._n in_o 1_o tim._n cap._n 3._o 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr paristis_fw-la cap._n 22._o in_o vira_fw-la silvestri_n silvestri_n de_fw-fr considerate_a ad_fw-la eug._n lib._n 4._o ●_o ●_o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n de●_n lib._n 19_o c._n 19_o 19_o chrysost._n hom._n 43●_n in_o opere_fw-la imperfecto_fw-la in_o mat._n mat._n serm._n 33._o in_o cantica_fw-la cantica_fw-la bern._n serm._n 1._o in_o conu._n s._n pauli_n pauli_n conc._n macr●●se_fw-la ●itatur_fw-la ab_fw-la illyr_n int●r_fw-la test●s_fw-la verit_fw-la p._n 121._o 121._o chrys._n in_o mat._n homil._n 35._o 35._o hieron_n contra_fw-la lucif●rianos_fw-la lucif●rianos_fw-la hieron_n in_o sophoniam_fw-la ●ap_n 1._o 1._o conc._n trident._n trident._n sub_fw-la paulo_n 3_o admonitio_fw-la legator_fw-la legator_fw-la au●ntinus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr rupert●_n rupert●_n ber●_n in_o cantic_a serm._n 33._o holcot_n in_o sapient_a lect_v 23._o 23._o bern._n in_o canti●_n serm._n 77._o 77._o lau●_n valla_n de_fw-fr donat._n const._n paralipoman_n paralipoman_n vrspergen_n vrspergen_n bernar._n the_o consideration_n ad_fw-la eugenium_fw-la l._n 4●_n 4●_n 8_o quast_n 1._o qui_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la august_n 2._o qu._n 7._o qui_fw-la nec_fw-la aug._n aug._n aug._n cont_n donatist_n lib._n 6._o 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supra_fw-la be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o a_o peevish_a order_n of_o religion_n devise_v by_o a_o man_n shall_v break_v the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n who_o command_v all_o man_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o who_o some_o part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_a and_o lay_v open_a to_o we_o and_o even_o vuto_n this_o end_n the_o cardinal_n of_o hos●ia_n also_o write_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o paul_n after_o this_o manner_n covert_o encourage_v they_o to_o stand_v to_o their_o election_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n who_o be_v no_o more_o willing_a to_o give_v over_o his_o new_a bishopric_n than_o they_o careful_a to_o offend_v the_o king_n but_o ra●her_o imagine_v which_o way_n to_o keep_v it_o still_o maugre_o his_o displeasure_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o swear_v obedience_n unto_o he_o for_o all_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v or_o perform_v unto_o the_o contrary_n humilis_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la hostiensis_n episcopus_fw-la 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