Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	die_v	henry_n	king_n	20,138	5	4.2516	3	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29174	An inquiry into the remarkable instances of history and Parliament records used by the author of The unreasonableness of a new separation on account of the oaths, whether they are faithfully cited and applied.	Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700.	1690 (1690)	Wing B4193; ESTC R7290	59,327	44

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who_o first_o subdue_v the_o other_o saxon_a king_n in_o the_o year_n 800_o during_o the_o reign_n of_o 40._o of_o the_o historian_n do_v not_o reckon_v the_o danish_a king_n among_o they_o there_o be_v 14_o saxon_a king_n beside_o they_o ibid._n n._n 50._o b._n lin_v 1._o etc._n etc._n ibid._n f._n 100_o a._n n._n 40._o fourteen_o king_n unto_o the_o year_n 1043._o when_v edward_n the_o confessor_n be_v crown_v king_n the_o line_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n never_o fail_v nor_o be_v there_o one_o wrong_v step_n or_o halt_v make_v in_o the_o succession_n nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regalis_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la linea_fw-la defecit_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o successione_n regni_fw-la claudicavit_fw-la all_o person_n of_o any_o moment_n in_o this_o council_n do_v take_v the_o oath_n first_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n than_o the_o other_o bishop_n and_o abbat_n the_o first_o of_o the_o layman_n that_o take_v it_o be_v david_n king_n of_o scor_n the_o next_o stephen_n earl_n of_o mortaign_n and_o bologn_n

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legitima_fw-la &_o perenni_fw-la successione_n adjudicavit_fw-la he_o give_v all_o his_o land_n every_o where_o to_o his_o daughter_n as_o to_o his_o lawful_a successor_n after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n henry_n 5._o ibid._n f._n 101._o a._n lin_v 5._o which_o happen_v upon_o the_o first_o of_o december_n that_o year_n the_o empress_n robert_z earl_n of_o gloucester_z with_o most_o of_o the_o nobleman_n delay_v their_o return_n for_o england_n whereas_o stephen_n make_v all_o the_o haste_n he_o can_v and_o by_o the_o ready_a passage_n be_v come_v the_o londoner_n and_o people_n of_o winchester_n own_v he_o a_o king_n 10._o ibid._n n._n 10._o and_o he_o draw_v unto_o he_o roger_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr pont_n larch_n keeper_n of_o the_o king_n treasure_n but_o all_o his_o endeavar_n have_v come_v to_o nothing_o 20._o ibid._n n._n 20._o if_o his_o brother_n henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o at_o that_o time_n the_o pope_n legate_n have_v not_o be_v his_o best_a assistant_n william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n require_v of_o he_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v restore_v and_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n become_v his_o suretyâ—_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o he_o be_v very_o sweet_a in_o his_o promise_n but_o they_o want_v performance_n he_o be_v crown_v the_o 22_o of_o december_n there_o be_v present_a only_o three_o bishop_n the_o archbishop_z the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o salisbury_n no_o abbat_n and_o but_o few_o noble_a or_o great_a men._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la coronatus_n est_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la stephanus_n undeciâ—o_v calendâ—â—_n januarii_n 1135._o tribus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la prasentibus_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la wintoniensi_fw-la saresberiensi_fw-la nullâ—_n abbatibâ—s_v pancissimus_fw-la optimatibus_fw-la 40._o ibid._n n._n 40._o have_v make_v the_o treasurer_n of_o his_o party_n he_o immediate_o become_v master_n of_o the_o treasure_n which_o be_v near_o 100000_o l._n in_o ready_a money_n beside_o gold_n and_o silver_n vessel_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o inestimable_a value_n have_v so_o great_a treasure_n he_o can_v not_o want_v assistant_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la hanc_fw-la copiâ—m_fw-la gazarum_fw-la habenti_fw-la auxiliatores_fw-la dress_n non_fw-la poterant_fw-la especial_o be_v very_o profuse_a in_o his_o gift_n all_o sort_n of_o soldier_n stock_v to_o he_o out_o of_o flanders_n and_o britain_n most_o notorious_a plunderer_n 50._o ibid._n n._n 50._o and_o cruel_a people_n who_o rob_v church_n and_o pull_v man_n of_o religious_a order_n from_o their_o horse_n and_o imprison_v they_o without_o regard_n erat_fw-la genus_fw-la hominum_fw-la rapacissimum_fw-la &_o violentissimum_fw-la qui_fw-la nil_fw-la pensi_fw-la haberent_fw-la vel_fw-la caemeteria_fw-la frangere_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la expilare_fw-la religiosi_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la ordinis_fw-la viros_fw-la non_fw-la solÃ¹m_fw-la 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most_o excellent_a lady_n margaret_n elder_a daughter_n of_o the_o most_o renown_a king_n henry_n vii_o and_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a princess_n queen_n elizabeth_n his_o wife_n elder_a daughter_n of_o king_n edward_n iv_o in_o consideration_n whereof_o the_o parliament_n do_v acknowledge_v king_n james_n their_o onâ—y_n rightful_a liege_n lord_n and_o sovereign_n and_o further_o say_v as_o be_v bind_v thereunto_o both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n they_o do_v recognize_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o immediate_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n and_o decease_n of_o elizabeth_n late_a queen_n of_o england_n the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n dominion_n and_o right_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o do_v bâ—â—â—erent_a birthright_n and_o lawful_a and_o undoubted_a succession_n desâ—â—nd_n and_o come_v to_o his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n as_o be_v lineaâ—ly_o just_o and_o â—lawfully_o next_o and_o sole_a heir_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o this_o realm_n as_o it_o be_v aforesaid_a in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o same_o king_n there_o be_v a_o conspiracy_n form_v against_o he_o by_o person_n of_o divers_a persuasion_n winchester_n term._n miâ—_n 1._o jac._n keep_v at_o winchester_n watson_n and_o clerk_n two_o priest_n plead_v it_o can_v not_o be_v treason_n because_o he_o be_v not_o crown_v all_o the_o judge_n resolve_v that_o king_n james_n be_v right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o descent_n be_v immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n actual_o possess_v of_o the_o crown_n and_o lawful_a kâ—ng_n of_o eâ—gland_n before_o any_o proclamation_n or_o coronation_n of_o he_o which_o be_v but_o ceremony_n for_o their_o treason_n they_o be_v condemn_v and_o execute_v at_o winchester_n the_o 29_o of_o november_n these_o be_v impregnable_a proof_n from_o thâ—_n constitution_n law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o nation_n what_o the_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v and_o to_o who_o the_o succession_n be_v due_a finis_fw-la

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