Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	council_n	lord_n	precedent_n	1,048	5	9.0332	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83496	Speeches and passages of this great and happy Parliament: from the third of November, 1640, to this instant June, 1641. Collected into one volume, and according to the most perfect originalls, exactly published.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.; Pym, John, 1584-1643.; Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2309; Thomason E159_1; ESTC R212697	305,420	563

my_o lord_n keeper_n do_v first_o let_v we_o know_v that_o his_o majesty_n have_v command_v the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o great_a council_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o treaty_n at_o york_n and_o rippon_n to_o both_o house_n and_o of_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a intention_n in_o a_o business_n so_o much_o import_v the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o there_o may_v be_v make_v a_o faithful_a relation_n with_o all_o candour_n and_o clearness_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o majesty_n instruction_n his_o lordship_n declare_v that_o my_o lord_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n for_o the_o save_n of_o time_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o give_v this_o account_n to_o a_o committee_n of_o both_o house_n which_o have_v occasion_v the_o meeting_n at_o this_o conference_n and_o election_n be_v make_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n by_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n he_o begin_v his_o narration_n direct_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n and_o to_o the_o knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o thus_o the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n begin_v that_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n intend_v not_o to_o look_v further_o back_o into_o the_o business_n than_o the_o act_n of_o their_o own_o employment_n they_o do_v intend_v to_o give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o pacification_n interrupt_v nor_o war_n renew_v no_o account_n how_o the_o army_n in_o england_n ireland_n and_o by_o sea_n be_v design_v nor_o of_o any_o occasion_n they_o purpose_v not_o to_o lay_v fault_n upon_o any_o man_n nor_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o scot_n as_o they_o pretend_v from_o necessity_n be_v draw_v to_o enter_v this_o kingdom_n nor_o why_o the_o king_n army_n when_o service_n be_v to_o be_v do_v be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o that_o those_o through_o who_o hand_n these_o have_v pass_v may_v hereafter_o give_v their_o own_o account_n his_o lordship_n tell_v we_o that_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o call_v 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