Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	great_a	think_v	1,702	5	3.7841	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78656	His Majesties answer to the petition of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled: presented to His Majestie at York, June 17. 1642.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing C2137; Thomason E152_2; ESTC R16799	8,062	16

his_o majesty_n answer_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_z commons_z in_o parliament_n assemble_v present_v to_o his_o majesty_n at_o york_z june_n 17._o 1642._o london_n print_v by_o robert_n barker_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o by_o the_o assign_v of_o john_n bill_n 1642._o to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v your_o majesty_n most_o humble_a and_o faithful_a subject_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n have_v late_o receive_v a_o petition_n from_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o gentry_n freeholder_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o york_n assemble_v there_o by_o your_o majesty_n command_v the_o three_o of_o june_n wherein_o they_o declare_v unto_o we_o that_o have_v take_v a_o resolution_n to_o address_v themselves_o unto_o your_o majesty_n in_o the_o humble_a way_n of_o a_o petition_n for_o the_o redress_n of_o those_o grievance_n which_o they_o now_o lie_v under_o they_o be_v violent_o interrupt_v and_o affront_v therein_o by_o the_o earl_n of_o lyndsey_n the_o lord_n savill_n and_o other_o and_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o mean_n they_o can_v use_v to_o present_v their_o just_a desire_n to_o your_o majesty_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o your_o majesty_n to_o accept_v of_o their_o petition_n the_o copy_n whereof_o they_o have_v send_v to_o we_o with_o a_o humble_a desire_n that_o we_o will_v take_v such_o course_n therein_o as_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o we_o will_v address_v ourselves_o to_o your_o majesty_n in_o their_o behalf_n that_o by_o our_o mean_n their_o desire_n may_v find_v better_a acceptation_n with_o your_o majesty_n whereupon_o have_v serious_o weigh_v and_o consider_v the_o particular_n of_o those_o their_o complaint_n and_o desire_n as_o they_o be_v lay_v 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