Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	power_n	see_v	2,885	5	3.9038	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61092	The larger treatise concerning tithes long since written and promised by Sir Hen. Spelman, Knight ; together with some other tracts of the same authour and a fragment of Sir Francis Bigot, Knight, all touching the same subject ; whereto is annexed an answer to a question ... concerning the settlement or abolition of tithes by the Parliament ... ; wherein also are comprised some animadversions upon a late little pamphlet called The countries plea against tithes ... ; published by Jer. Stephens, B.D. according to the appointment and trust of the author.; Tithes too hot to be touched	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.; Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.; Bigod, Francis, Sir, 1508-1537.	1647 (1647)	Wing S4928; Wing S4917_PARTIAL; ESTC R21992	176,285	297

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the_o laity_n as_o spiritualty_n ordain_v that_o every_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o christendom_n and_o be_v accurse_v shall_v pay_v they_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 73._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 420._o king_n edgar_z in_o a_o great_a parliament_n about_o the_o year_n 959._o confirm_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n assign_v certain_a time_n when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v pay_v viz._n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o young_a thing_n before_o whitsuntide_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o harvest_n equinoctial_a i._o about_o the_o 12._o septemb_n and_o of_o seed_n by_o martimas_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o pain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v ancient_o provide_v for_o the_o payment_n hereof_o though_o the_o book_n remain_v not_o to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o further_o enact_v that_o the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n shall_v compel_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o shall_v set_v it_o forth_o and_o deliver_v it_o if_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o party_n offend_v only_o the_o 9_o part_n and_o that_o the_o other_o eight_o part_n shall_v be_v divide_v four_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o four_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v herein_o be_v spare_v be_v he_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o any_o gentleman_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o tom._n 1._o council_n pa._n 444._o king_n canutus_n about_o the_o year_n 1016._o make_v the_o like_a law_n with_o some_o little_a enlargement_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o 544._o law_n ca._n 8._o and_o as_o malmesbury_n testify_v strict_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n lib._n 2._o p._n 55._o and_o he_o write_v also_o about_o the_o 15._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o beyond_o 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