Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	5,724	5	4.8029	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17015	An ecclesiastical Protestant historie of the high pastoral and fatherly chardge and care of the Popes of Rome, ouer the church of Britanie, from the first planting of the christia[n] faith there, by S. Peter the Apostle, and his disciples: continued in euery age, and hundred of yeares, by holy bishops, and cleargie men, sent hither and consecrated by them, his successors in the See Apostolicke. Euidently deduced and proued by historicall narration, from the published and priuiledged writings (to appeaseal protestants) of the most learned & allowed English protestant pretended bishops, doctors, antiquaries, & others of that religion.	Broughton, Richard.	1624 (1624)	STC 3895; ESTC S119562	92,026	262

s._n augustine_n hither_o from_o s._n gregory_n do_v true_o and_o inviolable_o keep_v in_o all_o point_v that_o holy_a religion_n which_o be_v plant_v here_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n especial_o they_o which_o at_o the_o first_o oppose_v against_o the_o proceed_n of_o that_o our_o holy_a apostle_n matth._n park_n antiq_fw-la britan._n pag._n 1._o godwin_n conuers_n pag._n 43.44_o bal._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr act._n pont._n rom._n in_o gregor_n 1._o theatre_n of_o great_a brit._n l._n 6._o cap._n 9_o david_n powel_o in_fw-it annot_fw-mi in_o l._n 2._o girald_n cambr._n itiner_n cambr._n c._n 1._o holinsh._n histor_n of_o engl._n cap._n 21._o pag._n 102._o fulk_n answ._n to_o a_o count_n cath_z pag._n 40._o therefore_o to_o walk_v still_o by_o their_o direction_n let_v we_o now_o learn_v of_o they_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o those_o scot_n and_o britrans_n in_o this_o question_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a ruler_n claim_v and_o derive_v from_o who_o soever_o they_o will_v or_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v please_v though_o it_o be_v evident_o prove_v in_o all_o age_n before_o that_o never_o any_o such_o be_v practise_v here_o but_o that_o which_o be_v derive_v and_o approve_v from_o and_o by_o the_o apostolic_a roman_n see_n and_o we_o shall_v plain_o see_v that_o these_o their_o so_o much_o by_o they_o commend_v gayne-saiers_a to_o s._n augustine_n and_o the_o pope_n alsoe_o as_o many_o of_o these_o man_n contend_v do_v further_o intermeddle_v with_o prince_n and_o temporal_a affair_n than_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n or_o any_o their_o legate_n in_o this_o kingdom_n our_o protestant_a antiquary_n with_o other_o write_v of_o king_n frequahard_n or_o frechard_n the_o first_o of_o scotland_n son_n to_o eugenius_n in_o this_o manner_n hect._n both_o lib_n 9_o fol._n 179._o pag._n 1._o georg._n buchan_n rer._n scotic_a lib._n 5._o reg._n 52._o pag._n 160._o holinsh._n histor_n of_o scotand_v in_o frequahard_n pag._n 112._o frequahard_n 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here_o in_o the_o time_n of_o s._n aristobulus_n a_o german_a writer_n call_v he_o achates_n but_o i_o take_v not_o that_o to_o be_v his_o name_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o happy_a companion_n of_o s._n beatus_fw-la our_o noble_a contryman_n consecrate_v at_o rome_n of_o who_o i_o will_v speak_v more_o when_o i_o come_v to_o that_o glorious_a man_n when_o i_o have_v first_o entreat_v of_o the_o consecration_n of_o s._n mansuetus_n a_o renown_a bishop_n bear_v in_o this_o island_n consecrate_v by_o s._n peter_n himself_o this_o man_n as_o many_o antiquity_n say_v be_v natione_n scotus_n by_o country_n a_o scot_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n make_v bishop_n by_o s._n peter_n who_o disciple_n he_o be_v before_o and_o send_v into_o these_o part_n or_o consecrate_v by_o he_o here_o and_o make_v bishop_n of_o tullun_n in_o lorraine_n tullenses_n habuere_fw-la apostolun_n suaeque_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la fidei_fw-la primum_fw-la antistitem_fw-la s._n mansuetum_fw-la s._n 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