Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	law_n	power_n	supreme_a	4,382	5	8.6951	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79829	The discoverer. VVherein is set forth (to undeceive the nation) the reall plots and stratagems of Lievt. Col. John Lilburn, Mr. William Walwyn, Mr. Thomas Prince, Mr. Richard Overton, and that partie. And their severall seditious wayes and wiles a long time practised by them to accomplish and effect the same. Namely, under the pretence and colour of libertie, and to take off the burdens and grievances of the people, a most dangerous and destructive designe is carried on to deprive the nation of their religion, rights, liberties, proprieties, lawes, government, &c. and to bring a totall and universall ruine upon the land. And so much is here clearely proved. The first part. / Composed and digested by some private persons, well-wishers to the just and honourable proceedings of the Parliament and Councell of state. Published by authoritie.; Discoverer. Part 1.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1649 (1649)	Wing C438; Thomason E558_2; ESTC R205840	54,681	62

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the_o council_n of_o war_n this_o they_o say_v by_o their_o mean_n 9_o mean_n england_n new_a chain_n pag._n 9_o after_o these_o fair_a blossom_n of_o hopeful_a liberty_n break_v forth_o this_o bitter_a fruit_n of_o the_o vile_a and_o base_a bondage_n that_o ever_o englishman_n groan_v under_o answ_n 1._o we_o may_v see_v in_o these_o man_n what_o 30._o what_o vincere_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la dura_fw-la est_fw-la pugna_fw-la aug_n super_fw-la psal_n 30._o a_o hard_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o leave_v a_o bad_a custom_n when_o it_o be_v to_o plead_v for_o mutinous_a soldier_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o in_o their_o refractorie_a and_o seditious_a course_n than_o we_o shall_v hear_v they_o speak_v of_o good_a day_n 1649._o day_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o his_o excellency_n april_n 27._o 1649._o time_n of_o peace_n all_o court_n of_o justice_n be_v open_a but_o if_o it_o be_v to_o reproach_v the_o army_n they_o can_v make_v their_o tongue_n to_o say_v quite_o contrary_a nothing_o then_o 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omnibus_fw-la vindicondum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la deus_fw-la voluerit_fw-la 〈…〉_o and_o destroyer_n of_o state_n have_v always_o say_v they_o have_v p●●●●sed_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o almighty_a god_n that_o all_o their_o endeavour_n shall_v be_v for_o religion_n freedom_n peace_n and_o pros●●●●_n of_o the_o people_n by_o remove_v tyranny_n oppression_n cruel●●●_n 〈◊〉_d yea_o politico_fw-la yea_o muntza●is_fw-la aperte_fw-la profiteri_fw-la capil_n se_fw-la divino_fw-la mandato_fw-la excitum_fw-la tum_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la impir_n 〈…〉_o this_fw-mi tum_fw-la mutando_fw-la regimini_fw-la politico_fw-la give_v out_o as_o if_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d to_o such_o a_o work_n but_o their_o hypocrisy_n and_o treachery_n have_v 〈◊〉_d discover_v and_o the_o lord_n lay_v a_o sensible_a and_o visible_a judg●●●●●_n upon_o they_o for_o it_o and_o 3._o that_o the_o fire_n which_o they_o have_v kindle_v in_o the_o a●●●_n may_v burn_v till_o all_o be_v consume_v they_o have_v now_o late_o find_v 〈◊〉_d a_o notable_a devise_n namely_o to_o keep_v away_o the_o water_n whereby_o i●_n may_v be_v quench_v no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o a_o thief_n who_o ma●ing_v with_o a_o traveller_n well_o arm_v and_o perceive_v himself_o t●●_n weak_a for_o he_o will_v persuade_v he_o that_o his_o weapon_n be_v ●●lawfull_a and_o therefore_o shall_v lay_v they_o down_o and_o this_o he_o do_v purposely_o to_o rob_v and_o kill_v the_o honest_a man_n so_o these_o man_n will_v persuade_v the_o army_n that_o 18._o that_o the_o people_n prerogative_n pag._n 53_o 54_o 55._o etc._n etc._n the_o hunt_n of_o the_o fox_n pag._n 18._o there_o be_v now_o no_o martial_a law_n but_o 〈◊〉_d be_v absolute_a murder_n in_o the_o general_n and_o council_n of_o war_n to_o put_v any_o soldier_n to_o death_n for_o any_o crime_n or_o offence_n whatsoever_o 1649._o whatsoever_o a_o letter_n write_v to_o the_o general_n from_o lieyt_n col._n john_n lil●urn_n m●_n rich._n o●●ton_n april_n 27._o 1649._o and_o th●●_n soldier_n only_o be_v punishable_a in_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o that_o the_o co●●●cell_n of_o wor●●_n have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o inflict_v justice_n than_o a_o thief_n or_o robber_n have_v to_o a_o purse_n which_o be_v take_v upon_o the_o high_a way_n but_o wherefore_o be_v all_o this_o but_o for_o this_o end_n viz._n when_o they_o have_v wrought_v sedition_n and_o treason_n in_o the_o army_n there_o may_v be_v no_o mean_n course_n or_o way_n sound_v out_o for_o to_o stop_v the_o b●●●ch_n till_o all_o be_v lose_v scatter_a and_o destroy_v here_o we_o shall_v again_o pass_v over_o their_o amend_v their_o in_o a_o book_n entitle_v a_o plea_n for_o common_a right_n present_v to_o his_o excellency_n decemb._n 28._o 1648._o pag._n 5._o there_o they_o approve_v of_o the_o commission_n officer_n and_o martial_a law_n only_o desire_v something_o to_o be_v amend_v gross_a contradiction_n as_o say_v and_o unsay_n one_o while_n justify_v another_o while_n condemn_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o advantage_n and_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n neither_o be_v it_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o mention_v their_o 59_o their_o at_o no_o mercenary_a soldier_n and_o yet_o take_v pay_v no_o state_n army_n ye●●an_n army_n ergo_fw-la it_o must_v have_v law_n marshal_n 2._o raise_a by_o the_o parliament_n and_o for_o the_o parliament_n people_n prerogative_n pag._n 57_o 58_o 59_o non-se●ie_a at_o absurdity_n and_o childish_a passage_n concern_v this_o thing_n there_o be_v enough_o say_v by_o themselves_o even_o where_o they_o speak_v most_o against_o martial_a law_n to_o justify_v the_o army_n proceed_v by_o martial_a law_n and_o out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n to_o condemn_v themselves_o of_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n or_o both_o for_o observe_v every_o reader_n that_o have_v sense_n their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o grand_a objection_n be_v thus_o no_o person_n ought_v 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princi●●●●●ture_n and_o common_a to_o all_o nation_n it_o 〈◊〉_d essential_a ●o_o a_o 〈…〉_o have_v it_o be_v proper_a rise_n and_o residence_n there_o and_o so_o can_v 〈…〉_o away_o as_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v a_o formal_a army_n and_z 〈…〉_o execution_n shall_v be_v hinder_v yet_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o ●●●shall_a law_n a_o army_n always_o have_v now_o the_o law_n say_v infect_v say_v n●●●●●●juria_fw-la s●●●●_n qui_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la ●●●tur_fw-la l_o ●roralus_fw-la l._n fluminum_fw-la de_fw-la damn_v infect_v 〈…〉_o jurious_a to_o none_o who_o make_v use_v of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o right_n 4._o howsoever_o hitherto_o they_o have_v acknowledge_v the_o p●●●●ment_n to_o be_v 25._o be_v england_n new_a cha●●●_n pag._n 1._o the_o hunt_n of_o the_o fox_n pag._n 25._o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o england_n yet_o now_o 〈…〉_o they_o deny_v it_o and_o title_n they_o 14._o they_o the_o picture_n of_o state_n second_o edit_n pag._n 14._o the_o gentleman_n sit_v at_o w●●●●●ster_n and_o because_o they_o perceive_v there_o be_v many_o in_o the_o land_n ●●●mies_n to_o the_o parliament_n proceed_n to_o ●nco●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d such_o in_o their_o malignancy_n and_o to_o help_v forward_o 〈…〉_o and_o traitorous_a plot_n they_o have_v in_o hand_n against_o the_o p●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d safety_n of_o the_o land_n they_o join_v with_o they_o hand_n in_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d ●●clare_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a incondiarius_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o conspiracy_n persuade_v other_o as_o one_o 〈◊〉_d to_o ri●●●●_n 〈…〉_o parliament_n and_o as_o so_o many_o profess_a traitor_n 〈…〉_o highway_n man_n to_o apprehend_v s●●ure_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o ju●●●_n 〈◊〉_d new_a representative_a the●●_n idem_fw-la the●●_n john_n lilburn_n semper_fw-la idem_fw-la contradiction_n we_o still_o let_v pass_v we_o shall_v only_o ●ver_v to_o the_o nation_n the_o reason_n o●_n cause_n wherefore_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d parliament_n which_o be_v call_v by_o they_o the_o supreme_a 〈…〉_o england_n and_o say_v we_o own_o this_o honourable_a house_n 〈◊〉_d of_o right_n 〈…〉_o true_a guardian_n of_o our_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n chain_n freedom_n lieut_fw-la col._n jo._n lilburne_n speech_n at_o the_o end_n of_o england_n new_a chain_n in_o a_o 〈…〉_o be_v say_v to_o be_v absolute_o degenerate_v into_o pure_a tyranny_n and_o thereby_o 〈◊〉_d lose_v the_o essence_n and_o soul_n of_o authority_n and_o be_v 〈…〉_o ●ing_v carcase_n and_o all_o their_o command_n to_o be_v cont●●●●●_n 〈…〉_o illegal_a in_o themselves_o take_v noti●●_n they_o be_v p●●●pon_o this_o of_o necessity_n for_o consider_v what_o they_o have_v traitorous_o 〈…〉_o act_v against_o the_o parliament_n to_o acknowledge_v th●●_n be_v they_o 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o england_n the_o r●p●●●●●●_n of_o 〈◊〉_d people_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v they_o become_v by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d acknowledgement_n actual_a traitor_n and_o rebel_n against_o 〈◊〉_d state●_n and_o therefore_o perceive_v so_o much_o they_o do_v 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●min_fw-la sed_fw-la tionis_fw-la ansa_fw-la praebit_fw-la quia_fw-la dum_fw-la quicsc●re_fw-la magistratus_fw-la officia_fw-la plebs_fw-la vid●t_fw-la nullisque_fw-la legumse_n coercere_fw-la r●p●gulis_fw-la animadvertit_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sb●_n rapere_fw-la gubernacula_fw-la &_o quidvis_fw-la audere_fw-la incipit_fw-la contempto_fw-la magistratu_fw-la vel_fw-la spe_fw-la impunitatis_fw-la concepta_fw-la frid._n wendellin_n instit_fw-la polit._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o p_o 492._o a_o magistrate_n who_o have_v discover_v a_o conspiracy_n and_o seem_v fearful_a to_o remedy_v it_o be_v as_o faulty_a as_o the_o conspirator_n himself_o 4._o they_o tell_v we_o they_o 14._o they_o england_n new_a chain_n second_o part_n pag._n 14._o want_v freedom_n and_o be_v in_o chain_n because_o the_o parliament_n stop_v their_o mouth_n from_o print_v answ_n 1._o here_o we_o may_v use_v their_o own_o word_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a and_o radical_a maxim_n in_o law_n nihil_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la 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often_o as_o they_o please_v and_o through_o their_o side_n to_o wound_n and_o destroy_v the_o commonwealth_n but_o observe_v what_o they_o say_v in_o their_o own_o case_n 4._o case_n overtont_n appeal_v pag._n 3_o 4._o it_o be_v a_o firm_a law_n and_o radical_a principle_n in_o nature_n engrave_v in_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n for_o every_o live_a move_a thing_n wherein_o it_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n 3._o life_n overtons_n appeal_v pag._n 3._o to_o preserve_v award_v and_o deliver_v itself_o from_o all_o hurtful_a thing_n destructive_a and_o obnoxious_a thereto_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o his_o power_n if_o this_o be_v true_a sure_o then_o the_o parliament_n shall_v not_o follow_v a_o radical_a principle_n in_o nature_n to_o suffer_v they_o to_o publish_v their_o traitorous_a and_o licentious_a pamphlet_n see_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o hurtful_a destructive_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o people_n safety_n then_o the_o same_o 2._o such_o as_o prescribe_v remedy_n against_o conspiracy_n give_v this_o as_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a namely_o remp._n namely_o petrus_n gregorius_n lib._n 23._o de_fw-fr remp._n to_o prevent_v and_o cut_v off_o if_o possible_a the_o occasion_n that_o it_o may_v not_o break_v forth_o 424._o forth_o clem._n templ_n polit._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o pag._n 424._o initia_fw-la seditionum_fw-la quamprimum_fw-la apparuerint_fw-la comprimantur_fw-la where_o the_o burn_a of_o a_o house_n be_v seat_v there_o the_o small_a sparkle_n of_o fire_n be_v quench_v to_o whosoever_o storm_n and_o tempest_n be_v dreadful_a the_o first_o and_o least_o sign_n thereof_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o now_o they_o be_v very_o ignorant_a in_o state-affair_n who_o 2._o who_o quicquid_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ●●m●●_n danaos_n &_o dona_fw-la serentes_fw-la sic_fw-la notus_fw-la ul●sses_fw-la vir._n aeneid_n 2._o see_v not_o that_o book_n and_o paper_n contain_v calumniation_n and_o falsehood_n 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so_o much_o have_v be_v ever_o practise_v by_o all_o state_n and_o in_o some_o of_o our_o own_o statute_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o 6.11_o that_o 5._o ed._n 6.11_o whosoever_o by_o write_v shall_v affirm_v the_o king_n to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n a_o usurper_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v high_a treason_n again_o 6._o again_o philip_n and_o mar._n 3._o 1_o eliz._n 6._o if_o any_o by_o book_n rhyme_n ballad_n letter_n or_o write_v shall_v publish_v false_a seditious_a and_o slanderous_a thing_n against_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n his_o right_a hand_n be_v to_o be_v strike_v off_o for_o it_o and_o if_o he_o do_v so_o again_o to_o suffer_v imprisonment_n during_o his_o life_n and_o here_o we_o may_v reason_v from_o the_o less_o to_o the_o great_a if_o for_o write_v false_o or_o seditious_o against_o the_o king_n it_o be_v a_o crime_n deserve_v the_o cut_n off_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n and_o to_o call_v he_o tyrant_n or_o usurper_n be_v high_a treason_n by_o law_n it_o 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