Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	king_n	scotland_n	4,719	5	8.4428	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56130	Aurum reginæ, or, A compendious tractate and chronological collection of records in the Tower and Court of Exchequer concerning queen-gold evidencing the quiddity, quantity, quality, antiquity, legality of this golden prerogative, duty, and revenue of the queen-consorts of England ... / by William Prynne, Esq. ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1668 (1668)	Wing P3898; ESTC R4976	161,571	146

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receptor_n generalis_fw-la katherinae_n reginae_fw-la anno_fw-la 12._o usque_fw-la 22_o h._n 8._o &_o auri_fw-la svi_fw-la for_o which_o he_o receive_v a_o fee_n of_o 50_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la as_o do_v appear_v by_o a_o account_n of_o he_o in_o the_o keep_n of_o queen_n anne_n auditor_n anno_fw-la 5_o jacobi_n regis_fw-la and_o that_o katherine_n first_o queen_n consort_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o constitute_v he_o her_o receiver_n general_n of_o all_o her_o rent_n money_n debt_n and_o also_o of_o her_o quéengold_n which_o no_o less_o argue_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o office_n of_o receiver_n of_o the_o queen_n gold_n than_o the_o other_o special_a patent_n for_o the_o same_o the_o word_n in_o which_o account_n be_v these_o richardus_fw-la deconus_fw-la armig._n generalis_fw-la receptor_n omnium_fw-la terrarum_fw-la tenementorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n katherinae_n reginae_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o auri_fw-la reginae_fw-la vocati_fw-la queen-gold_n which_o account_n of_o his_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v nor_o know_v where_o to_o find_v the_o ms._n pipe_n roll_n anno_fw-la 22_o h._n 8._o inform_v we_o that_o griffinus_n richard_n armig._n be_v generalis_fw-la receptor_n denarior_fw-la &_o auri_fw-la reginae_fw-la katherinae_n consortis_fw-la h._n 8._o so_o likewise_o as_o ms._n mr._n hakewill_n write_v in_o the_o letter_n patent_n of_o queen_n anne_n boulogne_n which_o he_o and_o other_o refer_v to_o anno_fw-la 25_o &_o 27_o h._n 8._o which_o i_o can_v find_v after_o a_o double_a search_n for_o they_o make_v unto_o george_n taylour_n her_o attorney_n general_n be_v find_v these_o word_n anna_n etc._n etc._n ordinamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n georgium_n taylour_n receptorem_fw-la generalem_fw-la omnium_fw-la reddituum_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la auri_fw-la reginae_fw-la vocati_fw-la queen-gold_n but_o how_o much_o queen-gold_n any_o of_o h._n 8._o his_o queen_n in_o his_o reign_n receive_v or_o what_o writ_n issue_v for_o the_o levy_n thereof_o i_o can_v yet_o discover_v only_o gold_n mr._n william_n hakewill_n inform_v we_o of_o one_o account_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o queen_n anne_n auditor_n and_o of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o writ_n for_o levy_v aurum_fw-la reginae_fw-la to_o the_o use_n of_o queen_n katherine_n last_o wife_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o find_v in_o a_o old_a precedent_n book_n of_o that_o time_n which_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o meet_v with_o which_o no_o doubt_n agree_v with_o the_o form_n of_o the_o pr●mised_a writ_n of_o that_o kind_n this_o duty_n of_o aurum_fw-la reginae_fw-la be_v total_o suspend_v and_o put_v in_o long_a abeyance_n from_o the_o decease_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o james_n in_o the_o year_n 1547._o by_o reason_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o 6._o his_o death_n before_o marriage_n and_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o queen_n mary_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n as_o sovereign_a queen_n not_o queen_n consort_n uncapable_a of_o this_o duty_n be_v again_o recontinued_n and_o revive_v by_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o crown_n of_o england_n by_o jacobi_n undoubted_a inheritance_n and_o succession_n to_o king_n james_n the_o 6._o of_o scotland_n then_o marry_v to_o queen_n anne_n by_o who_o he_o have_v