Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	king_n	realm_n	4,777	5	8.4577	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26141	An enquiry into the jurisdiction of the Chancery in causes of equity ... humbly submitted to the consideration of the House of Lords, to whom it belongeth to keep the inferiour courts within their bounds / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight ... ; to which is added, The case of the said Sir Robert Atkyns upon his appeal against a decree obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth Took and others, plaintiffs in Chancery, about a separate maintenance of 200£ per annum, &c.	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.	1695 (1695)	Wing A4137; ESTC R16409	49,475	54

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for_o every_o bill_n in_o chancery_n by_o their_o first_o certify_v that_o the_o plaintiff_n have_v no_o remedy_n at_o law_n which_o be_v a_o excellent_a expedient_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v make_v a_o law_n by_o a_o short_a act_n to_o be_v pass_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n who_o be_v swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o law_n be_v think_v the_o most_o competent_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v entrust_v in_o it_o and_o not_o look_v upon_o as_o partial_a and_o unindifferent_a which_o be_v a_o scandalous_a reflection_n upon_o the_o government_n and_o constitution_n see_v the_o 2_o instit._n of_o sir_n edw._n coke_n pag._n 544._o there_o be_v a_o writ_n direct_v by_o king_n edw._n ii_o to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o king's-bench_n in_o these_o word_n vos_fw-fr locum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la in_o placitis_fw-la teneatis_fw-la &_o nostram_fw-la praesentiam_fw-la supplere_fw-la debeatis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr langton_n ib._n foe_n 573._o contemptus_fw-la ministris_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la facto_fw-la eidem_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la inferuntur_fw-la say_v the_o record_n in_o the_o 33th_o year_n of_o king_n edw._n i._n it_o appear_v that_o the_o chancellor_n can_v not_o act_n no_o not_o in_o many_o ordinary_a matter_n till_o enable_v by_o the_o parliament_n see_v 14_o e._n 4._o foe_n 1._o brook_n abr._n tit._n brief_n plac_fw-la 483._o and_o then_o his_o power_n be_v limit_v and_o he_o alone_o be_v not_o entrust_v but_o he_o have_v a_o association_n of_o other_o quantum_fw-la mutatus_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la it_o far_o show_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o enlarge_v and_o assume_v a_o great_a power_n and_o how_o unwarrantable_a it_o be_v in_o his_o first_o exercise_n of_o it_o not_o ground_v upon_o any_o good_a authority_n for_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o in_o the_o king_n answer_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o commons_o against_o it_o as_o be_v constant_o use_v upon_o such_o petition_n where_o there_o be_v any_o law_n to_o warrant_v what_o be_v so_o complain_v of_o have_v there_o be_v any_o either_o prescription_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o chancellor_n be_v constant_o the_o chief_a person_n among_o the_o tryer_n of_o petition_n in_o parliament_n and_o frame_v the_o answer_n of_o those_o petition_n in_o parliament_n together_o with_o the_o bishop_n lord_n and_o judge_n which_o of_o late_o have_v be_v whole_o disuse_v and_o last_o it_o prove_v how_o early_o this_o new_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o chancery_n proceed_v in_o equity_n be_v decry_v and_o exclaim_v against_o not_o only_o for_o the_o abuse_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o it_o but_o for_o usurp_a a_o jurisdiction_n not_o found_v upon_o any_o good_a authority_n and_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o potency_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o chancellor_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o the_o least_o pretence_n of_o any_o prescription_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o support_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o take_v to_o be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n or_o of_o the_o common_a law_n though_o