Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	kingdom_n	part_n	scotland_n	2,566	5	8.0888	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31170	The Case of the people called Quakers as it concerns an affirmation which they desire may be extended to all Britain		1698 (1698)	Wing C1129; ESTC T25898	524	3

The CASE of the People call'd Quakers as it concerns an Affirmation which they desire may be extended to all Britain THE Legislature being acquainted with the Quakers Conscienclously scrupling to take any Oath did very tenderly and favourably grant them an Affirmation to be used instead of an Oath But the said Affirmation notwithstanding the Union of the two Kingdoms doth not extend to Scotland and many of the said People in the Northern Countries and divers other Parts of England do conscienciously scruple that Affirmation even to their own Prejudice in respect of their Properties because as they think the Title of the Act seems to intimate as if it was an Oath tho' not in the usual Form and that there are Expressions in the Affirmation it self which are too much like an Oath of which mind are the said People in Scotland For these Reasons the said People call'd Quakers do now apply to the Parliament for such an Affirmation as will be agreeable to the Religious Sentiments of their Friends in North Britain and elsewhere And the said People are willing that not only the present Penalties of Perjury but also such farther Punishment as shall be thought meet be inflicted on them in case they falsly or corruptly make use of the Affirmation they desire Thus with the greatest Security to others they may be both eased with respect to their Scruples and rendred more generally useful to their Neighbours and themselves All which is Humbly submitted the Legislature THE CASE Of the People called QUAKERS