Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	good_a	lord_n	see_v	2,436	5	3.3801	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11741	The grievances given in by the ministers before the Parliament holden in June 1633 Propositions concerning kneeling before the bread in the sacrament. Master William Coupers letter to the Bishop of Dumblane. The Bishops instruction to Master Gawin Hammiltoun, Bishop of Galloway. Mr. George Gladstones letter to the King. Master William Struthers letter to the Earle of Airth.	Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639. aut	1635 (1635)	STC 22034; ESTC S106162	16,107	32

i_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o cathnes_n and_o send_v for_o my_o lord_n of_o glasgow_n and_o the_o procurement_n of_o this_o parliament_n without_o advice_n of_o the_o chancellar_n and_o if_o your_o majesty_n will_v continue_v these_o shine_a beam_n and_o show_v of_o your_o majesty_n favour_n doubtless_o the_o purpose_n that_o seem_v most_o difficile_a will_v be_v facilitat_fw-la to_o your_o majesty_n great_a honour_n and_o our_o credit_n which_o if_o it_o be_v great_a than_o it_o be_v your_o majesty_n can_v receive_v no_o interest_n for_o beside_o that_o no_o estate_n may_v say_v that_o they_o be_v your_o majesty_n creature_n as_o we_o may_v say_v so_o there_o be_v none_o who_o stand_v be_v so_o slippery_a when_o your_o majesty_n shall_v frown_v as_o we_o for_o at_o your_o majesty_n nod_n we_o must_v either_o stand_v or_o fall_v but_o we_o refer_v the_o more_o ample_a declaration_n of_o these_o purpose_n and_o other_o point_n of_o your_o majesty_n service_n to_o the_o sufficencie_n of_o my_o lord_n of_o glasgow_n and_o my_o good_a lord_n secretary_n the_o fourteen_o bishop_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o my_o lord_n of_o glasgow_n and_o i_o be_o contend_v to_o which_o of_o the_o two_o province_n he_o shall_v appertain_v your_o majesty_n who_o be_v our_o great_a archbishop_n must_v decide_v it_o thus_o after_o my_o most_o humble_a and_o hearty_a thanks_o for_o your_o majesty_n good_a acceptance_n and_o gracious_a dispatch_n late_o which_o have_v fill_v the_o ear_n of_o all_o this_o kingdom_n i_o beseech_v god_n to_o heap_v upon_o your_o majesty_n the_o plenty_n of_o all_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n for_o ever_o i_o rest_v edinburgh_n the_o last_o of_o august_n 1612._o you_o majesty_n mosthumble_a subject_n and_o servitor_n s._n andrewis_n master_n william_n struther_n one_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o a_o conformitane_n howbeit_o he_o be_v content_a to_o accept_v a_o fat_a bishopric_n yet_o be_v content_a in_o end_n to_o forgo_v the_o 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occasion_n te_fw-la see_v more_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o shisme_n i_o profess_v a_o unspeakable_a grief_n to_o see_v any_o thing_n do_v that_o may_v trouble_v the_o peace_n of_o a_o church_n and_o divide_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o good_a people_n from_o a_o good_a king_n our_o fire_n be_v so_o great_a already_o that_o it_o have_v more_o need_n of_o water_n to_o quench_v it_o than_o oil_n to_o augment_v it_o edinburgh_n the_o 28_o of_o januar._n 1630._o

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