Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	assemble_v	city_n	london_n	3,070	5	7.6466	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94624	To the Right Honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses, assembled in Parliament the humble petition of the workmen-printers, freemen of the city of London[.]	Hawkins, George, fl. 1659.	1659 (1659)	Wing T1648; Thomason 669.f.21[19]; ESTC R211152	597	1

to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o workmen-printer_n freeman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n show_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a general_a liberty_n of_o print_n english_a bible_n and_o testament_n at_o london_n and_o until_o the_o 6._o of_o march_n 1655._o last_o past_a there_o be_v above_o sixty_o workmen-printer_n employ_v in_o constant_a work_n at_o several_a printing-house_n whereby_o the_o book_n be_v vend_v at_o very_o moderate_a rate_n to_o the_o great_a accommodation_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o encouragement_n and_o comfortable_a support_n of_o your_o petitioner_n but_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o undue_a and_o unlawful_a entrance_n of_o the_o late_a translate_a copy_n of_o the_o bible_n then_o make_v in_o the_o register_n of_o the_o company_n of_o stationer_n and_o other_o unjust_a proceed_n use_v by_o henry_n hill_n and_o john_n field_n printer_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o monopolise_v ever_o since_o of_o the_o sole_a print_n of_o bible_n and_o testament_n and_o suppress_v all_o other_o master-printer_n in_o that_o good_a work_n whereby_o they_o themselves_o employ_v not_o above_o ten_o or_o twelve_o person_n in_o their_o service_n and_o enhance_v the_o price_n of_o their_o book_n to_o excessive_a dear_a rate_n the_o commonwealth_n be_v abuse_v by_o a_o unreasonable_a necessity_n and_o your_o petitioner_n be_v for_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o much_o prejudice_v and_o abridge_v in_o their_o hope_n of_o livelihood_n and_o fortune_n and_o many_o of_o they_o reduce_v to_o extreme_a want_n and_o poverty_n to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o relation_n may_v it_o therefore_o most_o gracious_o please_v your_o honour_n to_o hear_v and_o redress_v your_o petitioner_n grievance_n with_o all_o convenience_n be_v of_o such_o universal_a influence_n upon_o and_o concernment_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o your_o petitioner_n as_o in_o duty_n bind_v shall_v ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n sign_a by_o george_n hawkins_n john_n sporier_n thomas_n webster_n john_n richardson_n john_n dever_n bryan_n lambert_n james_n gray_n henry_n barrow_n roger_n vaughan_n thomas_n milbourne_n senior_fw-la for_o themselves_o and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o 150._o workmen-printer_n in_o london_n