Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	burgess_n	king_n	knight_n	3,853	5	7.2952	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91218	Minors no senators. Or A briefe discourse, proving, that infants under the age of 21. yeares, are uncapable, in point of law, of being members of Parliament, and that the elections of any such are meere nullities; yea, injurious, prejuditiall, dishonourable to the whole Parliament and Kingdome, in sundry respects. / Written by a common-lawyer (a true lover of his country, and honourer of the Parliament) to a friend and client of his, for his private satisfaction, and published for the common-good.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing P4008; Thomason E506_33; ESTC R205590	20,692	18

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expect_v in_o this_o common_a cause_n that_o concern_v not_o yourself_o alone_o but_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o suffer_v more_o mischief_n dishonour_n prejudice_n by_o unworthy_a election_n than_o any_o private_a competitor_n just_o grieve_v by_o they_o i_o shall_v close_v up_o all_o with_o that_o of_o solomon_n eccles._n 11._o 10._o childhood_n and_o youth_n be_v vanity_n i_o be_o sure_a they_o be_v so_o in_o our_o parliament_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o place_n if_o he_o divine_v ●right_a who_o desire_v to_o approve_v himself_o upon_o this_o and_o all_o other_o good_a occasion_n febr._n 12_o 1645._o your_o most_o affection_n friend_n and_o servant_n w._n p._n finis_fw-la a_o cook_n 4._o institute_n p._n 15_o to_o 20._o *_o england_n birthright_n advertisment_n for_o the_o election_n of_o burgess_n confute_v by_o master_n cook_n b_o littleton_n sect._n 103._o 104._o 110._o 259._o and_o cook_n institute_n ibidem_fw-la glanu_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 3_o ploudens_fw-la come_v f._n 267._o see_v brook_n abridment_n and_o fitz._n tit._n cover●●re_n enfant_fw-fr no●hability_n c_o cook_n 4._o i●stit_fw-la p._n 10._o 4●_z 7_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o 8._o h._n 6._o c._n 7._o d_o crompton_n jurisdiction_n of_o court_n f._n 2._o 3._o cook_n instit_fw-la on_o lit._n f._n 110._o his_o four_o institute_n p._n ●_z e_o crompton_n and_o cook_n qu●_z d_n dyer_n fol._n 60._o a●el_fw-la est_fw-la intend_v des_fw-fr ●outs_fw-fr home_n queil_n sont_fw-fr les_fw-fr plus_fw-fr sage_n et_fw-la discreet_a person_n dein_n let_z realm_n f_o littleton_n sect._n 103._o 104._o 110._o 269._o g_o cook_n institut_fw-la on_o littleton_n 3._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 11._o h_o littleton_n sect._n 259._o fitz._n abridg._n tit._n enfant_fw-fr and_o brook_n tit._n coverture_n i_o 21._o e._n 3._o 24._o 22._o h._n 6._o 31._o ●_z 2._o r._n 3._o 1._o ●_z 20._o and_o 18._o ●d_fw-mi 4._o 13._o fitz._n n._n br._n f._n 21._o d._n cook_n 2._o rep._n 57_o 18._o e._n 3._o 29_o audita_fw-la querela_fw-la 26._o 27._o 35._o k_o littleton_n sect._n 406._o 4●6_n brook_n dum_fw-la fuit_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la l_o 1._o h._n 5._o 6._o fitz._n ●●●ant_n 3_o 21._o e._n 4._o 18._o m_o cook_n 4._o instit._n ●_z 1._o n_o se_fw-la 13._o e._n 3_o enfant_fw-fr 9_o 1_o e._n 2._o account_n 121._o 21._o e._n 3._o 8_o 10._o h._n 4._o 14._o 2._o h._n 4._o 13._o 26_o e._n 3._o 63._o b._n 27._o e._n 3._o 77._o a._n 29._o e._n 3._o 5._o a._n o_o cook_n instit._n on_o littl._n f._n ●55_n see_v kitching_n 41_o p_o in_o h._n 5._o 6._o fitz_n enf._n 3._o 21_o ●_z 418._o br._n coverture_n 55._o q_o see_v the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 1_o p._n 34_o 39_o 46._o sir_n thomas_n smith_n his_o common_a wealth_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 2._o cook_n 4._o institut_fw-la ●_z 1._o r_o see_v the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 1._o p._n 50_o 51._o part_n 2._o p._n 56._o 57_o 65_o 67_o 71_o ſ_o rom_n hist._n l._n 24._o sect._n 4._o p._n 517._o t_o cook_n 4._o institut_fw-la cap._n 1._o u_o cook_n 4._o institut_fw-la cap._n 1._o x_o beda_n eccl._n hist_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o 12_o 13_o 14._o hen_n hunt_v hist._n l._n 3._o 5._o matth._n west_n an._n 905._o wil._n malmes_n de_fw-la gest:_n pont._n angl._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o hove_v p._n 427_o flor_n wigo●niensis_fw-la an._n 977._o antiqu._n eccl_n bri●_z p._n 19_o 20._o 59_o 60._o lam._n archaion_n selden_n title_n of_o hon._n p._n 63●_z cook_n 4._o insti._n p._n 2._o spelman_n concil_n p._n 182._o 183._o 219._o 293._o 300._o 301._o 334._o 335._o 375._o 387._o 390._o 408._o 419._o 424._o 494._o 510_o 513._o 534._o 559._o 552._o 566._o x_o 19_o h._n 6._o 13._o issue_n 67._o 13._o eliz._n c._n 12._o y_o see_v truth_n triumph_v over_o falsehood_n etc._n etc._n z_o bodin_n commonweal_n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o cook_n 4._o institute_n cap._n 1._o a_o see_v cook_n 4._o instit._n c._n 1._o beam_n l._n 3_o c._n 1._o sir_n th._n smith_n commonwealth_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 2._o vowel_n order_n and_o usage_n how_o to_o keep_v a_o parliament_n cambd●ns_n brit._n pag._n 173._o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n b_o 9_o h._n 3._o c._n 20._o h._n 3._o c._n 6._o 7_o 52._o h._n 3._o c._n 17_o 3._o e._n 1._o c._n 21._o 13_o e._n 1._o c._n 34._o 15._o 16._o 14._o e._n 3._o c._n 13._o 18._o e._n 1._o of_o fine_n 1._o r._n 3._o c._n 7._o 4._o h._n 7._o 124._o 21._o ian._n c_o 16._o see_v ash_n table_n enfant_fw-fr 33._o 32._o h._n 8._o e._n 2._o c_o 2._o chron._n 10_o note_n d_o commonweal_n l._n 3._o p._n ●55_n e_o se●at●●_z t●tius_fw-la or●●●lum_fw-la civitati●_z de_fw-la oratore_fw-la lib._n 2._o f_o nef●s_fw-la est_fw-la adversus_fw-la auctritatum_fw-la senatus_fw-la tendere_fw-la rom._n hist._n l._n 5._o g_o matthew_n paris_n anno_fw-la 226._o p._n 324._o 325._o ●●niells_n hist._n p._n 151._o 152_o h_o see_v 15._o e._n 3._o stat._n 2._o 11._o and_o 21._o r._n 2._o cap._n 12._o 1._o h_o c._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 31._o h._n 6._o cap._n 1._o 17._o e._n 4._o cap._n 7._o i_o 3._o e._n 3._o 19_o cook_n 4._o institute_n p._n 15._o ●●_z 20._o 38_o 39_o fitz_n c●●●n●_z 16●_z k_o c._n 8._o rep_n 66_o c._n 3._o e._n 3._o fitz_n enfant_fw-fr 14._o 14._o ass_n 17_o 43._o ass_n 45._o 17_o e._n 3._o 75._o fitz_n damage_n 127._o imprisonment_n 8._o ●0_n 16_o 17._o l_o deutr._n 27._o 1_o c._n 29._o 10._o c._n 31._o 9_o 28._o judg._n 21._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 17._o c._n 5._o 3._o c._n 17_o 4._o 1_o king_n 8._o 1._o 3._o c._n 20._o 7._o 8._o c._n 21._o 11._o 2_o king_n 23._o 1._o 1_o chron._n c._n 11._o 3._o c._n 15._o 25._o ●●_z 21._o 16._o 2_o cron._n 34._o 29._o ezec._n 20._o 1._o 3._o iob._n 2._o 16._o mar._n 15._o 1._o math._n 16._o 11._o m_o 2_o chron._n 10._o 6._o and_o 13._o 1_o king_n 12._o n_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandrol_n 4._o c._n 10_o martinus_n phileticus_n in_o cic._n l._n 1._o ep._n fam_fw-la 1._o o_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexand._n 14_o c._n 11_o p_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alex._n ibid._n goodwin_n roman_n antiquity_n l._n 3._o c._n 3_o q_o bodin_n comon-weal●●_z l._n 3._o c._n 1._o p._n 256._o ſ_o commonweal_n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o p._n 255._o 256_o r_o bodin_n ibid._n note_n object_n 〈◊〉_d t_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 5_o c._n 1._o ●_z h._n 6._o c._n 7_o cook_n 4._o in●●it_fw-la p._n 47_o u_o cook_n 4._o instit._n p._n 14._o object_n 2._o answer_n *_o see_v cook_n 9_o rep._n f._n 49._o object_n 3._o answer_n object_n 4._o answer_n *_o see_v cook_n 8._o rep_n s_o 41._o b._n 42._o alexander_n abalexand_n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o *_o see_v cook_n 2_o instit._n p._n 168_o 169._o note_n see_v cook_n 8._o report_n f._n 41_o 42._o and_o 9_o rep._n 4●_z *_o cook_n 4._o instit._n p._n 10._o and_o 2._o instit._n p._n 169_o