Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	council_n	king_n	privy_a	5,649	5	10.4701	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56189	A plea for the Lords, and House of Peers, or, A full, necessary, seasonable enlarged vindication of the just, antient hereditary right of the earls, lords, peers, and barons of this realm to sit, vote, judge, in all the parliaments of England wherein their right of session, and sole power of judicature without the Commons as peers ... / by William Prynne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing P4035; ESTC R33925	413,000	574

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person●_n that_o will_v complain_v against_o he_o but_o that_o the_o commons_o will_v not_o do_v but_o pray_v he_o may_v answer_v their_o charge_n in_o general_a whereupon_o he_o answer_v every_o of_o the_o charge_n against_o he_o and_o that_o very_o full_o in_o open_a parliament_n before_o the_o lord_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o bishop_n and_o lord_n give_v judgement_n against_o he_o in_o full_a parliament_n that_o for_o his_o ill_a counsel_n and_o government_n against_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o king_n and_o realm_n and_o namely_o for_o divers_a chevisance_n to_o the_o king_n loss_n for_o procure_v grant_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o staple_n and_o town_n of_o calais_n and_o for_o divers_a imposition_n lay_v upon_o wool_n he_o shall_v be_v commit_v to_o prison_n under_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o marshal_n and_o make_v fine_a and_o ransom_n at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n whereupon_o the_o commons_o further_o require_v that_o he_o may_v lose_v all_o his_o office_n and_o be_v 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