Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,024	5	6.5132	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77534	Two remarkable letters concerning the Kings correspondence with the Irish rebels. The first by Digby in the Kings name to the Irish Commisioners. The second from the Lord Muskery one of those Commissioners in answer to Digby. Also a full state of the Irish negotiation at Oxford now treated, set forth in the rebels propositions, and the Kings particular concessions. Published according to order.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; Clancarty, Donogh MacCarty, Earl of, 1594-1665.; Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. Two letters of his sacred Majesty.	1645 (1645)	Wing B4785; Thomason E300_8; ESTC R200255	11,715	16

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two_o remarkable_a letter_n concern_v the_o king_n correspondence_n with_o the_o irish_a rebel_n the_o first_o by_o digby_n in_o the_o king_n name_n to_o the_o irish_a commissioner_n the_o second_o from_o the_o lord_n muskery_n one_o of_o those_o commissioner_n in_o answer_n to_o digby_n also_o a_o full_a state_n of_o the_o irish_a negotiation_n at_o oxford_n now_o treat_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o rebel_n proposition_n and_o the_o king_n particular_a concession_n publish_v according_a to_o order_n london_n print_v by_o f._n neile_n dwell_v in_o aldersgate-street_n 1645._o my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n his_o majesty_n have_v long_o expect_v a_o conclusion_n of_o a_o happy_a peace_n within_o your_o kingdom_n and_o his_o affair_n have_v high_o suffer_v by_o the_o fail_n of_o his_o expectation_n from_o thence_o can_v choose_v but_o wonder_n what_o the_o cause_n be_v of_o it_o call_v to_o mind_n those_o fair_a profession_n and_o promise_n which_o you_o make_v unto_o he_o when_o you_o be_v 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