Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	kingdom_n	law_n	parliament_n	3,975	5	6.2994	4	false

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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appellatis_fw-la sibi_fw-la prius_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la ac_fw-la aliis_fw-la peritis_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la tam_fw-la commune_v quam_fw-la spirituales_fw-la petitiones_fw-la subscript_n de_fw-fr petitionibus_fw-la antedictis_fw-la coram_fw-la eos_fw-la legi_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la easque_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la praed_fw-we in_fw-la forma_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o indorsamento_fw-la earundem_fw-la petitionum_fw-la continetur_fw-la determinaverunt_fw-la quarum_fw-la quidem_fw-la petitionum_fw-la tenores_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la responsionibus_fw-la earundem_fw-la inferius_fw-la hic_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la the_o like_a be_v enact_v and_o do_v in_o the_o 591.596_o parliament_n of_o 1_o h._n 6._o n._n 21._o 4_o h._n 6._o n._n 21._o 8_o h._n 6._o n._n 45._o 8_o h._n 6._o n._n 69._o since_o then_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o commons_o request_n be_v thus_o authorise_v to_o be_v judge_n answerer_n reformer_n of_o their_o petition_n and_o grievance_n in_o parliament_n which_o can_v not_o be_v there_o answer_v redress_v during_o the_o parliament_n sit_v even_o after_o those_o parliament_n determine_v much_o more_o must_v they_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a judge_n answerer_n and_o redresser_n of_o they_o in_o our_o parliament_n while_o they_o continue_v sit_v and_o those_o who_o be_v proper_a judge_n of_o their_o petition_n and_o estate_n in_o parliament_n must_v by_o the_o selfsame_a reason_n be_v admit_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a judge_n of_o their_o person_n likewise_o in_o all_o case_n proper_a for_o parliamentary_a conusance_n maugre_o all_o pretence_n to_o the_o contrary_n a_o supplement_n to_o the_o