Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	council_n	parliament_n	privy_a	2,717	5	9.7040	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52358	Some doubts & questions, in the law, especially of Scotland as also, some decisions of the lords of Council and Sessions / collected & observed by Sir John Nisbet of Dirleton ... ; to which is added, an index, for finding the principal matters in the said decisions.	Nisbet, John, Sir, 1609?-1687.; Scotland. Court of Session.	1698 (1698)	Wing N1170; ESTC R16027	472,476	492

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prejudge_v by_o any_o deed_n of_o the_o rebel_n in_o fill_v up_o of_o the_o same_o it_o be_v also_o find_v that_o albeit_o the_o lord_n bamff_n by_o his_o letter_n be_v bind_v up_o that_o he_o can_v not_o question_v the_o say_a bond_n upon_o the_o pretence_n foresay_a of_o condictio_fw-la or_o any_o other_o that_o may_v have_v be_v competent_a against_o the_o say_a john_n lion_n yet_o notwithstanding_o of_o the_o say_a letter_n the_o king_n may_v have_v give_v and_o he_o may_v accept_v either_o a_o gift_n of_o lion_n escheat_n or_o a_o right_n from_o the_o donator_n and_o thereupon_o may_v claim_v right_o to_o the_o say_a sum_n thesaurer_n depute_v reporter_n mr._n john_n hay_o clerk_n d._n 406._o tennent_n young_a and_o other_o contra_fw-la sandy_n procurator-fiscal_a of_o the_o regality_n of_o ogilface_n eod_a die_v in_o a_o declarator_n of_o a_o liferent-escheat_n it_o be_v allege_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o escheat_n upon_o the_o horning_n libel_v because_o it_o be_v upon_o 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to_o give_v answer_n until_o some_o accommodation_n shall_v be_v endeavour_v and_o it_o be_v propose_v by_o some_o that_o the_o decreet_a of_o the_o regality_n court_n be_v for_o keep_v of_o conventicle_n and_o that_o practice_n concern_v so_o much_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o country_n that_o all_o disturbance_n thereby_o may_v be_v prevent_v and_o upon_o that_o account_n it_o be_v recommend_v to_o the_o council_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o law_n against_o conventicle_n put_v effectual_o in_o execution_n the_o council_n as_o they_o may_v conveen_v the_o contraveener_n before_o themselves_o may_v commissionate_v the_o inferior_a court_n to_o proceed_v as_o their_o delegate_n and_o upon_o their_o decreet_n give_v by_o they_o as_o their_o delegate_n that_o they_o may_v direct_v letter_n of_o horning_n thesaurer-depute_a reporter_n d._n 407._o ker_n contra_fw-la hunter_n 20_o december_n 1676._o a_o personal_a action_n be_v sustain_v upon_o a_o right_n of_o annualrent_n against_o the_o tenant_n during_o their_o possession_n for_o the_o nail_n and_o duty_n effeirand_a to_o the_o say_a annualrent_n thesaurer-depute_a reporter_n mr._n thomas_n hay_o clerk_n d._n 408._o carnegie_n of_o balmachie_n contra_fw-la durham_n of_o anachie_n eod_a die_v the_o lord_n find_v that_o albeit_o by_o the_o common_a law_n annualrent_n be_v due_a for_o tocher_n yet_o by_o our_o custom_n it_o be_v not_o payable_a unless_o it_o be_v so_o provide_v by_o the_o bond_n or_o contract_n for_o the_o same_o but_o in_o the_o case_n in_o question_n they_o find_v the_o defender_n liable_a to_o pay_v annualrent_a in_o respect_n the_o debtor_n have_v be_v in_o use_n of_o payment_n at_o the_o least_o have_v promise_v to_o pay_v annualrent_a for_o certain_a year_n by-gone_a and_o annualrent_a once_o pay_v imply_v a_o tacit_a paction_n to_o continue_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o same_o thesaurer-depute_a reporter_n ______o clerk_n d._n 409._o veitch_n contra_fw-la pallat._n eod_a die_v the_o lord_n find_v that_o a_o rebel_n contract_v debt_n after_o rebellion_n can_v assign_v in_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o same_o any_o debt_n due_a to_o he_o and_o though_o the_o assigney_n shall_v transact_v with_o the_o debtor_n of_o the_o debt_n assign_v before_o a_o gift_n and_o declarator_n the_o donator_n will_v be_v preferable_a lockheart_n and_o hog_n for_o veitch_n alteri_fw-la cuningham_n and_o seaton_n gibson_n clerk_n in_o praesentia_fw-la d._n 410._o inter_fw-la eosdem_fw-la eod_a die_v and_o in_o the_o same_o case_n it_o be_v find_v that_o a_o bond_n grant_v after_o horning_n though_o it_o do_v bear_v that_o the_o same_o be_v for_o wine_n yet_o be_v the_o rebel_n assertion_n can_v not_o prejudge_v the_o king_n but_o it_o be_v allege_v and_o offer_v to_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o say_v wine_n be_v true_o furnish_v before_o the_o rebellion_n the_o lord_n find_v the_o alledgance_n relevant_a to_o be_v prove_v only_o by_o the_o rebel_n compt_n book_n and_o by_o book_n of_o entry_n and_o not_o simple_o by_o witness_n without_o such_o adminicle_n in_o write_n d._n 411._o palate_n contra_fw-la veitch_n eod_a die_v the_o lord_n likeways_o find_v that_o the_o presumption_n introduce_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o gift_n of_o escheat_n be_v simulate_v in_o respect_n that_o the_o rebel_n be_v suffer_v to_o possess_v be_v only_o in_o that_o case_n where_o the_o rebel_n have_v a_o visible_a and_o considerable_a estate_n of_o land_n or_o tack_n and_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o but_o when_o the_o rebel_n estate_n be_v either_o not_o considerable_a consist_v only_o of_o a_o aiker_n or_o two_o which_o be_v the_o case_n in_o question_n or_o in_o nominibus_fw-la and_o not_o know_v to_o the_o donator_n so_o that_o the_o donator_n have_v reason_n not_o to_o trouble_v himself_o and_o to_o look_v after_o either_o that_o which_o be_v inconsiderable_a or_o which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o 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