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
B05153	Act against false musters and free quarters, and anent due paying of their Majesties forces. At Edinburgh, the ninth of May 1693.	Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.	1693 (1693)	Wing S1025B; ESTC R183849	7,853	6

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they_o have_v do_v it_o themselves_o and_o as_o the_o officer_n and_o soldier_n shall_v be_v effectual_o pay_v and_o not_o defraud_v of_o their_o due_a pay_n so_o it_o be_v just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o they_o pay_v the_o country_n and_o not_o be_v allow_v to_o exact_v free_a quarter_n where_o they_o come_v therefore_o and_o for_o free_v the_o country_n of_o other_o abuse_n and_o disorder_n in_o use_n to_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o soldier_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n majesty_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n ratify_v approve_v and_o confirm_v a_o act_n of_o privy_a council_n of_o the_o date_n the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o february_n last_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o ninety_o three_o anent_o the_o order_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o provision_n for_o the_o force_n and_o redress_v abuse_v commit_v by_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a head_n tenor_n and_o content_n thereof_o and_o ordain_v the_o same_o to_o take_v full_a effect_n and_o to_o be_v put_v to_o further_a execution_n of_o 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upon_o who_o the_o soldier_n be_v quarter_v to_o instruct_v before_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n or_o a_o commissioner_n of_o excise_n and_o assessment_n magistrate_n of_o burgh_n or_o the_o next_o neighbour_a heretor_fw-la by_o witness_n or_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o party_n lese_v what_o be_v take_v on_o by_o the_o officer_n or_o soldier_n or_o what_o damage_n be_v do_v by_o they_o in_o their_o quarter_n which_o be_v instruct_v and_o liquidat_n as_o say_v be_v the_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o commissioner_n of_o excise_n and_o assessment_n magistrate_n of_o burgh_n or_o the_o neighbour_a heretor_fw-la before_o who_o the_o value_n of_o the_o say_v quarter_a or_o damage_n shall_v be_v instruct_v &_o liquidat_n shall_v be_v hold_v &_o oblige_v to_o give_v the_o landlord_n upon_o who_o the_o officer_n or_o soldier_n be_v quarter_v a_o declaration_n bear_v the_o value_n of_o the_o quarter_a and_o damage_n sustain_v and_o ordain_v the_o collector_n of_o the_o shire_n to_o give_v allowance_n of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o landlord_n out_o of_o the_o fore-end_n of_o his_o cess_n or_o excise_n &_o that_o the_o collector_n of_o the_o shire_n shall_v have_v allowance_n thereof_o from_o the_o general_n receiver_n and_o in_o case_n the_o landlord_n be_v a_o tennent_n or_o other_o person_n that_o be_v neither_o liable_a for_o cess_n or_o excise_n in_o this_o case_n the_o heretor_fw-la of_o the_o ground_n shall_v have_v allowance_n of_o the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o fore-end_n of_o his_o cess_n or_o excise_n due_a and_o payable_a by_o he_o to_o the_o effect_n that_o the_o tennent_n may_v get_v payment_n thereof_o and_o ordain_v the_o collector_n of_o the_o cess_n and_o excise_n to_o give_v allowance_n to_o the_o landlord_n or_o heretor_fw-la of_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o sum_n that_o shall_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o say_a declaration_n out_o of_o the_o fore-end_n of_o the_o landlord_n or_o heretors_n cess_n or_o excise_n and_o the_o collector_n be_v appoint_v to_o give_v account_n thereof_o to_o the_o general_n commissary_n or_o paymaster_n of_o the_o army_n that_o he_o may_v retain_v the_o same_o off_o the_o fore-end_n of_o the_o officer_n or_o soldier_n pay_n and_o it_o be_v hereby_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o officer_n first_o apply_v to_o as_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o foresay_a proclamation_n shall_v not_o give_v redress_n than_o the_o officer_n pay_v shall_v be_v liable_a as_o well_o as_o the_o soldier_n pay_v and_o the_o collector_n and_o general_n receiver_n shall_v give_v allowance_n according_o and_o the_o collector_n and_o general_n receiver_n be_v ordain_v to_o give_v the_o say_a allowance_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o deprivation_n by_o and_o attour_n the_o resound_a of_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o party_n lese_v and_o ordain_v this_o act_n to_o be_v public_o read_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o every_o regiment_n troop_n or_o company_n every_o time_n the_o same_o be_v muster_v that_o due_a obedience_n may_v be_v give_v thereto_o extract_v forth_o of_o the_o record_n of_o parliament_n by_o tarbat_n cls._n registri_fw-la god_n save_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o their_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la 1693._o