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
B05311	Act discharging any person to go aboard of, or correspond with French privateers. Edinburgh, August 3, 1697.	Scotland. Privy Council.	1697 (1697)	Wing S1408; ESTC R182987	513	1

ACT Discharging any Person to go Aboard of or Correspond with French Privateers Edinburgh August 3 1697. THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council being informed that notwithstanding the Laws and Acts of Parliament against such as Correspond with His Majesties Enemies and particularly the Act One thousand six hundred ninety three Intituled Act against Corresponding with France Yet upon the occasion of French Privateers and others His Majesties Enemies coming upon the Coasts of this Kingdom several Persons have either been ensnared or have presumed to go on Board of them or otherways to Correspond with them albeit Enemies and in actual Hostility as said is Therefore the saids Lords of Privy Council have discharged and hereby discharge all and every one of His Majesties Leidges to go on Board any of the saids Privateers or otherways to Correspond with them in any sort or to have any manner of dealing with them without express Licence obtained for that effect from the saids Lords of Privy Council under the pains in the saids Acts. And the saids Lords of Privy Council do hereby Ordain that all Sheriffs Stewarts Baillies and their Deputs and other Magistrats whatsoever be careful that these presents be duely observed as they will be answerable As also that they be Printed and Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and other places needful Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty Anno DOM. 1697.