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
B05467	Proclamation against regraiting of victual, and forestallers, and allowing the importation of victual free of publick burden.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)	1696 (1696)	Wing S1601; ESTC R183338	2,123	1

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in_o case_n they_o hold_v more_o than_o will_v sustain_v they_o and_o their_o meinzie_n to_o new-corn_n they_o may_v be_v punish_v and_o demean_v as_o ockerer_n and_o usurer_n and_o the_o victual_n escheat_v to_o we_o and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v present_v to_o mercat_n and_o sell_v as_o the_o price_n go_v and_o by_o the_o act_n james_n the_o second_o parliament_n nine_o cap._n thirty_o eight_o and_o thirty_o nine_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o manner_n of_o victual_n be_v hold_v in_o girnals_n by_o any_o man_n to_o a_o dearth_n but_o allanerly_a what_o be_v needful_a for_o their_o own_o person_n and_o sustentation_n of_o their_o household_n and_o that_o the_o say_n person_n present_v all_o that_o they_o have_v more_o to_o the_o mercat_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o escheat_n thereof_o and_o searcher_n be_v appoint_v in_o edinburgh_n and_o leith_n to_o make_v the_o say_n act_n effectual_a as_o likewise_o the_o crime_n of_o forestall_v be_v forbid_v by_o several_a act_n and_o statute_n 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of_o parliament_n execute_v upon_o they_o with_o all_o rigour_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o victual_n girnele_v and_o unlawful_o keep_v up_o as_o say_v be_v arree_v and_o sequestrate_a by_o the_o foresay_a sheriff_n and_o other_o as_o escheat_n and_o further_o we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a command_v and_o charge_v all_o magistrate_n of_o burgh_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o land_n to_o take_v care_n that_o all_o mercat_n and_o fair_n be_v due_o regulat_fw-la conform_v to_o the_o law_n without_o extortion_n and_o to_o cause_v put_v the_o foresaid-act_n of_o parliament_n against_o forestaller_n to_o due_a and_o vigorous_a execution_n certify_v the_o foresaid_n sheriff_n magistrate_n and_o other_o who_o shall_v fail_v in_o their_o duty_n in_o the_o premise_n that_o upon_o information_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n they_o shall_v be_v therefore_o severe_o punish_v as_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n shall_v see_v cause_n and_o further_o 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september_n next_o to_o come_v and_o no_o long_o our_o will_n be_v herefore_o and_o we_o charge_v you_o strict_o and_o command_v that_o incontinent_a these_o our_o letter_n see_v you_o pass_v to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o the_o remanent_fw-la headburgh_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n and_o stewartry_n within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o there_o in_o our_o name_n and_o authority_n by_o open_a proclamation_n make_v intimation_n hereof_o that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o june_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o eight_o year_n 1696_o exit_fw-la deliberatione_n dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1696._o