Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	day_n	parliament_n	session_n	3,425	5	10.6408	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54684	The antiquity, legality, right, use, and ancient usage of fines paid in chancery upon the suing out, or obtaining some sorts of original writs retornable into the Court of Common-Pleas at Westminster / by Fabian Phillips ...	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1663 (1663)	Wing P2005A; ESTC R31118	24,218	54

session_n as_o they_o there_o be_v call_v do_v no_o long_a ago_o then_o in_o anno_fw-la 1606_o 1621._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n the_o six_o by_o his_o commission_n limit_n and_o set_v down_o the_o price_n or_o fee_n to_o the_o director_n of_o the_o chancery_n which_o vary_a according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n and_o value_v of_o the_o matter_n or_o thing_n as_o twenty_o shilling_n scot_n money_n for_o a_o second_o or_o three_o precept_n and_o for_o a_o summons_n of_o error_n past_o the_o quarter_n seal_n four_o pound_n scotish_n money_n and_o to_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o signet_n ten_o shilling_n scot_n money_n for_o a_o summons_n which_o be_v ratify_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o that_o kingdom_n in_o anno_fw-la dom._n 1621._o and_o do_v at_o this_o day_n keep_v their_o chancery_n and_o the_o fee_n and_o profit_n thereof_o so_o high_a as_o for_o a_o defendant_n enter_v into_o a_o recognizance_n or_o obligation_n in_o a_o suit_n depend_v before_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n or_o court_n of_o justice_n so_o call_v which_o with_o we_o without_o pass_v the_o great_a seal_n will_v not_o have_v cost_v twenty_o shilling_n be_v to_o pass_v the_o seal_n in_o their_o chancery_n no_o less_o than_o forty_o pound_n sterling_n be_v demand_v for_o the_o incident_a charge_n thereof_o long_o before_o which_o 53._o and_o many_o of_o those_o or_o the_o like_a custom_n in_o other_o nation_n the_o payment_n of_o fine_n in_o england_n upon_o original_a writ_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n do_v by_o imitation_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n or_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o same_o or_o a_o like_a reason_n very_o early_o come_v unto_o we_o as_o may_v be_v perceive_v by_o that_o law_n of_o king_n ina_n in_o anno_fw-la 720._o when_o the_o defendant_n do_v pignora_fw-la deponere_fw-la ante_fw-la litem_fw-la aestimatam_fw-la and_o by_o the_o wytas_n overseuness_n and_o emendationes_fw-la pacis_fw-la pay_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n and_o king_n henry_n the_o 1._o and_o the_o sachas_n which_o be_v in_o that_o nature_n pay_v in_o those_o day_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n upon_o suit_n or_o action_n in_o their_o petty_a court_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o fine-roll_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o king_n john_n h._n 3._o e._n 1._o e._n 2._o and_o until_o 25_o e._n 3._o that_o fine_n be_v pay_v upon_o very_a many_o if_o not_o all_o manner_n of_o writ_n original_a issue_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n and_o even_o upon_o action_n of_o trespass_n and_o be_v since_o 25_o e._n 3._o by_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o chancery_n and_o chancellor_n notwithstanding_o divers_a petition_n in_o parliament_n in_o that_o king_n reign_n to_o some_o of_o which_o he_o have_v give_v negative_a answer_n and_o to_o other_o refer_v they_o to_o the_o chancellor_n to_o deal_v favourable_o with_o they_o therein_o reduce_v to_o that_o which_o they_o now_o be_v viz._n where_o the_o debt_n or_o damage_n demand_v and_o express_v do_v exceed_v the_o sum_n of_o forty_o pound_n there_o be_v only_o pay_v six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n from_o thence_o to_o one_o hundred_o mark_n and_o thence_o to_o one_o hundred_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n and_o so_o proportionable_o according_a to_o that_o rate_n as_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n demand_v and_o express_v shall_v exceed_v the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o pound_n which_o probable_o may_v be_v so_o limit_v or_o restrain_v by_o occasion_n of_o a_o petition_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n in_o the_o 25_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 3._o where_o they_o do_v pray_v that_o les_fw-fr grace_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chancellarie_o pour_fw-fr brief_n avoir_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sont_fw-fr desorme_n si_fw-fr dure_v nési_fw-la estreites_n come_v over_o ont_fw-fr estre_fw-fr de_fw-fr novel_a quar_fw-la home_n en_fw-fr prent_fw-fr ore_fw-la en_fw-fr la_fw-fr chauncellerie_n fin_n de_fw-fr chescun_fw-fr manner_n de_fw-fr brief_n &_o ceux_fw-fr fin_n serront_n paier_n maintenant_fw-fr en_fw-fr le_fw-fr haneper_n que_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceo_fw-la en_fw-fr arere_z ne_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr quel_fw-fr choose_v est_fw-fr si_fw-fr grant_v damage_n au_fw-fr peuple_fw-fr que_fw-fr gentz_n ne_fw-fr poient_fw-fr leur_fw-fr droit_fw-fr poursuier_n par_fw-fr reason_n de_fw-fr le_fw-fr grant_n charge_v susdite_n &_o en_fw-fr gran●●rrerissement_fw-fr de_fw-fr profit_n le_fw-fr roy._n 29._o to_o which_o the_o king_n answer_v il_fw-fr ple_a au_fw-fr roy_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr chaunceller_n soit_fw-fr si_fw-fr gracious_a come_fw-mi il_fw-fr purra_n bonement_n sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr grant_n des_fw-fr brief_n considerant_fw-la l'estat_fw-la des_fw-fr person_n quile_v pourchasent_a and_o may_v with_o probability_n and_o warrant_n enough_o be_v well_o conjecture_v to_o have_v be_v if_o not_o as_o those_o ancient_a deposita_n which_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n may_v long_o before_o have_v introduce_v or_o as_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o empire_n or_o large_a walk_n or_o extent_n of_o the_o civil_a or_o caesarean_a law_n have_v bring_v into_o a_o well-allowed_n praxis_fw-la yet_o as_o honoraria_n or_o oblata_n retribution_n or_o free-will-offering_n of_o the_o people_n for_o favour_n receive_v of_o which_o some_o of_o the_o fine-roll_n of_o king_n john_n time_n do_v bear_v that_o title_n 10._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o abbess_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_fw-mi domino_fw-la regi_fw-la unum_fw-la palfridum_fw-la pro_fw-la habendo_fw-la brevi_fw-la de_fw-la nova_fw-la disseisina_fw-la johannes_n le_fw-fr tanner_n that_fw-mi dimid_n marcam_fw-la pro_fw-la habendo_fw-la pone_fw-la coram_fw-la justic._n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la westemonasterium_fw-la magister_fw-la honorius_n archidiaconus_fw-la richemund_n that_fw-mi unum_fw-la palfridum_fw-la pro_fw-la capiendo_fw-la quosdam_fw-la excommunicatos_fw-la and_o before_o the_o custom_n of_o give_v or_o assess_v cost_v either_o to_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n the_o plaintiff_n can_v not_o as_o appear_z by_o the_o form_n of_o the_o original_a writ_n mention_v by_o glanvil_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr consuetudinibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o prosecute_v his_o action_n upon_o a_o original_a write_v which_o be_v then_o for_o aught_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a long_o before_o use_v and_o accustom_a nor_o have_v any_o thing_n do_v by_o the_o sheriff_n to_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v or_o any_o process_n out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n where_o it_o be_v make_v retornable_a before_o he_o have_v put_v in_o to_o the_o sheriff_n two_o real_a surety_n or_o pledge_n de_fw-fr clamoro_fw-la svo_fw-la prosequend_a which_o for_o some_o age_n after_o continue_v it_o be_v in_o 36_o edward_n the_o three_o 3._o ordain_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o cost_v shall_v be_v take_v before_o the_o justice_n in_o the_o 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mere_a formality_n of_o return_v pledge_n or_o surety_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o cost_v to_o the_o party_n vanquish_a and_o the_o fine_n which_o be_v before_o careful_o collect_v for_o the_o king_n and_o together_o with_o the_o misericordia_n which_o upon_o non_fw-la prosequendo's_n and_o upon_o every_o judgement_n be_v now_o only_o enter_v with_o a_o misericordia_fw-la in_o the_o margin_n and_o make_v a_o considerable_a revenue_n to_o the_o king_n as_o by_o the_o estreat-roll_n of_o the_o iter_n or_o circuit_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o may_v appear_v be_v not_o now_o impose_v the_o feign_a and_o usual_a name_n of_o john_n doo_n and_o richard_n roose_n to_o avoid_v alteration_n in_o the_o formula_n or_o proceed_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o evil_a consequence_n which_o do_v often_o happen_v by_o innovation_n do_v only_o yet_o remain_v to_o tell_v we_o the_o former_a reason_n and_o design_n of_o the_o law_n therein_o which_o payment_n of_o fine_n 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