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
A58542	Act against land lords setting of houses to un-free persons ; and also, An act for the purging the city of vagabonds and beggers	Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1026A; ESTC R7018	2,199	1

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late_a sovereign_a lord_n first_o parliament_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v leisome_a to_o all_o person_n or_o society_n who_o have_v or_o shall_v set_v up_o any_o manufactory_n within_o this_o kingdom_n to_o seize_v upon_o and_o apprehend_v any_o vagabond_n who_o shall_v be_v sound_a beg_n on_o who_o be_v masterless_a and_o out_o of_o service_n and_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o maintain_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o mean_n and_o work_n and_o impower_v they_o to_o employ_v the_o said_n vagabond_n person_n and_o their_o bairn_n in_o their_o common_a work_n and_o declare_v they_o shall_v continue_v therein_o during_o their_o life_n time_n and_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o their_o master_n correction_n and_o chaftisement_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o correction_n life_n and_o torture_n except_v the_o said_n person_n be_v always_o employ_v by_o the_o said_n manufactory_n with_o advice_n of_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v seize_v upon_o and_o the_o council_n be_v now_o resolve_v that_o all_o the_o vagabond_n beggar_n and_o other_o idle_a person_n and_o their_o child_n that_o be_v above_o the_o age_n of_o 5_o year_n that_o can_v be_v find_v upon_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n or_o in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o examine_v or_o suburb_n thereof_o shall_v be_v apprehend_v and_o put_v into_o the_o correction-house_n and_o set_v at_o work_n to_o spin_v and_o card_n and_o work_v such_o manufactory_a work_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v employ_v to_o do_v by_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o correction-house_n and_o his_o servant_n which_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v the_o best_a expedient_a for_o purge_v the_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o say_n idle_a person_n and_o vagabond_n and_o prevent_v the_o increase_n of_o they_o in_o time_n come_v therefore_o they_o hereby_o command_v and_o charge_v these_o person_n who_o shall_v receive_v the_o magistrate_n commission_n to_o take_v and_o apprehend_v all_o such_o vagabond_n idle_a beggar_n whore_n thief_n and_o masterless_a person_n and_o their_o child_n above_o the_o age_n of_o 5_o year_n who_o shall_v be_v find_v within_o the_o city_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o or_o suburb_n of_o the_o same_o and_o present_v they_o to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o thereafter_o they_o may_v be_v imprison_v within_o the_o say_a house_n of_o correction_n to_o be_v set_v at_o work_n by_o the_o say_a master_n of_o the_o correction-house_n and_o his_o servant_n in_o manner_n foresay_a who_o be_v to_o remain_v therein_o during_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life-time_n conform_v to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n during_o the_o which_o space_n they_o be_v to_o receive_v all_o manner_n of_o punishment_n and_o correction_n life_n and_o torture_n except_v and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o council_n take_v into_o consideration_n that_o the_o city_n have_v be_v and_o be_v great_o abuse_v by_o suffer_v stranger_n vagabond_n un-free_a person_n poor_a and_o indigent_a body_n to_o plant_v and_o have_v their_o habitation_n within_o this_o city_n and_o that_o by_o harbour_v of_o the_o say_n person_n and_o such_o as_o they_o resett_n the_o town_n be_v defile_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n the_o liberty_n of_o freeman_n usurp_v the_o city_n over-burdened_n with_o sustain_v of_o that_o kind_n of_o people_n their_o wife_n child_n and_o such_o as_o they_o resett_n particular_o in_o the_o time_n of_o death_n and_o the_o monthly_a contribution_n appoint_v for_o their_o own_o poor_a employ_v and_o consume_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o for_o remee_v thereof_o the_o magistrate_n and_o council_n by_o their_o act_n of_o the_o date_n the_o 22_o the_o day_n of_o december_n 1676._o year_n do_v statute_n and_o ordain_v that_o no_o person_n set_v their_o house_n or_o land_n within_o the_o city_n or_o suburb_n thereof_o in_o any_o time_n hereafter_o to_o any_o unfree_a person_n that_o be_v not_o land_a gentleman_n or_o member_n of_o the_o college_n of_o justice_n without_o a_o special_a ticket_n from_o the_o bailie_n of_o the_o quarter_n in_o writ_n within_o who_o bound_n the_o said_n land_n lie_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o un-law_n of_o twenty_o pound_n to_o be_v take_v off_o the_o setter_n or_o owner_n of_o the_o say_n land_n or_o house_n ilk_fw-mi person_n to_o who_o their_o land_n or_o house_n be_v to_o be_v set_v with_o the_o escheat_n of_o a_o year_n mail_n to_o the_o town_n use_v and_o where_o any_o land_n or_o house_n be_v set_v to_o such_o person_n that_o the_o owner_n or_o setter_n remove_v the_o say_n person_n instant_o and_o that_o the_o baily_n shall_v give_v no_o ticket_n to_o the_o say_n unfree_a person_n but_o upon_o caution_n to_o be_v find_v act_v in_o the_o town_n book_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v and_o fulfil_v the_o article_n follow_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o shall_v receive_v no_o vagabond_n naughty_a or_o vicious_a person_n nor_o any_o who_o be_v suspect_v of_o theft_n or_o reset_v of_o theft_n or_o of_o keep_v of_o brothel-house_n nor_o masterless-person_n within_o their_o house_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o twenty_o pound_n so_o oft_o as_o they_o failzie_a item_n they_o shall_v use_v no_o unlawful_a vocation_n or_o usurp_v the_o liberty_n of_o a_o freeman_n under_o the_o say_a pain_n item_n that_o neither_o they_o their_o servant_n wife_n nor_o child_n shall_v be_v burdenable_a to_o the_o good_a town_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o un-law_n of_o a_o hundred_o mark_n item_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o way_n disobedient_a to_o the_o church_n or_o magistrate_n or_o officer_n of_o the_o say_v burgh_n under_o the_o say_a pain_n and_o their_o penalty_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o said_n cautioner_n the_o council_n do_v revive_v the_o foresay_a act_n in_o the_o whole_a head_n article_n and_o clause_n thereof_o and_o ordain_v the_o same_o to_o take_v effect_n and_o to_o be_v put_v to_o due_a execution_n in_o all_o time_n come_v and_o further_o it_o be_v statute_n and_o ordain_v that_o out-land_n poor_a beggar_n and_o other_o poor_a that_o have_v be_v burgess_n bairn_n in_o this_o burgh_n remove_v and_o dispatch_v themselves_o forth_o of_o this_o burgh_n bound_n and_o liberty_n thereof_o and_o to_o retire_v to_o the_o place_n or_o paroch_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v or_o former_o reside_v so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o find_v nor_o see_v within_o the_o examine_v at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o put_v they_o in_o the_o thieves-hole_n 48_o hour_n for_o the_o first_o fault_n and_o scourge_v of_o they_o thereafter_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v within_o the_o bind_v foresay_a and_o ordain_v this_o present_n to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v through_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n by_o tuck_n of_o drum_n and_o affix_v upon_o the_o most_o conspicuous_a place_n of_o this_o city_n that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n extract_v by_o i_o jo._n richardsone_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n city_n and_o college_n 1685_o this_o may_v be_v reprint_v at_o london_n rls_n november_n the_o 13_o the_o by_o d._n mallet_n 1685._o