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
A66310	By the King and Queen, a proclamation for publishing the several marks or stamps to be used for velum, parchment and paper, persuant to a late act of Parliament for charging certain duties thereupon	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William, III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing W2601; ESTC R40708	6,015	2

WM RR HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT By the King and Queen A PROCLAMATION For Publishing the several Marks or Stamps to be used for Velum Parchment and Paper pursuant to a late Act of Parliament for Charging certain Duties thereupon MARIER WHereas in and by an Act made in the last Session of this present Parliament Intituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties several Duties upon Velum Parchment and Paper for Four years towards Carrying on the War against France it is Enacted That from and after the Eight and twentieth day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety four there shall be throughout the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed Raised Collected and Paid unto Their Majesties during the Term of Four years for the several and respective things therein mentioned which shall be Written or Ingrossed during the Term aforesaid the several and respective Rates Impositions or Duties therein expressed And that Commissioners to be appointed by Their Majesties should within the time by the said Act limited provide six several Marks or Stamps differing from each other for the several and respective Duties thereby Granted And that the said several Marks and Stamps should be published by Proclamation in such manner as by the said Act amongst other things therein contained relation being thereunto had may more fully appear Their Maiesties are graciously pleased by this Their Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of England to Publish and give Notice and do hereby Publish and give Notice to all persons who are or may be concerned That Their Majesties Commissioners namely Christopher Montague John Stanley Edward Lloyd Henry Cornish Henry Harris Jacob Vander Esch and James Isaacson Esquires who are appointed under the Great Seal of England for Marking and Stamping of Velum Parchment and Paper and for the Execution of several other Matters and Things in the said Act contained and who keep their Head Office in Lincolns-Inn Have pursuant to the Direction of the said Act of Parliament provided Six several Marks or Stamps to Stamp or Impress all Velum Parchment and Paper upon which any the Records Deeds Instruments Writings Copies or other things by the said Act charged may be Ingrossed or Written That is to say One Mark or Stamp the Impression whereof is here made in the Margin for all Velum Parchment and Paper by the said Act charged with the Payment of Forty Shillings Namely For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment on which any Grants or Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or the Seal of the Dutchy or County Palatine of Lancaster or of any Honour Dignity Promotion Franchise Liberty or Priviledge to any Person or Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate or Exemplifications of the same shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum Parchment or Sheet of Paper on which any Pardon of or for any Crime or Offence or of any Sum of Money or Forfeiture whatsoever or on which any Warrant of Reprieve or Relaxation from any Fines Corporal Punishments or other Forfeiture shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin of Velum or Parchment or Sheet of Paper upon which any Grant from Their Majesties of any Sum of Money exceeding One hundred pounds which shall pass the Great Seal or Privy Seal not directed to the Great Seal shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin of Velum or Parchment or for every Sheet of Paper upon which any Grant of any Office or Imployment which shall be above the value of Fifty pounds per Annum shall be Written or Ingrossed For every Skin of Velum or Parchment on which any Grant of Lands in Fee Lease for Years or other Grant of Profit not therein particularly charged that shall pass the Great Seal of England the Seal of the Exchequer the Seal of the Dutchy or County Palatine of Lancaster or the Privy Seal not directed to the Great Seal shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or Sheet of Paper upon which any Presentation or Donation which shall pass the great Seal of England or upon which any Collation to be made by any Arch-Bishop or other Bishop or any Presentation or Donation to be made by any Patron whatsoever of or to any Benefice Dignity or Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Promotion whatsoever shall be Ingrossed or Written provided such Benefice Dignity or Promotion be of the yearly value of Ten pounds or above in the Kings Books For ●●●●y Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or Sheet or piece of Paper upon which any Register Entry Testimonial or Certificate of any Degree taken in either of the Two Vni●●●ities or Four Inns of Court shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or Sheet of Paper on which any Dispensation to hold Two Ecclesiastical Dignities or Benefices or both a Dignity and a Benefice or any other Dispensation or Faculty from the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury or the Master of the Faculties for the time being shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment Sheet or piece of Paper upon which any Admittance of any Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians or of any Attorney Clerk Advocate Proctor Notary or other Officer or Officers in any Court whatsoever shall be Ingrossed or Written And for every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or Sheet of Paper upon which any Appeal from the Court of Admiralty Arches or the Prerogative Courts of Canterbury or York shall be Ingrossed or Written One other Mark or Stamp the Impression whereof is here made in the Margin for all Velum Parchment and Paper by the said Act charged with the Payment of Five shillings Namely For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or sheet of Paper upon which any Conveyance Surrender of Grants or Offices Release or other Deed whatsoever which shall be Inrolled of Record in any of the Courts at Westminster or in any other Court of Record whatsoever or by any Custos Rotulorum or Clerk of the Peace shall be Ingrossed or Written For every piece of Velum or Parchment upon which any Writ of Covenant for Levying of Fines shall be Ingrossed or Written For every piece of Velum or Parchment upon which any Writ of Entry for suffering a Common Recovery shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin of Velum or Parchment upon which any Exemplification of what nature soever that shall pass the Seal of any Court whatsoever shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or sheet of Paper upon which any Institution or Licence that shall pass the Seal of any Arch Bishop or Bishop Chancellor or other Ordinary or any Ecclesiastical Court whatsoever shall be Ingrossed or Written For every Skin or piece of Velum or Parchment or sheet of Paper upon which