Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	end_n	parliament_n	session_n	2,454	5	10.4165	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09897	Depopulation arraigned, convicted and condemned, by the lawes of God and man a treatise necessary in these times; by R.P. of Wells, one of the Societie of New Inne.	Powell, Robert, fl. 1636-1652.; England and Wales. Proceedings. 1631. Nov. 23. Court of Star Chamber.	1636 (1636)	STC 20160; ESTC S101175	44,216	152

statute_n of_o 4._o hen._n 7._o ca._n 19_o be_v revive_v and_o confirm_v and_o commission_n a_o ward_v to_o certain_a person_n to_o inquire_v of_o all_o default_n and_o offence_n commit_v since_o an._n 20._o hen._n 8._o or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o forecited_n statute_n of_o 4._o h._n 7.19_o and_o 7._o hen._n 8.1_o and_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o eliz._n 2._o which_o repeal_v the_o statue_n of_o 5._o and_o 6._o edw._n 6.5_o and_o 2._o and_o 3._o phi._n and_o ma._n 2._o confirm_v the_o rest_n be_v all_o repeal_v 39_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o and_o thereby_o explain_v and_o enact_v that_o every_o house_n which_o at_o that_o time_n or_o then_o after_o have_v twenty_o acre_n to_o be_v adjudge_v according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n de_fw-fr terris_fw-la mensurandis_fw-la of_o errable_a land_n meadow_n and_o pasture_n or_o more_o thereunto_o belong_v and_o so_o let_v to_o farm_n for_o three_o year_n together_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o queen_n reign_n not_o be_v the_o castle_n or_o dwell_v house_n of_o any_o nobleman_n or_o gentleman_n nor_o the_o chief_a mansion_n house_n of_o any_o manor_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o house_n of_o husbandry_n for_o ever_o with_o many_o provision_n for_o repair_v and_o new-building_n house_n of_o husbandry_n 2._o 39_o eliz._n cap._n 2._o be_v same_o parliament_n a_o act_n ca._n 2._o be_v make_v that_o errable_a land_n convert_v to_o sheep_n pasture_n or_o to_o the_o fat_a or_o graze_v of_o cattle_n since_o 1._o eliz._n shall_v be_v restore_v or_o lay_v to_o tillage_n and_o so_o continue_v for_o ever_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o course_n of_o husbandry_n with_o some_o clause_n and_o restriction_n and_o a_o penalty_n of_o twenty_o shilling_n for_o every_o acre_n for_o every_o year_n not_o restore_v i_o can_v omit_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n enforce_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o 1_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o uphold_v and_o advance_v by_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o tillage_n 2_o tillage_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o multiply_v of_o people_n both_o for_o service_n in_o the_o war_n and_o time_n of_o peace_n 3_o a_o principal_a mean_n that_o people_n be_v set_v on_o work_n and_o thereby_o withdraw_v from_o idleness_n drunkenness_n unlawful_a game_n and_o all_o other_o lewd_a practice_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n 4_o that_o by_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v preserve_v from_o extreme_a poverty_n in_o a_o competent_a estate_n of_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v 5_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o realm_n keep_v disperse_a and_o distribute_v in_o many_o hand_n where_o it_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o answer_v all_o necessary_a charge_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o realm_n 6_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o realm_n do_v more_o stand_n upon_o itself_o without_o out_o depend_v upon_o foreign_a country_n either_o for_o importation_n of_o corn_n in_o time_n of_o scarcity_n or_o for_o vent_v and_o utterance_n of_o our_o own_o commodity_n these_o two_o last_o mention_v act_n be_v but_o to_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n which_o be_v hold_v 43._o eliz._n they_o be_v then_o revive_v and_o continue_v ca._n 9_o and_o likewise_o continue_v 1._o jacobi_fw-la 25._o and_o afterward_o discontinue_v and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 21._o jacob_n all_o the_o say_v other_o statute_n against_o decay_n of_o house_n be_v utter_o repeal_v and_o so_o the_o remedy_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o state_n sect._n 25_o i_o think_v it_o no_o great_a digression_n from_o any_o purpose_n succinct_o to_o run_v over_o those_o comitiar_n law_n frame_v according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v make_v that_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o opinion_n and_o detestation_n those_o time_n have_v of_o this_o exorbitant_a evil_n and_o though_o those_o law_n be_v by_o repeal_n and_o expiration_n exauctorate_v yet_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n point_v out_o by_o they_o still_o remain_v and_o increase_v and_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n transcend_v from_o mean_a tenant_n to_o great_a land_n lord_n from_o small_a quantity_n of_o acre_n to_o whole_a towneship_n tything_n and_o hamlet_n the_o care_n and_o cure_n must_v be_v great_a and_o speedy_a than_o any_o stature-law_n have_v hitherto_o provide_v yet_o there_o be_v one_o law_n make_v 25._o 13._o 25_o he._n 8._o ca._n 13._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 13._o entitle_v a_o act_n limit_v what_o number_n of_o sheep_n man_n shall_v keep_v occupy_v and_o have_v in_o their_o own_o possession_n at_o one_o time_n still_o in_o force_n and_o unrepealed_a which_o though_o in_o the_o frontispiece_n it_o seem_v to_o look_v upon_o a_o silly_a company_n of_o sheep_n it_o do_v unkennel_v a_o subtle_a sort_n of_o fox_n which_o waste_n and_o spoil_v the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n observe_v 1_o the_o foot_n of_o these_o fox_n by_o their_o practice_n and_o injury_n to_o the_o common_a good_a 2_o the_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n thereupon_o happen_v 3_o the_o great_a consequence_n ensue_a 4_o the_o remedy_n provide_v by_o that_o law_n 1_o it_o discover_v unto_o we_o that_o sundry_a of_o the_o king_n subject_n to_o who_o god_n have_v dispose_v great_a plenty_n of_o movable_a substance_n do_v daily_o practice_v and_o invent_v way_n and_o mean_n how_o they_o may_v accumulate_v and_o gather_v together_o into_o few_o hand_n as_o well_o great_a multitude_n of_o farm_n as_o great_a plenty_n of_o cattle_n and_o in_o especial_a sheep_n put_v such_o land_n as_o they_o can_v get_v to_o pasture_n and_o not_o to_o tillage_n 2_o the_o incovenience_n four_o fold_n 1_o that_o thereby_o they_o have_v pull_v down_o church_n and_o town_n 2_o inhaunse_v the_o old_a rate_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o realm_n or_o bring_v it_o to_o such_o excessive_a fine_n that_o no_o poor_a man_n be_v able_a to_o meddle_v with_o it_o 3_o that_o they_o have_v raise_v the_o price_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o corn_n cattle_n wool_n and_o such_o other_o almost_o double_a above_o the_o accustom_a price_n 4_o that_o multitude_n of_o people_n not_o able_a to_o provide_v necessary_a victual_n and_o clothing_n for_o themselves_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v so_o discourage_v with_o misery_n and_o poverty_n that_o they_o fall_v daily_o to_o theft_n robbery_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n or_o pitiful_o dye_v for_o hunger_n and_o cold_a 3_o the_o consequence_n or_o enormity_n ensue_a five_o fold_n 1_o that_o thing_n thus_o use_v be_v principal_o to_o the_o high_a displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2_o to_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o hospitality_n of_o this_o realm_n 3_o to_o the_o diminish_n of_o the_o king_n people_n 4_o to_o the_o let_v of_o clothmaking_a whereby_o many_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v accustom_v to_o be_v set_v to_o work_v if_o remedy_n be_v not_o find_v it_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o realm_n 4_o the_o remedy_n prescribe_v 2._o fold_n restriction_n and_o limitation_n 1_o that_o none_o shall_v occupy_v in_o farm_n or_o otherwise_o have_v of_o his_o own_o proper_a cattle_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a land_n nor_o in_o the_o possession_n land_n or_o ground_n of_o any_o other_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v in_o farm_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n craft_n or_o cunning_a above_o two_o thousand_o sheep_n at_o one_o time_n within_o any_o part_n of_o the_o realm_n upon_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o sheep_n above_o that_o number_n 2_o that_o none_o shall_v take_v in_o farm_n for_o term_v of_o life_n year_n or_o at_o will_n any_o more_o house_n and_o renement_n of_o husbandry_n whereunto_o any_o land_n be_v belong_v in_o town_n village_n hamlet_n or_o tything_n above_o the_o number_n of_o two_o upon_o the_o penalty_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o week_n sect._n 26_o all_o these_o statute_n be_v but_o municipalis_fw-la aperturae_fw-la legis_fw-la overture_n of_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n one_o of_o the_o main_a special_a occasion_n of_o this_o grand_a mischief_n be_v a_o grow_a evil_a of_o late_a year_n practise_v and_o set_v on_o foot_n by_o certain_a greedy_a and_o covetous_a person_n carnifice_n &_o carnivoros_fw-la regni_fw-la graze_v butcher_n who_o under_o colour_n of_o their_o mechainck_n trade_n in_o butchery_n respect_v their_o own_o private_a gain_n and_o lucre_n above_o the_o general_a good_a of_o his_o highness_n subject_n do_v accumulate_v and_o gain_v into_o their_o hand_n at_o excessive_a yearly_a rent_n several_a great_a portion_n and_o part_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o land_n of_o this_o

distrust_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o care_n his_o goodness_n have_v of_o late_o direct_v several_a commission_n into_o most_o county_n of_o the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n i_o shall_v but_o brief_o touch_v some_o special_a point_n therein_o first_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v his_o majesty_n thereunto_o his_o intelligence_n that_o in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n very_o many_o message_n and_o mansion_n house_n which_o have_v be_v for_o many_o year_n past_o habitation_n for_o husbandman_n farmer_n and_o other_o exercise_v in_o tillage_n do_v now_o remain_v in_o decay_n ruinous_a destroy_v or_o uninhabited_a and_o the_o farm_n and_o errable_a land_n sever_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o house_n whereto_o they_o belong_v and_o great_a quantity_n of_o such_o errable_a land_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o culture_n into_o pasture_n whereupon_o great_a waist_n and_o depopulation_n of_o town_n village_n parish_n and_o hamlet_n in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n have_v ensue_v and_o be_v like_o daily_a more_o and_o more_o to_o increase_v to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o crown_n and_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o detriment_n of_o his_o people_n and_o whole_a realm_n second_o his_o majesty_n readiness_n to_o meet_v with_o such_o mischief_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n by_o assign_v and_o appoint_v certain_a commissioner_n in_o most_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v unto_o they_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n aswell_o within_o liberty_n as_o as_o without_o as_o also_o by_o the_o deposition_n of_o any_o credible_a witness_n to_o be_v call_v and_o examine_v upon_o their_o oath_n and_o by_o all_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n and_o to_o make_v certificate_n of_o the_o inquisition_n take_v before_o they_o into_o the_o chancery_n three_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o inquiry_n what_o and_o how_o many_o burroughes_n town_n village_n parish_n hamlet_n farm_n farmehouse_n or_o other_o message_n or_o house_n since_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n eliz._n have_v be_v and_o now_o be_v depopulate_v waste_v destroy_v and_o ruinate_v or_o convert_v from_o the_o habitation_n of_o husbandman_n to_o other_o use_n and_o what_o land_n and_o tenement_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n and_o plough_v to_o other_o use_n with_o diverse_a other_o particular_a clause_n and_o branch_n four_o a_o command_n unto_o the_o commissioner_n to_o give_v notice_n unto_o all_o person_n who_o claim_v title_n to_o any_o land_n or_o tenement_n so_o waste_v depopulate_v or_o separate_v either_o as_o heir_n or_o purchaser_n or_o by_o or_o under_o any_o person_n commit_v such_o depopulation_n and_o waste_v their_o farmer_n or_o assign_n that_o within_o a_o time_n limit_v by_o the_o commissioner_n or_o any_o two_o or_o more_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o do_v respective_o cause_v to_o be_v re-edify_v and_o repair_v all_o and_o singular_a the_o say_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o all_o the_o separate_a land_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o house_n and_o that_o the_o land_n convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o other_o unlawful_a use_n be_v again_o restore_v to_o tillage_n and_o to_o admit_v of_o husbandman_n to_o be_v tenant_n to_o those_o house_n prout_fw-la hactenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la consuetum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sect._n 56_o that_o his_o majesty_n have_v full_a and_o absolute_a power_n to_o award_v such_o commission_n for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o his_o kingdom_n welfare_n i_o think_v none_o so_o disloyal_a as_o to_o doubt_v according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o present_a time_n for_o the_o better_a prepare_v of_o his_o intend_a reformation_n without_o a_o literal_a imitation_n of_o former_a precedent_n in_o novo_fw-la casu_fw-la novum_fw-la apponendum_fw-la est_fw-la remedium_fw-la variety_n of_o case_n must_v have_v variety_n of_o remedy_n the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o parliament_n or_o a_o state_n may_v foresee_v a_o ensue_a evil_n and_o they_o may_v enact_v a_o prohibit_v of_o it_o and_o a_o provision_n of_o some_o pain_n and_o penalty_n against_o it_o but_o they_o can_v never_o provide_v de_fw-fr futur_fw-la be_v contingentibus_fw-la of_o future_a circumstance_n and_o contingency_n and_o therefore_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la directa_fw-la lex_fw-la standum_fw-la est_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la judicis_fw-la where_o a_o direct_a positive_a law_n can_v meet_v with_o a_o offence_n in_o the_o very_a apple_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o defect_n must_v be_v supply_v by_o a_o arbitrary_a judgement_n according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n and_o occurency_n of_o thing_n let_v all_o the_o statute_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v against_o the_o decay_a of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o tilage_n be_v strict_o inspect_v and_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o either_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v prescribe_v such_o a_o proportionable_a remedy_n for_o such_o a_o crime_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o sentence_n of_o that_o great_a judgement_n seat_n have_v do_v sect._n 57_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 5._o and._n 6._o edw._n 6._o cap._n 5._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o tillage_n and_o increase_v of_o corn_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o his_o then_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n at_o his_o and_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n direct_v his_o and_o their_o several_a commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o such_o person_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v they_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o sufficient_a jury_n what_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o every_o town_n parish_n village_n or_o hamlet_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o charge_n have_v at_o any_o time_n or_o time_n since_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n henery_n the_o eight_o be_v convert_v and_o turn_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o be_v then_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v continue_v and_o occupy_v in_o pasture_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o presentment_n thereof_o into_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n with_o convenient_a speed_n to_o be_v thence_o deliver_v over_o into_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n there_o to_o remain_v among_o the_o record_n of_o the_o same_o court_n to_o the_o end_n that_o statute_n may_v be_v the_o more_o diligent_o and_o indifferent_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2._o and_o 3._o philip_n and_o mary_n cap._n 2._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o tillage_n cite_v the_o law_n of_o 4._o henery_n 7._o which_o be_v before_o large_o recite_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o like_a commission_n in_o effect_n shall_v be_v award_v and_o that_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o inquire_v hear_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o man_n or_o by_o information_n or_o other_o lawful_a way_n or_o mean_n all_o and_o singular_a default_n and_o offence_n commit_v or_o do_v since_o the_o feast_n of_o saint_n george_n the_o martyr_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v commit_v or_o do_v aswell_o contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o say_v former_a act_n 4._o henery_n 7._o as_o contrary_a to_o one_o other_o act_n of_o 7._o henery_n 8._o entitle_v a_o act_n to_o avoid_v let_v down_o of_o house_n and_o also_o to_o inquire_v hear_v order_n and_o determine_v by_o the_o say_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o and_o concern_v all_o ground_n whatsoever_o convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o also_o of_o all_o ground_n in_o or_o near_o any_o corn_n field_n new_o use_v or_o employ_v since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o new_o to_o be_v use_v employ_v and_o convert_v to_o the_o keep_n of_o coney_n not_o be_v a_o lawful_a warren_n and_o whereby_o the_o corn_n of_o any_o person_n other_o than_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o same_o coney_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n have_v be_v or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v destroy_v or_o consume_v and_o that_o the_o say_v commissioner_n shall_v and_o may_v bind_v by_o recognizance_n the_o person_n offend_v and_o guilty_a in_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a decay_n or_o default_n in_o such_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o to_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v seem_v reasonable_a for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o such_o decay_a house_n and_o for_o the_o convert_n of_o such_o ground_n from_o pasture_n to_o tillage_n again_o and_o for_o the_o diminish_n and_o destroy_v of_o coney_n within_o such_o convenient_a time_n as_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v think_v meet_a limit_n and_o appoint_v with_o many_o clause_n and_o proviso_n in_o the_o say_a statute_n at_o large_a express_v sect._n 58_o