Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	parliament_n	petition_n	2,920	5	9.2288	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87609	A discourse consisting of motives for the enlargement and freedome of trade· Especially that of cloth, and other vvoollen manufactures, engrossed at present contrary to [brace] the law of nature, the law of nations, and the lawes of this kingdome. / By a company of private men who stile themselves merchant-adventurers. The first part. Aprill. 11. 1645 Imprimatur, Na. Brent.	Johnson, Thomas, marchant.	1645 (1645)	Wing J849A; Thomason E260_21; ESTC R212472	22,833	55

receive_v the_o one_o moiety_n of_o all_o such_o fine_n and_o penalty_n as_o shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o such_o intruder_n and_o further_o they_o agree_v to_o yield_v to_o his_o majesty_n in_o respect_n aforesaid_a a_o anwall_a rent_n of_o 50._o l._n or_o 100_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la as_o before_o by_o the_o recite_v act_n so_o likewise_o by_o this_o order_n it_o appear_v that_o merchant_n will_v not_o submit_v nor_o come_v into_o their_o company_n as_o they_o have_v just_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v therefore_o suit_n must_v be_v make_v to_o suppress_v they_o but_o the_o illegal_a power_n which_o the_o company_n use_v beget_v a_o petition_n for_o free_a trade_n in_o parliament_n against_o the_o company_n in_o anno_fw-la 1606_o which_o be_v judge_v in_o that_o supreme_a court_n so_o just_a and_o right_a that_o there_o pass_v a_o bill_n for_o a_o general_a liberty_n of_o trade_n with_o great_a applause_n of_o the_o house_n scarce_o forty_o dissent_v from_o it_o but_o the_o company_n 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