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	prerogative_n	4,603	5	10.2111	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43077	A treatise concerning statutes, or acts of Parliament, and the exposition thereof written by Sir Christopher Hatton ...	Hatton, Christopher, Sir, 1540-1591.	1677 (1677)	Wing H1142; ESTC R14799	17,009	104

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thing_n alien_v and_o the_o tenant_n shall_v have_v the_o asset_n and_o this_o be_v because_o that_o former_a law_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o land_n entail_v effectual_o to_o recompense_v the_o party_n disherit_v and_o so_o the_o statute_n shall_v have_v serve_v to_o little_a purpose_n or_o none_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v thus_o expound_v 32_o h._n 8._o a_o statute_n be_v make_v against_o buy_v of_o title_n of_o land_n which_o justice_n montague_n in_o the_o commentary_n expound_v thus_o except_o such_o person_n and_o person_n have_v be_v in_o possession_n thereof_o make_o a_o full_a point_n there_o or_o of_o reversion_n or_o remainder_n thereof_o make_o another_o point_n there_o or_o have_v take_v the_o rent_n or_o profit_n thereof_o by_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n so_o that_o these_o word_n by_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n shall_v be_v refer_v only_o to_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o receive_v rent_n and_o so_o he_o in_o the_o reversion_n or_o in_o the_o remainder_n or_o he_o that_o have_v be_v in_o possession_n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o hour_n have_v power_n to_o alien_n for_o he_o say_v that_o understand_v the_o statute_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n the_o baron_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o feme_fw-fr tenant_n in_o tail_n may_v make_v a_o lease_n or_o alien_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v enter_v for_o mortmain_n or_o by_o escheat_n or_o recover_v by_o any_o title_n may_v be_v restrain_v for_o a_o year_n all_o which_o be_v inconvenient_a and_o to_o avoid_v such_o inconvenience_n the_o statute_n be_v expound_v by_o such_o point_n and_o reference_n the_o statute_n of_o articuli_fw-la super_fw-la chartas_fw-la against_o champerty_n hinder_v not_o the_o father_n from_o infeoff_v his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o westm._n 2._o cap._n 11._o which_o say_v that_o in_o appeal_n it_o shall_v be_v inquire_v who_o be_v abettor_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o heir_n that_o abet_v his_o mother_n anno_fw-la 5_o e._n 6._o a_o statute_n be_v make_v that_o if_o any_o treasurer_n receiver_n or_o other_o minister_n accountant_a or_o deputy_n or_o deputy_n to_o they_o receive_v of_o any_o person_n any_o sum_n of_o money_n or_o other_o profit_n of_o or_o for_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o fee_n annuity_n pension_n or_o warrant_n more_o or_o otherwise_o than_o he_o may_v by_o former_a statute_n in_o such_o case_n provide_v that_o then_o the_o treasurer_n etc._n etc._n so_o offend_v shall_v pay_v for_o every_o penny_n or_o penny_n worth_a so_o take_v by_o way_n of_o forfeit_n vis_fw-la viij_o d._n to_o be_v recover_v in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n etc._n etc._n though_o these_o word_n extend_v to_o all_o man_n officer_n yet_o they_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o king_n officer_n only_o even_o for_o the_o evidence_n of_o reason_n for_o other_o man_n may_v be_v speak_v with_o themselves_o especial_o to_o remedy_v injustice_n offer_v by_o their_o officer_n and_o there_o be_v no_o statute_n that_o limit_v the_o fee_n of_o other_o man_n officer_n beside_o the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o preface_n of_o the_o act_n it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n for_o those_o that_o the_o king_n officer_n defraud_v of_o their_o pension_n grant_v out_o of_o religious_a house_n and_o justice_n dyer_n say_v that_o the_o preface_n be_v the_o key_n to_o open_v the_o intent_n of_o the_o maker_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o civilian_n say_v that_o cessante_fw-la statuti_fw-la prooemio_fw-la cessat_fw-la ipsum_fw-la 5._o statutum_fw-la for_o reason_n have_v be_v so_o forcible_a against_o the_o word_n of_o statute_n that_o even_o in_o the_o prince_n prerogative_n the_o word_n of_o statute_n have_v be_v control_v as_o the_o statute_n of_o prerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la say_v dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la habebit_fw-la custodiam_fw-la omnium_fw-la terrarum_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenentes_fw-la seisui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la in_o dominico_fw-la svo_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la obierunt_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la yet_o if_o the_o king_n tenant_n have_v land_n in_o knight_n service_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o other_o land_n descend_v from_o the_o mother_n hold_v of_o another_o lord_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n the_o land_n descend_v from_o the_o mother_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o they_o go_v to_o the_o next_o heir_n of_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o have_v they_o wherefore_o the_o king_n who_o be_v but_o to_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v have_v but_o those_o land_n that_o to_o he_o descend_v and_o not_o those_o that_o go_v to_o another_o heir_n the_o statute_n of_o westm._n 2._o touch_v view_n which_o provide_v that_o view_n shall_v not_o be_v grant_v in_o the_o second_o writ_n if_o the_o party_n abate_v the_o first_o per_fw-la exceptionem_fw-la dilatoriam_fw-la be_v restrain_v where_o it_o be_v abate_v by_o such_o a_o exception_n dilatory_a as_o the_o court_n or_o another_o tanquam_fw-la amicus_fw-la curiae_fw-la may_v abate_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n confirm_v all_o the_o custom_n of_o a_o town_n there_o be_v some_o against_o law_n and_o reason_n those_o be_v not_o confirm_v 3_o h._n 7._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n of_o england_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o keeper_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n or_o two_o of_o they_o call_v to_o they_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o temporal_a lord_n of_o the_o king_n be_v most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n and_o the_o two_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n or_o in_o their_o absence_n two_o other_o justice_n have_v authority_n to_o examine_v riot_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o none_o be_v judge_n in_o this_o court_n but_o the_o chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n and_o keeper_n or_o two_o of_o they_o and_o the_o other_o be_v but_o assistant_n and_o not_o judge_n yet_o it_o be_v hold_v a_o error_n if_o they_o call_v not_o such_o person_n as_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o act_n for_o law_n and_o reason_n say_v licet_fw-la presentia_fw-la aut_fw-la consilium_fw-la alicujus_fw-la requiratur_fw-la in_fw-la aliquo_fw-la actu_fw-la requirens_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la illud_fw-la sequi_fw-la final_o every_o statute_n do_v 7._o either_o bring_v forth_o some_o new_a thing_n or_o be_v declaratory_a of_o former_a law_n and_o therefore_o every_o statute_n must_v be_v expound_v to_o have_v some_o good_a operation_n not_o as_o a_o thing_n needless_a or_o void_a the_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o provide_v that_o lease_n for_o year_n make_v by_o abbathy_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v good_a for_o 21_o year_n only_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n if_o so_o many_o year_n be_v by_o the_o demise_n lease_n or_o grant_v specify_v or_o else_o for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v express_v so_o that_o the_o old_a rent_n be_v reserve_v and_o so_o that_o the_o say_a lease_n or_o lease_n exceed_v not_o 21_o year_n this_o first_o so_o that_o be_v expound_v to_o be_v conditional_a and_o the_o second_o so_o that_o be_v but_o declaratory_a for_o if_o the_o old_a rent_n be_v not_o reserve_v all_o be_v void_a through_o breach_n of_o the_o condition_n but_o the_o second_o so_o that_o the_o say_a lease_n or_o lease_n exceed_v not_o 21_o year_n do_v only_o limit_v the_o meaning_n and_o declare_v that_o such_o lease_n shall_v be_v good_a for_o so_o long_o and_o no_o long_o and_o if_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o more_o year_n the_o residue_n that_o exceed_v 21_o be_v void_a but_o not_o the_o whole_a term_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o expound_v the_o latter_a word_n will_v overthrow_v all_o the_o

i_o do_v allow_v the_o print_n of_o this_o book_n jan._n 24._o 1677._o francis_n north._n a_o treatise_n concern_v statute_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o exposition_n thereof_o write_a by_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n late_a lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n tonson_n at_o his_o shop_n under_o grays-inn_n gate_n next_o grays-inn_n lane_n anno_fw-la 1677._o academiae_fw-la cantabrigiensis_n libre_fw-la a_o table_n of_o this_o treatise_n chap._n i._n what_o a_o statute_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v who_o it_o bind_v and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o take_v force_n 1._o what_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v p._n 2._o 2._o the_o royal_a assent_n be_v forma_fw-la informans_fw-la &_o interna_fw-la statuti_fw-la p._n 3._o 3._o the_o royal_a assent_n bind_v not_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n except_o they_o be_v name_v but_o stand_v for_o a_o law_n to_o bind_v the_o subject_n ib._n 4._o some_o statute_n proceed_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o benefit_n from_o the_o prince_n only_o some_o from_o the_o subject_n only_o and_o some_o contain_v benefit_n reciprocal_a but_o the_o law_n convey_v it_o ever_o from_o the_o person_n that_o have_v best_a right_a to_o grant_v ib._n 5._o statute_n pen_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n only_o be_v not_o his_o only_a act_n p._n 6._o 6._o a_o doubt_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o rutland_n p._n 7._o 7._o statute_n commence_v or_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o session_n wherein_o they_o be_v make_v and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v count_v simul_fw-la tempore_fw-la p._n 8._o 8._o if_o the_o cause_n efficient_a of_o any_o offence_n be_v pardon_v by_o parliament_n the_o effect_n be_v pardon_v p._n 10._o chap._n ii_o a_o division_n of_o statute_n 1._o statute_n be_v general_n pertain_v to_o all_o subject_n or_o particular_a the_o benefit_n of_o the_o general_n all_o judge_n be_v to_o yield_v though_o the_o party_n crave_v it_o not_o but_o particular_a statute_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o without_o plead_v p._n 11._o 2._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v general_n in_o particularity_n some_o particular_a in_o generality_n p._n 12._o 3._o all_o statute_n that_o concern_v the_o king_n or_o queen_n in_o their_o body_n politic_a be_v general_n for_o they_o concern_v all_o subject_n because_o every_o subject_a be_v a_o mystical_a member_n of_o the_o king_n body_n politic_a ib._n 4._o some_o statute_n be_v general_a in_o word_n and_o particular_a in_o intent_n some_o be_v particular_a in_o word_n and_o general_a in_o intent_n p._n 13._o 5._o in_o dubio_fw-la haec_fw-la legis_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la esse_fw-la sententia_fw-la quam_fw-la verba_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la p._n 18._o 6._o ubi_fw-la manifest_a pugnant_fw-la legis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la &_o verba_fw-la neutrum_fw-la sequendum_fw-la est_fw-la verba_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la congruunt_fw-la menti_fw-la mens_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la congruit_fw-la verbis_fw-la so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n case_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v in_o divers_a statute_n continue_v by_o unapt_a word_n and_o so_o discontinue_v p._n 19_o chap._n iii_o another_o division_n of_o statute_n 1._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v beneficial_a and_o some_o penal_a and_o because_o the_o most_o be_v penal_a to_o some_o though_o beneficial_a to_o the_o more_o part_n they_o take_v their_o denomination_n of_o the_o prevalent_a quality_n p._n 22._o 2._o of_o statute_n some_o be_v constitutive_a of_o new_a law_n and_o some_o declaratory_a of_o old_a some_o go_v to_o the_o abridgement_n and_o some_o to_o the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o law_n ib._n 3._o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o reasonable_a be_v not_o always_o coincident_a nor_o convertible_a neither_o be_v it_o otherwise_o in_o the_o law_n civil_a p._n 25._o 4._o that_o our_o law_n want_v much_o of_o perfection_n for_o neither_o the_o court_n of_o law_n nor_o of_o conscience_n can_v end_v all_o cause_n but_o some_o of_o necessity_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o party_n p._n 26._o chap._n iu._n a_o division_n of_o the_o interpretation_n of_o statute_n 1._o of_o statute_n some_o must_v be_v interpret_v after_o their_o word_n and_o some_o by_o equity_n p._n 28._o 2._o if_o all_o the_o parliament_n be_v voluntary_o assemble_v again_o and_o not_o by_o writ_n eorum_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la interpretari_fw-la statutum_fw-la dubium_fw-la 29._o chap._n v._o of_o interpretation_n of_o statute_n according_a to_o equity_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o epicaia_n go_v 1._o statute_n ampliative_a of_o the_o common_a law_n supply_v a_o defect_n therein_o and_o reform_v matter_n needful_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v reform_v may_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 31._o 2._o statute_n may_v sometime_o be_v expound_v by_o equity_n to_o reach_v to_o thing_n of_o vicine_fw-la nature_n especial_o if_o the_o one_o come_v in_o lieu_n of_o the_o other_o p._n 34._o 3._o some_o statute_n be_v expound_v by_o equity_n because_o law_n and_o reason_n repugn_v to_o the_o open_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 41._o 4._o law_n and_o reason_n have_v be_v so_o effectual_a against_o the_o word_n of_o statute_n that_o even_o in_o the_o prince_n prerogative_n the_o word_n of_o statute_n have_v be_v control_v p._n 44._o 5._o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n confirm_v all_o the_o custom_n in_o a_o town_n those_o that_o be_v against_o law_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o confirm_v p._n 53._o 6._o if_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n a_o act_n or_o deed_n be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o the_o counsel_n or_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o party_n or_o party_n that_o party_n be_v no_o judge_n in_o the_o cause_n as_o in_o the_o court_n of_o star-chamber_n none_o be_v judge_n but_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n or_o keeper_n or_o two_o of_o they_o p._n 56._o 7._o a_o statute_n must_v bring_v forth_o some_o new_a fruit_n and_o to_o such_o end_n it_o must_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 57_o 8._o if_o a_o statute_n by_o the_o open_a sense_n punish_v one_o and_o intend_v another_o it_o must_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n p._n 61._o chap._n vi_o that_o some_o statute_n penal_a may_v be_v expound_v by_o equity_n 1._o statute_n penal_a may_v be_v so_o expound_v if_o the_o exposition_n tend_v to_o favour_n p._n 63._o 2._o statute_n penal_a that_o remedy_n a_o great_a mischief_n be_v take_v by_o equity_n p._n 66._o 3._o likewise_o if_o they_o continue_v recompense_n p._n 70._o 4._o statute_n penal_a that_o inflict_v most_o grievous_a punishment_n be_v never_o expound_v by_o equity_n except_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v a_o equity_n itself_o p._n 72._o 5._o fineux_n thought_n that_o the_o statute_n of_o attaint_v may_v not_o be_v expound_v by_o equity_n because_o there_o be_v some_o former_a remedy_n p._n 74._o chap._n vii_o of_o statute_n that_o must_v be_v take_v strict_o 1._o statute_n which_o be_v grievous_o penal_a and_o those_o that_o derogate_a from_o the_o common_a law_n and_o those_o that_o save_v not_o in_o their_o general_a disposition_n person_n favourable_a in_o all_o law_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v p._n 76._o 2._o every_o private_a statute_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v if_o it_o be_v penal_a p._n 80._o 3._o all_o statute_n appoint_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o form_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v touch_v the_o observance_n of_o the_o form_n p._n 81._o 4._o statute_n in_o the_o affirmative_a imply_v a_o negative_a when_o there_o be_v no_o former_a law_n nor_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a p._n 83._o 5._o some_o statute_n in_o the_o affirmative_a defeat_v p._n 84._o chap._n i._n what_o a_o statute_n or_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v who_o that_o bind_v and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o take_v force_n this_o word_n statute_n be_v more_o general_a than_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n here_o in_o england_n for_o that_o contain_v burghlees_n and_o even_o very_a ordinance_n in_o court-leet_n or_o court-baron_n moreover_o this_o word_n statuimus_fw-la perpetuitatem_fw-la designat_fw-la whereas_o act_n of_o parliament_n do_v expire_v many_o of_o they_o by_o time_n but_o to_o omit_v the_o force_n of_o word_n and_o to_o come_v to_o the_o matter_n intend_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v a_o 1._o law_n agree_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n of_o england_n have_v regal_a authority_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o lawful_o assemble_v which_o take_v strength_n and_o life_n by_o the_o assent_n royal_a so_o that_o i_o account_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o consent_n to_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o substance_n and_o the_o royal_a assent_n to_o be_v forma_fw-la interna_fw-la &_o 2._o informans_fw-la quae_fw-la that_fw-mi rei_fw-la esse_fw-la yet_o this_o agreement_n bind_v not_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n except_o they_o be_v name_v if_o it_o be_v onerous_a for_o it_o must_v be_v take_v as_o 3._o agree_v unto_o for_o a_o law_n to_o bind_v her_o subject_n herself_o