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	session_n	5,616	5	10.5793	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92692	A proclamation for discovering who robbed the packquit; Proclamations. 1692-08-15	Scotland. Privy Council.	1692 (1692)	Wing S1869; ESTC R229999	1,348	1

a_o proclamation_n for_o discover_v who_o rob_v the_o packquit_n william_n and_o mary_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n and_o queen_n of_o great-britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o albeit_o by_o the_o three_o act_n of_o the_o three_o session_n of_o our_o current_a parliament_n the_o rob_v or_o seize_v the_o common_a post_n male_a or_o packquit_v or_o any_o other_o express_v to_o or_o from_o this_o kingdom_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v a_o notorious_a kind_n of_o robbery_n and_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o confiscation_n of_o movable_n yet_o nevertheless_o some_o person_n of_o pernicious_a and_o disloyal_a principle_n in_o manifest_a contempt_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n have_v of_o late_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o robb_n and_o take_v away_o the_o say_v ordinary_a packquit_fw-la and_o particular_o upon_o saturday_n last_o the_o thirteen_o instant_a a_o person_n mount_v on_o horseback_n with_o a_o sword_n about_o he_o and_o another_o person_n on_o foot_n with_o a_o pistol_n in_o his_o hand_n do_v invade_v and_o fall_v upon_o the_o post-boy_n upon_o the_o highway_n from_o haddingtoun_n to_o edinburgh_n near_o that_o place_n thereof_o call_v jocks-lodge_n about_o ten_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n and_o violent_o robe_v and_o carry_v away_o from_o the_o say_a post-boy_n the_o packquit_n or_o common_a male_n from_o england_n to_o this_o kingdom_n with_o the_o horse_n whereon_o the_o boy_n ride_v be_v a_o sorrel-naig_a and_o thereby_o do_v their_o outmost_a endeavour_n to_o intercept_v our_o royal_a command_n to_o our_o privy_a council_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o to_o hinder_v that_o communication_n which_o be_v absolute_o requisite_a for_o the_o right_a 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sterling_a as_o a_o reward_n for_o their_o discovery_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n money_n foresay_a to_o any_o who_o shall_v take_v and_o apprehend_v the_o person_n guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n abovementioned_a or_o any_o of_o they_o and_o deliver_v they_o prisoner_n to_o the_o next_o sheriff_n or_o magistrate_n of_o burgh-royal_a and_o for_o the_o more_o effectual_a discovery_n of_o the_o say_a crime_n we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a not_o only_o pardon_v indemnify_v and_o remit_v the_o say_a crime_n of_o seize_v and_o rob_v the_o packquit_n to_o any_o one_o of_o the_o person_n concern_v therein_o or_o accessary_a and_o privy_a thereto_o who_o shall_v come_v in_o and_o make_v the_o first_o discovery_n thereof_o to_o any_o of_o our_o privy_a council_n betwixt_o and_o the_o twenty_o second_o day_n of_o august_n current_n but_o also_o assure_v to_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o the_o say_a reward_n of_o fifty_o pound_n sterling_a and_o further_o we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a declare_v these_o present_n shall_v be_v a_o sufficient_a pardon_n and_o indemnity_n to_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o our_o good_a subject_n for_o all_o slaughter_n wound_n or_o mutilation_n that_o shall_v be_v do_v or_o commit_v by_o they_o upon_o any_o of_o the_o said_n criminal_n and_o their_o associate_n in_o the_o take_n and_o apprehend_v of_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o condign_a punishment_n our_o will_n be_v herefore_o and_o we_o charge_v you_o strict_o and_o command_v that_o incontinent_a these_o our_o letter_n see_v you_o pass_v to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n haddingtoun_n and_o linlithgow_n and_o there_o in_o our_o name_n and_o authority_n make_v publication_n hereof_o by_o open_a proclamation_n that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o august_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o four_o year_n 1692._o per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilii_fw-la in_o supplementum_fw-la signeti_n da._n moncreiff_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n