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	successor_n	2,446	5	9.0199	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31167	The Case of the makers and wholesale traders in the manufacture of English bone-lace		1698 (1698)	Wing C1108; ESTC R14755	1,279	1

the_o case_n of_o the_o maker_n and_o wholesale_n trader_n in_o the_o manufacture_n of_o english_a bonelace_n by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o year_n of_o king_n william_n iii_o ch._n 24._o which_o have_v be_v since_o continue_v by_o several_a subsequent_a act_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v pay_v to_o his_o say_a majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n by_o every_o hawker_n pedlar_n petty-chapman_n and_o every_o other_o trade_n person_n go_v from_o town_n to_o town_n or_o to_o other_o man_n house_n and_o travel_v either_o on_o foot_n or_o with_o horse_n horse_n etc._n etc._n except_o as_o therein_o be_v except_v carry_v to_o sell_v or_o expose_v to_o sale_n any_o good_n ware_n or_o merchandise_n the_o yearly_o sum_n of_o 4_o l._n and_o upon_o payment_n or_o give_v security_n for_o the_o duty_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v thereby_o direct_v a_o licence_n be_v to_o be_v grant_v to_o he_o or_o she_o so_o to_o travel_v or_o trade_n and_o if_o any_o such_o hawker_n pedlar_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v find_v trading_n as_o aforesaid_a without_o such_o licence_n such_o person_n shall_v for_o every_o offence_n forfeit_v 12_o l._n one_o moiety_n to_o the_o e_z informer_n the_o other_o to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n which_o penalty_n be_v by_o warrant_n from_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o be_v levy_v by_o distress_n and_o sale_n of_o the_o offender_n good_n provide_v that_o the_o say_a act_n shall_v not_o extend_v to_o hinder_v the_o real_a worker_n or_o maker_n of_o good_n etc._n etc._n from_o carry_v abroad_o or_o expose_v to_o sale_n any_o good_n of_o his_o or_o her_o make_n in_o any_o mart_n fair_a market_n or_o elsewhere_o the_o maker_n and_o wholesale_n trader_n in_o english_a bonelace_n most_o of_o they_o live_v in_o the_o county_n of_o buck_n bedford_n and_o other_o adjacent_a county_n usual_o come_v to_o london_n once_o a_o week_n to_o the_o lace-chamber_n where_o they_o have_v fix_v certain_a shop_n and_o stand_n and_o sometime_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o they_o carry_v some_o good_n to_o the_o house_n or_o shop_n of_o milliner_n and_o other_o retailer_n who_o be_v their_o customer_n for_o which_o some_o of_o the_o say_a maker_n and_o wholesale_n trader_n have_v be_v inform_v against_o and_o force_v to_o pay_v the_o penalty_n of_o 12_o l._n although_o it_o be_v apprehend_v that_o they_o be_v not_o hawkers_o pedlar_n or_o petty-chapman_n within_o the_o mean_v of_o the_o say_a act_n for_o the_o reason_n follow_v i._o that_o by_o the_o say_a act_n such_o only_o be_v intend_v who_o have_v no_o fix_a shop_n or_o stand_n where_o they_o carry_v on_o their_o trade_n but_o carry_v they_o on_o chief_o if_o not_o altogether_o by_o travel_v from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o the_o same_o be_v not_o intend_v to_o extend_v to_o those_o that_o chief_o or_o constant_o keep_v and_o trade_v in_o certain_a shop_n or_o stand_n and_o only_o casual_o carry_v out_o some_o good_n to_o the_o house_n or_o shop_n of_o their_o customer_n ii_o that_o those_o who_o sell_v by_o wholesale_n to_o the_o retailer_n be_v never_o intend_v by_o the_o say_a act_n to_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v licenses_n but_o only_o such_o as_o go_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o sell_v their_o good_n by_o retail_n and_o only_o such_o can_v be_v intend_v or_o describe_v by_o the_o name_n of_o pedlar_n or_o petty-chapman_n iii_o that_o they_o be_v maker_n as_o well_o as_o wholesale_n seller_n of_o their_o manufacture_n be_v exempt_v by_o the_o abovementioned_a clause_n in_o the_o say_a bill_n n.b._n that_o soon_o after_o the_o make_v the_o say_a act_n viz._n march_n 13._o 1698._o upon_o the_o petition_n of_o edward_n hooton_n prefer_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o complain_v of_o the_o hardship_n put_v upon_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a the_o consideration_n of_o the_o say_a petition_n be_v refer_v to_o a_o committee_n which_o committee_n make_v their_o report_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o worker_n of_o bonelace_n he_o she_o or_o their_o child_n apprentice_n servant_n or_o agent_n and_o all_o wholesale_n dealer_n in_o the_o say_a manufacture_n though_o they_o go_v about_o from_o shop_n to_o shop_n to_o any_o of_o their_o customer_n who_o sell_v the_o same_o by_o retail_n again_o shall_v not_o be_v deem_v hawkers_o and_o pedlar_n by_o the_o say_a act_n of_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n the_o say_v maker_n and_o wholesale_n trader_n have_v late_o be_v disturb_v and_o prosecute_v upon_o the_o pretence_n aforesaid_a a_o bill_n be_v now_o depend_v for_o their_o relief_n