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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74314	An Act for providing maintenance for preaching-ministers, and other pious uses. Die Veneris, 8 Junii, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_36; ESTC R208611	6,066	15

a_o act_n for_o provide_v maintenance_n for_o preaching-minister_n and_o other_o pious_a uses_n die_v veneris_n 8_o junii_fw-la 1649._o order_v by_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o this_o act_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v hen_n scobell_n cleric_n parliament_n '_o london_n print_v for_o edward_n husband_n printer_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o golden-dragon_n near_o the_o inner-temple_n 1649._o die_v veneris_n 8_o junii_fw-la 1649._o a_o act_n for_o provide_v maintenance_n for_o preach_a minister_n and_o other_o pious_a use_n whereas_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o long_a experience_n that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o arch-bishop_n bishop_n their_o chancellor_n &_o commissary_n dean_n dean_n and_o chapter_n arch-deacon_n and_o other_o their_o officer_n depend_v on_o that_o hierarchy_n have_v be_v a_o great_a impediment_n to_o the_o perfect_a reformation_n and_o growth_n of_o religion_n and_o very_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o civil_a state_n and_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o therefore_o have_v be_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n abolish_v and_o take_v away_o and_o all_o their_o manor_n land_n tenement_n &_o hereditament_n appoint_v to_o be_v sell_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o just_a debt_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o other_o necessary_a charge_n occasion_v by_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n promote_v main_o by_o and_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o say_a hierarchy_n save_v and_o except_v all_o tithe_n appropriate_v oblation_n obvention_n portion_n of_o tithe_n appropriate_a of_o or_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a arch-bishop_n bishop_n dean_n and_o dean_n and_o chapter_n and_o other_o of_o the_o say_a hierarchy_n and_o to_o all_o and_o every_o of_o they_o all_o which_o together_o with_o twenty_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_o rend_v belong_v to_o the_o late_a king_n and_o crown_n of_o 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which_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o have_v hold_v and_o enjoy_v in_o the_o right_n of_o he_o or_o their_o archbishopric_n or_o bishopric_n deanery_n dignity_n office_n and_o function_n or_o place_n respective_o together_o with_o all_o charter_n deed_n book_n account_n roll_n and_o other_o write_n and_o evidence_n whatsoever_o concern_v the_o premise_n or_o any_o of_o they_o belong_v thereunto_o shall_v from_o and_o after_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o january_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o year_n 1649._o be_v vest_v and_o settle_v and_o judge_v and_o deem_v to_o be_v and_o be_v hereby_o in_o the_o real_a and_o actual_a possession_n and_o seisin_n of_o sir_n henry_n holcroft_n knight_n sir_n john_n thorowgood_n of_o kensington_n knight_n william_n steel_n esq_n john_n coke_n esq_n francis_n west_n esq_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n henry_n danvers_n esq_n john_n brown_a esq_n george_n cooper_n esq_n mr._n richard_n reed_n mr._n richard_n young_a william_n skinner_n esq_n nicholas_n 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and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o piety_n and_o learning_n as_o by_o this_o or_o any_o other_o act_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n now_o or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v make_v shall_v be_v set_v down_o and_o declare_v and_o not_o otherwise_o nor_o to_o any_o other_o intent_n use_n or_o purpose_n whatsoever_o nor_o to_o grant_v any_o lease_n or_o estate_n of_o any_o the_o say_a tithe_n and_o other_o the_o premise_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o above_o six_o year_n in_o possession_n and_o in_o be_v reserve_v thereupon_o a_o yearly_a rent_n to_o the_o full_a value_n thereof_o and_o that_o all_o lease_n gift_n grant_n conveyance_n assurance_n and_o estate_n whatsoever_o hereafter_o to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o say_a trustee_n the_o survivor_n and_o survivor_n of_o they_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o his_o and_o their_o heir_n and_o assign_v other_o than_o as_o aforesaid_a shall_v be_v utter_o void_a and_o of_o none_o effect_n to_o all_o intent_n construction_n and_o purpose_n any_o 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