Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	prerogative_n	2,334	5	9.9399	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87138	The Rota: or, A model of a free-state, or equall common-wealth: once proposed and debated in brief, and to be again more at large proposed to, and debated by a free and open society of ingenious gentlemen.; Art of law-giving. Selections	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.; Rota (Club)	1660 (1660)	Wing H821; Thomason E1013_7; ESTC R202586	12,750	31

of the General sitting and this so often as one or more Generals are marching 19. That the three Commissioners of the Great seal and the three Commissioners of the Treasury using their Ensignes and habit and performing their other functions as formerly be paid quarterly unto each of them three hundred seventy five pounds 20. That the Censors be each of them Chancellor of one University by vertue of their Election That they govern the Ballot that they be Presidents of the Councel for Religion That they have under appeale unto the Senate right to note and remove a Senator that is scandalous That each have a silver wand for the Ensign of his Magistracy That each be paid quarterly three hundred seventy five pounds and be obliged to weare scarlet Robes 21. That the general sitting the Speaker and the six Commissioners above-said be the Seigniory of this Common-wealth 22. That there be a Council of State consisting of fifteen Knights five out of each Order or Election and that the same be perpetuated by the annual Election of five out of the new Knights or last elected into the Senate 23. That there be a Council for Religion consisting of twelve Knights four out of each Order and perpepetuated by the annual election of four out of the Knights last elected into the Senate That there be a Council for Trade consisting of a like number elected and perpetuated in the same manner 24. That there be a Council of War not elected by the Senate but elected by the Council of State out of themselves That this Council of War consist of nine Knights three out of each Order and be perpetuated by the annual election of three out of the last Knights elected into the Council of State 25. That in case the Senate adde nine Knights more out of their own number unto the Council of War the said Council be understood by such Addition to be Dictator of the Common-wealth for the term of three moneths and no longer except by further order of the Senate the said Dictatorian power be prolonged for a like term 26. That the Seigniory have Session and Suffrage with right also joyntly or severally to propose both in the Senate and in all Senatorian Councils 27. That each of the three Orders or Divisions of Knights in each Senatorian Council elect one Provost for the term of one week and that any two Provosts of the same Council so elected may propose unto the respective Council and not otherwise 28. That some fair room or roomes well furnished and attended be allowed at the States charge for a free and open Academy unto all comers at some convenient houre or houres towards the evening That this Academy be governed according to the Rules of good breeding or civil conversation by some or all of the Proposers and that in the same it be lawful for any man by word of mouth or by writing in jest or in earnest to propose unto the Proposers 29. That for Embassadors in Ordinary there be four Residences as France Spain Venice and Constantinople That every Resident upon Election of a new Embassador in Ordinary remove to the next Residence in the order nominated till having served in them all he return home That upon Monday next ensuing the last of November there be every second year elected by the Senate some fit person being under thirty five yeares of age and not of the Senate nor of the popular Assembly that the party so elected repair upon Monday next ensuing the last of March following as Embassador in Ordinary unto the Court of France and there reside for the term of two yeares to be computed from the first of April next ensuing his Election That every Embassador in Ordinary be allowed three thousand pounds a yeare during the term of his Residencies and that if a Resident come to die there be an extraordinary Election into his Residence for his term and for the remainder of his Removes and progresse 30. That all emergent Elections be made by Scrutiny that is by a Council or by Commissioners proposing and by the Senate resolving in the manner following That all Field-Officers be proposed by the Council of War That all Embassadors extraordinary be proposed by the Council of State that all Judges and Serjeants at Law be proposed by the Commissioners of the Great Seal Tha● all Barons and Officers of Trust in the Exchequer be proposed by the Commissioners of the Treasury and that such as are thus proposed and approved by the Senate be held lawfully elected 31. That the cognizance of all matter of State to be considered or Law to be enacted whether it be Provincial or National Domestick or foreign appertaine unto the Council of State That such affaires of either kinde as they shall judge to require more secreey be remitted by this Councel and appertain unto the Council of War being for that end a select part of the same That the cognizance and protection both of the National Religion and of the liberty of conscience equally established after the manner to be shewne in the Religious part of this Modell appertain unto the Council for Religion That all matter of traffique and regulation of the same appertain unto the Council for Trade That in the exercise of these several Functions which naturally are Senatorian or Authoritative onely no Council assume any other power then such only as shall be estated upon the same by Act of Parliament 32. That what shall be proposed unto the Senate by one or more of the Signiory or Proposers general or whatever was proposed by any two of the Provosts or particular proposers unto their respective Council and upon debate at that Council shall come to be proposed by the same unto the Senate be necessarily debatable and debated by the Senate That in all cases wherein power is derived unto the Senate by Law made or by Act of Parliament the result of the Senate be ultimate that in all cases of Law to be made or not already provided for by Act of Parliament as war and peace levie of men or money or the like the result of the Senate be not ultimate That whatsoever is decreed by the Senate upon a case wherein their result is not ultimate be proposed by the Senate unto the Prerogative Tribe or Representative of the people except onely in cases of such speed or secrecy wherein the Senate shall judge the necessary slownesse or opennesse in this way of proceeding to be of detriment or danger unto the Common-wealth 33. That if upon the motion or proposition of a Council or Proposer-General the Senate add 9 Knights promiscuously chosen out of their own number unto the Council of War The same Council as thereby made Dictator have power of life and death as also to enact lawes in all such cases of speed or secrecy for and during the Term of three moneths and no longer except upon new Order from the Senate And that all Lawes enacted by