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	repeal_v	2,928	5	12.0628	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47052	Nonconformity not inconsistent with loyality, or, Protestant-dissenters no seditious or disloyal sectaries evidenc'd in a sober discourse upon those statutes, by which the Protestant-dissenters are prosecuted at this day : humbly offered to the candid consideration of all Protestants, whether conformists or nonconformists / by James Jones ...	Jones, James, fl. 1683-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing J958; ESTC R17214	32,964	24

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and_o forty_o pound_n for_o every_o such_o offence_n after_o the_o first_o conviction_n and_o also_o power_n in_o give_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o levy_v the_o fine_n of_o some_o person_n upon_o other_o so_o far_o as_o ten_o pound_n and_o all_o these_o fine_n to_o be_v levy_v upon_o the_o good_n and_o chattle_n of_o the_o offender_n and_o in_o the_o prosecute_n of_o many_o person_n by_o the_o aforesaid_a statute_n much_o more_o than_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n levy_v have_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o good_n sell_v without_o make_v any_o return_n of_o the_o overpluss_a to_o the_o very_a great_a damage_n of_o many_o good_a protestant_a family_n and_o now_o whether_o such_o proceed_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o surpress_v popery_n and_o promote_v the_o protestant_a religion_n shall_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o serious_a consideration_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o protestant_n especial_o to_o protestant_a magistrate_n who_o oftentimes_o have_v opportunity_n to_o display_v 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