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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77349	To the Parlament of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Thomas Brewer, gentl: and William Pawlin, Elizabeth Quested, widdow, and Ann Beswick, daughter of Ann Beswick, widdow, creditors of Ulick Earl of St. Albans, and Clanricard, on the behalf of themselves, and other the creditors of the said Earl.	Brewer, Thomas, gent.; Pawlin, William.; Quested, Elizabeth.; Beswick, Ann.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4427; Thomason 669.f.19[55]; ESTC R212171	1,906	1

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petitioner_n thomas_n brewer_n and_o their_o heir_n all_o his_o land_n by_o name_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n to_o save_v they_o harmless_a against_o all_o such_o debt_n as_o they_o have_v or_o shall_v stand_v engage_v with_o and_o for_o he_o the_o say_a earl_n and_o also_o with_o power_n to_o raise_v money_n by_o sale_n or_o other_o wise_a for_o payment_n thereof_o in_o case_n himself_o do_v not_o discharge_v they_o within_o seven_o year_n next_o after_o the_o say_v four_o of_o may_n 1637._o after_o ward_v the_o say_a trustee_n do_v become_v engage_v with_o and_o for_o the_o say_a earl_n as_o his_o surety_n in_o several_a obligation_n amount_v unto_o above_o 20000_o l._n principal_a money_n but_o for_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o say_a debt_n within_o the_o say_a 7._o year_n nor_o at_o any_o time_n after_o the_o say_a land_n become_v absolute_o vest_v in_o the_o say_a trustee_n who_o be_v according_o seize_v thereof_o for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a 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the_o committee_n appoint_v for_o prepare_v a_o act_n for_o settle_v 2000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la upon_o john_n bradshaw_n sergeant_n at_o law_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o your_o say_a petitioner_n have_v make_v answer_n to_o such_o question_n as_o be_v then_o put_v unto_o he_o touch_v the_o business_n then_o before_o they_o he_o be_v forthwith_o return_v back_o again_o to_o prison_n where_o he_o remain_v until_o april_n 1652._o not_o with_o stand_v the_o say_a oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n be_v 10_o of_o february_n 1648._o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n repeal_v make_v void_a and_o null_a that_o in_o august_n 1649._o divers_a manor_n and_o land_n of_o the_o lord_n cottingtons_n together_o with_o the_o say_a earl_n land_n in_o kent_n be_v by_o act_n settle_v upon_o the_o say_a sergeant_n bradshaw_n and_o his_o heir_n with_o a_o save_n to_o such_o as_o have_v any_o right_a to_o any_o part_n of_o the_o say_a estate_n so_o as_o they_o enter_v their_o claim_n before_o the_o 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pension_n against_o john_n bradshaw_n decemb._n 1654._o