Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	parliament_n	pass_v	session_n	2,510	5	10.2151	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96879	A letter concerning the coin	Woods, Thomas, refiner.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3474A; ESTC R227711	1,718	2

a_o letter_n concern_v the_o coin_n 6._o dec._n 1695_o sir_n our_o silver_n coin_n in_o england_n be_v so_o very_o bad_a and_o grow_v every_o day_n worse_o it_o be_v high_a time_n by_o recoin_v of_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o to_o its_o former_a goodness_n and_o value_n which_o i_o hope_v to_o make_v appear_v be_v not_o so_o difficult_a a_o thing_n as_o some_o person_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o to_o guineas_n i_o humble_o conceive_v the_o best_a way_n will_v be_v to_o settle_v they_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o pass_v currant_n at_o thirty_o shilling_n for_o one_o year_n from_o the_o date_n of_o the_o say_a act_n to_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n by_o which_o time_n if_o the_o silver_n coin_v be_v settle_v there_o will_v be_v better_o judge_v how_o to_o proceed_v further_o concern_v they_o as_o to_o the_o silver_n money_n that_o it_o be_v coin_v the_o same_o weight_n and_o goodness_n as_o former_o but_o to_o be_v value_v high_a as_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v declare_v in_o the_o act_n for_o coinage_n how_o much_o plate_n person_n of_o all_o quality_n shall_v keep_v in_o their_o house_n that_o the_o large_a money_n so_o that_o the_o hundred_o pound_n weigh_v twenty_o five_o pound_n together_o with_o all_o superfluous_a plate_n be_v bring_v in_o at_o the_o day_n and_o to_o such_o place_n as_o the_o commissioner_n for_o the_o coinage_n shall_v appoint_v the_o say_v commissioner_n to_o be_v assist_v by_o all_o the_o commissioner_n assessor_n and_o collector_n of_o the_o land_n tax_n and_o all_o civil_a officer_n in_o order_n to_o which_o that_o there_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o say_a act_n for_o coinage_n twelve_o commissioner_n for_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o same_o number_n in_o each_o county_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n to_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o coinage_n in_o their_o respective_a county_n of_o which_o commissioner_n his_o majesty_n to_o choose_v six_o and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o six_o for_o london_n and_o each_o county_n that_o the_o commissioner_n so_o appoint_v for_o london_n and_o those_o for_o twenty_o of_o the_o next_o adjoin_v county_n to_o london_n do_v choose_v our_o one_o person_n from_o among_o themselves_o to_o be_v of_o the_o grand_a committee_n for_o coinage_n at_o london_n to_o sit_v and_o manage_v that_o affair_n at_o their_o office_n in_o london_n that_o the_o say_a commissioner_n in_o their_o several_a county_n shall_v receive_v the_o plate_n and_o money_n and_o send_v it_o to_o london_n to_o the_o grand_a committee_n at_o their_o office_n to_o be_v coin_v and_o by_o they_o to_o be_v return_v in_o mony_n that_o if_o the_o say_a commissioner_n be_v inform_v or_o do_v believe_v that_o any_o person_n have_v conceal_v and_o not_o bring_v in_o his_o money_n and_o plate_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v the_o say_a commissioner_n to_o have_v power_n to_o assess_v every_o such_o person_n 20._o l._n per_fw-la cent._n for_o his_o large_a money_n and_o the_o like_a for_o his_o plate_n the_o say_a person_n for_o relief_n to_o discharge_v himself_o by_o oath_n that_o the_o money_n so_o bring_v in_o to_o be_v recoined_a be_v receive_v by_o tale_n to_o prevent_v such_o person_n get_v who_o have_v lay_v up_o great_a quantity_n of_o large_a money_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o other_o who_o shall_v at_o last_o have_v the_o small_a money_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o plate_n to_o be_v receive_v by_o weight_n at_o a_o appoint_a price_n that_o the_o money_n and_o plate_n be_v receive_v at_o three_o time_n and_o deliver_v in_o money_n at_o six_o time_n the_o heavy_a money_n and_o plate_n first_o the_o rest_n at_o twice_o that_o county_n that_o send_v first_o money_n and_o plate_n in_o to_o have_v it_o first_o in_o course_n as_o fast_o as_o the_o money_n can_v be_v coin_v and_o all_o such_o money_n as_o shall_v be_v refuse_v at_o the_o office_n as_o bad_a from_o any_o county_n shall_v be_v melt_v and_o the_o loss_n to_o be_v abate_v upon_o the_o whole_a money_n of_o that_o county_n as_o it_o shall_v amount_v to_o by_o the_o pound_n serling_n that_o the_o grand_a committee_n at_o london_n do_v give_v out_o their_o order_n to_o the_o commissioner_n for_o coinage_n in_o the_o several_a county_n and_o receive_v from_o they_o the_o money_n and_o plate_n at_o their_o office_n in_o london_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v melt_v into_o ingot_n and_o deliver_v to_o the_o mint_n in_o the_o tower_n and_o when_o coin_v to_o receive_v the_o money_n and_o pay_v the_o same_o to_o the_o several_a agent_n for_o the_o say_a commissioner_n for_o coinage_n in_o the_o country_n goldsmiths-hall_n in_o london_n will_v be_v a_o very_a good_a place_n for_o the_o office_n or_o treasury_n for_o this_o affair_n there_o be_v convenience_n for_o the_o say_v grand_a committee_n to_o sit_v room_n for_o the_o tell_n of_o the_o money_n and_o weigh_v of_o the_o plate_n and_o strong_a and_o safe_a room_n to_o fecure_v it_o all_o in_o and_o also_o in_o the_o hall_n and_o adjacent_a place_n may_v be_v make_v good_a melting-room_n it_o lie_v convenient_a for_o carrier_n and_o other_o who_o shall_v bring_v the_o money_n and_o plate_n to_o london_n that_o there_o be_v a_o tax_n lay_v upon_o to_o be_v raise_v in_o three_o year_n to_o bear_v the_o loss_n and_o charge_n of_o recoin_v the_o mony_n the_o say_a tax_n money_n will_v be_v easy_o gather_v and_o receive_v by_o the_o say_a commissioner_n for_o the_o coinage_n in_o their_o several_a county_n the_o say_v commissioner_n to_o be_v accountable_a to_o the_o grand_a committee_n at_o london_n and_o they_o to_o account_n to_o the_o exchequer_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o overpluss_n of_o the_o say_a money_n to_o pay_v it_o into_o the_o exchequner_n for_o public_a use_n i_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o answer_v to_o such_o objection_n as_o be_v make_v in_o write_v if_o by_o order_n and_o shall_v add_v such_o other_o thing_n as_o shall_v occur_v to_o my_o mind_n that_o may_v be_v of_o use_n december_n 1695._o tho._n wood_n refiner_n