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	print_v	publish_v	2,721	5	9.2341	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05474	A proclamation against the importation of victuall	Scotland. Privy Council.; Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)	1676 (1676)	Wing S1610B; ESTC R183345	702	1

c_o r_o 〈…〉_z a_o proclamation_n against_o the_o importation_n of_o victual_v charles_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o our_o lovit_n ______o macer_n or_o messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o upon_o representation_n to_o our_o privy_a council_n of_o the_o great_a scarcity_n and_o dearth_n of_o victual_n in_o some_o western_a shire_n of_o this_o kingdom_n they_o do_v by_o their_o act_n of_o the_o second_o of_o december_n last_o grant_v licence_n for_o import_v oat_n oatmeal_n and_o pease_n to_o the_o shire_n of_o wigtoun_n air_n renfrew_n and_o stewartrie_n of_o kircudburgh_n for_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o these_o place_n until_o further_a order_n and_o see_v now_o by_o reason_n of_o great_a quantity_n of_o victual_n import_v since_o the_o say_a licence_n be_v grant_v the_o rate_n and_o pryces_n of_o victual_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v much_o fall_v and_o that_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o say_a licence_n any_o long_o will_v prove_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o our_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n we_o have_v think_v fit_a with_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n to_o discharge_v and_o take_v off_o the_o foresay_a licence_n and_o to_o renew_v our_o former_a proclamation_n against_o import_v of_o victual_n of_o the_o date_n the_o four_o of_o may_n 1671._o likeas_n we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a do_v hereby_o restrain_v and_o discharge_v the_o importation_n of_o victual_n of_o any_o kind_n into_o this_o kingdom_n after_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o march_n next_o under_o the_o pain_n follow_v viz._n for_o such_o victual_n as_o shall_v be_v import_v from_o ireland_n under_o the_o pain_n contain_v in_o the_o three_o act_n of_o the_o three_o session_n of_o our_o second_o parliament_n and_o for_o any_o victual_n import_v from_o other_o foreign_a place_n under_o the_o pain_n contain_v in_o our_o say_a former_a proclamation_n which_o shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o contraveener_n with_o all_o rigour_n and_o ordain_v their_o present_n to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v at_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n glasgow_n air_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a that_o none_o may_v pretend_v ignorance_n give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o february_n 1676._o and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o twenty_o eight_o year_n al._n gibson_n cl._n s_o ti_o concilii_fw-la god_n save_v the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno._n 1676._o