Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	aforesaid_a	enact_v	4,002	5	10.0897	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49020	Com' Concil' tent' in Camera Guihald civitat' London' die Veneris septimo die Junij anno Dom' 1700 ... it is ordered, that the act of Common Council made in the mayoralty of Sir Robert Ducy Knight and Baronet, relating to the choice, election and confirmation of sheriffs for this city and county of Middlesex ...	City of London (England).	1700 (1700)	Wing L2861L; ESTC R39363	5,801	14

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assent_n of_o the_o commoner_n in_o public_a common_a council_n of_o this_o city_n first_o have_v and_o obtain_v to_o dispense_v with_o remit_v or_o abate_v any_o of_o the_o say_a forfeiture_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o which_o at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o shall_v happen_v or_o grow_v due_a by_o force_n of_o this_o act_n nor_o to_o give_v respite_n of_o payment_n thereof_o or_o of_o any_o part_n thereof_o above_o the_o term_n of_o one_o year_n at_o the_o most_o nor_o to_o give_v any_o restraint_n or_o delay_n of_o suit_n to_o be_v commence_v and_o prosecute_v for_o recovery_n thereof_o goodfellow_n commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la tent_n '_o in_fw-la camera_fw-la guihald_v '_o civitat_fw-la '_o london_n die_fw-la veneris_fw-la decimo_fw-la quinto_fw-la die_fw-la junij_fw-la 1694._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la dom_fw-la '_o willielmi_n &_o dom_n '_o mariae_fw-la nunc_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la angl_n '_o etc._n etc._n sexto_fw-la coram_fw-la will_n '_o ashhurst_n mil_n '_o major_n '_o dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la roberto_n clayton_n mil_n '_o patienc_n '_o ward_v mil_n '_o will_n '_o pritchard_n mil_n '_o roberto_n jeffreys_n mil_n '_o thoma_n lane_n mil_n '_o edvardo_fw-la clark_n mil_n '_o francisco_n child_n mil_n '_o richardo_n levett_n mil_n '_o thoma_n cook_n mil_n '_o alderman_n '_o &_o thoma_n abney_n mil_n '_o &_o will_n '_o hedges_n mil_n '_o vic_n &_o alderman_n '_o dict'_v civitat_fw-la '_o nec_fw-la non_fw-la major_n '_o part_n communiar_n '_o dictae_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o in_fw-la eodem_fw-la communi_fw-la concilio_n tunc_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la assemblat_fw-la '_o whereas_o by_o a_o clause_n in_o a_o act_n of_o common_a council_n make_v the_o twenty_o day_n of_o july_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o in_o the_o majoralty_n of_o sir_n robert_n ducy_n it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n enact_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v that_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o this_o city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v 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london_n and_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o such_o election_n shall_v be_v declare_v to_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o say_a city_n assemble_v in_o common_a hall_n upon_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o june_n shall_v there_o by_o the_o say_a commons_o be_v confirm_v and_o allow_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a city_n and_o county_n according_o and_o that_o upon_o propose_v the_o say_a person_n to_o be_v confirm_v to_o the_o say_v common_a hall_n in_o case_n any_o hand_n shall_v be_v hold_v up_o in_o token_n of_o confirmation_n the_o say_a person_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o be_v confirm_v and_o allow_v and_o then_o another_o person_n shall_v be_v choose_v by_o majority_n of_o hand_n to_o be_v the_o other_o of_o the_o say_a sheriff_n and_o to_o join_v with_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v so_o confirm_v which_o say_v clause_n be_v not_o only_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n but_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o method_n of_o election_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v by_o the_o mayor_n aldermen_z and_o commons_o in_o common_a council_n assemble_v and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o the_o say_v several_a clause_n before-recited_n and_o either_o of_o they_o and_o every_o article_n and_o thing_n contain_v in_o they_o or_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o repeal_v annul_v and_o make_v void_a and_o whereas_o by_o several_a act_n of_o common_a council_n the_o election_n of_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n bridgmasters_n and_o auditor_n of_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o bridghouse-account_n and_o aleconner_n be_v appoint_v on_o midsummer-day_n yearly_a except_o the_o sheriff_n or_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n or_o other_o of_o the_o say_a officer_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v die_v or_o for_o just_a cause_n be_v remove_v and_o whereas_o in_o some_o year_n as_o in_o this_o present_a year_n midsummer-day_n happen_v to_o fall_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n common_o call_v sunday_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a and_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o require_a part_n of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v and_o declare_v that_o from_o henceforth_o whensoever_o midsummer-day_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n common_o call_v sunday_n that_o the_o election_n of_o the_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n bridgmasters_n auditor_n of_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o bridghouse-account_n and_o aleconner_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o day_n next_o follow_v any_o act_n or_o act_n or_o any_o other_o usage_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o goodfellow_n print_a by_o samuel_n roycroft_n printer_n to_o the_o honourable_a city_n of_o london_n 1700._o