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	parliament_n	year_n	2,273	5	5.2206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34347	Considerations concerning the African-Companies petition		1698 (1698)	Wing C5908A; ESTC R6813	2,168	1

consideration_n concern_v the_o african-company_n 〈…〉_o the_o african_a company_n have_v petition_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o have_v their_o monopoly_n confirm_v by_o 〈…〉_o of_o parliament_n or_o in_o their_o own_o word_n that_o a_o bill_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o to_o settle_v that_o trade_n according_a to_o 〈…〉_o charter_n concern_v which_o petition_n and_o that_o whole_a matter_n these_o thing_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n of_o ●●●…land_n be_v humble_o offer_v to_o consideration_n i._o that_o all_o english_a subject_n have_v right_o and_o liberty_n to_o trade_n to_o africa_n unless_o prohibit_v by_o parliament_n ii_o that_o of_o this_o liberty_n they_o have_v be_v deprive_v and_o from_o this_o trade_n they_o have_v be_v forcible_o exclude_v without_o authority_n of_o parliament_n for_o many_o year_n and_o on_o the_o account_n of_o trade_n thither_o they_o have_v be_v persecute_v and_o torment_v with_o all_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n many_o have_v be_v rob_v of_o their_o ship_n and_o good_n divers_a have_v be_v imprison_v and_o so●●_n have_v lose_v their_o life_n iii_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o african_a company_n by_o colour_n of_o a_o illegal_a patent_n which_o they_o call_v their_o c●●●ter_n which_o company_n have_v carry_v on_o their_o oppression_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o in_o contempt_n and_o defiance_n of_o the_o i●●●●…_n iu._n if_o their_o patent_n be_v legal_a they_o will_v have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o none_o will_v oppose_v a_o legal_a pa●●●●…_n v._o the_o engross_n the_o african_a trade_n by_o these_o man_n with_o the_o exclusion_n of_o all_o other_o be_v a_o perfect_a monopoly_n to_o 〈◊〉_d ●●…tents_n and_o have_v all_o the_o pernicious_a effect_n of_o a_o monopoly_n have_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o thousand_o with_o infinite_a damage_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o two_o sort_n of_o people_n but_o in_o who_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v concern_v have_v suffer_v bethis'_v monopoly_n in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n namely_o the_o woollen_a manufacturer_n and_o the_o plantation_n vi_o they_o have_v the_o sole_a selling_n and_o sole_a buy_v of_o all_o that_o come_v from_o or_o go_v to_o the_o country_n within_o their_o patent_n which_o contain_v a_o sea-coast_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o thousand_o mile_n all_o that_o buy_v of_o they_o must_v give_v what_o they_o please_v to_o deman●_n and_o all_o that_o sell_v to_o they_o must_v take_v what_o they_o please_v to_o give_v vii_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o these_o gentleman_n of_o the_o company_n be_v grow_v more_o reasonable_a than_o they_o have_v be_v former_o for_o as_o for_o the_o very_a remote_a country_n towards_o the_o case_n of_o good_a hope_n which_o have_v neither_o gold_n nor_o good_a negro_n nor_o any_o that_o be_v good_a they_o be_v now_o content_a for_o quietness_n sake_n that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v permit_v to_o trade_n to_o they_o but_o the_o trade_n to_o the_o gold_n coast_n and_o other_o good_a place_n they_o think_v be_v too_o dainty_a a_o morsel_n for_o such_o cattle_n and_o be_v fit_a for_o none_o but_o projector_n viii_o my_o lord_n coke_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o monopoly_n have_v specious_a pretence_n of_o the_o public_a good_n and_o so_o have_v this_o but_o it_o can_v be_v plain_o make_v out_o that_o their_o pretence_n be_v false_a and_o frivolous_a whereas_o the_o reason_n must_v be_v very_o strong_a and_o the_o matter_n very_o well_o prove_v and_o very_o evident_a that_o shall_v induce_v a_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o set_v up_o a_o monopoly_n and_o to_o prejudice_v the_o whole_a people_n of_o england_n who_o they_o represent_v in_o favour_n and_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o few_o men._n ix_o the_o african_a company_n during_o the_o late_a reign_n be_v above_o the_o law_n but_o now_o the_o law_n have_v break_v in_o upon_o they_o and_o they_o have_v be_v sue_v and_o have_v pay_v great_a damage_n for_o wrong_n do_v by_o colour_n of_o their_o patent_n nor_o dare_v they_o now_o commit_v the_o like_a outrage_n nor_o use_v their_o fellow_n subject_n as_o enemy_n if_o they_o find_v they_o in_o the_o african_a trade_n so_o that_o their_o exclude_v power_n be_v go_v their_o monopoly_n must_v sink_v and_o perish_v for_o the_o exclude_v power_n be_v the_o life_n of_o monopoly_n wherefore_o in_o this_o desperate_a case_n they_o use_v a_o desperate_a remedy_n and_o fly_v to_o the_o parliament_n for_o help_v x._o this_o be_v the_o first_o monopoly_n that_o ever_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o parliament_n to_o be_v confirm_v parliament_n do_v not_o use_v to_o confirm_v or_o countenance_v illegal_a project_n but_o rather_o to_o punish_v the_o projector_n but_o these_o man_n have_v go_v so_o long_o without_o punishment_n that_o now_o they_o pretend_v to_o favour_n xi_o these_o man_n have_v exercise_v a_o illegal_a authority_n for_o thirty_o year_n and_o now_o they_o will_v have_v it_o make_v legal_a if_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v necessary_a now_o it_o be_v necessary_a thirty_o year_n ago_o and_o why_o do_v not_o they_o get_v one_o then_o either_o they_o despair_v to_o get_v it_o or_o they_o scorn_v to_o take_v it_o xii_o the_o turkey_n trade_n be_v properous_o carry_v on_o by_o a_o regulate_v company_n without_o a_o joint-stock_n or_o fort_n and_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o african_a trade_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o in_o like_a manner_n nay_o we_o trade_n safe_o even_o with_o the_o pirate_n of_o algiers_n tripoli_n and_o tunis_n who_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o infidel_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n so_o wicked_a so_o wild_a and_o barbarous_a but_o that_o they_o will_v welcome_a and_o protect_v fair_a trader_n that_o come_v to_o they_o it_o be_v for_o their_o own_o benefit_n xiii_o but_o if_o fort_n be_v find_v or_o think_v necessary_a they_o may_v be_v maintain_v without_o the_o odious_a expedient_a of_o a_o monopoly_n for_o a_o regulate_v company_n may_v easy_o maintain_v they_o by_o imposition_n upon_o ship_n and_o good_n fourteen_o the_o east-india_n company_n have_v some_o probable_a ground_n both_o but_o for_o the_o legality_n and_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o but_o this_o african_a company_n have_v none_o xv._o be_v the_o trade_n to_o africa_n lay_v open_a and_o ship_n permit_v to_o go_v we_o shall_v certain_o furnish_v the_o spaniard_n with_o negro_n for_o ready_a money_n whereby_o both_o nation_n will_v reap_v great_a advantage_n the_o spaniard_n by_o have_v the_o negro_n and_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o have_v the_o money_n suppose_v some_o man_n shall_v get_v a_o patent_n to_o enclose_v a_o common_a which_o according_o they_o do_v enclose_v and_o hold_v it_o many_o year_n by_o strong_a hand_n but_o at_o last_o the_o law_n break_v in_o upon_o they_o and_o they_o can_v hold_v it_o no_o long_o will_v a_o parliament_n now_o confirm_v those_o man_n in_o their_o usurpation_n if_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o ask_v it_o yet_o perhaps_o they_o may_v say_v that_o they_o have_v be_v at_o great_a charge_n in_o improve_n the_o land_n and_o preserve_v it_o from_o inundation_n and_o likewise_o in_o building_n upon_o it_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v great_a sufferer_n if_o their_o enclosure_n be_v throw_v ●pen_a and_o perhaps_o they_o may_v offer_v as_o the_o african_a company_n do_v now_o that_o the_o commoner_n since_o they_o be_v so_o troublesome_a shall_v have_v some_o out-skirt_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v good_a for_o little_a they_o keep_v the_o best_a and_o great_a part_n themselves_o let_v not_o this_o supposition_n seem_v sorrain_a or_o impertinent_a for_o it_o come_v near_o the_o present_a case_n it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o ingros●_n trade_n as_o to_o enclose_v a_o common_a