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	power_n	say_a	3,307	5	6.6339	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91033	The Prisoners remonstrance: or, The desires and proposals of such prisoners as are willing to pay their just debts. Also, a copy of their petition to the Lord Protector: together with his gracious answer and reference to the Councel. Also an ordinance thereupon, for the suspending the Act for relief of creditors and poor prisoners, till the 20th of this instant April. With divers other remarkable passages fit for all mens views, especially for creditors or debtors, or such who are up on their interest concerned.		1654 (1654)	Wing P3520; Thomason E733_3; ESTC R206897	10,096	16

their_o debt_n be_v the_o time_n be_v so_o far_o relapse_v and_o your_o petitioner_n still_o keep_v in_o prison_n though_o they_o petition_v salters-hall_n for_o their_o liberty_n till_o april_n so_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v surprise_v and_o their_o estate_n sell_v at_o half_a the_o value_n which_o otherwise_o can_v be_v avoid_v to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o they_o and_o they_o 2._o that_o your_o petitioner_n may_v have_v the_o same_o relief_n and_o remedy_n against_o such_o who_o owe_v they_o money_n as_o their_o creditor_n have_v against_o they_o in_o case_n they_o pay_v not_o within_o six_o month_n else_o how_o can_v your_o petitioner_n pay_v their_o debt_n 3._o that_o your_o petitioner_n may_v not_o be_v so_o whole_o deprive_v of_o their_o estate_n but_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v such_o a_o pittance_n there_o out_o that_o they_o and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n perish_v not_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o that_o when_o their_o estate_n be_v sell_v some_o regard_n may_v be_v have_v to_o reserve_v the_o chief_a house_n and_o four_o or_o 5_o part_n of_o the_o estate_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o that_o be_v allow_v to_o such_o who_o be_v account_v traitor_n 4._o that_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o say_a act_n mention_v or_o some_o other_o may_v have_v power_n when_o they_o have_v true_o state_v all_o debt_n to_o force_v the_o creditor_n 〈◊〉_d take_v land_n for_o their_o money_n either_o at_o 20_o year_n purchase_n be_v money_n be_v at_o 6_o per_fw-la centum_fw-la or_o at_o so_o many_o year_n purchase_v as_o be_v usual_a in_o that_o country_n where_o the_o land_n lie_v at_o least_o to_o take_v so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o mortgage_n where_o the_o debtor_n and_o trustee_n or_o such_o who_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o same_o shall_v consent_v to_o pass_v it_o as_o will_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la amount_v to_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o money_n for_o some_o time_n for_o the_o security_n as_o the_o say_a judge_n or_o other_o person_n to_o be_v so_o entrust_v shall_v think_v fit_a and_o order_n upon_o hear_v both_o side_n and_o in_o case_n the_o debtor_n pay_v not_o by_o that_o time_n that_o the_o creditor_n give_v he_o 20_o l._n more_o in_o every_o 100_o l._n shall_v have_v a_o full_a and_o absolute_a estate_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o and_o that_o the_o say_v judge_n may_v have_v power_n to_o proceed_v as_o a_o bankrupt_a against_o such_o as_o shall_v refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o one_o of_o these_o in_o case_n you_o will_v have_v it_o so_o and_o also_o to_o qualify_v interest_n during_o the_o war_n as_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n be_v enable_v to_o do_v 5._o that_o they_o may_v have_v power_n also_o where_o they_o find_v any_o prisoner_n grievous_o oppress_v or_o keep_v wrongful_o in_o prison_n either_o for_o a_o presatisfied_a debt_n or_o by_o judgement_n surreptitious_o obtain_v by_o the_o fraud_n and_o knavery_n of_o attorney_n or_o otherwise_o to_o give_v the_o party_n injure_v good_a damage_n either_o from_o the_o prosecutor_n or_o attorney_n as_o cause_n shall_v require_v as_o well_o as_o not_o for_o declare_v 6._o that_o whereas_o the_o say_a act_n make_v all_o such_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la to_o be_v bankrupt_n that_o pay_v not_o their_o debt_n before_o the_o first_o of_o april_n that_o your_o highness_n and_o your_o hononorable_a council_n will_v declare_v what_o debt_n be_v thereby_o intend_a whither_o all_o the_o debt_n they_o owe_v which_o if_o so_o all_o be_v bankrupt_n neither_o be_v all_o their_o debt_n yet_o due_a nor_o demand_v or_o only_o such_o for_o which_o they_o he_o charge_v in_o execution_n before_o the_o twenty_o of_o october_n which_o they_o conceive_v to_o the_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o act_n and_o not_o have_v the_o same_o arbitrary_o to_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v of_o different_a judgement_n therein_o lest_o the_o prisoner_n be_v thereby_o ensn●r●●_n a●●_n ruin_v 7._o that_o for_o the_o better_a execution_n and_o performance_n of_o the_o premise_n a_o oath_n may_v be_v give_v to_o the_o say_a judge_n that_o they_o shall_v execute_v the_o power_n to_o they_o give_v ●●cording_v to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o skill_n and_o judgement_n upright_o and_o true_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n partiality_n or_o any_o sinister_a respect_n whatsoever_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o all_o the_o judge_n and_o justice_n of_o england_n ●●e_v swear_v to_o do_v and_o that_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o the_o say_v judge_n be_v accountable_a to_o none_o but_o a_o parliament_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v ●●il_n september_n so_o that_o we_o may_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v d_o stroy_v but_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o creditor_n be_v sure_a to_o have_v the●_n just_a debt_n and_o interest_n in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d time_n and_o our_o petitioner_n wife_n child_n and_o posterity_n preserve_v from_o utter_a ruin_n and_o your_o petitioner_n shall_v ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n this_o petition_n w●_n 〈◊〉_d soon_o present_v to_o his_o highness_n but_o be_v gracious_o answer_v with_o a_o most_o plenary_a reference_n of_o l●_n and_o of_o the_o act_n complain_v against_o to_o the_o cou●cel_n in_o the●●_n word_n his_o highness_n pleasure_n be_v to_o refer_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o eti●●_n to_o the_o council_n to_o re●ew_a ●he_n act_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o creator_n and_o poor_a p●●●on_n to_o ●epe●●●●●er_v and_o change_v the_o the_o same_o or_o any_o clause_n theorem_v a●_n th●y_o shall_v find_v cause_n lisle_n long_o a_o ordinance_n for_o suspend_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o judge_n name_v in_o the_o act_n entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o creditor_n and_o poor_a prisoner_n whereas_o upon_o perusal_n and_o serious_a consideration_n have_v of_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o creditor_n and_o poor_a prisoner_n many_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n do_v appear_v which_o must_v necessary_o occasion_v a_o explanation_n of_o the_o say_a act_n for_o the_o better_a enable_v the_o judge_n in_o the_o say_a act_n name_v and_o authorize_v for_o sale_n of_o such_o estate_n as_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o say_a act_n for_o satisfaction_n of_o creditor_n which_o can_v in_o short_a time_n be_v effect_v and_o without_o such_o explanation_n and_o further_a direction_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o several_a and_o respective_a judge_n authorize_v in_o and_o by_o the_o say_a act_n several_a inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n will_v grow_v not_o only_o to_o the_o say_a creditor_n and_o prisoner_n but_o to_o divers_a other_o person_n not_o mean_v or_o intend_v to_o be_v include_v within_o the_o say_a act_n and_o will_v occasion_v many_o trouble_n and_o suit_n in_o law_n and_o equity_n for_o the_o prevention_n whereof_o due_a care_n be_v likewise_o to_o be_v have_v and_o whereas_o many_o of_o the_o say_a prisoner_n have_v offer_v real_o to_o endeavour_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o say_a creditor_n if_o some_o further_a time_n may_v be_v give_v for_o that_o purpose_n be_v it_o therefore_o ordain_v by_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_n protector_n by_z and_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o council_n that_o the_o say_v several_a and_o respective_a judge_n mention_v in_o the_o say_a act_n or_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v not_o proceed_v to_o the_o sale_n or_o disposition_n of_o any_o the_o estate_n real_a or_o personal_a of_o any_o of_o the_o say_a prisoner_n or_o of_o any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o mention_v or_o intend_v in_o or_o by_o the_o say_a act_n nor_o shall_v otherwise_o intermeddle_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a act_n or_o of_o any_o the_o power_n or_o authority_n give_v by_o the_o same_o until_o the_o 20_o of_o april_n next_o and_o be_v it_o further_o ordain_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o all_o act_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o say_v several_a and_o respective_a judge_n or_o any_o of_o they_o by_o virtue_n colour_n or_o pretence_n of_o the_o say_a act_n from_o henceforth_o and_o before_o the_o say_v 20●h_a day_n of_o april_n shall_v be_v utter_o void_a null_n and_o of_o none_o effect_n save_v only_o that_o it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o say_v several_a and_o respective_a judge_n that_o have_v veil_v or_o let_v out_o any_o prisoner_n upon_o surety_n or_o otherwise_o out_o of_o prison_n which_o prisoner_n be_v to_o appear_v again_o at_o a_o certain_a day_n before_o the_o say_a judge_n and_o be_v not_o absolute_o discharge_v by_o any_o order_n of_o the_o say_a judge_n to_o sit_v only_o for_o the_o remand_v and_o recommit_v of_o the_o say_a prisoner_n into_o their_o forme_a prison_n and_o goal_n where_o they_o former_o be_v detain_v in_o prison_n there_o to_o ●emain_v in_o safe_a custody_n and_o to_o continue_v and_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n as_o