Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	4,616	5	7.4258	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37238	Jus imponendi vectigana, or, The learning touching customs, tonnage, poundage, and impositions on merchandizes, asserted as well from the rules of the common and civil law, as of generall reason and policy of state / by Sir John Davis ...	Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.	1659 (1659)	Wing D403; ESTC R36082	63,305	189

or_o vessel_n of_o wine_n vent_v by_o other_o be_v also_o fine_v and_o imprison_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o party_n grieve_v 50_o edw._n 3._o 33._o rot._n parli_n numb._n 33._o and_o more_o than_o this_o a_o bill_n be_v prefer_v by_o the_o commons_o in_o this_o parliament_n that_o such_o as_o shall_v set_v new_a imposition_n shall_v have_v judgement_n of_o life_n and_o member_n 50_o edw._n 3_o rot._n parliament_n num_fw-la 191._o in_o arch._n turris_n turris_n these_o example_n strike_v such_o a_o terror_n at_o that_o time_n as_o from_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edw._n 3._o till_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n and_o upward_o there_o be_v no_o man_n find_v that_o will_v advise_v the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o set_v or_o levy_v any_o imposition_n upon_o merchandize_n by_o prerogative_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v no_o imposition_n lay_v upon_o merchandize_n all_o that_o space_n of_o time_n queen_n mary_n indeed_o begin_v to_o set_v on_o foot_n this_o prerogative_n again_o and_o lay_v a_o imposition_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n upon_o every_o cloth_n transport_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n dyer_n report_n 1_o eliz._n f.165_n fol.165_n the_o merchant_n of_o london_n say_v he_o find_v themselves_o great_o grieve_v and_o make_v exclamation_n and_o suit_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n to_o be_v disburden_v of_o that_o imposition_n because_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v by_o parliament_n but_o assess_v by_o queen_n mary_n her_o absolute_a power_n these_o frequent_a petition_n complaint_n and_o exclamation_n these_o suspension_n and_o remital_n of_o imposition_n be_v good_a argument_n say_v they_o against_o the_o right_a of_o this_o prerogative_n chap._n xxi_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o objection_n this_o objection_n consist_v of_o several_a part_n and_o shall_v receive_v a_o answer_n 3_o consist_v of_o divers_a part_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o answer_n king_n edw._n 1._o be_v a_o prudent_a and_o resolute_a prince_n do_v not_o only_o impose_v the_o three_o penny_n upon_o the_o pound_n upon_o merchant_n stranger_n by_o his_o charta_fw-la mercatoria_fw-la but_o justify_v and_o maintain_v that_o imposition_n during_o his_o life_n true_a it_o be_v that_o after_o his_o death_n king_n edw._n 2._o it_o be_v repeal_v as_o be_v before_o object_v but_o who_o act_n be_v this_o by_o who_o be_v this_o ordinance_n make_v which_o do_v repeal_v this_o charter_n not_o by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o parliament_n but_o by_o certain_a rebellious_a baron_n who_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o call_v themselves_o ordainer_n wherefore_o king_n edw._n 3._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n do_v revive_v that_o charter_n and_o command_v by_o his_o writ_n that_o the_o custom_n and_o duty_n therein_o contain_v shall_v be_v collect_v and_o levy_v to_o his_o use_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o these_o ordinance_n of_o 5_o edw._n 2._o 2_o and_o say_v the_o same_o be_v make_v per_fw-la quosdam_fw-la magnates_fw-la and_o not_o by_o the_o king_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n 1_o edw._n 3._o rot._n fin_n memb._n 30._o in_o arch._n turris_n which_o in_o another_o place_n before_o i_o have_v recite_v by_o which_o record_n it_o likewise_o appear_v that_o those_o ordinance_n 5_o edw._n 2._o be_v before_o that_o time_n repeal_v and_o make_v void_a and_o therefore_o that_o which_o be_v do_v in_o that_o time_n of_o that_o unfortunate_a prince_n overruled_a by_o his_o unruly_a baron_n be_v not_o to_o be_v urge_v and_o use_v as_o a_o example_n especial_o since_o they_o that_o urge_v this_o repeal_n of_o charta_fw-la mercatoria_fw-la might_n if_o they_o will_v find_v any_o thing_n which_o make_v against_o their_o contradict_a humour_n find_v in_o the_o say_a roll_n of_o ordinance_n make_v in_o 5_o edw._n 2._o divers_a arcle_n wherein_o those_o ordainer_n do_v wrong_a and_o wound_v the_o prerogative_n in_o matter_n of_o 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at_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n that_o any_o part_n of_o these_o ordinance_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o argument_n against_o the_o right_a of_o the_o crown_n in_o lay_v imposition_n upon_o merchandize_n for_o with_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o may_v argue_v the_o king_n have_v no_o right_a to_o grant_v his_o land_n rent_n ward_n or_o escheat_n that_o he_o may_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n nor_o make_v war_n nor_o choose_v his_o own_o counsellor_n or_o servant_n without_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o those_o factious_a baron_n do_v cause_v the_o king_n to_o forego_v the_o say_a imposition_n rather_o ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la populum_fw-la and_o to_o gratify_v the_o commons_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o their_o party_n than_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v good_a counsellor_n they_o will_v have_v do_v as_o the_o senate_n rome_n of_o rome_n do_v when_o nero_n in_o a_o glorious_a humour_n to_o please_v the_o people_n will_v needs_o have_v discharge_v at_o once_o all_o custom_n and_o imposition_n the_o senate_n give_v he_o thanks_o for_o his_o favour_n towards_o the_o people_n but_o utter_o dissuade_v he_o so_o to_o do_v tell_v he_o that_o in_o so_o do_v he_o will_v ruin_v the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o indeed_o no_o commonwealth_n can_v stand_v without_o these_o duty_n they_o be_v nervi_fw-la they_o be_v succus_fw-la et_fw-la sanguis_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la and_o therefore_o no_o commonwealth_n be_v ever_o without_o they_o but_o the_o imaginary_a commonwealth_n of_o plato_n and_o sir_n thomas_n moore_n for_o they_o do_v both_o agree_v for_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o which_o they_o dream_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o merchandize_n export_v and_o import_v but_o to_o return_v to_o king_n edw._n 2._o what_o follow_v upon_o the_o repeal_n of_o charta_fw-la mercatoria_fw-la and_o the_o discharge_n of_o imposition_n which_o king_n 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and_o king_n ed._n 3._o 3_o in_o england_n but_o on_o the_o other_o part_n they_o which_o release_v all_o custom_n and_o imposition_n be_v but_o weak_a prince_n and_o destroy_v themselves_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n wherein_o they_o live_v namely_o nero_n nero_n in_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n king_n edw._n 2_o 2_o and_o king_n rich._n 2._o 2_o with_o we_o and_o true_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o common_a law_n the_o king_n can_v if_o he_o will_v release_v all_o subside_v and_o aid_n of_o his_o subject_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o discharge_v of_o all_o subsidy_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o crown_n such_o a_o grant_n be_v make_v void_a and_o against_o the_o law_n second_o touch_v the_o petition_n exhibit_v to_o the_o king_n in_o sundry_a parliament_n against_o imposition_n lay_v by_o that_o king_n upon_o merchandize_n upon_o view_n of_o the_o record_n wherein_o these_o petition_n be_v contain_v with_o

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