Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	cause_n	great_a	life_n	4,477	5	4.3520	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07549	The custumers apology That is to say, a generall answere to informers of all sortes, and their iniurious complaints, against the honest reputation of the collectors of her Maiesties custumes, specially in the out-portes of this realme. Written onely for vnderstanding readers and wise in highest authoritie, to reade and discerne by. Alwaies prouided, in reading reade all, or nothing at all.	Milles, Tho. (Thomas), 1550?-1627?	1599 (1599)	STC 17928; ESTC S100765	23,308	30

others Since all are men and all haue suckt their Mothers ¶ Thus farre the ATTVRNEY and SOLLICITER generall Experience and Truth hauing pleaded before EQVITIE and REASON on the behalfe of TRAFFICKE no lesse dangerously supplanted by the Custumers disgrace then the Merchants extremitie in true Zeale of the Princes honour and Good of her People began here seriously to lament and bewaile the vnfaithfulnes of such as ignorantly haue beene the cause or wilfully persist to maintaine the burdening of the Custume houses with such swarmes of vnfit and needlesse Instruments that as Razours cutting off the life of Custumes and wrangling out disorder by a greater confusion so liue by their places that in time they must needes bee the death of the Nurse her selfe that feedes them But the wisdome of the Iudges moued rather with the weight of the CAVSE then passion in their Plea looking backe to the time bid them goe forward ¶ Now then see what hath beene said and so hast to an end The PRINCE as aforesaid is iustly offended the Merchant likewise hath laid downe his griefes These are the fower sorts of persons that attend Custume causes amongst whome if any complaine these last haue no reason to looke to bee pittied for that obtruding themselues into other mens workes vndertaking a taske exceeding their skill like men in amaze striue still to goe forward and in doing lesse then nothing would seeme to doe all Accusing the Custumers Calumus and● audacter vt alis quid adhareat Not vnlike to insolent and ignorant Huishers that lawlesse themselues know no rules of teaching but beating the Schollers But this by the way wil be wel worth the noting how generally iust 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ regula veritatis as necessarie true the old rules of Art and Propositions of reason continue and stand Namely Quam frustra fit per plures quod fieri potest per pauciores 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ regula Justitie And Institutio ab i●stio inutilis expostfacto non conualescit For as these Superuisors doubting at the first 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ regula sapientie the holding out of their Deputies good abearing and wisely looking into the weake foundation of the Comptrollers whose Office themselues foresaw to be idle and so easie to be out-faced by their new Companie and accesse the seruice is become so violent so intricate and out of order that in the confusion the Searchers that only haue best meanes and by Office should concurre and assist the Custumers leaue the QVEENE to the Custume house and enquire the next way to their owne priuate profit The Custumers onely haue cause to complaine In which distresse the CVSTVMERS in displeasure with the Prince in disgrace with the world forsaken of their best Helps and Associats the SEARCHERS Quàm iniquè comparatum sit videri●t Reipub. Patres ip●●y Vnlitas quùm Quod opti●●● iure Optimis tantúm destinatum sit Munus nunc tandem è Vulgi collu●ie hominum Pessimis prestituatur in the midest of a number of lawlesse hungrie and for the most part ignorantly wilfull Deputies that like defectiue HETEROCLYTS wrangle with the very rules of Grammer pittying the Merchant sup vp their owne griefes and bemoane themselues in this maner ¶ That the meanes to enhable them to seruice viz. Countenance and Maintenance are withholden from them and conferred vpon others That their seruice notwithstanding is like the making of Bricke in Egypt for wanting meanes to performe their Taskes yet haue idle Taske masters set ouer them whose credite hath no being but in their disgrace That the Lawe it selfe so good and iust in generall is made both hurtfull to the Prince in their publike function and iniurious to themselues in their priuate callings For that whereto they are precisely enioyned at their admissions and which in respect of their places and charges The Law is made to debarre Custumers from their best endeuours they should and might best performe by one and the same way to the Princes immediate profit which others at the second hand haue made so availeable for themselues The Custumers of all men are by statute forbidden namely to meddle with any Trade or Traffick That their seruice besides is no thanks to themselues but a Countenance and meanes of Maintenance to others Sic vos non vobis nidificatis Aues fertis aratra boues c. That They notwithstanding vnderly all kind of Expences and hazards incident to Custume causes and others not touching the burden with their fingers for crying ayme onely reape thankes reputation and reward For omitting extraordinaries their expences for their Bands and Suerties to answere al Duties subiection besides is an vnknowne bondage and burden in respect of the libertie the rest doe liue in No Custume-houses built by the Prince in the Out-Ports They onely are to prouide hire and furnish for euery Porte of their charge a conuenient Custume house which besides Tables Deskes and necessaries fit for such places are hardly hired for 40. a peece of yerely rent So as where for examples sake there are fiue Portes he writers owne chardge in Kent 5. Portes for fiue Custume houses the Custumer is chargeable with the yearely rent Of. 10. ot 12. At each of these fiue Custume houses must be intertained a discreete Person for though any be fit enough for the Superuisors turnes as matters doe stand yet it stands the Custumer in hand to vse choise and honest men of the best education the seruice passing in Latine for his owne securitie And vnto such lesse then twentie markes wages and as much for dyet cannot be offered Which yearely is a charge of two hundreth pounds or more the Head-Porte considered in proportion At these fiue Custume houses what euer is spent in Incke Parchment Paper and Wax is supplied alwaies by the Custumer only which yearely may be a Matter of some 10. pounds ¶ Besides The hazard of the Queens money that of necessitie is to passe by Bils of Exchange through sundrie hands being allowed no Portage money is an vnknowne hazard trouble W●●t of Portage m●ney and care to the Custumers onely which the rest breake no sleepe for Theirs also are all charges expended in ryding or sending from place to place as the seruice fals out by letters or Order from the Lord Treasurer or Exchequer Lastly They put in their Bookes twise a yeare to their double charges which the rest performe but once yearely for fashions sake onely without expence or attendance leauing the Custumers onely to abide to follow and to pay all Duties Fees and whatsoeuer charges to Officers and others Wherein the best part of their wages and reward from the Prince is consumed but vsually the one halfe if not two parts of three as being more delayed and accumbred with the confused entries and writings of others Bookes by carelesse and ignorant Deputies then any of