Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	act_n	majesty_n	several_a	1,030	5	7.1452	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06365	Unto his Grace, the Marquess of Tweeddale, his Majesties High Commissioner, and the remanent honourable Estates of Parliament. The supplication of the brewers in Edinburgh, Leith and suburbs of the samen, and Sheriffdom of Mid-Lothian.	Tweeddale, Charles Hay, Marquis of, 1667-1715.; Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.	1695 (1695)	Wing U100D; ESTC R185882	4,256	6

unto_o his_o grace_n the_o marquis_n of_o tweeddale_n his_o majesty_n high_a commissioner_n and_o the_o remanent_fw-la honourable_a estate_n of_o parliament_n the_o supplication_n of_o the_o brewer_n in_o edinburgh_n leith_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o samen_n and_o sheriffdom_n of_o mid-lothian_n humble_o show_v that_o there_o be_v by_o the_o late_a act_n of_o parliament_n a_o additional_a imposition_n of_o three_o penny_n scot_n impose_v upon_o each_o pint_n of_o ale_n and_o beer_n brown_a and_o vent_v within_o the_o kingdom_n and_o two_o shilling_n scot_n upon_o each_o pint_n of_o strong_a water_n by_o and_o attour_n two_o mark_n of_o each_o boll_n of_o malt_n former_o payable_a to_o his_o majrsty_a and_o two_o penny_n upon_o each_o pint_n of_o ale_n payable_a to_o the_o town_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o which_o imposition_n be_v appoint_v to_o endure_v and_o continue_v until_o the_o first_o of_o may_v 1695_o year_n albeit_o your_o petitioner_n be_v at_o that_o time_n very_o sensible_a that_o the_o foresay_a additional_a imposition_n will_v be_v very_o grievous_a and_o heavy_a upon_o they_o yet_o be_v very_o confident_a that_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o the_o honourable_a estate_n of_o parliament_n will_v not_o allow_v the_o same_o to_o be_v continue_v upon_o they_o beyond_o the_o time_n prescribe_v by_o the_o foresay_a act_n we_o do_v with_o all_o duty_n and_o submission_n hitherto_o and_o during_o that_o time_n make_v punctual_a payment_n of_o the_o same_o albeit_o thereby_o several_a brewer_n have_v be_v utter_o ruin_v and_o break_v and_o many_o other_o of_o we_o in_o hazard_n of_o fall_v under_o the_o same_o misfortune_n by_o the_o great_a prejudice_n we_o have_v sustain_v by_o the_o say_v additional_a impossition_n this_o twenty_o three_o month_n bypass_v and_o as_o we_o do_v humble_o and_o confident_o expect_v to_o be_v liberat_fw-la from_o the_o like_a imposition_n for_o the_o future_a so_o we_o do_v humble_o beg_v leave_n to_o represent_v to_o your_o 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