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	parliament_n	say_a	1,050	5	6.6432	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80363	Considerations humbly offer'd to the Honourable House of Commons, by the planters, and others, trading to our British plantations, in relation to the African Company's petition, now before this Honourable House		1698 (1698)	Wing C5909CA; ESTC R231635	1,030	2

consideration_n humble_o offer_v to_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_z by_o the_o planter_n and_o other_o trade_v to_o our_o british_a plantation_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o african_a company_n be_v petition_v now_o before_o this_o honourable_a house_n that_o it_o be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n to_o this_o nation_n to_o encourage_v and_o support_v the_o plantation_n it_o will_v be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o have_v they_o plentiful_o supply_v with_o negro_n by_o who_o labour_n all_o the_o commodity_n of_o those_o country_n be_v produce_v which_o production_n be_v all_o clear_a gain_n to_o this_o nation_n and_o better_a than_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v to_o the_o spaniard_n which_o can_v never_o be_v thorough_o do_v otherwise_o than_o by_o a_o free_a open_a trade_n without_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o a_o few_o people_n in_o a_o small_a joint-stock_n there_o be_v not_o a_o negro_n but_o produce_v as_o much_o commodity_n either_o sugar_n indigo_n tobacco_n etc._n etc._n as_o will_v load_v one_o tun_n of_o ship_n the_o increase_n of_o which_o produce_v will_v also_o large_o increase_v the_o consumption_n of_o the_o woollen_a and_o other_o british_a manufacture_n and_o augment_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n a_o great_a quantity_n of_o the_o product_n of_o our_o plantation-commodity_n will_v enable_v the_o british_a merchant_n to_o make_v large_a exportation_n to_o foreign_a market_n and_o put_v they_o into_o a_o capacity_n to_o under-sell_a all_o other_o nation_n that_o vie_v with_o we_o in_o the_o same_o commodity_n which_o will_v not_o only_o discourage_v their_o plantation_n but_o great_o encourage_v our_o own_o since_o the_o african_a company_n do_v set_v forth_o in_o their_o petition_n that_o by_o their_o charge_n in_o maintain_v their_o fort_n and_o castle_n in_o secure_v that_o trade_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n the_o western_a plantation_n have_v be_v furnish_v with_o negro_n we_o the_o planter_n do_v say_v that_o we_o have_v pay_v a_o duty_n of_o 10_o per_fw-la cent._n for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o have_v it_o not_o be_v more_o for_o the_o separate_a trader_n than_o the_o african_a company_n since_o the_o open_n of_o the_o say_a trade_n by_o the_o late_a act_n of_o parliament_n the_o plantation_n have_v be_v but_o poor_o serve_v for_o by_o experience_n we_o have_v find_v much_o great_a number_n of_o negro_n bring_v to_o our_o plantation_n than_o ever_o be_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a african_n company_n be_v have_v that_o trade_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n exclusive_a of_o all_o other_o therefore_o since_o the_o plantation_n have_v receive_v a_o more_o visible_a advantage_n from_o the_o african_a trade_n by_o have_v great_a quantity_n of_o negro_n bring_v among_o they_o by_o the_o separate_a trader_n since_o the_o say_a trade_n have_v be_v lay_v open_a than_o ever_o be_v before_o and_o as_o the_o product_n of_o our_o island_n be_v large_o increase_v thereby_o we_o be_v humble_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o plantation_n be_v of_o infinite_o great_a concern_v to_o be_v preserve_v than_o any_o company_n with_o a_o joint-stock_n can_v pretend_v to_o wherefore_o we_o hope_v that_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o will_v free_v we_o from_o the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o 10_o per_fw-la cent._n which_o we_o conceive_v must_v be_v advance_v on_o the_o price_n of_o negro_n and_o that_o the_o say_v african_a trade_n may_v be_v continue_v free_a and_o open_a to_o all_o people_n that_o desire_n to_o trade_n thither_o under_o such_o regulation_n as_o the_o trade_n to_o turkey_n or_o as_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a consideration_n humble_o offer_v by_o the_o planter_n and_o other_o trade_v to_o our_o british_a plantation_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o african_a company_n be_v petition_v