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
B02597	The case of Mr. James Trefusis, of the county of Cornwall gent	Trefusis, James, Gent.	1693 (1693)	Wing C956; ESTC R170965	1,815	1

the_o case_n of_o m_o r._n james_n trefusis_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cornwall_n gent._n that_o the_o say_v trefusis_n have_v make_v it_o his_o business_n and_o employ_v divers_a servant_n in_o distil_v and_o extract_v of_o spirit_n from_o corn_n and_o mollossoe_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v considerable_o improve_v himself_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o say_a art_n and_o observe_v how_o much_o the_o present_a government_n do_v suffer_v in_o the_o revenue_n and_o duty_n chargeable_a upon_o spirit_n by_o the_o unskillfulness_n and_o ill_a management_n of_o the_o officer_n who_o be_v entrust_v to_o supervise_v and_o collect_v the_o same_o he_o the_o say_v james_n trefusis_n in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n apply_v himself_o to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o request_v he_o to_o make_v the_o government_n acquaint_v therewith_o that_o thereupon_o the_o say_a person_n of_o quality_n the_o same_o month_n of_o august_n recommend_v the_o say_a trefusis_n to_o the_o commissioner_n of_o excise_n and_o the_o commissioner_n direct_v the_o say_a trefusis_n to_o reduce_v what_o he_o have_v discourse_v they_o into_o write_v which_o he_o according_o do_v and_o demonstrate_v the_o quantity_n and_o quality_n of_o low_a wine_n and_o spirit_n usual_o extract_v either_o from_o barley_n malt_n or_o mollossoe_n that_o some_o of_o the_o commissioner_n be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v that_o they_o declare_v the_o say_v treffussis_n have_v give_v they_o the_o best_a and_o full_a information_n they_o ever_o have_v in_o that_o affair_n but_o believe_v the_o say_v trefusis_n method_n impracticable_a in_o respect_n the_o distiller_n will_v be_v induce_v to_o indict_v their_o officer_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v proceed_v that_o way_n the_o then_z act_n of_o parliament_n be_v deficient_a therein_o but_o trefusis_n have_v full_o satisfy_v they_o that_o the_o say_a duty_n can_v be_v no_o other_o way_n ascertain_v to_o advance_v the_o revenue_n but_o by_o gauge_v and_o take_v a_o account_n of_o all_o wash_n and_o other_o material_n as_o they_o shall_v at_o all_o time_n be_v find_v prepare_v or_o prepare_v for_o the_o make_n of_o low_a wine_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o low_a wine_n and_o spirit_n and_o that_o the_o distiller_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n give_v the_o officer_n a_o account_n of_o what_o be_v become_v of_o such_o wash_v low_a wine_n and_o material_n and_o the_o produce_v thereof_o or_o otherwise_o to_o stand_v charge_v therewith_o and_o this_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o commissioner_n to_o the_o parliament_n a_o new_a act_n of_o parliament_n pass_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o 5_o of_o january_n 1690._o that_o the_o say_v trefusis_n have_v be_v promise_v preferment_n for_o make_v the_o say_a discovery_n by_o the_o say_a commissioner_n dismiss_v his_o servant_n and_o leave_v his_o trade_n as_o a_o distiller_n and_o in_o order_n to_o his_o be_v instruct_v be_v first_o bring_v in_o a_o supernumerary_n and_o place_v to_o observe_v the_o work_n of_o one_o mr._n woodward_n a_o distiller_n but_o the_o say_v woodward_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o say_v trefusis_n knowledge_n in_o that_o business_n he_o will_v no_o long_o work_v under_o trefusis_n inspection_n but_o compound_v rather_o to_o pay_v 801._o per_fw-la month_n which_o be_v 4cl_n more_o than_o he_o pay_v before_o that_o one_o mr._n newman_n the_o then_o general_a surveyor_n envy_v trefusis_n for_o be_v the_o author_n of_o so_o great_a a_o improvement_n in_o that_o duty_n use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o prevent_v his_o be_v prefer_v for_o his_o good_a service_n and_o therefore_o prefer_v and_o introduce_v the_o say_a distiller_n woodward_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o general_a surveyor_n of_o the_o distillery_n of_o this_o city_n of_o london_n although_o '_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n incapable_a of_o that_o post_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n misrepresent_v the_o say_a trefusis_n to_o the_o board_n and_o 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