Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	appoint_v	place_n	time_n	1,168	5	4.4869	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80734	An expedient for regulating the customes and excise Approved by divers well affected marchants, and others of the citty of London. Humbly represented to the supream authority of the nation, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England. By Francis Cradock. Marchant.	Cradocke, Francis, d. 1670?	1659 (1659)	Wing C6741C; ESTC R225421	8,844	17

that_o by_o the_o prevent_a the_o afore_o say_v abuse_v to_o the_o state_n a_o great_a will_n also_o be_v prevent_v and_o the_o great_a hindrance_n and_o prejudice_n to_o trade_n now_o practise_v in_o save_a custom_n whereby_o the_o honest_a merchant_n be_v under-sold_a by_o such_o unfair_a deal_n person_n insomuch_o that_o he_o must_v either_o keep_v his_o good_n by_o he_o to_o his_o prejudice_n till_o the_o other_o be_v sell_v and_o expend_v or_o else_o must_v sell_v it_o at_o the_o other_o price_n which_o he_o can_v do_v that_o true_o pay_v the_o duty_n without_o be_v a_o loose_a by_o his_o adventure_n especial_o of_o good_n that_o pay_v great_a duty_n which_o be_v much_o to_o the_o discouragement_n of_o trade_n and_o worthy_a of_o consideration_n 29_o that_o better_a inspection_n may_v be_v take_v to_o good_n export_v which_o return_v the_o half_a subsidy_n so_o that_o more_o may_v not_o be_v repay_v then_o be_v receive_v inward_o which_o be_v now_o common_o practise_v by_o merchant_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o state_n and_o no_o care_n take_v to_o prevent_v the_o same_o 30_o that_o the_o collector_n and_o other_o officer_n in_o all_o the_o out-port_n may_v be_v govern_v also_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n and_o order_v to_o attend_v their_o office_n for_o eight_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n keep_v their_o account_n according_a to_o such_o proper_a method_n as_o shall_v be_v prescribe_v 31_o that_o power_n may_v be_v give_v the_o say_a commissioner_n to_o appoint_v officer_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o constable_n by_o they_o to_o be_v especial_o authorise_v in_o the_o day_n time_n to_o break_v open_a any_o door_n or_o other_o place_n upon_o information_n where_o prohibit_v good_n or_o good_n steal_v a_o shore_n without_o payment_n of_o duty_n be_v house_v or_o otherwise_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n that_o the_o refuser_n may_v by_o law_n be_v make_v liable_a to_o some_o great_a forfeiture_n which_o will_v prevent_v many_o fraud_n practise_v 32_o that_o power_n also_o may_v be_v give_v the_o say_a commissioner_n in_o case_n of_o fraud_n suspect_v so_o much_o practise_v by_o merchant_n coullour_v the_o good_n of_o other_o to_o refuse_v entry_n and_o not_o to_o permit_v such_o good_n to_o be_v land_a till_o oath_n be_v give_v for_o satisfaction_n therein_o which_o if_o true_o observe_v the_o commonwealth_n by_o alien_a custom_n may_v receive_v many_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o more_fw-it from_o jew_n and_o other_o stranger_n who_o by_o mean_n of_o such_o fraud_n here_o be_v admit_v into_o a_o like_a fellowship_n which_o we_o be_v deny_v abroad_o 33_o that_o also_o for_o a_o other_o expedient_a to_o prevent_v the_o aforesaid_a fraud_n and_o fayling_n frequent_o practise_a by_o many_o free-marchant_n who_o though_o they_o coullorable_o give_v but_o the_o value_n of_o 6d_o for_o a_o hundred_o pound_n worth_a of_o foreign_a good_n yet_o will_v presume_v to_o enter_v the_o same_o as_o their_o own_o and_o 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make_v the_o 15_o of_o may_v last_v by_o the_o french_a king_n prohibit_v all_o ship_n not_o there_o build_v to_o export_v any_o the_o commodity_n of_o his_o kingdom_n without_o licence_n i_o humble_o conceive_v it_o proper_a to_o be_v forthwith_o enact_v that_o any_o ship_n not_o build_v in_o england_n and_o whereof_o the_o master_n and_o ¾_n of_o the_o mariner_n be_v not_o english_a as_o aforesaid_a import_v any_o the_o commodity_n of_o france_n may_v here_o pay_v 20_o shilling_n per_fw-la tunn_n according_a to_o the_o burden_n of_o such_o ship_n to_o be_v enter_v in_o customhouse_n and_o receive_v according_o 35_o that_o by_o impowr_v the_o say_a commissioner_n also_o to_o refuse_v such_o merchant_n entry_n as_o stand_v oblige_v for_o good_n four_a month_n before_o enter_v until_o he_o pay_v the_o same_o will_v be_v also_o preserve_v many_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la now_o lose_v in_o bad_a debt_n by_o several_a decay_a person_n who_o practice_n be_v to_o take_v up_o the_o good_n of_o other_o merchant_n and_o firm_a for_o the_o excise_n with_o intent_n never_o to_o pay_v the_o duty_n but_o as_o the_o buisiness_n be_v now_o manage_v do_v upon_o pretence_n of_o exportation_n or_o get_v the_o officer_n to_o return_v the_o good_n un-sold_a and_o by_o not_o true_o account_v once_o in_o two_o or_o three_o year_n if_o at_o all_o run_v high_a in_o debt_n to_o the_o state_n who_o be_v pay_v at_o last_o by_o a_o beggarly_a apearance_n or_o non_fw-la est_fw-la inventus_fw-la 36_o that_o to_o reduce_v all_o account_n into_o a_o fair_a method_n and_o prevent_v such_o and_o other_o the_o like_a abuse_n for_o the_o future_a all_o merchant_n may_v be_v order_v to_o clear_v their_o account_n in_o two_o month_n for_o all_o good_n import_v before_o the_o 29_o day_n of_o september_n 1657._o the_o time_n allow_v they_o to_o clear_v their_o account_n by_o pay_v the_o one_o six_o part_n and_o that_o all_o such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o that_o act_n against_o who_o no_o positive_a proof_n can_v be_v make_v may_v have_v their_o account_n balance_v to_o that_o time_n by_o remit_v all_o which_o they_o stand_v charge_v for_o in_o the_o excise_n book_n which_o will_v be_v well_o resent_v by_o all_o and_o the_o state_n not_o prejudice_v by_o merchant_n for_o that_o most_o of_o what_o they_o stand_v charge_v with_o be_v by_o forge_v of_o hand_n and_o the_o like_a abuse_n place_v wrongful_o on_o their_o account_n who_o in_o reason_n ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v thereby_o and_o that_o all_o other_o good_n since_o import_v for_o which_o the_o merchant_n stand_v liable_a may_v be_v forthwith_o discharge_v until_o a_o month_n before_o the_o date_n of_o such_o ordinance_n whereby_o will_v be_v bring_v in_o at_o least_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o pound_n to_o help_v supply_v the_o present_a want_n of_o money_n in_o the_o nation_n 37_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o provission_n yet_o make_v many_o fraud_n be_v still_o practise_v by_o dutch_a merchant_n and_o other_o in_o cause_v their_o own_o ship_n and_o good_n to_o be_v seize_v and_o set_v up_o pretend_v prosecuter_n in_o the_o exchequer_n who_o serve_v only_o for_o colour_n whereby_o the_o state_n be_v abuse_v and_o the_o penalty_n of_o a_o act_n make_v in_o 1651._o for_o increase_v of_o ship_n and_o encouragement_n of_o navigation_n also_o avoid_v to_o the_o great_a discouragement_n of_o the_o native_a merchant_n and_o seaman_n which_o may_v be_v prevent_v by_o give_v the_o say_a commissioner_n power_n to_o examine_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o ground_n of_o such_o seizure_n make_v upon_o oath_n present_o after_o the_o good_n be_v seize_v which_o if_o they_o find_v not_o seizable_a forthwith_o to_o discharge_v but_o if_o in_o their_o judgement_n either_o coullorable_a seize_v or_o real_o seizable_a then_o to_o exhibit_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o evidence_n give_v with_o the_o information_n into_o the_o exchequer_n by_o such_o informant_a as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a so_o that_o hereby_o the_o opportunity_n now_o give_v the_o informant_a and_o defendant_n to_o comply_v as_o they_o usual_o do_v against_o the_o state_n interest_n will_v be_v prevent_v and_o the_o evidence_n so_o oft_o wilful_o forget_v by_o mean_n of_o their_o long_a correspondency_n and_o better_a understanding_n each_o other_o favour_n will_v be_v also_o preserve_v 38_o that_o the_o manner_n practise_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o exchequer_n and_o attorney_n general_n to_o compound_v for_o seizure_n do_v encourage_v merchant_n to_o make_v attempt_n of_o steal_v duty_n who_o have_v also_o find_v way_n to_o conceal_v much_o of_o their_o good_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o rest_n apprayse_v very_o much_o under_o the_o true_a value_n that_o when_o take_v they_o be_v but_o small_a loser_n by_o the_o adventure_n which_o if_o otherwise_o be_v to_o be_v real_o sell_v and_o the_o say_a baron_n

method_n here_o prescribe_v dear_o pay_v for_o and_o bring_v from_o holland_n to_o england_n for_o expedition_n over_o the_o alps._n 12_o that_o what_o the_o commonwealth_n revenue_n hereby_o may_v be_v advance_v i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o estemate_n but_o do_v leave_v it_o to_o better_a judgement_n only_o shall_v say_v that_o by_o this_o way_n of_o mannagement_n which_o more_o full_o may_v be_v illustrate_v i_o conceive_v all_o fraud_n practise_v by_o officer_n will_v be_v prevent_v beside_o the_o expense_n of_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la now_o pay_v in_o salary_n be_v take_v off_o and_o the_o rend_v pay_v for_o lycence_n think_v less_o than_o the_o present_a composition_n make_v with_o the_o now_o farmer_n will_v bring_v in_o more_o yearly_a to_o the_o revenue_n but_o my_o design_n be_v to_o enlarge_v on_o the_o custom_n and_o foreign_a excise_n i_o humble_o submit_v this_o and_o return_v 13_o that_o the_o custom_n and_o foreign_a excise_n if_o let_n to_o farm_n or_o otherwise_o manage_v by_o person_n interress_v will_v both_o discontent_a the_o merchant_n and_o obstruct_v trade_n for_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o place_v person_n to_o judge_v in_o that_o which_o if_o but_o implicit_o concern_v they_o though_o the_o judgement_n give_v be_v just_a yet_o will_v not_o be_v so_o please_v to_o the_o people_n as_o that_o do_v by_o person_n more_o indifferent_a as_o those_o put_v in_o to_o manage_v the_o same_o proper_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n will_v be_v render_v 14_o that_o the_o say_v foreign_a excise_n and_o custom_n be_v dependent_a one_o upon_o the_o other_o may_v be_v reduce_v into_o one_o entire_a office_n and_o be_v better_o manage_v by_o the_o same_o commissioner_n and_o officer_n to_o the_o ease_n and_o accommodation_n of_o merchant_n in_o their_o dispatch_n and_o the_o trouble_n to_o shop_n keeper_n and_o other_o in_o fetch_v of_o ticket_n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o complaint_n against_o the_o duty_n be_v prevent_v 15_o that_o all_o collector_n and_o receiver_n of_o custom_n their_o journal_n or_o day_n book_n of_o receipt_n may_v serve_v as_o a_o charge_n to_o the_o merchant_n for_o excise_n who_o firm_a may_v also_o serve_v for_o bill_n of_o entry_n at_o custom_n house_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v transfer_v to_o the_o leger_n which_o be_v all_o the_o trouble_n extraordinary_a and_o both_o account_n be_v complete_v the_o trouble_n in_o this_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o will_v be_v to_o both_o merchant_n and_o officer_n shorten_v the_o account_n upon_o occasion_n ready_a to_o be_v examine_v and_o many_o mistake_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n that_o now_o happen_v between_o both_o be_v prevent_v 16_o that_o in_o order_n thereunto_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o first_o buyer_n the_o merchant_n may_v be_v make_v alyble_n to_o pay_v the_o excise_n who_o do_v the_o same_o voluntary_a already_o in_o all_o the_o out_o part_n and_o many_o also_o in_o london_n sell_v their_o good_n according_o 17_o that_o by_o make_v that_o a_o stand_a law_n which_o be_v now_o so_o different_o practise_v and_o fall_v out_o often_o as_o controversy_n between_o the_o merchant_n and_o first_o buyer_n who_o although_o by_o the_o law_n in_o be_v be_v liable_a to_o pay_v the_o duty_n yet_o the_o merchant_n also_o stand_v oblige_v to_o see_v it_o do_v and_o discharge_v upon_o his_o account_n which_o trouble_n be_v in_o small_a parcel_n of_o good_n sell_v a_o great_a inconvenience_n than_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o duty_n many_o suit_n in_o law_n will_v be_v thereby_o prevent_v and_o the_o merchant_n have_v more_o positive_a warrant_n to_o demand_v for_o and_o sell_v both_o the_o custom_n and_o excise_n with_o his_o good_n 18_o that_o in_o lieu_n of_o the_o merchant_n stand_v liable_a to_o pay_v excise_n four_o month_n time_n may_v be_v give_v he_o to_o pay_v for_o the_o like_a quantity_n he_o enter_v inward_o and_o pay_v custom_n regard_n be_v have_v only_o to_o wine_n and_o such_o like_a perrishable_a commodity_n which_o if_o not_o sell_v or_o export_v within_o the_o say_a term_n then_o to_o have_v three_o month_n time_n more_o and_o no_o long_o 19_o that_o a_o certain_a allowance_n may_v be_v compute_v for_o leakage_n of_o wine_n and_o other_o liquid_a or_o waste_a commodity_n in_o favour_n also_o of_o merchant_n at_o so_o much_o per_fw-mi cent_z for_o three_o month_n and_o no_o other_o allowance_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o 20_o that_o the_o prejudice_n to_o the_o state_n for_o want_v of_o soon_o reduce_v the_o excise_n to_o a_o more_o certain_a method_n be_v evident_a in_o that_o the_o say_v duty_n of_o excise_n set_v on_o wine_n tobacchoe_n and_o many_o other_o commodity_n be_v double_a as_o much_o and_o in_o no_o particular_a less_o than_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o same_o commodity_n it_o ever_o come_v short_a of_o bring_v in_o as_o much_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n revenue_n as_o the_o custom_n have_v by_o many_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la 21_o that_o the_o officer_n of_o custom_n and_o excise_n be_v so_o far_o from_o correspond_v one_o with_o the_o other_o or_o the_o one_o to_o question_v that_o which_o may_v prevent_v a_o fraud_n to_o the_o other_o office_n if_o it_o bring_v no_o profit_n to_o himself_o as_o servant_n of_o one_o master_n shall_v do_v that_o they_o be_v rather_o helpful_a to_o cheat_v the_o state_n against_o each_o other_o office_n and_o the_o excise_n man_n most_o vilify_v as_o though_o servant_n of_o two_o different_a interest_n which_o show_v how_o unnecessary_a and_o inconsistent_a one_o of_o they_o stand_v for_o the_o public_a good_a 22_o that_o a_o due_a regulation_n may_v be_v make_v in_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o custom_n so_o that_o the_o inferior_a one_o who_o truck_v as_o to_o the_o state_n interest_n be_v great_a than_o the_o commissioner_n may_v not_o be_v enforce_v to_o pay_v themselves_o with_o bribe_n as_o many_o of_o they_o do_v and_o the_o commissioner_n go_v away_o with_o sixteen_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la each_o for_o attendance_n but_o three_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n 23_o that_o eight_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n may_v be_v allow_v at_o customhouse_n free_a for_o all_o man_n to_o do_v business_n both_o for_o custom_n and_o excise_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n till_o twelve_o and_o from_o two_o till_o six_o in_o the_o afternoon_n 24_o that_o six_o person_n well_o qualify_v both_o for_o integrity_n and_o ability_n may_v be_v choose_v for_o commissioner_n who_o salary_n need_v not_o exceed_v three_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la each_o and_o that_o two_o of_o they_o by_o turn_n may_v always_o be_v abroad_o in_o the_o several_a circuit_n survey_v the_o out-port_n which_o can_v be_v two_o often_o inspect_v there_o be_v most_o fraud_n practise_v not_o the_o person_n of_o commissioner_n improper_a for_o that_o trust_n it_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o and_o most_o 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expend_v nine_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o buisiness_n be_v better_o manage_v by_o person_n that_o will_v make_v it_o their_o whole_a employment_n who_o only_o be_v fit_a for_o that_o service_n 27_o that_o a_o moderation_n may_v be_v have_v in_o other_o great_a salary_n fit_a also_o to_o be_v take_v down_o without_o hazard_n of_o breach_n of_o trust_n and_o that_o more_o competent_a one_o may_v be_v allow_v the_o inferior_a officer_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o great_a trust_n be_v repose_v their_o opportunity_n be_v such_o to_o favour_v the_o merchant_n who_o work_n upon_o their_o necessity_n insomuch_o that_o they_o often_o practise_v to_o deliver_v half_o the_o ship_n charge_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o superior_a officer_n for_o a_o small_a matter_n to_o the_o poor_a waiter_n on_o board_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 28_o