Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	great_a	parliament_n	3,586	5	6.2777	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34889	A summary of certain papers about wooll as the interest of England is concerned in it by W.C.	Carter, W. (William)	1685 (1685)	Wing C677; ESTC R4126	7,641	14

this_o matter_n i_o shall_v be_v silent_a but_o observe_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o national_a mischief_n of_o export_v wool_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o prevent_v it_o that_o the_o great_a strength_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o people_n the_o great_a power_n upon_o the_o sea_n in_o ship_n the_o great_a revenue_n of_o his_o majesty_n be_v his_o custom_n do_v all_o arise_v from_o clothing_n and_o consider_v these_o great_a advantage_n be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v gain_v from_o we_o by_o a_o powerful_a neighbour_n abroad_o while_o some_o at_o home_n be_v not_o only_a reason_n but_o appear_v in_o print_n for_o it_o and_o other_o despair_v upon_o a_o prepose_a opinion_n that_o all_o endeavour_n to_o recover_v ourselves_o will_v be_v render_v fruitless_a and_o vain_a the_o consideration_n whereof_o have_v prompt_v i_o to_o use_v the_o utmost_a of_o my_o little_a skill_n that_o the_o threaten_a ruin_n of_o all_o may_v be_v prevent_v and_o some_o good_a part_n of_o that_o which_o be_v lose_v may_v be_v recover_v i_o shall_v therefore_o in_o this_o discourse_n relate_v very_o little_o more_o than_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o wool_n of_o england_n before_o king_n edward_n the_o 3d_n time_n be_v always_o of_o great_a account_n and_o esteem_v abroad_o sufficient_o testify_v by_o the_o great_a amity_n which_o it_o beget_v and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n maintain_v between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n only_o by_o the_o great_a advantage_n from_o that_o commodity_n do_v accrue_v to_o those_o people_n who_o at_o that_o time_n have_v the_o sole_a manufacture_v of_o wool_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o receive_v the_o english_a wool_n at_o 6_o d._n per_fw-la l._n and_o return_v the_o cloth_n make_v thereof_o into_o england_n at_o 10_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n whereas_o wool_n now_o worrh_n 10_o d._n per_fw-la l._n will_v not_o make_v cloth_n worth_a above_o 6_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n to_o the_o great_a enrich_n of_o the_o burgundian_n state_n both_o 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this_o matter_n that_o whereas_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n with_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a that_o french_a drugget_n and_o other_o stuff_n not_o come_v so_o free_o from_o france_n some_o english_a broad_a clothes_n stripe_v at_o 10_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n be_v rend_v in_o 3_o part_n viz_o breadth_n and_o put_v in_o the_o form_n of_o french_a drugget_n and_o each_o part_n sell_v for_o 8_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n which_o make_v that_o one_o yard_n come_v to_o 24_o s._n which_o as_o english_a cloth_n be_v sell_v for_o 10_o s_o and_o the_o like_a fancy_n many_o have_v for_o dutch_a black_a cloth_n if_o it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o dutch_a though_o of_o our_o own_o make_n this_o be_v real_a matter_n of_o fact_n to_o return_v it_o be_v aver_v that_o the_o exportation_n of_o english_a and_o irish_a wool_n be_v of_o a_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a consequence_n to_o the_o very_o be_v of_o our_o trade_n and_o to_o the_o riches_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o kingdom_n 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