Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	french_a	great_a	king_n	16,597	5	4.3459	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81274	The case of His Majesties sugar plantations.		1677 (1677)	Wing C919A; ESTC R173523	2,259	4

the_o case_n of_o his_o majesty_n sugar_n plantation_n before_o england_n have_v any_o sugar_n plantation_n of_o its_o own_o portugal_n have_v about_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o sugar_n from_o england_n to_o the_o great_a enrich_v of_o portugal_n and_o impoverish_v of_o england_n the_o portugeeze_n have_v set_v high_a custom_n upon_o their_o sugar_n and_o let_v none_o trade_v at_o brasil_n but_o themselves_o give_v the_o english_a encouragement_n to_o adventure_v upon_o plant_v it_o who_o have_v so_o increase_v that_o they_o not_o only_o supply_v england_n with_o all_o the_o sugar_n it_o want_v whereby_o 400000_o l._n pay_v portugal_n former_o for_o sugar_n be_v save_v but_o great_a quantity_n of_o sugar_n have_v be_v transport_v to_o foreign_a market_n to_o the_o vast_a increase_n of_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o value_n of_o the_o land_n of_o england_n in_o the_o trade_n to_o the_o english_a sugar_n plantation_n about_o 400_o sail_n of_o english_a ship_n and_o 8000_o seaman_n be_v annual_o employ_v all_o the_o ship_n that_o go_v from_o england_n be_v load_v with_o manufacture_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o plantation_n with_o clothes_n tool_n and_o utensil_n and_o victual_v which_o all_o pay_n custom_n to_o the_o king_n outward_a and_o on_o which_o many_o family_n in_o england_n do_v subsist_v the_o planter_n have_v at_o their_o cost_n bring_v above_o 100000_o negro_n from_o africa_n whereby_o so_o many_o new_a subject_n be_v add_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o french_a king_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o great_a wealth_n and_o strength_n the_o sugar_n plantation_n bring_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o also_o of_o the_o difficulty_n the_o english_a plantation_n be_v under_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o act_n of_o trade_n and_o navigation_n which_o enjoin_v all_o the_o sugar_n of_o the_o english_a plantation_n to_o be_v bring_v home_o to_o england_n and_o there_o to_o be_v land_a and_o pay_v the_o king_n a_o custom_n before_o it_o can_v be_v transport_v to_o any_o foreign_a market_n which_o be_v a_o great_a charge_n have_v think_v it_o feazible_a and_o with_o great_a application_n have_v set_v himself_o to_o become_v master_n of_o that_o trade_n and_o the_o dutch_a have_v do_v the_o same_o and_o grant_v more_o ease_n to_o their_o planter_n in_o produce_v and_o dispose_n of_o their_o sugar_n than_o the_o english_a have_v the_o french_a be_v so_o far_o increase_v that_o their_o sugar_n plantation_n which_o be_v martinico_n guadeloupe_n marigalant_n grenado_n st._n christopher_n kayan_n and_o part_n of_o hispaniola_n do_v already_o find_v a_o employment_n for_o two_o hundred_o sail_n of_o ship_n and_o seaman_n proportionable_a andare_n increase_v daily_o and_o the_o dutch_a have_v already_o many_o ship_n annual_o load_v with_o sugar_n from_o surinam_n which_o they_o make_v a_o business_n of_o state_n to_o improve_v this_o increase_n of_o the_o sugar_n trade_n of_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a have_v bring_v those_o sugar_n that_o be_v worth_a between_o 5_o and_o 6_o l._n the_o hundred_o weight_n when_o the_o last_o book_n of_o rate_n be_v make_v to_o be_v worth_a now_o not_o above_o 35_o s._n out_o of_o which_o the_o planter_n pay_v 5_o s._n custom_n and_o 4½_n per_fw-la hundred_o to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o plantation_n insomuch_o that_o a_o estate_n that_o be_v former_o worth_a 2000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o the_o plantation_n be_v not_o now_o worth_a 600_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o if_o any_o further_a imposition_n be_v lay_v will_v yield_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o the_o undo_n many_o thousand_o english_a family_n many_o of_o which_o reside_v in_o england_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o planter_n intend_v to_o have_v address_v to_o this_o parliament_n for_o reduce_v the_o book_n of_o rate_n to_o the_o present_a value_n of_o sugar_n this_o low_a value_n of_o the_o commodity_n cause_v the_o 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