Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	assize_n	peace_n	session_n	3,521	5	10.0568	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70124	Proposals to the honourable House of Commons, by John Goodwin, gent. How to raise four millions in five years; or eight hundred thousand pounds per annum, without demanding, distraining, or receiving one penny in money from the subject: demonstrated thus	Goodwin, John, Captain.	1696 (1696)	Wing G1213B; ESTC R220651	1,226	1

PROPOSALS To the HONOURABLE HOUSE of COMMONS By John Goodwin Gent. How to Raise Four Millions in Five Years or Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds per Annum without Demanding Distraining or Receiving one Penny in Money from the Subject Demonstrated thus First THAT the People of England by Computation are 9000000. And that each of them doth Expend half a Peck of Bread-Corn per Week at least And that if One Half-Penny Duty be laid upon each respective Half-Peck it will amount to 975000 l. per Annum Deduct 175000 l. for Poor and Collecting the said Duty and then 't will amount t 4000000 l. in Five Years or 800000 l. per Annum To be Collected at the several Mills where the said Corn shall be Ground and the Overseers of each respective Parish to Appoint such Times for the Inhabitants to bring their Corn to the said Mills as shall be most convenient for them and Surveyors to be Appointed to Attend at the said Mills at those Times to take an Account of the Corn The Duty to be received in Meal Thus for every Peck of Wheat Mastling or Rye One Penny-worth and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Quantity The Miller only to be Accountable to the Surveyor and to be Chapmen for the same at the lowest Market-Price which shall be set by the Justices of the Peace at their quarter-Quarter-Sessions or other Meetings which will be the same Trouble to the said Justices as giving the Assize of Bread to the Bakers and the Miller to have Credit for the same to such Times as shall be Appointed by the Collectors Object 1. That the People will be Liable to be Defrauded by the Miller Answer That the Justices of the Peace do Award how many Ounces the Miller shall Receive for the Penny-worth per Peck Duty So that the People cannot be wronged one Grain comparatively The Overseers to give a List of the Poor at the Meeting of the said Justices and the Justices Certificate of such Poor to the Collectors shall be sufficient and the Poor to be Allowed Half a Peck a-piece Ground or Unground per Week and this to be unaccounted between the Miller and the Surveyors If any Person or Persons shall bring their Corn at other Time or Times than Appointed it shall be Forfeited to the King or if the Miller shall Receive any Corn without the Surveyor's Knowledge That he shall be Liable to such Penalty as this Honourable House shall think fit Object 2. Why shall those that have Conveniency to Grind at Home be obliged to bring their Corn to the Mill Answ It may be thus Ordered Such Persons shall give an Account of the Number of their Families to the Collectors and be Chargeable for the same Half-Peck Duty in the Nature as the Miller That it will be a great Charge to Collect this Duty That One Person being placed in the Center may Collect Twelve Mills which will not amount to above 12 d. in the Pound If this Pass into an Act no Bank or Fund whatsoever but will Advance a Million either by way of Loan or Farming the same upon so certain a Revenue that while the People eat Bread cannot fail nor alter And that no good Subject will Grudge a small slice of Bread once a Week for so great a Support to the King and Government against their Enemies And this Duty amounts to no more And I hope my Well-wishing when Corrected and Amended by my Superiours may be Serviceable as designed by your most Humble and Obedient Servant