Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	aforesaid_a	lord_n	say_a	23,365	5	7.4863	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40755	Further reasons against increasing the number of hackney-coaches		1690 (1690)	Wing F2564; ESTC R20201	1,268	2

further_a reason_n against_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o hackney-coache_n september_n 1687._o that_o the_o grand_a jury_n of_o middlesex_n present_v to_o the_o court_n of_o kings-bench_n then_o sit_v at_o westminster_n that_o 400_o hackney-coache_n drive_v for_o hire_n about_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n and_o precinct_n aforesaid_a be_v sufficient_a to_o answer_v the_o subject_n occasion_n and_o that_o all_o supernumeraries_n be_v a_o common_a nuisance_n also_o a_o great_a number_n of_o shopkeeper_n then_o by_o their_o petition_n show_v how_o great_a a_o annoyance_n and_o a_o grievance_n the_o same_o be_v to_o they_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o treasury_n to_o find_v out_o the_o number_n of_o coach_n so_o much_o than_o complain_v of_o do_v order_n three_o person_n to_o take_v a_o account_n what_o number_n of_o hackney-coache_n be_v then_o in_o london_n westminster_n and_o bill_n of_o mortality_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o return_n by_o they_o swear_v to_o before_o a_o master_n in_o chancery_n that_o the_o number_n be_v 626._o in_o may_n 1688._o upon_o further_a complaint_n thereof_o the_o say_a lord_n of_o the_o treasury_n order_v a_o view_n to_o be_v take_v by_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o overseer_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o each_o parish_n within_o the_o place_n aforesaid_a and_o by_o the_o return_n by_o they_o make_v the_o number_n appear_v to_o be_v about_o 600_o and_o be_v then_o by_o the_o late_a king_n james_n reduce_v to_o 400._o that_o in_o april_n 1679_o a_o certificate_n by_o the_o jury_n of_o nuisance_n and_o annoyance_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o westminster_n to_o this_o honourable_a house_n and_o exhibit_v before_o the_o committee_n that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o hackney_n coach_n be_v insufferable_a grievance_n within_o their_o liberty_n and_o there_o be_v also_o then_o another_o certificate_n from_o the_o juries_n of_o nuisance_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o second_o of_o may_v 1689._o it_o be_v suggest_v to_o a_o committee_n appoint_v touch_v the_o regulate_v of_o hackney-coache_n by_o one_o of_o the_o interloper_n that_o about_o 1000_o and_o by_o another_o on_o their_o behalf_n that_o about_o 1200_o hackney-coache_n now_o ply_v which_o induce_v the_o committee_n to_o report_v 600_o the_o number_n hereafter_o to_o be_v license_v and_o that_o each_o shall_v pay_v 1_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la more_o than_o former_o for_o rent_n but_o since_o that_o time_n there_o have_v be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o 400_o a_o account_v take_v by_o indifferent_a person_n of_o the_o number_n of_o hackney-coache_n that_o now_o be_v in_o london_n westminster_n and_o within_o the_o weekly_a bill_n of_o mortality_n and_o by_o their_o affidavit_n make_v before_o a_o master_n in_o chancery_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o information_n give_v about_o the_o number_n of_o coach_n to_o the_o say_a committee_n be_v not_o true_a and_o that_o though_o the_o interloper_n have_v late_o ply_v with_o many_o more_o coach_n than_o they_o do_v former_o yet_o the_o number_n of_o hackney-coache_n now_o within_o all_o the_o place_n aforesaid_a be_v but_o 720_o possess_v and_o keep_v but_o by_o 464_o person_n and_o about_o 100_o of_o the_o say_v 720_o lie_n still_o or_o be_v in_o the_o country_n upon_o journey_n and_o funeral_n so_o that_o the_o street_n will_v notwithstanding_o this_o act_n if_o it_o pass_v be_v near_o as_o much_o crowd_v and_o pester_v with_o hackney-coache_n as_o before_o and_o the_o poor_a hackney-coachman_n will_v be_v undo_v unless_o it_o be_v now_o prevent_v by_o reduce_v they_o to_o much_o less_o number_n than_o 600_o and_o their_o rent_n to_o less_o sum_n than_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la note_n that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o daily_a increase_n of_o gentleman_n and_o tradesmen_n coach_n and_o the_o convenience_n of_o trade_n as_o cart_n car_n and_o draye_v which_o help_v to_o stop_v up_o the_o street_n and_o can_v be_v restrain_v in_o a_o few_o year_n the_o passage_n of_o the_o street_n in_o the_o centre_n of_o business_n in_o the_o whole_a town_n be_v the_o place_n mention_v in_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n which_o street_n can_v be_v make_v wide_a but_o must_v continue_v the_o same_o will_v be_v whole_o stop_v up_o if_o not_o now_o prevent_v by_o reduce_v and_o take_v off_o a_o considerable_a number_n of_o the_o 600_o coach_n report_a beside_o if_o so_o many_o be_v now_o license_v when_o you_o find_v the_o inconvenience_n to_o be_v great_a than_o now_o it_o be_v it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o restrain_v have_v once_o give_v they_o a_o trade_n to_o take_v it_o away_o finis_fw-la further_a reason_n against_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o hackney-coache_n