Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	acre_n	charge_n	shilling_n	1,302	5	11.1459	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19689	A tract against vsurie. Presented to the High Court of Parliament.	Culpeper, Thomas, Sir, 1578-1662.	1621 (1621)	STC 6108; ESTC S109127	8,973	22

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so_o much_o more_o ingenuous_a and_o industrious_a than_o we_o as_o that_o all_o the_o odds_n be_v therein_o certain_o the_o main_a cause_n of_o it_o be_v that_o with_o we_o money_n be_v dear_a and_o land_n cheap_a with_o they_o land_n dear_a and_o money_n cheap_a and_o consequent_o the_o improvement_n of_o their_o land_n at_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n with_o they_o be_v gainful_a to_o the_o owner_n which_o with_o we_o will_v be_v loss-full_a for_o usury_n go_v at_o ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o if_o a_o man_n borrow_v five_o pound_n and_o bestow_v it_o on_o a_o acre_n of_o ground_n the_o amendment_n stand_v he_o in_o ten_o shilling_n the_o year_n and_o be_v amend_v the_o land_n be_v not_o worth_a above_o fifteen_o year_n purchase_n but_o if_o the_o use_n of_o money_n go_v at_o no_o more_o with_o we_o then_o in_o other_o place_n than_o five_o pound_n bestow_v upon_o a_o acre_n of_o ground_n will_v stand_v a_o man_n but_o in_o five_o or_o six_o shilling_n a_o year_n and_o the_o acre_n of_o 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be_v cast_v into_o the_o hedge_n there_o be_v little_a work_n for_o poor_a man_n and_o that_o at_o a_o low_a rate_n whereas_o if_o the_o mendment_n of_o their_o own_o land_n be_v the_o cheap_a purchase_n to_o the_o owner_n if_o there_o be_v many_o more_o people_n than_o there_o be_v they_o shall_v ready_o set_v a_o work_n at_o better_a rate_n than_o they_o now_o be_v and_o none_o that_o have_v their_o health_n and_o limb_n can_v be_v poor_a but_o by_o their_o extreme_a laziness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a rate_n of_o usury_n do_v embase_v land_n so_o it_o be_v as_o great_a a_o hindrance_n to_o discovery_n plantation_n and_o all_o good_a undertake_n make_v it_o near_o double_a as_o chargeable_a to_o the_o adventurer_n money_n be_v at_o ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o country_n where_o the_o use_v of_o money_n be_v so_o much_o low_a now_o let_v we_o see_v by_o the_o contrary_a and_o conceive_v if_o usury_n be_v tolerate_v at_o fifteen_o or_o twenty_o in_o the_o 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a_o tract_n against_o vsurie_n present_v to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n heb_n ddiev_n heb_n ddim_n london_n print_v by_o w._n i._n for_o walter_n burr_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o crane_n 1621._o to_o leave_v the_o proof_n of_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o usury_n to_o divine_n wherein_o a_o number_n as_o well_o protestant_n as_o papist_n have_v learned_o write_v here_o be_v only_o set_v down_o some_o argument_n to_o show_v how_o great_a the_o hurt_n be_v it_o do_v to_o this_o kingdom_n which_o have_v no_o gold_n nor_o silver_n mine_n but_o plenty_n of_o commodity_n and_o many_o and_o great_a advantage_n of_o trade_n to_o which_o the_o high_a rate_n of_o usury_n be_v a_o great_a prejudice_n and_o decay_n for_o proof_n how_o much_o the_o high_a rate_n of_o usury_n decay_v trade_n we_o see_v that_o general_o all_o merchant_n when_o they_o have_v get_v any_o great_a wealth_n leave_v trade_v and_o fall_n to_o usury_n the_o gain_n thereof_o be_v so_o easy_a certain_a and_o great_a whereas_o in_o other_o country_n where_o usury_n be_v at_o a_o low_a rate_n and_o thereby_o land_n dear_a to_o purchase_v they_o continue_v merchant_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o and_o the_o state_n neither_o be_v they_o rich_a tradesman_n only_o that_o give_v over_o trade_n but_o a_o number_n of_o beginner_n be_v undo_v or_o discourage_v by_o the_o high_a rate_n of_o usury_n their_o industry_n serve_v but_o to_o enrich_v other_o and_o beggar_n themselves_o we_o also_o see_v many_o trade_n themselves_o much_o decay_v because_o they_o will_v not_o afford_v so_o great_a a_o gain_n as_o ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o whereas_o if_o the_o rate_n of_o usury_n be_v not_o high_o here_o then_o in_o other_o country_n they_o have_v still_o subsist_v and_o flourish_v and_o perhaps_o with_o as_o much_o advantage_n to_o the_o public_a as_o those_o that_o do_v bring_v more_o to_o the_o private_a adventurer_n yet_o be_v not_o those_o the_o great_a hindrance_n the_o high_a rate_n of_o money_n bring_v to_o trade_n our_o great_a disadvantage_n be_v that_o other_o nation_n especial_o our_o industrious_a neighbour_n the_o dutch_a be_v therein_o wise_a than_o we_o for_o with_o they_o and_o so_o in_o most_o country_n with_o who_o we_o hold_v commerce_n there_o be_v not_o any_o use_n for_o money_n tolerate_v above_o the_o rate_n of_o six_o in_o the_o hundred_o whereby_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n come_v to_o pass_v though_o they_o have_v no_o other_o advantage_n of_o industry_n and_o frugality_n that_o they_o must_v out-trade_n we_o for_o if_o they_o make_v return_v of_o ten_o per_fw-la centum_fw-la they_o almost_o double_a the_o use_v allow_v and_o so_o make_v a_o very_a gainful_a trade_n but_o with_o we_o where_o ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o be_v so_o currant_n it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o if_o we_o make_v not_o above_o ten_o we_o be_v loser_n and_o consequent_o the_o same_o trade_n be_v with_o they_o and_o we_o equal_o good_a for_o the_o public_a be_v to_o the_o private_a adventurer_n loss-full_a with_o we_o with_o they_o very_o gainful_a and_o where_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a and_o private_a man_n go_v not_o together_o the_o public_a be_v seldom_o great_o advance_v and_o as_o they_o out-trade_n so_o they_o may_v afford_v to_o under-sell_a we_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v equal_o natural_a to_o our_o and_o their_o land_n as_o to_o our_o great_a shame_n we_o see_v our_o neighbour_n the_o dutch_a do_v even_o in_o our_o own_o country_n for_o in_o most_o commodity_n the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o the_o stock_n employ_v in_o plant_v and_o manage_n of_o they_o make_v a_o great_a in_o many_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o price_n and_o consequent_o their_o stock_n with_o they_o be_v rate_v at_o six_o in_o the_o hundred_o they_o may_v with_o great_a gain_n under-sell_a we_o our_o stock_n with_o we_o be_v rate_v at_o ten_o and_o 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