Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	pay_v	rent_n	tenant_n	2,576	5	9.7256	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53938	The reply of Richard Peirce farmer of the duties of package, scavage, balliage and portage; to a paper intituled, The case of Thomas Kilner relating to the duties of package, scavage, &c. lately industriuously dispersed.	Peirce, Richard.	1698 (1698)	Wing P1066A; ESTC R218210	3,946	2

the_o reply_n of_o richard_n peirce_n farmer_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o package_n scavage_a balliage_n and_o portage_n to_o a_o paper_n entitle_v the_o care_n of_o thomas_n kilner_n relate_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o package_n scavage_a etc._n etc._n late_o industrious_o disperse_v that_o the_o say_v richard_n peirce_n be_v the_o present_a tenant_n to_o the_o say_a farm_n and_o have_v be_v so_o for_o above_o 20_o year_n and_o have_v during_o that_o time_n constant_o pay_v his_o rent_n and_o his_o lease_n expire_a in_o less_o than_o 12_o month_n do_v on_o the_o 22th_o day_n of_o november_n 1704_o petition_v the_o committee_n of_o city-land_n to_o renew_v his_o lease_n it_o be_v a_o know_a rule_n of_o the_o say_a committee_n to_o receive_v proposition_n from_o the_o tenant_n in_o possession_n to_o renew_v their_o lease_n at_o any_o time_n within_o three_o year_n before_o the_o expiration_n of_o their_o lease_n in_o be_v without_o publication_n that_o the_o premise_n lease_v be_v to_o be_v let_v that_o the_o say_v peirce_n do_v then_o exhibit_v to_o the_o say_a committee_n sundry_a reason_n in_o write_v hereto_o annex_v to_o which_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v to_o induce_v the_o say_a committee_n to_o renew_v his_o say_a lease_n which_o reason_n the_o say_a peirce_n have_v upon_o another_o occasion_n late_o prove_v before_o they_o to_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o the_o same_o be_v fresh_a in_o their_o memory_n they_o the_o say_v committee_n do_v then_o contract_n with_o the_o say_v peirce_n to_o renew_v his_o say_a lease_n for_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n to_o commence_v from_o the_o end_n of_o his_o present_a lease_n for_o 1000_o l._n fine_a and_o 950_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la rent_n and_o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o say_a contract_n the_o say_a peirce_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a practice_n upon_o conclusion_n of_o contract_n with_o the_o say_a committee_n put_v 5_o guineas_n into_o the_o poor_n box._n that_o the_o say_v thomas_n kilner_n hear_v the_o say_a peirce_n have_v contract_v for_o the_o say_a farm_n petition_v the_o court_n of_o alderman_n and_o thereby_o pray_v to_o be_v admit_v tenant_n to_o the_o say_a farm_n at_o 1200_o l._n fine_a and_o 1200_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la rent_n allege_v thereby_o that_o the_o say_a contract_n with_o the_o say_v peirce_n be_v undue_o obtain_v upon_o suggestion_n which_o the_o say_v kilner_n therein_o undertake_v to_o falsify_v and_o the_o say_v kilner_n upon_o such_o his_o petition_n obtain_v a_o order_n from_o that_o court_n for_o the_o say_a committee_n to_o report_v the_o case_n as_o it_o stand_v before_o they_o and_o thereupon_o the_o say_a kilner_n have_v a_o day_n assign_v he_o by_o the_o say_a committee_n to_o hear_v his_o council_n and_o to_o produce_v his_o evidence_n to_o falsify_v the_o say_a peirce_n suggestion_n and_o according_o he_o appear_v before_o the_o committee_n with_o his_o council_n but_o can_v not_o nor_o do_v falsify_v one_o article_n of_o the_o say_v peirce_n suggestion_n nor_o can_v he_o produce_v any_o colourable_a evidence_n for_o that_o purpose_n he_o do_v indeed_o then_o produce_v wilmot_n letter_n and_o affidavit_fw-la print_v in_o his_o case_n and_o insist_v to_o have_v they_o read_v and_o admit_v as_o evidence_n but_o it_o be_v a_o know_a rule_n in_o law_n that_o write_v evidence_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v where_o the_o party_n can_v be_v produce_v to_o be_v examine_v viva_fw-la voice_fw-la that_o so_o by_o cross_a examination_n the_o truth_n may_v be_v discover_v that_o letter_n and_o affidavit_fw-la be_v disallow_v by_o they_o for_o evidence_n that_o the_o say_a letter_n and_o affidavit_fw-la of_o wilmot_n be_v as_o malicious_a as_o untrue_a which_o the_o say_v peirce_n can_v prove_v but_o conceive_v it_o needless_a the_o subject_a matter_n of_o they_o whole_o refer_v to_o matter_n transact_v before_o the_o say_a committee_n in_o the_o year_n 1700._o when_v the_o say_v peirce_n make_v full_a proof_n of_o his_o case_n set_v out_o and_o print_v in_o kilner_n case_n before_o the_o say_a committee_n which_o be_v now_o fresh_a in_o their_o memory_n and_o have_v the_o say_a peirce_n then_o comply_v with_o the_o say_a wilmot_n unreasonable_a demand_n this_o letter_n and_o affidavit_fw-la have_v never_o be_v hear_v of_o that_o the_o say_v kilner_n fail_v to_o falsify_v the_o say_a peirce_n suggestion_n before_o the_o say_a committee_n according_a to_o his_o say_a undertake_v attempt_v afterward_o to_o prove_v the_o charge_n of_o bribery_n set_v out_o in_o his_o case_n upon_o the_o say_v peirce_n before_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n and_o have_v a_o day_n assign_v he_o by_o that_o court_n for_o that_o purpose_n but_o be_v therein_o as_o successless_a as_o in_o his_o former_a undertake_n nor_o can_v he_o make_v any_o proof_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n he_o do_v indeed_o produce_v one_o richard_n bromley_n character_n vide_fw-la the_o order_n of_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n below_o for_o bromley_n character_n a_o common_a council-man_n of_o one_o year_n stand_n only_o who_o be_v by_o trade_n a_o potter_n but_o a_o solicitor_n of_o cause_n and_o by_o he_o do_v prove_v what_o the_o say_v peirce_n admit_v that_o after_o he_o have_v make_v his_o contract_n with_o the_o say_a committee_n he_o have_v give_v the_o say_a richard_n bromley_n a_o guinea_n which_o kilner_n will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o bribe_n but_o peirce_n can_v prove_v it_o be_v for_o his_o solicitation_n of_o other_o matter_n for_o he_o if_o needful_a but_o however_o that_o be_v the_o giving_z bromley_n a_o guinea_n can_v not_o be_v any_o inducement_n to_o he_o or_o any_o of_o the_o committee_n to_o make_v the_o say_a contract_n with_o peirce_n the_o say_v guinea_n be_v give_v after_o the_o say_a contract_n make_v wherefore_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o alderman_n will_v trouble_v themselves_o no_o further_o therein_o reasins_z why_o the_o contract_n make_v by_o the_o committee_n of_o city-land_n with_o col._n peirce_n ought_v to_o be_v confirm_v and_o mr._n kilner_n be_v proposal_n reject_v i._o because_o it_o be_v fair_o obtain_v and_o notwithstanding_o the_o committee_n after_o the_o contract_n make_v with_o peirce_n do_v admit_v kilner_n to_o disprove_v peirce_n suggestion_n yet_o kilner_n be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v it_o that_o he_o can_v not_o falsify_v they_o in_o the_o least_o circumstance_n or_o tittle_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o pierce_v humble_o appeal_v to_o the_o worthy_a member_n of_o the_o committee_n then_o present_a ii_o it_o be_v humble_o apprehend_v to_o be_v more_o for_o the_o interest_n as_o well_o as_o honour_n of_o the_o city_n not_o to_o recee_v from_o their_o contract_n with_o peirce_n for_o although_o kilner_n offer_v a_o high_a fine_a and_o rent_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o hazard_n the_o city_n run_v in_o put_v this_o office_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o person_n total_o unacquainted_a with_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o several_a duty_n due_a as_o well_o by_o ancient_a custom_n and_o usage_n as_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o shall_v this_o unexperienced_a gentleman_n prevail_v against_o the_o old_a tenant_n and_o receive_v more_o for_o the_o duty_n than_o he_o ought_v or_o otherwise_o misbehave_v himself_o it_o will_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o seizure_n into_o the_o queen_n hand_n and_o so_o a_o mean_n whereby_o the_o city_n may_v lose_v the_o duty_n iii_o as_o the_o rent_n reserve_v upon_o this_o lease_n from_o 400_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o it_o be_v let_v at_o when_o the_o say_v peirce_n first_o take_v it_o have_v ever_o since_o which_o be_v now_o above_o twenty_o year_n answer_v to_o the_o city_n above_o 1000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o as_o the_o rent_n be_v at_o first_o increase_v and_o by_o good_a management_n at_o the_o say_v peirce_n great_a charge_n and_o expense_n keep_v up_o at_o this_o rent_n so_o it_o may_v by_o ill_a management_n be_v soon_o reduce_v to_o 400_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la again_o iv_o if_o any_o favour_n ought_v to_o be_v show_v to_o a_o old_a tenant_n who_o have_v hitherto_o punctual_o perform_v his_o bargain_n with_o the_o city_n and_o who_o stand_v unimpeach_v of_o any_o misbehaviour_n in_o his_o office_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o oppress_v the_o merchant_n or_o in_o defraud_v the_o city_n pierce_v humble_o hope_v himself_o entitle_v to_o it_o especial_o since_o he_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o one_o who_o have_v false_o reproach_v the_o honourable_a court_n of_o alderman_n and_o common-council_n and_o who_o bid_v so_o desperate_o for_o a_o office_n of_o which_o he_o have_v neither_o knowledge_n or_o experience_n and_o consequent_o must_v be_v ignorant_a both_o of_o the_o method_n and_o the_o value_n of_o it_o edwin_n major_a jovis_n xv_o die_fw-fr septemb_n 1698._o annoque_fw-la wilhelmi_n tertij_fw-la angl_n '_o &c._n &c._n decimo_fw-la this_o court_n take_v