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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81788	Proceedings concerning the improvement of all manner of land, and also for all sorts of leather VVith many addresses unto Parliaments, and other supreme authorities formerly in power. As also petitional motions unto the supreme authority of this nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging, that they would be pleased to make use of the proposer, in entertaining his abilities with acts of Parliament, according to the lawes of this and all civil nations; that then thereby he may be impowred lawfully and honourable to put in exercise his undertakings: the profitable effects and conveniences of them being hereafter sufficiently proved and cleared. All which designes are undertaken to be performed by new wayes and means, more speedy, cheap and easie than hath hitherto been discovered, and are acquired by the industry and diligent search into the mysteries of nature, of Thomas Ducket, Esq; very well deserving the perusal of persons of all degrees ... prosperity of the Commonwealth.	Duckett, Thomas.	1657 (1657)	Wing D2430C; ESTC R231962	32,839	30

utensils Manure Liquors or Ingredients either for improvement of Land or Leather as aforesaid thereby to pretend him or themselves to be the Inventors or Devisors thereof upon pain of the forfeitures and payments aforesaid That whereas Printers Sta●ioners Booksellers and other persons may by false and counterfeit Books and Copies very much wrong and prejudice Penalties for Printers c. not only the said Thomas Ducket but likewise the Commonwealth That to prevent such inconveniences which may thereby arise a good penalty to the value of one thousand pounds may be imposed upon them for printing or putting to sale without Licence any of his Books or Copies of Directions either for improvement of Land in any the particulars aforesaid Or for Tanning Tawing To be recovered by Action of Debt or preparing of Leather as aforesaid And also to forfeit five pounds for every Book or Copy of direction which they shall print or expose to sale after the first Discovery and Conviction And the said penalties to be recovered by Action of Debt in any Court of Record in the three Nations where no essoyn or wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed them And that the said Thomas Ducket or his Assigns may by warrant from a Justice of the Peace Liberty to make search in case of suspition for discovery of Offenders to a Constable or other Officer make search for the discovering of such persons as they shall suspect to make use of any of his Inventions either for improvement of Land or Leather without Licence as aforesaid That all the penalties and forfeitures aforesaid are to be divided into three equal parts one third part to your Honours to be paid into the Exchequer Penalties divided to three parts one other third part thereof to be to the said Thomas Ducket or his Assigns and the other third part to the Informer And now your Honours having heard Alluding his Inventions to Merchandary commodities as a rational inducement though no part of the Bill The small and reasonable satisfaction which the Proposer expects for his discoveries what penalties have been humbly desired with Reasons why they ought to be so great yee will bethink with your selves what satisfaction and reward it is fit for the Proposer to expect and in this case to satisfie your Honours the Proposer doth not intend that his recompence and gain shall compare with a Venturer or Merchant that brings in Gold Silver Bullion pretious Stones or Jewels to grace pleasure adorn and inrich a Nation who will not part with their Commodities unlesse at very dear rates or the full worth of them But the Proposer intends not by many degrees to be so costly to the receivers of the profit which those whom he hath to deal withall will receive for although not only the present profit but likewise the perpetual good and benefit which will arise by a comparative rule of proportion will be extraordinary great yet the owner of these riches will expect from each particular person that shall by vertue of a Licence have the benefit of his Treasure little more mony from first to last of his authority than the Baggs Cases Chests Vessels or any other manner of outsides wherein those rich commodities were inclosed and conteined and then afterwards all people are to have both outsides and insides and all rights and privilege to his Discoveries and Inventions be they never so rich and profitable without any payment or acknowledgement and so to continue to this and after ages for perpetuity That no Justice of the peace or other Officer shall be sued or prejudiced No Officers to be prejudiced for what they shall do in persuance of the said Acts. That the said Acts may be good and effectual notwithstanding any former Acts or Customes for what they shall doe in persuance and execution of the said Acts. That the said Acts both for improvement of Land and Leather may be good and effectual in all Courts of Justice to the benefit of the said Thomas Ducket Notwithstanding the Statute made in the first year of the reign of King James touching the duty of Tanners Curriers Shooemakers and other cutters of Leather Or any imperfection in the said Acts Or any former Act Statute matter or thing concerning either Lind or Leather to the contrary in any wise Notwithstanding The Breviats of the forementioned Bills and some other matters inserted in them being set forth the Proposer doth prepare these after answers to some objections that have and may be made by Covetous Malevolent persons ANd first whereas it may be objected by some cross people Several Objections answered as to Land that improvement of Land will necessarily induce such a plenty of all things as will cause a general cheapnesse and abate the price of all commodities and by consequence diminish the Rent of Lands and the revenues of Noblemen and Gentlemen by disabling the Tenant to pay his rent to this it may be answered That this Objection proceeds from a Root of private interest Answer 1 Answer and respects only the profits of particular persons and those who are against improvements are Enemies to the Commonwealth where they live for improvements do not impoverish but inrich a Commonwealth for these following reasons First although Land be improved that it bear more Corn and Grasse than before and that plenty thereupon causeth cheapness yet the quantity being much more will make that good again and out-bear the cheapnesse ☞ that there needs no abatement of Rents for Land will for the most part receive an improvement N● abatement of Rents by improvements proportionable to the value and goodness that it is now of as for example if the improvement be to a third part of the value of the Land then Land of two shillings an Acre will be improved to be as good as Land of three shillings an Acre Land of twenty shillings an Acre to be as good as Land of thirty shillings an Acre and so in proportion Answer 2 Secondly by improvement a lesse quantity of Land will serve for Corn and may be sowen with Hemp More Land may be spared for several uses Flax Cole-seed Rape-seed woad or madder which will increase a manufacture and produce an improvement and mantainance for innumerable poor people Answer 3 Thirdly more Land may be laid down for Pasture for maintaining milch Kine More Land for Pasture then formerly for plenty of Butter and Cheese to relive the poor and for transportation beyond the seas and likewise to breed and mantain great Cattel for provisions for the Land and Navy at sea and for the encrease of that staple commodity of Leather and also to breed and maintain sheep for the increase of that other Staple commodity of Wool for the making of Cloaths and Stuffs and other commodities not only for the use of this Commonwealth but for Transportation and maintaining innumerable poor people on work Answer 4 Fourthly