Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	13,648	5	4.7769	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51635	Reasons humbly offer'd to the Honble. House of Commons for translating the duty of excise from mault-drinks to mault, whereby may be advanced to the Crown above twenty millions for carrying on the war against France together with some brief notes and observations on the laws and administrations in relation to that duty and the partiality and inequality thereof / by Robert Murray ...	Murray, Robert, 1635-1725?	1696 (1696)	Wing M3123; ESTC R7688	4,336	4

reason_n humble_o offer_v to_o the_o honorable_n house_n of_o commons_o for_o translate_n the_o duty_n of_o excise_n from_o mault-drinks_a to_o malt_n whereby_o may_v be_v advance_v to_o the_o crown_n above_o twenty_o million_o for_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n against_o france_n together_o with_o some_o brief_a note_n and_o observation_n on_o the_o law_n and_o administration_n in_o relation_n to_o that_o duty_n and_o the_o partiality_n and_o inequality_n thereof_o by_o robert_n murray_n gent._n the_o ensuing●●per_n ●●per_z have_v no_o other_o design_n in_o it_o than_o to_o remove_v a_o partial_a and_o to_o introduce_v a_o impartial_a duty_n to_o serve_v the_o king_n to_o raise_v a_o great_a revenue_n and_o yet_o to_o ease_n the_o people_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o joint_a interest_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o to_o obviate_v a_o material_a objection_n viz._n that_o this_o alteration_n will_v neither_o affect_v land_n nor_o landed-man_n nor_o the_o tenant_n nor_o farmer_n nor_o maulster_n nor_o brewer_n as_o such_o nor_o any_o but_o the_o consumptioner_n nor_o be_v the_o maulster_n further_o oblige_v than_o to_o make_v due_a entry_n of_o what_o he_o make_v and_o to_o pay_v as_o he_o sell_v by_o which_o mean_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o be_v no_o further_o accountable_a than_o as_o a_o collector_n who_o pay_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o first_o receive_v nor_o do_v i_o hereby_o mean_v to_o interfere_v with_o what_o the_o honourable_a house_n have_v or_o shall_v determine_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o ensue_a year_n but_o if_o this_o humble_a tender_a of_o i_o shall_v meet_v with_o his_o majesty_n royal_a approbation_n in_o parliament_n it_o may_v take_v place_n after_o the_o tax_n of_o the_o present_a session_n and_o humble_o submit_v what_o service_n it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o king_n how_o much_o it_o must_v needs_o animate_v the_o king_n ally_n and_o discourage_v his_o enemy_n to_o see_v a_o provision_n make_v to_o supply_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n for_o so_o many_o year_n to_o come_v by_o a_o m●●●●●d_n so_o little_a burdensome_a or_o rather_o indeed_o so_o very_o easy_a to_o the_o people_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o what_o follow_v reason_n for_o translate_n the_o duty_n of_o excise_n from_o mault-drinks_a to_o malt_n etc._n etc._n the_o former_a law_n of_o excise_n enjoin_v the_o payment_n of_o two_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n for_o every_o barrel_n of_o beer_n and_o ale_n above_o six_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n for_o every_o barrel_n of_o beer_n and_o ale_n of_o six_o shilling_n or_o under_o the_o common_a brewer_n to_o make_v his_o entry_n weekly_n inn-holders_n victualler_n and_o ale-house-keeper_n per_fw-la mensem_fw-la under_o the_o several_a penalty_n therein_o mention_v that_o notwithstanding_o these_o entry_n be_v due_o make_v and_o attest_v the_o officer_n single_a evidence_n be_v conclusive_a and_o his_o charge_n though_o never_o so_o unreasonable_a must_v be_v pay_v and_o the_o brewer_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o discharge_n himself_o though_o by_o the_o express_a letter_n of_o the_o statute_n he_o be_v allow_v so_o to_o do_v the_o ganger_n make_v up_o his_o charge_n by_o hot_a and_o cold_a word_n in_o the_o tun_n or_o back_n whereby_o they_o be_v overcharge_v one_o six_o part_n at_o least_o whereas_o the_o duty_n chargeable_a by_o law_n only_o be_v on_o every_o barrel_n of_o beer_n and_o ale_n sell_v and_o deliver_v out_o and_o the_o allowance_n of_o two_o barrel_n of_o ale_n upon_o every_o twenty_o two_o and_o three_o barrel_n of_o beer_n upon_o every_o twentythree_a barrel_n be_v in_o consideration_n only_o of_o damage_n by_o fill_v up_o yeast_n and_o waste_v in_o cleanse_v which_o do_v not_o neither_o full_o answer_v and_o in_o all_o place_n out_o of_o this_o city_n the_o officer_n charge_v that_o for_o ale_n which_o be_v real_o beer_n which_o be_v one_o eight_o part_n more_o than_o the_o law_n require_v to_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o country_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o whole_a burden_n of_o this_o tax_n be_v lay_v upon_o a_o four_o part_n of_o the_o people_n which_o can_v otherwise_o be_v remedy_v but_o by_o change_a this_o duty_n from_o mault-drings_a to_o malt_n whereby_o every_o man_n will_v pay_v in_o a_o equal_a proportion_n to_o the_o strength_n and_o goodness_n of_o what_o they_o consume_v if_o any_o shall_v be_v hereby_o discourage_v from_o brew_v their_o own_o drink_n the_o king_n will_v be_v reprize_v in_o the_o excise_n on_o the_o common_a brewer_n who_o will_v be_v a_o considerable_a gainer_n by_o the_o augmentation_n of_o his_o trade_n eight_o penny_n lay_v on_o every_o bushel_n of_o malt_n allow_v three_o bushel_n to_o every_o barrel_n of_o beer_n and_o ale_n which_o be_v all_o allow_v per_fw-la barrel_n for_o ale_n and_o beer_n of_o common_a draft_n and_o sale_n will_v reduce_v the_o present_a duty_n from_o four_o shilling_n and_o ninepence_n per_fw-la barrel_n to_o two_o shilling_n and_o yet_o increase_v that_o revenue_n to_o at_o least_o twentyone_a hundred_o thousand_o pound_n which_o be_v more_o than_o double_v to_o what_o it_o now_o bring_v unto_o the_o government_n and_o the_o nation_n considerable_o ease_v the_o number_n of_o officer_n lessen_v and_o above_o a_o moiety_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o collection_n save_v to_o the_o crown_n if_o the_o parliament_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o redress_v the_o grievance_n and_o extortion_n aforesaid_a and_o regulate_v the_o entry_n and_o charge_n against_o the_o brewer_n according_a to_o the_o true_a mean_v of_o the_o law_n of_o excise_n it_o will_v much_o abate_v the_o revenue_n if_o the_o parliament_n shall_v lay_v a_o additional_a excise_n on_o beer_n and_o ale_n the_o brewer_n will_v have_v a_o great_a advantage_n thereby_o for_o where_o nine_o penny_n be_v add_v upon_o a_o barrel_n of_o strong_a beer_n and_o ale_n and_o three_o penny_n upon_o small_a the_o excise_n little_o advance_v and_o when_o it_o be_v off_o again_o it_o be_v little_o abate_v so_o that_o any_o 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to_o prevent_v who_o always_o have_v it_o in_o their_o power_n to_o augment_v or_o lessen_v the_o same_o by_o brew_v sometime_o one_o two_o three_o or_o four_o barrel_n out_o of_o the_o same_o quantity_n of_o malt_n where_o they_o often_o pay_v five_o shilling_n to_o the_o crown_n when_o they_o ought_v to_o account_v for_o ten_o shilling_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o increase_n of_o private_a brew_n to_o which_o the_o temptation_n will_v grow_v if_o the_o duty_n be_v augment_v unless_o restrain_v by_o a_o particular_a clause_n and_o shall_v such_o private_a brew_n become_v a_o general_a practice_n the_o whole_a revenue_n will_v be_v entire_o lose_v it_o be_v therefore_o propose_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o excise_n may_v be_v change_v from_o mault-drinks_a unto_o malt_n for_o the_o reason_n ensue_v all_o that_o drink_v whether_o rich_a or_o poor_a brew_v for_o themselves_o or_o not_o will_v pay_v in_o a_o equal_a proportion_n to_o the_o strength_n and_o goodness_n of_o what_o they_o 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