Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	parliament_n	time_n	15,513	5	3.9937	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58227	Reasons against the taxing and prohibiting new foundations		1680 (1680)	Wing R477A; ESTC R15686	3,229	1

reason_n against_o the_o tax_v and_o prohibit_v new_a foundation_n first_o a_o year_n tax_v on_o new_a building_n will_v be_v very_o burdensome_a and_o grievous_a to_o the_o ruin_n of_o many_o family_n for_o they_o which_o live_v on_o those_o rent_n will_v have_v nothing_o to_o maintain_v they_o that_o year_n and_o must_v starve_v if_o they_o can_v borrow_v which_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a for_o those_o that_o have_v only_a estate_n for_o life_n beside_o the_o trouble_n of_o get_v the_o money_n to_o pay_v the_o other_o assessment_n already_o lay_v on_o such_o house_n now_o it_o have_v be_v the_o usual_a method_n of_o parliament_n to_o make_v their_o tax_n easy_a and_o to_o take_v that_o part_n of_o every_o man_n estate_n towards_o the_o support_n of_o the_o government_n which_o he_o can_v spare_v not_o that_o which_o be_v all_o their_o maintenance_n ii_o therefore_o if_o such_o a_o tax_n shall_v be_v lay_v it_o must_v be_v account_v a_o fine_a and_o the_o building_n a_o offence_n which_o must_v be_v either_o a_o offence_n against_o a_o law_n already_o make_v or_o else_o such_o a_o offence_n that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o law_n make_v against_o it_o if_o the_o new_a building_n be_v a_o offence_n against_o a_o law_n already_o make_v that_o law_n have_v declare_v the_o punishment_n and_o the_o builder_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v any_o other_o way_n since_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o abide_v the_o trial_n and_o punishment_n of_o that_o law_n especial_o at_o this_o time_n when_o they_o hope_v they_o be_v deliver_v from_o judge_n and_o lawyer_n that_o will_v strain_v and_o wrest_v the_o word_n of_o a_o statute_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o genuine_a sense_n and_o plain_a meaning_n of_o it_o but_o suppose_v the_o builder_n have_v offend_v against_o the_o law_n make_v against_o cottage_n that_o law_n be_v make_v for_o all_o england_n why_o therefore_o shall_v those_o that_o have_v build_v within_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n be_v fine_v and_o force_v 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