Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	baron_n	earl_n	viscount_n	17,931	5	11.9058	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11704	Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine ... forsomuch as we and the Estates of our Parliament presently conveened, remembring that at the first institution of the Colledge of Justice ...	Scotland. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1633 (1633)	STC 21994; ESTC S2323	1,898	1

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE CHARLES by the Grace of God King of great Britaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our Messengers our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting Forsomuch as we and the Estates of our Parliament presently conveened remembring that at the first institution of the Colledge of Justice and divers times thereafter in Parliaments ratifying the same Our royall Ancestors and Estates of our Realme then assembled found the erection of that honourable consistorie which is a biding monument of the glorie of their reignes not onlie to be usefull for royall service but also necessarie and profitable for the peace of this our Kingdome and to the seene good and comfort of all our Subjects And considering that the provision allowed of before to the Lords of Session was no wayes sufficient for defraying of their charges And that through their continuall attendance their private affaires are neglected and great losses thereby sustained by them Therefore and to the effect the said Senators and Lords of our Session present and to come may be more encouaged to go on and to persist as they do in their zeale and affections to our service and in faithfull ministration of Justice to the generall weale of this our Realme and our Lieges The said Estates with our speciall approbation and gracious good-liking have most freelie condescended statute and enacted that a taxation be presently imposed upon their lands and means which with our consent foresaid they ordaine to be collected and payed to the effect in maner and at the termes following That is to say The Duke Marquesses Earles Vicounts Lords and Commissioners of Shires for the temporall Estate have granted that there shall be vplifted of everie pound land of old extent within this our Kingdome pertaining to Dukes Marquesses Earles Vicounts Lords Barons Freeholders and Fewers of our proper lands the summe of ten shillings money at every one of the four tearms following viz. The summe of ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse next to come in this instant year of God 1633. The summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse in anno 1634. The summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse 1635. And the summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearme of Martinmasse 1636. And for the spirituall men and burrowes parts of the same taxation that there shall be uplifted of all Archbishoprickes Bishoprickes Abbacies Pryories and other inferiour benefices and of every free burgh within this our Kingdome at every one of the foure tearms abouespecified the just taxation thereof as they have been accustomed to be taxed in all time by-gone whensoever the temporall Lands of this our Kingdome were stented to tenne shillings the pound land of old extent And for inbringing the tearms payment of our burrowes parts of the same taxation Our other letters are direct charging the Provest and Bayliffs of each burgh to make payment of the taxt and stent thereof to Collector generall appointed for receiving of the same taxation or to his Deputs Officers in his name having his power to receive the same at the feast tearm of Martinmas in the year of God one thousand six hundred thirtie years under the pain of rebellion putting of them to our horn For whose reliefe OUR WILL IS and we charge you straitly and command that incontinent these our Letters seene yee passe and in our name and authoritie command and charge the Councell of that our burgh of to conveene with you the said Provest and Bayliffs and elect certaine persons to stent their neighbours And the same election being made that ye charge the persons elected to accept the charge upon them in setting of the said stent upon the inhabitants of that our said burgh And to conveene and set the same and to make a stent roll thereupon as effeiris within twentie foure hours next after they be charged by you thereto under the paine of rebellion and putting of them to our horn And if they failye the said twentie foure hours being by-past that ye incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebels and put them to our horne and escheat and inbring all their moveable goods to our use for their contemption And likewise the said stent roll being made and set downe as said is That ye in our name and authoritie command and charge the Burgesses Indwellers and Inhabitants within that our burgh to make payment of their said stent to you our said Provest and Bayliffs Conforme to the taxt roll to be made and given out thereupon within three dayes next after they be charged by you thereto under the paine of rebellion and putting of them to our horne And if they failye therein the said three dayes being by-past that yee incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebells and put them to our horne and escheat and inbring all their moveable goods to our use for their contemption And if need be that ye Our said Provest and Bayliffs poynd and distrenyie therefore as ye shall thinke most expedient according to justice as ye will answer to us thereupon The which to doe Wee commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power by these Our Letters delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed againe to the Bearer Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twentie eight day of June and of Our reigne the ninth year 1633. Per actum Parliamenti