Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	council_n	majesty_n	privy_a	11,336	5	9.5907	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05295	Act anent drovers. Edinburgh, Septemb. 3. 1674.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693.	1674 (1674)	Wing S1392A; ESTC R182967	612	1

ACT Anent Drovers Edinburgh Septemb. 3. 1674. FOrasmuch as the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council inconsideration of the frequent Thefts and Robberies committed by Drovers or other Persons imployed by them to drive Horses and Kine from the High-lands for sale did by an Act of the 9th of March 1671. ordain the saids Drovers to have Certificats and Passes that they are Persons of good behaviour and will be answerable to the Laws under the hand either of the Sheriff of the Shire Stewart of the Stewartry Lord or Baily of the Regality or Magistrats of Burghs Royal or any two Justices of Peace Notwithstanding ●●●●eof the saids Drovers without any regard of the said Act trav●●●●rough the Countrey with divers Vagabounds and loose Persons 〈…〉 ●●●panies who in their going or returning commit several 〈…〉 ●ules Therefore the saids Lords do hereby ordain the 〈◊〉 Dro●●●● to have Passes from the Sheriffs and others foresaids containing ●●eir Na 〈◊〉 and all these in their Company for whom they are to be an 〈…〉 able ●●●charging them to travel without the same Ordaining hereby all Sheriffs Stewarts Bailies of Regalities and others in A 〈◊〉 to apprehend and imprison any Drovers who shall travel witho●●●asses containing the Names of their Servants and others imployed 〈◊〉 them Ay and while they find Caution that these Persons shall 〈◊〉 no Theft Robberies or other Crimes contrary to the Laws And that they shall present them to Justice as they shall be called And 〈◊〉 these presents to be printed and published That all Persons concern●g may have notice thereof Al. Gibson Cl. S ti Concilii EDINBURGH Printed by Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty