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
B05344	Act of the Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council, in favours of the brewars in Edinburgh, and liberties thereof. Edinburgh the 7 day of September, 1693 years.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Eliot, Gilbert, Sir, 1651-1718.	1693 (1693)	Wing S1468A; ESTC R183033	866	1

ACT Of the Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council In Favours of the BREWARS in EDINBURGH And Liberties thereof Edinburgh the 7 day of September 1693 Years ANENT the Petition given in to the Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council be the Brewers within the Town of Edinburgh and Liberties thereof Shewing That where over and above the Kings Excise of Two Merks per Boll The Liquor of Ale and Beer are now furder Burdened per Pynt with Three Pennies of Additional Excise to Their Majesties and an Imposition of Two Pennies to the Town of Edinburgh per Pynt For which Additional Burden It is evident that the price of Ale and Beer ought to Rise proportionally Likewise De Facto it is risen almost in all other parts through the Kingdom except as to the Town of Edinburgh and Liberties where the difference that hinders this Rise which is to Just and Natural is that in other parts the Brewer and Ventner are the same and so hath the Liberty to make and take his price whereas in Edinburgh one Brews and another Vents and both are at the Discretion of the Drinker Whereby the Lords of Council may perceive That their Authority and Regulation is needfull in this case to be interposed And seeing to the Effect that the Petitioners may Brew sufficient Ale as shall not be returned upon them and be able to pay the foresaids Burdens And above all that the Heretor may have Vent and a Reasonable and Just price for his Victual It is necessary that the Petitioners be allowed to take at least a Plack or Four Pennies more on the pynt of Ale to answer for the Five pennies of Excise and Imposition which is a moderate Recompence And therefore humbly supplicating to the effect after mentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of Their Majesties Privy Council Having considered this petition given in to them be the above Brewers They in respect there are no Answers given in to this petition as was appointed by a former Deliverance thereon Do hereby allow the Petitioners to take a plack or Four pennies more for the pynt of Ale above the ordinary price from the Ventner And allows the Ventner to take the same Addition over and above his ordinary price And Recommends to the Magistrates of Edinburgh to punish the Contraveeners of this Act as they shall find Just And Ordains thir Presents to be Printed and publickly Sold. Extracted by me GILB ELIOT Clss Sti. Cons EDINBURGH Printed by John Reid Anno DOM. MDCXCIII