Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	knight_n	sir_n	59,280	5	6.9270	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00292	To the most honourable assembly of the Commons House in Parliament the humble petition of English marchants, trading into Spaine and France.		1612 (1612)	STC 10413.5; ESTC S3058	2,581	1

¶_o to_o the_o most_o honourable_a assembly_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n in_o parliament_n ¶_o the_o humble_a petition_n of_o english_a merchant_n trade_v into_o spain_n and_o france_n humble_o show_v 1_o that_o the_o subsidy_n due_a to_o his_o majesty_n for_o one_o tun_n of_o french_a wine_n be_v 3._o shilling_n be_v fill_v at_o the_o land_n of_o the_o same_o 2_o the_o english_a merchant_n of_o london_n be_v now_o constrain_v to_o pay_v for_o every_o tun_n that_o shall_v be_v land_v be_v the_o cask_n but_o half_a full_a 3._o shilling_n subsidy_n 42._o shilling_n impost_n and_o 15._o shilling_n for_o composition_n of_o purueyance_n which_o charge_n of_o purueyance_n be_v pay_v only_o in_o london_n port_n and_o begin_v but_o late_o they_o also_o be_v compel_v to_o pay_v 3._o pound_n upon_o every_o two_o pipe_n of_o conneacke_v wine_n which_o usual_o do_v want_v 7._o cistern_n and_o as_o much_o for_o every_o 4._o hogshead_n of_o high_a country_n wine_n when_o indeed_o 5._o of_o they_o fill_v up_o do_v not_o contain_v one_o tun_n of_o assize_n the_o maligo_n and_o canary_n cask_n be_v also_o well_o know_v to_o be_v both_o undergage_n 3_o the_o farm_n of_o sweet_a wine_n which_o sometime_o allow_v 15._o do_v now_o allow_v 12._o in_o the_o 100_o for_o leakadge_n and_o all_o empty_a or_o refuse_v cask_n even_o to_o merchant_n stranger_n as_o by_o a_o order_n of_o the_o 15._o of_o novemb._n 1612._o appear_v which_o say_v sweet_a wine_n do_v pay_v no_o great_a duty_n and_o yet_o be_v know_v to_o be_v much_o more_o durable_a and_o of_o better_a worth_n the_o use_n of_o former_a time_n have_v be_v to_o make_v some_o restitutution_n or_o allowance_n to_o the_o merchant_n for_o impost_n of_o such_o eager_a and_o decay_a wine_n as_o shall_v remain_v on_o his_o hand_n unsold_a at_o the_o year_n end_n which_o be_v now_o nothing_o at_o all_o regard_v or_o consider_v of_o 4_o the_o wisdom_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1._o rich._n 3._o do_v ordain_v every_o tun_n to_o contain_v 252._o gallon_n the_o butt_n or_o pipe_n 126._o and_o the_o hogshead_n 63._o according_a to_o which_o measure_n his_o majesty_n officer_n shall_v receive_v subsidy_n and_o duty_n and_o for_o more_o certainty_n every_o port_n town_n have_v a_o swear_a officer_n to_o gadge_n all_o wine_n and_o oil_n before_o the_o merchant_n can_v expose_v they_o to_o sale_n upon_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n that_o the_o subject_n may_v be_v no_o more_o deceive_v in_o gadge_n of_o cask_n as_o former_o they_o be_v 5_o the_o farmer_n of_o the_o custom_n against_o all_o law_n and_o equity_n do_v force_v the_o say_a merchant_n to_o pay_v subsidy_n and_o other_o duty_n for_o full_a vessel_n though_o often_o undergadge_n unseen_a or_o unlade_v when_o many_o of_o they_o want_v half_a their_o wine_n and_o thereby_o receive_v 4_o pound_n at_o least_o where_o 3_o pound_n be_v not_o true_o due_a or_o else_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o merchant_n to_o land_n his_o good_n but_o seize_v they_o as_o forfeit_v for_o none_o custom_n 6_o the_o merchant_n be_v in_o great_a bond_n to_o they_o for_o these_o duty_n make_v in_o his_o majesty_n name_n fear_v to_o offend_v the_o farmer_n and_o to_o hazard_v their_o credit_n and_o estate_n by_o sudden_a extent_n and_o willing_a to_o prevent_v the_o spoil_n and_o perish_v of_o their_o good_n be_v force_v to_o yield_v without_o any_o penalty_n or_o remedy_n against_o the_o farmer_n so_o unkind_o and_o unreasonable_a oppression_n may_v it_o therefore_o please_v this_o most_o high_a court_n in_o tender_a regard_n of_o the_o premise_n to_o take_v such_o course_n and_o order_n for_o ease_n and_o relief_n of_o your_o suppliant_n say_v greevance_n as_o to_o your_o most_o grave_a wisdom_n shall_v seem_v meet_a and_o indifferent_a and_o they_o as_o in_o duty_n shall_v daily_o pray_v for_o the_o long_a health_n and_o happiness_n of_o so_o prudent_a provident_a and_o compassionate_a a_o assembly_n sign_v by_o william_n bond_n william_n spite_n william_n palmer_n 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be_v make_v unto_o the_o english_a merchant_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o order_v that_o such_o cask_n as_o be_v out_o end_n for_o end_n or_o leave_v for_o fraught_n shall_v be_v likewise_o allow_v unto_o they_o provide_v nevertheless_o that_o for_o such_o sweet_a wine_n as_o be_v bring_v into_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o say_a merchant_n either_o out_o of_o france_n or_o the_o low_a country_n allowance_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o 5_o in_o the_o 100_o as_o in_o former_a time_n have_v be_v use_v and_o it_o be_v also_o order_v for_o the_o avoid_n of_o any_o further_a difference_n in_o this_o behalf_n that_o the_o say_a merchant_n do_v fill_v no_o wine_n on_o board_n after_o they_o come_v into_o this_o realm_n sunday_n the_o 15._o of_o november_n 1612._o lord_n archbishop_z of_o canterbury_n lord_n chancellor_n duke_z of_o lennox_z lord_n admiral_n lord_n chamberlain_n earl_n of_o worcester_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n lord_n privy_a seal_n lord_n wootton_n lord_n stanhop_n lord_n knolles_n sir_n john_n harbert_n sir_n julius_n cesar_n ¶_o the_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o sir_n john_n swinnerton_n knight_n than_o l._n mayor_n of_o london_n we_o do_v not_o expect_v to_o have_v find_v such_o difficulty_n in_o your_o lordship_n in_o submit_v yourself_o to_o the_o order_n late_o make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o merchant_n stranger_n concern_v the_o leakage_n of_o sweet_a wine_n be_v do_v upon_o so_o just_a ground_n and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o usage_n of_o former_a time_n and_o that_o with_o as_o much_o indifferency_n and_o respect_n to_o your_o lo._n as_o the_o cause_n will_v bear_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_a merchant_n be_v much_o damnify_v in_o such_o wine_n as_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o be_v discharge_v in_o that_o port_n of_o london_n and_o can_v be_v land_v but_o by_o order_n from_o your_o lordship_n we_o do_v hereby_o require_v you_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o any_o further_a prejudice_n therein_o to_o sign_n such_o warrant_n as_o shall_v be_v meet_a for_o the_o 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