Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	gold_n	penny_n	shilling_n	1,388	5	10.8599	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93779	To the knights, citizens, and burgesses, of the honourable House of Commons now assembled in Parliament. The humble proposals of Captain Anthony Stampe, for regulating the abuses of the curra[] coyns, and for raising the price of money, and plate, within the kingdom of England.	Stampe, Anthony.	1690 (1690)	Wing S5193; ESTC R225287	6,017	4

to_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a proposal_n of_o captain_n anthony_n stamp_v for_o regulate_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o curra●●_n coin_n and_o for_o raise_v the_o price_n of_o money_n and_o plate_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n here_o be_v humble_o present_v to_o this_o honourable_a house_n such_o safe_a and_o profitable_a way_n as_o may_v supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o their_o majesty_n be_v agreeable_a to_o your_o honour_n late_a vote_n to_o find_v out_o such_o way_n and_o mean_n as_o may_v perfect_v your_o affectionate_a good_a intention_n to_o their_o majesty_n service_n and_o to_o the_o accomplish_n of_o what_o be_v want_v to_o make_v up_o the_o gross_a sum_n so_o much_o desire_v the_o proposer_n have_v labour_v out_o of_o his_o zeal_n to_o the_o present_a government_n to_o find_v out_o the_o most_o acceptable_a easy_a and_o gratefule_a way_n to_o effect_v the_o same_o and_o thereupon_o he_o humble_o offer_v his_o mite_n into_o the_o scale_n to_o turn_v the_o beam_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o public_a by_o raise_v of_o several_a million_o of_o coin_a money_n without_o lay_v any_o manner_n of_o burden_n upon_o their_o majesty_n subject_n for_o it_o towards_o defray_v the_o great_a charge_n this_o kingdom_n will_v be_v at_o in_o their_o war_n which_o he_o perform_v by_o raise_v the_o weighty_a currant_n coin_n and_o plate_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o a_o high_a value_n and_o that_o too_o without_o damage_n to_o the_o owner_n and_o the_o overpulsh_n thereof_o accrue_v over_o and_o above_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n of_o the_o say_v raise_v money_n and_o plate_n be_v to_o redown_n unto_o their_o majesty_n towards_o the_o speedy_a reduce_n of_o ireland_n and_o the_o effectual_a carry_v on_o their_o war_n against_o france_n which_o way_n be_v put_v into_o practice_n will_v keep_v the_o weighty_a money_n in_o this_o realm_n from_o be_v further_o 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the_o cheat_v of_o the_o receiver_n all_o which_o irregular_a and_o insufferable_a practice_n ought_v to_o be_v remede_v as_o be_v dishonourable_a to_o their_o majesty_n and_o a_o great_a grievance_n to_o the_o nation_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o the_o like_a abuse_n for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o bring_v easy_o and_o speedy_o to_o pass_v the_o raise_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o fund_z as_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o which_o with_o humble_a submission_n he_o conceive_v may_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o august_n assembly_n a_o additional_a supply_n to_o their_o majesty_n necessity_n beside_o it_o will_v give_v a_o vigorous_a life_n to_o the_o now_o die_a trade_n and_o manufacture_n of_o this_o kingdom_n bring_v along_o with_o it_o peace_n security_n and_o tranquillity_n at_o home_n under_o their_o now_o majesty_n most_o happy_a and_o auspicious_a reign_n from_o these_o weighty_a needful_a and_o press_v consideration_n follow_v his_o proposition_n and_o reason_n to_o make_v good_a 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