Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	common_a	law_n	nature_n	4,741	5	6.4472	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54688	Ligeancia lugens, or, Loyaltie lamenting the many great mischiefs and inconveniences which will fatally and inevitably follow the taking away of the royal pourveyances and tenures in capite and by knight-service, which being ancient and long before the conquest were not then, or are now, any slavery, publick or general grievence with some expedients humbly offered for the prevention thereof / by Fabian Philipps.	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1661 (1661)	Wing P2010; ESTC R7943	37,109	71

in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n have_v since_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o pay_v three_o time_n or_o more_o than_o former_o he_o do_v as_o 12_o per_fw-la pound_n for_o butter_n where_o it_o be_v before_o but_o three_o penny_n twelve_o shilling_n a_o hundred_o for_o egg_n where_o it_o be_v before_o but_o three_o shilling_n and_o eighteen_o penny_n a_o mile_n for_o a_o cart_n to_o carry_v his_o good_n or_o provision_n when_o it_o be_v before_o but_o two_o penny_n a_o mile_n in_o summer_n and_o six_o penny_n in_o winter_n twelve_o pound_n for_o a_o beef_n or_o a_o ox_n which_o before_o be_v willing_o and_o without_o any_o oppression_n of_o the_o county_n serve_v in_o at_o fifty_o shilling_n render_v the_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o excise_n money_n for_o the_o intend_a recompense_n for_o the_o profit_n and_o honour_n of_o his_o tenor_n court_n of_o ward_n and_o pourveyance_n to_o be_v no_o more_o if_o it_o can_v clear_o come_v up_o to_o that_o sum_n then_o thirty_o seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o pound_n but_o if_o with_o allowance_n and_o charge_n in_o the_o collect_v and_o arrear_n and_o bad_a payment_n or_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v amount_v as_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o no_o more_o than_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o clear_a of_o that_o to_o the_o king_n three_o part_n in_o four_o of_o his_o prize_n enhance_a being_n deduct_v be_v like_a to_o be_v but_o twenty_o and_o five_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o when_o the_o excise_n wherein_o the_o king_n himself_o shall_v now_o pay_v a_o tax_n or_o excise_n for_o his_o beer_n and_o ale_n and_o other_o assessment_n shall_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o make_v dear_a the_o market_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v to_o make_v themselves_o more_o than_o saviour_n stretch_v the_o price_n of_o their_o commodity_n and_o make_v a_o addition_n to_o the_o former_a year_n rate_n and_o demand_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o victual_n and_o provision_n of_o livelihood_n or_o that_o the_o king_n or_o his_o pourveyor_n shall_v over_o and_o above_o that_o be_v for_o want_v of_o ready_a money_n enforce_v to_o pay_v a_o treble_a or_o more_o interest_n for_o buy_v upon_o time_n or_o day_n of_o payment_n will_v also_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o year_n vanish_v into_o a_o cypher_n and_o if_o the_o excise_n for_o the_o burden_n and_o grievance_n thereof_o shall_v also_o be_v take_v away_o the_o king_n have_v no_o provision_n make_v in_o the_o act_n for_o take_v away_o his_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n and_o of_o his_o pourveyance_n ●or_a the_o intend_a recompense_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o excise_n therein_o mention_v to_o resort_v back_o again_o in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o the_o former_a profit_n of_o his_o tenor_n and_o ease_n of_o pourveyance_n will_v then_o not_o only_o have_v give_v away_o those_o two_o great_a flower_n of_o his_o crown_n for_o nothing_o but_o be_v as_o much_o a_o loose_a in_o what_o he_o shall_v over_o and_o above_o pay_v for_o his_o household_n provision_n cart_n take_v and_o other_o necessary_n as_o he_o shall_v pay_v a_o great_a rate_n than_o his_o former_a pourveyance_n come_v unto_o which_o in_o 200000_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n which_o may_v well_o be_v conjecture_v to_o be_v the_o least_o which_o will_v be_v expend_v in_o that_o kind_n will_v consider_v three_o part_n in_o four_o of_o the_o prize_n enhance_v amount_v to_o no_o less_o a_o detriment_n then_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la beside_o what_o must_v be_v add_v to_o that_o loss_n for_o what_o shall_v be_v pay_v more_o than_o former_o for_o timber_n and_o material_n for_o the_o navy_n and_o repair_v of_o the_o king_n house_n castle_n and_o fort_n and_o by_o the_o people_n every_o year_n more_o and_o more_o raise_v their_o priaee_n upon_o he_o and_o then_o the_o bargain_n or_o exchange_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n for_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n and_o his_o pourveyance_n beside_o the_o give_v away_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o his_o prerogative_n and_o sovereignty_n will_v arrive_v to_o no_o more_o than_o this_o the_o king_n shall_v remit_v the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o eighty_o eight_o thousand_o &_o seventy_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la defalcation_n for_o exhibition_n and_o allowance_n for_o fee_n diet_n and_o other_o necessary_n and_o charge_n first_o deduct_v which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n in_o the_o year_n 1640_o beside_o thirteen_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o pound_n profit_n for_o those_o kind_n of_o tenor_n which_o in_o that_o year_n be_v collect_v and_o bring_v into_o the_o exchequer_n which_o will_v make_v a_o total_a of_o one_o hundred_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o fifty_o eight_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la or_o if_o but_o eighty_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o pound_n all_o charge_n clear_v and_o deduct_v as_o it_o come_v unto_o in_o anno_fw-la 1637._o which_o be_v 13_o car._n primi_fw-la both_o which_o be_v easy_o pay_v by_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o rich_a and_o most_o able_a part_n of_o the_o people_n for_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o land_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la which_o be_v never_o purchase_v but_o frank_o give_v for_o their_o service_n homage_n and_o incident_n thereunto_o appertein_v and_o release_v the_o ease_n and_o benefit_n of_o his_o pourveyance_n which_o do_v not_o in_o all_o the_o fifty_o two_o county_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n by_o the_o estimate_n of_o what_o be_v allow_v towards_o it_o in_o kent_n be_v thereby_o charge_v only_o with_o twelve_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la or_o thereabouts_o put_v the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o above_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la charge_n which_o total_v and_o sum_v up_o together_o with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la in_o an._n 1640._o be_v 16_o car._n will_v make_v one_o hundred_o forty_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o pound_n or_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o pound_n all_o necessary_a charge_n satisfy_v as_o it_o be_v in_o 13_o car._n primi_fw-la shall_v give_v away_o that_o one_o hundred_o forty_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o pound_n or_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o loose_v one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o the_o buy_n of_o his_o household_n provision_n beside_o what_o more_o shall_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o by_o a_o further_o enhance_v of_o prize_n for_o to_o gain_v one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n for_o that_o moiety_n of_o the_o excise_n of_o ale_n and_o beer_n to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o sigh_n daily_a complaint_n and_o lamentation_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o the_o discontent_n and_o mourning_n of_o nineteen_o part_n in_o twenty_o of_o all_o the_o people_n who_o by_o the_o payment_n of_o that_o excise_n will_v be_v make_v to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o other_o to_o acquit_v less_o than_o a_o twenty_o part_n of_o they_o of_o those_o no_o ruine_v payment_n not_o often_o happen_v to_o be_v charge_v upon_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o kind_n of_o tenor_n or_o for_o nothing_o if_o that_o excise_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o prejudice_n the_o king_n in_o his_o honour_n which_o saul_n when_o he_o entreat_v samuel_n not_o to_o dishonour_v he_o before_o the_o people_n understand_v to_o be_v of_o some_o concernment_n and_o his_o estate_n in_o not_o afford_v his_o pourveyor_n a_o pre-emption_a in_o the_o buy_a provision_n for_o his_o royal_a family_n table_n and_o attendant_n which_o all_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v concern_v the_o regulate_v of_o pourveyance_n never_o deny_v the_o prince_n of_o germany_n be_v allow_v in_o their_o small_a dominion_n the_o caterer_n of_o every_o nobleman_n frequent_v the_o market_n the_o servant_n of_o every_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n in_o england_n do_v enjoy_v and_o the_o common_a civility_n of_o mankind_n and_o but_o ordinary_a respect_n of_o inferior_n to_o their_o superior_n do_v easy_o persuade_v will_v not_o agree_v or_o keep_v company_n with_o that_o honour_n and_o reverence_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n nation_n and_o right_a reason_n will_v be_v due_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o a_o king_n and_o father_n of_o his_o country_n nor_o with_o the_o gratitude_n of_o those_o who_o often_o enough_o come_v with_o their_o bucket_n to_o the_o well_o or_o fountain_n or_o his_o mercy_n or_o be_v not_o seldom_o crave_v and_o obtain_v favour_n of_o he_o to_o refuse_v he_o those_o small_a retorn_n or_o acknowledgement_n for_o his_o bounty_n nor_o prudence_n to_o show_v he_o the_o way_n to_o be_v