Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	council_n	great_a	king_n	2,212	5	3.6845	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50735	The speech of Sir Audley Mervyn, knight, His Majesties prime Serjeant at Law, and speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland delivered to His Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the 13 day of February, 1662, in the Presence-chamber in the castle of Dublin : containing the sum of affairs in Ireland, but more especially, the interest of adventurers and souldiers.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1893; ESTC R904	35,291	43

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service_n be_v to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o if_o it_o be_v object_v those_o claim_n be_v put_v in_o upon_o the_o declaration_n and_o instruction_n which_o by_o the_o act_n possible_o may_v be_v alter_v it_o be_v easy_o answer_v either_o the_o act_n have_v give_v they_o a_o new_a title_n or_o it_o have_v not_o if_o it_o ha●h_v give_v they_o a_o new_a title_n than_o they_o be_v in_o by_o the_o act_n and_o not_o by_o any_o former_a title_n if_o it_o have_v give_v they_o none_o than_o their_o old_a title_n be_v that_o they_o must_v rely_v on_o but_o admit_v a_o election_n be_v the_o law_n be_v clear_a 29._o noy_n 29._o and_o so_o resolve_v that_o there_o be_v no_o election_n against_o the_o king_n propos_fw-fr 10._o that_o no_o claimant_n claim_v by_o innocency_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o make_v any_o other_o claim_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v nocent_a sir_n we_o must_v crave_v your_o patience_n to_o consider_v this_o case_n and_o first_o the_o act_n of_o settlement_n omit_v 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but_o consonant_a herein_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n that_o delight_v finem_fw-la imponere_fw-la litibus_fw-la and_o hate_v all_o circuit_n of_o action_n if_o a_o man_n by_o his_o deed_n grant_v a_o rent-charge_n and_o the_o rent_n be_v arrear_n it_o be_v in_o the_o grantee_n election_n to_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n or_o distrein_o 219._o littl._n sect._n 219._o but_o he_o can_v make_v his_o election_n but_o once_o for_o if_o he_o recover_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n he_o shall_v never_o after_o distrein_o or_o if_o he_o do_v distrein_o and_o avow_v in_o a_o court_n of_o r●cord_n he_o shall_v never_o after_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n because_o a_o avowry_n in_o a_o court_n of_o record_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o action_n be_v a_o determination_n of_o his_o election_n before_o a_o judgement_n give_v à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la after_o judgement_n give_v if_o a_o wife_n be_v endow_v ex_fw-la assensu_fw-la patris_fw-la and_o the_o husband_n die_v the_o wife_n have_v election_n either_o to_o have_v her_o dower_n at_o common_a law_n 158._o dower_n 158._o or_o ex_fw-la assensu_fw-la patris_fw-la but_o if_o she_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o dower_n at_o common_a law_n and_o count_n albeit_o she_o recover_v not_o yet_o shall_v she_o claim_v her_o dower_n ex_fw-la assensu_fw-la patris_fw-la so_o if_o the_o grantee_n bring_v a_o assize_n or_o the_o rent_n and_o make_v his_o plaint_n he_o shall_v never_o after_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o annuity_n nay_o when_o a_o election_n be_v give_v to_o several_a person_n 145._o 10_o e._n 4.17_o 1_o institut_fw-la 145._o there_o the_o first_o election_n make_v by_o any_o of_o the_o party_n shall_v stand_v a_o man_n by_o his_o own_o wrong_n may_v lose_v his_o election_n as_o if_o a_o feoffment_n be_v make_v of_o two_o acre_n the_o one_o for_o life_n and_o the_o other_o in_o fee_n if_o the_o feoffee_n make_v a_o feoffment_n of_o both_o the_o feoffor_a may_v enter_v into_o which_o of_o then_o he_o please_v because_o the_o feoffee_n have_v lose_v his_o election_n 2_o co._n 36.37_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o where_o many_o time_n in_o one_o case_n the_o law_n do_v give_v a_o man_n several_a remedy_n that_o by_o the_o folly_n of_o his_o election_n he_o may_v bar_v himself_o for_o ever_o 1_o i●stit_fw-la 27._o a._n b._n 279._o a._n it_o be_v at_o the_o election_n of_o the_o issue_n in_o tail_n to_o enter_v or_o to_o allow_v himself_o out_o of_o possession_n and_o bring_v his_o formedon_n it_o be_v at_o my_o election_n if_o one_o receive_v my_o rent_n if_o i_o will_v charge_v he_o with_o a_o disseizin_n and_o allow_v myself_o out_o of_o possession_n and_o bring_v a_o assize_n or_o have_v a_o action_n against_o he_o 1_o cro._n 220._o but_o i_o shall_v be_v bind_v up_o by_o that_o election_n to_o the_o advantage_n or_o disadvantage_n that_o according_o attend_v it_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o claimant_n election_n to_o claim_v by_o innocency_n or_o nocency_n but_o after_o judgement_n give_v he_o shall_v be_v conclude_v propos_fw-fr 11._o that_o any_o person_n claim_v as_o a_o innocent_a shall_v after_o proof_n of_o the_o title_n proceed_v to_o prove_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v faithful_a and_o loyal_a unto_o and_o never_o to_o have_v actod_a against_o his_o royal_a majesty_n or_o his_o father_n before_o the_o defendant_n shall_v urge_v any_o crimination_n and_o that_o for_o defect_n of_o such_o proof_n of_o innocency_n the_o claimant_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v nocent_a the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o act_n rule_v this_o point_n page_n 17._o of_o the_o act._n viz._n that_o all_o innocent_a papist_n be_v such_o as_o shall_v prove_v themselves_o to_o have_v be_v faithful_a and_o loyal_a unto_o and_o never_o act_v against_o our_o royal_a father_n or_o ourselves_o etc._n etc._n the_o evasion_n that_o this_o relate_v only_o to_o innocent_a papist_n of_o convaught_n

evidence_n against_o her_o own_o husband_n privilegium_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la contrarempublicam_fw-la a_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n lade_v with_o merchant_n good_n may_v cast_v they_o overboard_n but_o if_o he_o be_v lade_v with_o ammunition_n ordinance_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o king_n to_o relieve_v his_o army_n or_o gartison_n he_o can_v justify_v to_o fling_v they_o overboard_o though_o the_o vestel_n and_o mariner_n life_n be_v at_o the_o stake_n bacon_n ma._n pag._n 17._o but_o be_v not_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o more_o worth_n and_o that_o depend_v upon_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o evidence_n than_o a_o particular_a garrison_n propos_fw-fr 18._o that_o where_o any_o person_n or_o person_n provide_v for_o to_o be_v restore_v by_o particular_a name_n to_o any_o estate_n that_o such_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o claim_v the_o same_o under_z or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n or_o mean_n then_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o such_o 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