Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	book_n	common_a	king_n	2,538	5	3.7736	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58261	Reasons humbly offered to be considered before the Act for Printing be renewed (unless with alterations) viz. for freedom of trade in lawful books, and setting severe penalties on scandalous and seditious books against the government		1692 (1692)	Wing R548A; ESTC R217973	5,962	5

reason_n humble_o offer_v to_o be_v consider_v before_o the_o act_n for_o printing_n be_v renew_v unless_o with_o alteration_n viz._n for_o freedom_n of_o trade_n in_o lawful_a book_n and_o set_v severe_a penalty_n on_o scandalous_a and_o seditious_a book_n against_o the_o government_n the_o trade_n of_o printing_n have_v be_v a_o ancient_a manufacture_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o as_o such_o fit_a to_o be_v encourage_v for_o the_o public_a good_a yet_o by_o that_o act_n and_o the_o great_a power_n thereby_o give_v or_o at_o least_o colourable_o thence_o take_v by_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n of_o the_o stationer_n company_n and_o other_o patentee_n to_o the_o very_a great_a prejudice_n and_o public_a damage_n of_o the_o nation_n by_o inhaunce_v the_o price_n of_o book_n and_o also_o to_o the_o impoverishment_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o member_n of_o that_o company_n viz._n printer_n bookseller_n bookbinders_a haberdasher_n and_o several_a other_o considerable_a trader_n who_o have_v be_v thereby_o restrain_v from_o the_o most_o beneficial_a part_n of_o their_o ancient_a trade_n and_o right_o by_o their_o apprenticeship_n king_n james_n i._o about_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n grant_v to_o the_o master_n warden_n and_o commonalty_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o stationer_n london_n a_o patent_n of_o privilege_n to_o print_v utter_v and_o sell_v all_o manner_n of_o primer_n psalter_n psalm_n almanac_n and_o several_a other_o book_n for_o ever_o with_o a_o clause_n of_o prohibition_n to_o all_o other_o therein_o also_o give_v power_n to_o the_o say_a master_n warden_n and_o assistant_n to_o make_v by-law_n for_o the_o management_n of_o the_o say_a patent_n who_o have_v so_o effectual_o contrive_v their_o own_o profit_n therein_o that_o for_o thirty_o year_n last_o pass_v they_o have_v constant_o divide_v above_o 12_o l._n per_fw-la cent_n yearly_o beside_o other_o frequent_a and_o more_o private_a dividend_n and_o extravagant_o chargeable_a 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in_o general_n to_o serve_v a_o particular_a end_n and_o then_o confederate_v with_o other_o patentee_n bibles_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o other_o book_n of_o public_a and_o general_a use_n be_v get_v into_o patent_n and_o that_o so_o comprehensive_a that_o near_o seventy_o several_a book_n be_v get_v into_o one_o patent_n and_o thereby_o advance_v to_o above_o double_a the_o price_n they_o be_v sell_v for_o before_o and_o to_o secure_v their_o monopoly_n from_o expire_a and_o to_o tie_v up_o the_o crown_n therein_o from_o invest_v any_o other_o during_o that_o time_n they_o obtain_v two_o or_o three_o patent_n for_o the_o same_o book_n to_o take_v place_n in_o reversion_n almost_o to_o a_o hundred_o year_n to_o come_v our_o own_o printer_n be_v thus_o restrain_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o printing-trade_n be_v carry_v hence_o into_o holland_n viz._n english_a bibles_n common-prayer_n book_n testament_n psalter_n grammar_n almanac_n and_o multitude_n of_o other_o book_n of_o general_a and_o perpetual_a use_n and_o from_o thence_o export_v to_o all_o our_o foreign_a plantation_n ireland_n scotland_n and_o also_o hither_o for_o the_o gain_n of_o above_o cent_n per_fw-la cent_n to_o the_o trader_n therein_o vast_a quantity_n of_o these_o book_n have_v be_v seize_v by_o these_o patentee_n who_o beside_o seizure_n do_v also_o prosecute_v the_o person_n in_o who_o hand_n they_o find_v they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a act_n and_o thereby_o extort_a exorbitant_a sum_n of_o money_n beyond_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o say_a act_n they_o have_v take_v care_n to_o have_v the_o penalty_n of_o their_o thus_o monopolise_v book_n ascertain_v by_o the_o say_a act_n the_o penalty_n be_v 6_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la book_n but_o seditious_a and_o treasonable_a book_n they_o be_v thereby_o only_o charge_v as_o a_o offence_n against_o the_o say_a act_n which_o be_v a_o offence_n by_o other_o law_n before_o that_o act_n and_o will_v be_v so_o when_o it_o be_v expire_v 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the_o government_n in_o suppress_v seditious_a book_n which_o be_v only_o a_o colour_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o end_v aforesaid_a they_o join_v together_o and_o buy_v three_o horse_n and_o send_v the_o clerk_n and_o beadle_n the_o servants_z of_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n and_o a_o secretary_n messenger_n to_o ride_v all_o england_n over_o to_o seize_v on_o the_o book_n in_o their_o patent_n which_o they_o allege_v to_o be_v counterfeit_a who_o do_v seize_v according_o though_o on_o many_o of_o such_o as_o be_v of_o their_o own_o print_n and_o after_o two_o or_o three_o month_n ravage_n they_o return_v back_o give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o say_a master_n and_o warden_n and_o the_o other_o patentee_n what_o book_n and_o from_o who_o they_o have_v seize_v they_o these_o patentee_n send_v writ_n out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o king's-bench_n to_o prosecute_v the_o person_n from_o who_o they_o have_v seize_v upon_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o say_a act_n many_o of_o which_o book_n thus_o seize_v have_v be_v before_o sell_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n in_o the_o prosecution_n and_o do_v force_v exorbitant_a composition_n mr._n john_n jekil_n stand_v trial_n for_o about_o 25_o bibles_n before_o judge_n hales_n and_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o say_a act_n and_o pay_v 6_o s_z 8_o d_o per_fw-mi book_n for_o the_o bible_n to_o one_o patentee_n and_o 6_o s_z 8_o d._n per_fw-la book_n for_o the_o psalm_n to_o the_o other_o patentee_n though_o but_o one_o book_n yet_o thus_o divide_v make_v two_o penalty_n mr._n jekil_v pay_v about_o fifty_o pound_n cost_v and_o forfeiture_n how_o many_o time_n these_o bibles_n have_v be_v seize_v before_o they_o come_v to_o mr._n jekil_n hand_n and_o how_o many_o time_n they_o have_v be_v sell_v and_o seize_v since_o be_v worthy_a consideration_n and_o this_o practise_v under_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o act._n the_o noise_n of_o mr._n jekil_n judgement_n upon_o his_o trial_n come_v abroad_o into_o the_o country_n to_o the_o knowledge_n 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