Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	act_n	authority_n	enact_v	904	5	10.1864	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06229	By the Mayor. Orders set dovvne for Blackvvellhall	City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1595 (1595)	STC 16716; ESTC S107593	4,436	5

person_n or_o person_n not_o be_v free_a of_o the_o say_a city_n shall_v by_o himself_o or_o any_o other_o for_o he_o or_o by_o his_o mean_n or_o practice_v bargain_n or_o sell_v in_o any_o place_n or_o place_n within_o the_o liberty_n of_o this_o city_n out_o of_o the_o say_v assign_v market_n place_n or_o place_n any_o of_o the_o say_a clothes_n kersey_n or_o other_o commodity_n nor_o shall_v buy_v any_o of_o the_o same_o within_o any_o the_o say_v assign_v market_n place_n or_o place_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o sell_v the_o same_o again_o in_o any_o of_o the_o say_v assign_v market_n place_n or_o elsewhere_o within_o the_o say_a city_n or_o liberty_n thereof_o upon_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v and_o loose_v for_o every_o such_o offence_n the_o cloth_n clothes_n kersey_n and_o other_o the_o say_a commodity_n so_o buy_v or_o sell_v or_o the_o value_n thereof_o and_o also_o that_o every_o person_n and_o person_n be_v free_a of_o this_o city_n which_o shall_v harbour_v or_o receive_v the_o say_a cloth_n clothes_n or_o comodity_n so_o buy_v or_o sell_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o act_n and_o the_o true_a meaning_n thereof_o shall_v forfeit_v and_o loose_v his_o freedom_n and_o not_o to_o be_v thereunto_o readmit_v but_o by_o the_o lord_n maior_n alderman_n and_o common_a council_n of_o the_o say_a city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o it_o be_v likewise_o hereby_o further_o enact_v and_o ordain_v that_o no_o person_n or_o person_n now_o free_a or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v make_v free_a of_o the_o say_a city_n shall_v from_o and_o after_o the_o say_v ten_o day_n of_o june_n next_o sell_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v sell_v any_o cloth_n clothes_n kersey_n or_o any_o other_o the_o comodity_n aforenamed_a either_o in_o his_o own_o name_n or_o for_o or_o in_o the_o name_n of_o any_o other_o within_o the_o say_v common_a market_n or_o any_o of_o they_o upon_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v and_o loose_v every_o such_o cloth_n clothes_n and_o other_o comodity_n so_o sell_v or_o 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shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o say_a market_n place_n or_o place_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o act_n and_o shall_v register_v the_o true_a number_n of_o such_o clothes_n kersey_n and_o other_o commodity_n together_o with_o the_o name_n and_o surname_n of_o the_o say_a freeman_n or_o other_o buyer_n and_o seller_n of_o the_o same_o upon_o pain_n that_o the_o say_a officer_n shall_v for_o not_o keep_v the_o say_a book_n true_o and_o faithful_o as_o aforesaid_a and_o for_o not_o give_v a_o note_n in_o write_n for_o the_o duty_n pay_v to_o he_o or_o they_o that_o shall_v pay_v the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o this_o act_n shall_v forfeit_v and_o loose_v his_o say_a office_n and_o if_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o say_a good_n or_o his_o carrier_n be_v they_o foreigner_n or_o free_a shall_v deny_v to_o the_o say_a officer_n to_o give_v the_o true_a name_n and_o surname_n of_o the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n with_o the_o just_a number_n of_o all_o such_o 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the_o reign_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lady_n elizabeth_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n queen_n of_o england_n france_n and_o ireland_n defendor_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n god_n save_o the_o queen_n