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	parliament_n	power_n	1,056	5	5.3734	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58639	The laws and acts made in the fifth session of the first Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraign William, by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden and begun at Edinburgh, May 9. 1695 by John Marquess of Tweeddale ... with the special advice and consent of the estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George, Viscount of Tarbat ...; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.; Tweeddale, John Hay, Marquess of, 1626?-1697.	1695 (1695)	Wing S1269; ESTC R40608	63,831	77

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to_o export_v out_o of_o this_o kingdom_n any_o wild-skin_n such_o as_o wild-hyds_a dae_n and_o rae_n roe_n and_o roebuck_n and_o kid_n with_o the_o hair_n upon_o they_o until_o they_o be_v make_v in_o work_n or_o dress_v leather_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o also_o his_o majesty_n with_o advice_n and_o consent_n foresay_a discharge_v all_o and_o every_o person_n native_a or_o stranger_n to_o import_v any_o foreign_a make_v glove_n of_o whatsoever_o sort_n certify_v such_o as_o shall_v do_v in_o the_o contrair_n either_o by_o export_n or_o import_n as_o say_v be_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o forefault_v the_o foresaids_n good_n export_v or_o import_v or_o the_o just_a value_n thereof_o the_o one_o half_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o informer_n who_o shall_v prosecute_v the_o same_o before_o his_o majesty_n exchequer_n but_o also_o be_v further_a liable_a to_o such_o pecunial_n fines_n or_o other_o punishment_n as_o the_o lord_n of_o 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allowance_n that_o may_v be_v therein_o give_v for_o the_o manufactor_n of_o the_o say_n skin_n shall_v be_v but_o prejudice_n to_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o craft_n and_o incorporation_n of_o skinner_n in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o the_o burgh_n of_o this_o kingdom_n xxxvii_o act_z anent_o the_o justiciary_a of_o the_o highland_n july_n 17._o 1695._o our_o sovereign_a lord_n consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o year_n 1693_o for_o the_o justiciary_a in_o the_o highland_n declare_v that_o his_o majesty_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o prerogative_n royal_a may_v grant_v commission_n of_o justiciary_a for_o the_o say_a bound_n with_o all_o power_n necessary_a and_o usual_a except_v thence_o from_o the_o bound_n lie_v within_o the_o heritable_a right_n of_o justiciary_a general_n pertain_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o argile_n or_o any_o other_o person_n provide_v nevertheless_o that_o the_o foresaid_n person_n who_o

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