Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	brother_n	mother_n	sister_n	2,328	5	9.5317	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59729	The offices of constables, church wardens, overseers of the poor, supravisors of the high-wayes, treasurers of the county-stock and some other lesser country officers plainly and lively set forth by William Sheppard.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1650 (1650)	Wing S3202; ESTC R30564	113,836	230

sit in the Stocks three houres 3. No Carrier may goe with his Horses no Waggoner Carter or Wain-man may goe Carryers with his Cart Waggon or Wain or Drover with his Cattel on this day under pain to forfeit twenty shillings for every offence to be levyed by distress and sale of his Goods if he be questioned within six weeks after the offence done But there shall be but one twenty shillings forfeited for one journey although he pass through twenty Parishes and this twenty shillings that Parish shall have where the distress is first taken 4. No Butcher may kill Butchers or sell any victuals on this day under pain to forfeit six shillings eight pence if it be questioned within six weeks after the offence done to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods 5. None may Cry shew forth or put to sale Tradesmen any Wares Merchandises Fruits Herbs Goods or Cattel on this day unless it be in an Inne or Victualing-house and for such as cannot otherwise be provided for and unless it be the crying and selling of Milk before nine in the morning and after four in the afternoon from the tenth of September to the tenth of March and for the rest of the year before eight in the morning and after five in the afternoon under pain to forfeit the things so cryed or offered to sale 6. None may on this day without good cause by allowance of one Travellors Justice of Peace travel under pain to forfeit ten-shillings nor carry any burthen nor doe any worldly labour under pain to forfeit five shillings both these forfeitures to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods and if no distress to be had to sit in the Stocks three houres 7. None may on this day or the dayes of Humiliation Drinking Tipling or Thanks-giving use Dancing prophanely Singing Drinking or Tipling in any Tavern Inne Ale-house or Tobacco-house nor be there Or grinde any Corn at a Mill but upon cause to be allowed by one Justice of Peace under pain to forfeit ten shillings a peece both he that is in the Inne and he that keeps the Inne the Millar and he that owes the Corn to be levyed by distress or sale of Goods and for lack of distress to be set six hours in the Cage or Stocks 8. No Traveller Carryer Waggoner Butcher Higler Drover or their Servants shall come into their Inne or Lodging on Saturday night after twelve a clock Nor goe from thence Monday morning before one a clock without necessary cause to be allowed by one Justice of the Peace under pain of the forfeiture of ten shillings by the Inne-keeper and ten shillings by the Traveller and to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods and for lack of distress to sit six hours in the Stocks or Cage 9. None may execute Serving of Process any Writ Order or Warrant on this day dayes of Humiliation or Thanks-giving but in case of Treason Fellony breach of the Peace and profanation of the day under pain to forfeit five pounds to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods and for want of distress to sit six hours in the Cage or Stocks and the serving of the Process is void 10. None but Coaches Boats in case allowed by one Justice or for Gods Service may travel with a Boat Wherry Lyter Barge Horse Coach or Sedan on this day under pain of forfeiture of ten shillings by him that is carryed and five shillings by him that doth carry to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods and for lack of distress to sit six hours in the Stocks or Cage 11. All Constables Church-Wardens Overseers of the Poor Governors of Companies of Watermen Officers and other Officers must upon sight and knowledge or information of any of these offences before named committed seize and secure Seize Goods the Goods and Wares cryed shewed forth or put to sale and make diligent search for the discovering finding out and punishing Search of the offendors under pain of twenty shillings to be levyed by distress and sale of Goods and this punishment they must as it seems endeavor by carrying the offendor to a Justice of Peace And this it seems is hereby lawfull to be done by one of these Officers ex officio and without a Warrant hearing or seeing any one prophane this day by any of the particular offences aforesaid Also if a Warrant be sent to the Constables Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish or place to levy the forfeitures or to inflict the punishment aforesaid they must pursue their Warrant and doe it under pain of twenty shillings forfeiture Stat. 1 Car. 1. 3 Car. 1. Ordin 6. April 1644. Act 19. April 1650. SECT 4. Of the Office of High-Constables and Petit-Constables against Swearers AS touching this these things are to be premised 1. The former Act is repealed 2. Every one that sweareth is to forfeit for the first offence as followeth The Lord and all above him in degree thirty shillings The Barronet or Knight twenty shillings The Esquire ten shillings The Gentleman six shillings eight pence Any other Man or Woman single or married three shillings four pence And for every offence afterward twice as much And for the tenth offence being proved by verdict or confession he is to be bound with Sureties to the Good-behaviour for three years And for lack of payment or giving security to pay it and distress to levy it If he be above twelve years old he is to sit by the heels in the Stocks three hours for the first offence and six hours for every offence after If under twelve years he is to be whipped by the Constable or Master or Father in his presence 3. Swearing after the Surety for the Good-behaviour given is a breach of the Bond. 4. Any Officer Constable Church-Warden or Overseer of the Poor may ex officio that heareth it bring the offendor to a Justice to be punished And if any one Justice of Peace send his Warrant to any high-Constable or petit-Constable to doe execution upon this Statute they are to see it done accordingly 5. He that is sued for doing any thing on this Law may plead the general issue and if it goe Pleading Costs with him shall recover treble cost Act. 22. Junii 1650. SECT 5. Of the Office of the High-Constable and Petit-Constable against Adulterers and Incontinent Persons FOR the knowledge hereof take these things 1. If any shall marry or have the carnal knowledge of the body of his or her Grand-father or Grand-mother Father or Mother Brother or Sister Sonne or Daughter or Grandchild Father or Mothers Brother or Sister Fathers Wife Mothers Husband Sonnes Wife Daughters Husband Wifes Mother or Daughter Husbands Father or Sonne and confess it within twelve moneths after or if it be found by verdict before Justices of Assize and the Peace it is Fellony wherein is no Clergy 2. If any marryed Woman whose