Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	elizabeth_n	queen_n	reign_n	2,581	5	7.5827	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49333	A report containing an essay for the amendment of the silver coins	Lowndes, William, 1652-1724.	1695 (1695)	Wing L3323; ESTC R39081	52,244	163

round_v but_o this_o practice_n of_o clip_v have_v never_o be_v exercise_v upon_o the_o milled_a money_n and_o i_o think_v never_o can_v be_v because_o of_o its_o thickness_n and_o edge_v although_o no_o further_a provision_n against_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o law_n second_o that_o as_o to_o counterfeit_v the_o hammer_v money_n be_v liable_a thereunto_o because_o the_o tool_n for_o resemble_v the_o same_o be_v cheap_a and_o easy_o make_v and_o procure_v and_o the_o fabrication_n thereof_o may_v be_v perform_v in_o a_o little_a room_n and_o with_o less_o art_n so_o that_o smith_n and_o other_o artificer_n can_v ready_o attain_v thereunto_o but_o the_o engine_n for_o the_o milled_a money_n be_v many_o and_o very_o costly_a not_o easy_a to_o be_v procure_v the_o maker_n or_o user_n of_o such_o engine_n can_v be_v conceal_v without_o great_a difficulty_n and_o the_o milled_a money_n itself_o be_v of_o a_o much_o fine_a print_n than_o the_o other_o require_v more_o solemnity_n skill_n and_o curious_a workmanship_n in_o its_o fabrication_n and_o when_o it_o be_v finish_v show_v better_a the_o true_a colour_n of_o the_o silver_n to_o distinguish_v its_o genuine_a from_o its_o counterfeit_n piece_n which_o latter_a can_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n so_o that_o reckon_a only_o since_o the_o say_a year_n 1663._o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o precedent_n time_n i_o very_o believe_v for_o every_o single_a piece_n of_o milled_a money_n that_o have_v be_v counterfeit_v or_o rather_o be_v attempt_v to_o be_v resemble_v there_o have_v be_v more_o than_o one_o thousand_o of_o the_o hammer_v money_n not_o only_o counterfeit_v but_o actual_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n who_o have_v be_v defraud_v therewith_o and_o be_v now_o likely_a to_o suffer_v great_o thereby_o three_o that_o as_o to_o the_o crime_n of_o melt_v down_o it_o have_v plain_o affect_v both_o the_o hammer_v and_o mill_v money_n in_o their_o respective_a turn_n very_o fatal_o insomuch_o that_o the_o hammer_v gold_n coin_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o several_a king_n and_o queen_n from_o edward_n the_o first_o inclusive_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o which_o will_v amount_v to_o a_o incredible_a sum_n if_o they_o be_v all_o in_o be_v be_v almost_o total_o vanish_v have_v be_v molten_n as_o i_o suppose_v from_o time_n to_o time_n either_o to_o make_v vessel_n or_o utensil_n or_o to_o export_v for_o lucre_n or_o to_o convert_v into_o gold_n coin_n of_o more_o modern_a stamp_n in_o which_o last_o case_v the_o same_o metal_n come_v to_o be_v coin_v over_o and_o over_o again_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o have_v now_o in_o england_n only_o the_o piece_n call_v guineas_n and_o half-guineas_a or_o few_o other_o of_o gold_n coin_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v and_o i_o think_v the_o like_a must_v have_v be_v do_v with_o all_o the_o hammer_v silver_n money_n that_o be_v make_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n a_o very_a few_o only_o except_v although_o the_o latter_a will_v amount_v to_o many_o million_o if_o they_o be_v all_o now_o in_o be_v as_o to_o the_o coin_n of_o that_o queen_n and_o her_o two_o immediate_a successor_n though_o they_o make_v the_o bulk_n of_o our_o present_a cash_n the_o number_n of_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v extreme_o diminish_v by_o melt_v especial_o whilst_o they_o be_v weighty_a and_o not_o much_o wear_v but_o since_o the_o milled_a money_n come_v into_o play_n because_o of_o its_o intrinsic_a weight_n and_o worth_n i_o believe_v the_o crime_n of_o melt_v have_v be_v chief_o practise_v upon_o that_o kind_n which_o have_v apparent_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o small_a quantity_n nevertheless_o when_o both_o kind_n come_v to_o have_v the_o same_o weight_n and_o fineness_n and_o to_o be_v currant_n at_o the_o same_o price_n i_o think_v the_o one_o will_v not_o be_v more_o liable_a to_o this_o mischief_n than_o the_o other_o and_o i_o hope_v both_o will_v be_v secure_v against_o the_o same_o when_o the_o silver_n in_o the_o coin_n will_v fetch_v as_o much_o as_o the_o silver_n in_o the_o bullion_n second_o the_o quantity_n of_o silver_n coin_n clip_v and_o unclipped_a that_o may_v be_v reasonable_o think_v or_o imagine_v to_o remain_v in_o the_o kingdom_n at_o this_o day_n can_v with_o any_o certainty_n be_v compute_v i_o know_v several_a conjecture_n have_v be_v make_v thereof_o very_o different_a and_o as_o i_o think_v without_o any_o ground_n at_o all_o and_o i_o confess_v myself_o to_o have_v none_o but_o such_o as_o follow_v first_o to_o compute_v all_o the_o silver_n money_n coin_v in_o the_o three_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n james_n the_o first_o and_o charles_n the_o first_o second_o to_o guess_v how_o much_o thereof_o may_v have_v be_v molten_n or_o lost._n three_o to_o subtract_v the_o latter_a from_o the_o whole_a and_o four_o to_o the_o difference_n to_o add_v something_o for_o the_o small_a remainder_n as_o well_o of_o money_n coin_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n as_o of_o those_o coin_v since_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o first_o the_o silver_n money_n coin_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o mint_n do_v amount_v to_o four_o million_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n but_o by_o a_o copy_n which_o i_o take_v some_o time_n since_o from_o the_o archive_v at_o westminster_n of_o a_o account_n which_o be_v compile_v by_o archbishop_n williams_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v more_o exact_a which_o archive_v with_o the_o choice_a collection_n thereof_o be_v since_o burn_v all_o the_o silver_n sterling_n money_n coin_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a queen_n exclude_v some_o base_a irish_a money_n that_o be_v then_o make_v do_v amount_v to_o l._n s._n d._n 4632932._o 3._o 2_o ¾_n the_o silver_n money_n coin_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o as_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n inform_v i_o can_v be_v know_v at_o their_o office_n because_o their_o memorial_n thereof_o be_v either_o imperfect_a or_o lose_a but_o by_o the_o abovesaid_a copy_n i_o find_v that_o in_o the_o first_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n there_o be_v coin_v in_o silver_n sterling_a money_n one_o million_o five_o hundred_o fifty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o fourteen_o pound_n nine_o shilling_n and_o nine_o penny_n and_o i_o find_v that_o in_o the_o last_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o silver_n money_n coin_v do_v amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o two_o thousand_o nine_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o one_o pound_n nine_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n and_o then_o add_v 39004_o l._n o_o s._n 7_o d._n by_o estimation_n for_o the_o two_o or_o three_o intermediate_v year_n of_o the_o same_o reign_n the_o whole_a of_o the_o silver_n sterling_n money_n coin_v by_o king_n james_n the_o first_o be_v l._n 1700000._o and_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o account_n from_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n that_o there_o be_v coin_v of_o silver_n money_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o l._n s._n d._n 8776544._o 10._o 3._o l._n s._n d._n in_o all_o 15109476._o 13._o 5¾_n now_o consider_v how_o far_o this_o sum_n be_v to_o be_v abate_v first_o by_o the_o want_n of_o the_o crown_n half-crown_n groat_n quarter-shilling_n half-groat_n three-half-peny_n piece_n three-farthing_n piece_n and_o halfpence_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n which_o be_v whole_o sink_v second_o by_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o shilling_n and_o six-pence_n of_o the_o same_o queen_n many_o of_o which_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v melt_v down_o recoined_n or_o lost._n three_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o crown_n groat_n twopence_n penny_n and_o halfpence_n of_o james_n the_o first_o and_o charles_n the_o first_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v quite_o go_v and_o by_o the_o melt_a recoining_a or_o loss_n of_o many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o the_o half-crown_n shilling_n and_o six-pence_n of_o those_o two_o king_n one_o can_v hardly_o believe_v there_o be_v now_o in_o be_v of_o the_o coin_n of_o the_o say_v three_o reign_n above_o one_o three_o part_n which_o amount_n to_o five_o million_o thirty_o six_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o two_o pound_n to_o which_o if_o there_o be_v add_v five_o hundred_o sixty_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o eight_o pound_n more_o for_o the_o unmelted_a silver_n coin_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o james_n the_o second_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n marry_o and_o for_o the_o small_a quantity_n which_o remain_v of_o those_o which_o be_v make_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n then_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o silver_n sterling_n coin_n clip_v and_o unclipt_a hoard_v and_o currant_n now_o in_o england_n will_v be_v compute_v at_o five_o million_o