Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	great_a	king_n	possess_v	2,300	5	7.8753	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01925	The case of the refiners of England, with reference to forreign imported molossoes [sic], a duty intended to be laid on the spirits drawn from our own molossoes.		1698 (1698)	Wing C1154; ESTC R227841	1,424	1

the_o case_n of_o the_o refiner_n of_o england_n with_o reference_n to_o foreign_a import_v molossoe_n a_o duty_n intend_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o spirit_n draw_v from_o our_o own_o molossoe_n refine_v of_o sugar_n have_v be_v a_o very_a ancient_a art_n and_o mystery_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o have_v by_o former_a encouragement_n from_o the_o government_n be_v always_o esteem_v very_o profitable_a thereunto_o in_o that_o this_o trade_n give_v a_o livelihood_n not_o only_o to_o great_a number_n of_o menial_a servant_n therein_o employ_v but_o to_o some_o thousand_o of_o subject_n who_o in_o their_o respective_a calling_n have_v their_o dependence_n thereon_o whereby_o they_o have_v occasion_v the_o expense_n of_o at_o least_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o great_a estate_n have_v be_v expend_v in_o erect_v many_o large_a sugar-work_n in_o this_o kingdom_n for_o that_o purpose_n vast_a quantity_n of_o coal_n be_v consume_v in_o this_o trade_n when_o in_o full_a work_n which_o pay_v a_o great_a duty_n and_o not_o only_o by_o the_o employ_v of_o ship_n in_o the_o coal_n trade_n but_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o ship_n in_o the_o plantation_n trade_n by_o import_v brown_a sugar_n our_o navigation_n the_o strength_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v much_o encourage_v the_o french_a and_o dutch_a be_v sensible_a hereof_o have_v most_o studious_o promote_v this_o trade_n within_o themselves_o and_o consequent_o our_o discourage_v thereof_o will_v tend_v to_o the_o transplant_n of_o it_o but_o of_o late_a year_n it_o have_v very_o unhappy_o lie_v under_o great_a discouragement_n in_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o vast_a and_o increase_a importation_n of_o wrought_a sugar_n from_o our_o own_o plantation_n and_o partly_o also_o by_o the_o great_a advantage_n which_o the_o foreign_a buyer_n have_v have_v of_o the_o home_n refiner_n for_o the_o whole_a duty_n upon_o unpurged_a sugar_n be_v three_o shilling_n and_o ten_o penny_n per_fw-la hundred_n out_o of_o which_o the_o foreign_a buyer_n draw_v back_o three_o shilling_n and_o a_o penny_n and_o leave_v the_o king_n possess_v but_o of_o nine_o penny_n the_o refiner_n of_o this_o kingdom_n expend_v annual_o in_o their_o usual_a work_v about_o fifteen_o thousand_o tun_n of_o unpurged_a sugar_n which_o at_o 3_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la hundred_o pay_v the_o king_n fifty_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o pound_n but_o if_o the_o say_v fifteen_o thousand_o tun_n of_o brown_a sugar_n be_v export_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o discouragement_n give_v to_o the_o work_n of_o they_o here_o they_o draw_v back_o forty_o six_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n 11250._o and_o leave_v the_o king_n possess_v only_o but_o of_o eleven_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n and_o be_v encouragement_n give_v to_o this_o trade_n the_o revenue_n will_v grow_v up_o with_o it_o whereby_o our_o own_o plantation_n sugar_n be_v wrought_v cheap_a in_o foreign_a part_n than_o they_o can_v be_v by_o the_o home_n refiner_n which_o have_v so_o discourage_v this_o trade_n in_o this_o kingdom_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o refiner_n have_v be_v necessitate_v great_o to_o abate_v their_o work_n and_o have_v not_o the_o price_n of_o molossoe_n common_o call_v treacle_n yield_v they_o some_o small_a encouragement_n they_o must_v have_v whole_o decline_v their_o trade_n but_o so_o great_a be_v the_o quantity_n of_o molossoe_n which_o be_v now_o daily_o import_v into_o this_o kingdom_n from_o foreign_a part_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o refiner_n be_v force_v whole_o to_o desist_v their_o work_n and_o can_v have_v no_o rational_a hope_n of_o revive_v their_o work_n unless_o some_o proportional_a additional_a duty_n be_v lay_v upon_o foreign_a import_v molossoe_n and_o encouragement_n give_v to_o the_o distillers_n consumption_n of_o our_o own_o molossoe_n it_o be_v a_o commodity_n of_o so_o great_a use_n to_o the_o distiller_n in_o make_v palatable_a the_o spirit_n draw_v from_o corn_n and_o other_o english_a material_n to_o supply_v this_o kingdom_n in_o the_o room_n and_o stead_n of_o french_a brandy_n that_o the_o distiller_n can_v draw_v so_o clean_a a_o spirit_n from_o our_o own_o corn_n to_o imitate_v brandy_n without_o the_o help_n thereof_o this_o commodity_n not_o be_v as_o some_o have_v very_o weak_o apprehend_v the_o dross_n filth_n scum_n and_o dregs_o of_o sugar_n but_o the_o clean_a pure_a and_o clear_a part_n of_o the_o sugar_n which_o through_o weakness_n will_v not_o come_v to_o grain_n and_o be_v embody_v and_o be_v to_o all_o intent_n as_o wholesome_a as_o the_o sugar_n from_o which_o it_o come_v as_o can_v be_v make_v appear_v whereupon_o it_o be_v most_o humble_o hope_v that_o nothing_o will_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o honourable_a the_o commons_o of_o england_n now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n in_o prejudice_n and_o ruin_n of_o this_o ancient_a trade_n by_o charge_v a_o great_a duty_n upon_o spirit_n draw_v from_o our_o own_o molossoe_n than_o upon_o spirit_n draw_v from_o corn_n the_o encourage_v of_o the_o expense_n of_o molossoe_n be_v the_o only_a true_a way_n to_o encourage_v the_o expense_n of_o corn_n in_o distil_v and_o thereby_o to_o secure_v both_o the_o revenue_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o encouragement_n to_o the_o farmer_n 57500._o 46250._o 11250._o