Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	court_n	king_n	statute_n	2,513	5	8.1252	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53410	The orders, rules, and ordinances ordained, devised, and made by the master and keepers or wardens and comminalty of the mystery or art of Stationers of the city of London, for the well governing of that society	Stationers' Company (London, England)	1678 (1678)	Wing O403; ESTC R11816	21,973	31

ORDERS RULES AND ORDINANCES Ordained Devised and Made by the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Comminalty of the Mystery or Art of STATIONERS OF The City of LONDON for the well Governing of that Society LONDON Printed for the Company of Stationers 1678. 16 Feb. 1677 8. We do allow the Printing of these Orders for the Use of the Members of the Company Ri. Rainsford Fra. North. TO all to whom these Presents shall come We the Right Honourable Heneage Lord Finch Baron of Daventry Lord High Chancellor of England Sir Richard Rainsford Knight Lord Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of Kings Bench and Sir Francis North Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster send Greeting Whereas in a Statute made in the Parliament holden at Westminster the Twenty Fifth day of January in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of the late King of Famous Memory Henry the Seventh for the Weal and Profit of his Subjects It was amongst other things Ordained Established and Enacted That no Master Wardens and Fellowships of Crafts and Mysteries or any of them nor any Rulers of Guilds and Fraternities should take upon them to make any Acts or Ordinances nor to Execute any Acts or Ordinances by them then afore-made in Disinheritance or Diminution of the Prerogative of the King nor of any other nor against the Common Profit of the People But if the said Acts or Ordinances be Examined and Approved by the Chancellor or Treasurer of England or Chief Justices of either Bench or Three of them or before both the Justices of Assize in their Circuit or Progress in the Shire where such Acts or Ordinances be made upon pain of Forfeiture of Forty Pounds for every time that they do contrary as by the same Statute more plainly doth and may appear Know ye That the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Comminalty of the Mystery or Art of Stationers of the City of London willing and desiring that the said Act of Parliament be in all things duely observed and kept the Third day of January in the Nine and Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. Have presented unto us a Book containing divers Orders Rules and Ordinances by them Ordained Devised and Made for the well Governing of their Society And as well for the Consideration of the good Estate thereof as for the better Governing and Ordering of the said Society at their humble Suit to us made to have the same Settled and Established And that We all and every their said Acts and Ordinances hereafter mentioned and by them so to us exhibited would Examine and those and every of them Correct and Amend and so Approve them in due and convenient manner and form as the said recited Act of Parliament requireth Wee well perceiving and considering the said Supplication to be good and reasonable according to their desire and by the Authority of the said Act of Parliament to us given All and every their Acts and Ordinances so to us Exhibited have Seen Read and Examined The Tenor whereof hereafter followeth Viz. THE Orders Rules AND ORDINANCES Ordained Devised and Made By the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Comminalty of the Mystery or Art of STATIONERS of the City of London for the well Governing of that Society IT is Ordained That the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Society and their Surcessors for ever shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter by the appointment of the Master or in his absence of the Wardens of the said Society for the time being Assemble themselves together as heretofore hath been usual and keep Courts at their Common Hall or other convenient place of Meeting within the City of London or Liberties thereof for such Affairs of the said Company as have been usually at such Courts done and dispatched wherein Care shall be taken as well for the better Ordering Ruling and Governing of the said Society and the Members thereof as also for the Correction Redress and Reformation of such Abuses and Disorders which may happen in the said Society amongst any the Members thereof and shall and may there also Admit Apprentices to their respective Members according to the usage of the said Society and Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom And may also then make free of the said Society such as have served their Apprenticeships or such as shall be otherwise thought fit to be admitted Freemen thereof as by the ancient Vsage of this Company hath been done and practised And may also at such Courts debate and determine all and every other lawful Act and Acts thing and things which shall at any time or times appear to the said Master Wardens and Assistants or the greater Number of them there met together fit and convenient touching or concerning the State or Government of the said Society or any thing relating thereunto Which said Courts or Assemblies shall be called Courts of Assistants and to which Courts or Assemblies to be held in manner aforesaid the said master Wardens and Assistants shall come in their Gowns and other decent Apparel and the said Assistants shall not depart from thence without the leave of the Master or one of the Wardens first had and that every person being a Member and Assistant of the said Society shall upon summons by the Beadle or other person for that purpose appointed repair to every such Court or Assembly to be holden by the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Society or the major part of them at such hours and times as he or they shall be appointed and shall not depart thence without the leave of the Master or one of the Wardens first had upon pain that every person so neglecting or disobeying not having a sufficient Excuse to be allowed by the Master Wardens and Assistants or the major part of them in a Court of Assistants shall forfeit and pay for every such Offence to the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Comminalty of the Mystery or Art of Stationers of the City of London the summe of One shilling IT IS also Ordained That the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Society shall and may yearly and every year from henceforth hold and keep Four Quarter Courts or Assemblies to wit One in each Quarter at such times and place within the City of London aforesaid or Liberties thereof as the said Master or Wardens of the said Society shall appoint To which said Courts or Assemblies the said Master or Wardens may cause to be summoned by their Beadle or other person appointed for that purpose all the Members of the said Society or so many of them as to the said Master or Wardens shall be thought fit every of which Members being so summoned shall accordingly appear at every such Court At all which times all the Orders and Ordinances