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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	england_n	king_n	return_v	2,853	5	6.9533	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82435	Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, duodecimo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April, an. Dom. 1660 In the twelfth year of the reign of our most gracious soveraign lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); England and Wales. Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing E1095; Thomason E1075_27	58,399	149

employment of a very considerable part of its Shipping and Seamen and of the vent of very great quantities of its Native Commodities and Manufactures as also of its supply with several considerable Commodities which it was wont formerly to have onely from Forraigners and at far dearer Rates And forasmuch as Tobacco is one of the main products of several of those Plantations and upon which their welfare and subsistence and the Navigation of this Kingdom and vent of its Commodities thither do much depend and in regard it is found by experience That the Tobaccoes Planted in these parts are not so good and wholsome for the Takers thereof And that by the Planting thereof your Majesty is deprived of a considerable part of Your Revenue arising by Customes upon Imported Tobacco Do most humbly pray that it may be Enacted by your Majesty And it is hereby Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever shall or do from and after the first day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and sixty Set Plant improve to grow make or cure any Tobacco either in Seed Plant or otherwise in or upon any Ground Earth Field or Place within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales Islands of Guernsey or Jersey or Town of Berwick upon Tweed or in the Kingdom of Ireland under the penalty of the Forfeiture of all such Tobacco or the value thereof and of the sum of forty shillings for every Rod or Pole of Ground to Planted Set or Sowen as aforesaid and so portionablely for a greater or 〈◊〉 quantity of Ground One Moyety thereof to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors And the other Moyety to him or them that shall Sue for the same to be recovered by Bill Plaint or Information in any Court of Record wherein no Essoign Protection or Wager in Law shall be allowed And it is hereby further Enacted That all Sheriffs Iustices of the Peace Maiors Bailiffs Contrables and every of them upon Information or Complaint made unto them or any of them by any the Officers of the Customes or by any other person or persons whatsoever That there is any Tobacco Set Sowen Planted or growing within their Iurisdictions or Precincts contrary to this Act shall within Ten days after such Information or Complaint cause to be burnt plucked up consumed or utterly destroyed all such Tobacco so Set Sowen Planted or Growing And it is hereby further Enacted That in case any person or persons shall resist or make forcible opposition against any person or persons in the due and through Execution of this Act that every such person or persons for every such offence shall forfeit the sum of five pounds to be divided and recovered in manner aforesaid And in case any person or persons shall not pay the sums of money by them to be paid by vertue of this Act That in every such case Destress shall be made and Sale thereof returning the Over-plus to the Owners And in case no Destress be to be found That then every such party shall be committed to the Common Gaol in the County where such Offence shall be committed there to remain for the space of two Moneths without Bail or Main-prize Provided always and it is hereby Enacted That this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend to the hindring of the Planting of Tobacco in any Physick Garden of either University or in any other private Garden for Physick or Chirurgery onely so as the quantity so Planted exceed not one half of one Pole in any one place or Garden Anno XII CAROLI II. Regis An Act for erecting and establishing a Post-Office WHereas for the maintenance of mutual Correspondencies and prevention of many Inconveniences happening by private Posts severall publique Post-Offices have been heretofore erected for carrying and recarrying of Letters by Posts to and from all parts and places within England Scotland and Ireland and severall parts beyond the Seas the well-ordering whereof is a matter of general concernment and of great advantage as well for preservation of Trade and Commerce as otherwise To the end therefore that the same may be managed so that speedy and safe dispatches may be had which is most likely to be effected by ere●ting one general Post-Office for that purpose Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That there be from henceforth one general Letter-Office erected and established in some convenient place within the City of Lond●n from whence all Letters and Pacquets whatsoever may be with speed and expedition sent unto any part of the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland or any other of his Majesties Dominions or unto any Kingdome or Countrey beyond the Seas at which said Office all Returns and Answers may be likewise received And that one Master of the said General Letter-Office shall be from time to time appointed by the Kings Majesty His Heirs and Successors to be made or constituted by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England by the name and style of his Majesties Post-Master Generall which said Master of the said Office and his Deputy and Deputies by him thereunto sufficiently authorised and his and their Servants and Agents and no other person or persons whatsoever shall from time to time have the receiving taking up ordering dispatching sending Post or with speed and delivering of all Letters Pacquets whatsoever which shall from time to time be sent to and from all and every the parts and places of England Scotland and Ireland and other his Majesties Dominions and to and from all and every the Kingdomes and Countreys beyond the Seas where he shall settle or cause to be setled Posts or running Messengers for that purpose Except such Letters as shall be sent by Coaches common known Carryers of Goods by Carts Waggons or Packhorses and shall be carried along with their Carts Waggons and Packhorses respectively And except Letters of Merchants and Masters which shall be sent by any Masters of any Ships Barques or other Vessel of Merchandize or by any other person imployed by them for the Carriage of such Letters aforesaid according to the respective directions And also except Letters to be sent by any private Friend or Friends in their wayes of journey or travel or by any Messenger or Messengers sent on purpose for or concerning the private affairs of any person or persons And also except Messengers who carry and recarry Commissions or the Return thereof Affidavits Writs Process or Proceedings or the Returnes thereof issuing out of any Court And be it furtther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such Postmaster Generall for the time being as shall from time to time be made and constituted by His Majesty His Heirs and Successors and the respective Deputies