Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	scotland_n	13,096	5	8.4515	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22279	By the King. A proclamation prohibiting the bringing in of any commodities traded by the Eastland Merchants into this kingdome, aswell by subiects as strangers, not free of that company with a publication of certaine statutes for the restraint of all His Maiesties subiects from shipping any commodities in strangers bottomes, either into, or out of this kingdome.; Proclamations. 1622-07-21	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1622 (1622)	STC 8686; ESTC S100927	1,246	1

❧ By the King ¶ A Proclamation prohibiting the bringing in of any Commodities traded by the Eastland Merchants into this Kingdome aswell by subiects as strangers not free of that Company with a publication of certaine Statutes for the restraint of all His Maiesties subiects from shipping any commodities in strangers bottomes either into or out of this Kingdome IT is a great part of our Princely care to maintaine and increase the trade of Our Merchants and the strength of Our nauy The one being as the Veines whereby wealth is imported into Our estate and the other as principall sinewes for the strength and seruice of Our Crowne and kingdome Whereas therefore the society and Company of Our Castland Merchants trading the Balticke Seas haue by the space of forty yeeres past at the least had a setled and constant possession of trade in those parts and haue had the sole bringing in of all the commodities of those countries as namely Hempe Flaxe Dot-ashes Soape ashes Poloma wooll Cordage Yearne Eastland linnen cloth Pitch Tarre and Wood whereby Our Kingdome hath beene much enriched Our shippes and Matriners set on worke and the honour and fame of Our Nation and Kingdome spread and enlarged in those parts And whereas for further encouragement the sayd Company haue had and enioyed by Letters Patents vnder the great Seale of England in the time of the late Queene Elizabeth priuiledge for the sole bringing in of the sayd commodities with generall prohibitions and restraints of others not licensed and authorised by the sayd Letters Patents to traffique or trade contrary to the tenor of the same letters Patents We minding the vpholding and continuance of the sayd trade and not to suffer that the sayd society shall sustaine any violation or diminution of their liberties and priuiledges Haue thought good to ratifie and publish vnto all persons aswell subiects as strangers the said priuiledges and restraints to the end that none of them presume to attempt any thing against the same And doe heereby straitely charge and command all Our Customers Comptrollers and all other Our Officers at the Ports and also the Farmers of Our Customes and their Deputies and Wayters That they suffer not any hempe flaxe pot-ashes soape-ashes Poloma wooll cordage yarne Eastland Imnen cloth pitch carre or wood nor any other commodities whatsoeuer brought from any the forraine parts or regions wherein the sayd Company haue vsed to trade to be landed except onely such as shall be brought in by such as are free of the said Company Prouided alwaies that the importation of corne and graine be left free and without restraint Any thing heerein contayned to the contrary notwithstanding Furthermore whereas there hath beene in ancient time diuers good and politicke Lawes made against the shipping of merchandises in strangers bottomes either inward or outward as namely the Statutes of 5. Richardi 2.4 Henrici 7.32 Henrici 8. c. which Lawes of latter yeeres haue beene much neglected to the great preiudice of the nauigation of Our kingdome Wee doe straitely charge and command that the sayd Lawes be from hencefoorth duly put in execution vpon the paines therin contayned and vpon payne of Our high indignation and displeasure towards all Our Officers and Ministers which shall be found slacke and remisse in procuring and assisting the due execution of the sayd Lawes Giuen at Our Court at Theobalds the one and twentieth day of Iuly in the twentieth yeere of Our Reigne of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the sixe and fiftieth God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie M.DC.XXII