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A22196 James, by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, Fran[n]ce and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. .... whereas wee are credibly giuen to understand as well by the humble supplication a petition of our poore distressed subiect Iohn Long of our borough of Lymmington ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1619 (1619) STC 8602.5; ESTC S801 1,629 1

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I 2 R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE IAMES By the Grace of God King of England Scotland Frāce and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all and singuler Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons Deanes and their Officials Parsons Vicars Curats and to all spirituall persons And also to all Justices of Peace Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes Constables Churchwardens and Headboroughs And to all Officers of Citties Boroughes and Townes corporate And to all other our Officers Ministers and Subiects whatsoeuer they bee aswell within liberties as without to whome these presents shall come greeting WHEREAS wee are credibly giuen to vnderstand aswell by the humble supplication petition of our poore distressed Subiect Iohn Long of our Borough of Lymmington in our Countie of Southampton as also by a Certificate from the Maior other Inha●tāts of Lymmington aforesaid of the Parishes adioyning sealed with the vsual Seale of the Corporation of Lymmington That our said poore Subiect Iohn Long hath alwaies béen a man of honest life conuersation and one that liued in good reputation vntill such time as it pleased God to visit him with great losses by Sea who beeing owner of a Barque called the Ioane of Lymmington and lading her with yron Timber in the yéere 1612 to bee transported from Lymmington to Famouth in Cornwall it so hapned that the said Barque in her returne homewards beeing reladen with Tyn other Marchandizes was through tempestuous weather cast away with the losse of Three mens liues at Bigbury Bay together with all the goode in her Amounting in all to the value of Sixe Hundred and Ten Pounds or ther abouts To the vtter vndoing of our said poore Subiect who before this vntimely accident liued well and was able to defend the world but hath little or no meanes now left to helpe himselfe or to sustaine his poore wife and Children who liue in great want and are like to continue the rest of their daies in great misery vnlesse they bee charitably holpen and relieued by the good deuotion and beneuolence of our louing wel-disposed Subiects in this their great necessity KNOWE yee therefore that wee tendering the lamentable and distressed estate of our said poore Subiect of Our especiall Grace Princely compassion haue giuen granted and by these our Letters Patents doe giue grant vnto our said poore Subiect Iohn Long and vnto Robert Clarke his Deputy and to their Deputie and Deputies the bearer or bearers heereof full power licence and authority to aske gather receiue take the Almes and charitable beneuolence of all our louing Subiects whatsoeuer Inhabiting within our Counties of Kent Surrey Middlesex Essex with our Citties of Westminster Canterbury Rochester and the Cinque Ports And in all other Citties Townes corporate priuiledged places Parishes Villages in all other places whatsoeuer within our said Counties and not elsewhere for and towards the recouery of his said losses and the reliefe maintenance of himselfe his poore wife Family WHEREFORE wee will command you euery of you that at such time times as the said Iohn Long and Robert Clarke his Deputie or their Deputy or Deputies the bearer or bearers héerof shall come repaire to any your Churches Chappels or other places to aske and receiue the gratuities charitable beneuolence of our said Subiects quietly to permit and suffer them so to do without any maner your lets or contradictions And you the said Parsons Vicars and Curats for the better stirring vp of a charitable deuotion deliberately to publish declare the Tenor of these our Letters Patents or the Copy or Briefe therof vnto our said subiects within One Month next after your receipt therof vpon some Sabboth day when no other Collection shall be made Exhorting perswading them to extend their liberall contributions in so good and charitable a déed And you the Churthwardens of euery Parish where such Collection is to bée made as aforesaid to collect gather the Armes charitable beneuolence of all our louing Subiects aswell strangers as others from seat to seat And what shall bée by you so gathered to endorse on the Back-side heerof in words at length and not in figures the same deliuer to the bearer or bearers héereof when as therunto you shall be required Any Statute Law Ordinance or prouision héertofore made to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding IN witnesse whereof wée haue caused these our Letters to bée made Patents for the space of One whole yeare next after the date heereof to endure Witnes our selfe at Westminster the Sixe Twentieth day of February in the Sixtéenth yeare of our Raigne England France Ireland and of Scotland the Two Fiftieth ❀ Steward ❀ God saue the King Printed by Thomas Purfoot