Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	law_n	majesty_n	time_n	2,141	5	3.6863	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53249	The preservation of the King's Majesties royal person, crown, and dignity the preparing of the fishing trade : maintenance of the poor : preserving of peace and safety of the kingdomes / by W. O. ...	Okeham, William.	1663 (1663)	Wing O190; ESTC R9907	5,671	11

for Ships belonging to your Majestie and the Trade of Fishing and Merchants or others which shall buy them That the Constables Headborough and Over-seers of every Parish and Tithings take care to send twice every week or oftner to every Nobleman Gentleman and Farmers house for their broaken meat and other their benevolence towards the better maintenance of the poor people so set on work and which are sick and not able to do any manner of work That if there be any poor people abuse each other in words or otherwise so that it cause a disturbance that such persons be apprehended and the Fact tryed by witnesses before two Justices of the Peace and the Masters and Wardens appointed over every Work house in every Hundred where every such offence is committed and that what punishment they decree or order the same to be put in execution That an Act be made and passed that after a time no English Merchant or others may bring over or buy any Cables Nets Sails Cords or other Tackle for Ships or other Commodities made in the several Work-houses except for their necessaries in their Voiages but out of your Majesties warehouses and that your Majesties Officers afford them to the Merchants and other Trades-men at some convenient cheaper rate then they can bring them over from beyond the Seas into England That if there be any want of Hemp and Flax and not sufficient brought over for the supply of the work of the Poor and other Trades-men that then every Farmer which holdeth any Farm of the Rent of 20 l. per. an and so for every bigger or lesser Farm according to the rate be enjoined to sow two acres of Hemp and Flax every year to the end there be no want of Hemp and Flax this to be performed upon some penaltie or otherwise according to the old Statutes and Laws to sow Hemp and Flax. That all Seaport Towns and other Towns and Parishes within forty miles distant from them be compelled to set forth Busses and other Vessels according to the Abilities of them for Fishing and that for the better accomplishing of it that your Majestie be pleased to give order that the Survey of your Majesties Seas taken in the Reign of King Richard the Second and other Surveys of your Majesties Seas be look'd into That no idle person or Almes people or beggers be suffered to be idle or goe out of his her or their Parish or abode without a sufficient Certificate from the Minister Constable or Church wardens for their good behaviour nor be suffered to begge in the streets or Parish or at any mans house and that no Pedler Tinker or other persons be suffered to wander or travell out of their Parish except such as be sent unto without licence from two Justices of the peace and the Masters and Wardens of every grand Work-house in every Hundred upon pain of 3. months working in every grand Work-house in the Hundred where they shall be so taken and that every grand Work-house have their Seal belonging to their Corporation that so it may be known to be the Seal of such a grand Work-house That care be taken that there be sufficient Fish brought into England for the supply of your Majesties Subjects before any be transported beyond the Seas and that your Majesties Store-house for your Majesties Navy be alwaies furnished for your Majesties service and that Lent and all Fish-dayes and Fasting-dayes be duely kept and that if any Cook or Victualling house presume to dresse any Flesh on either of the said dayes except for sick persons by the Doctors and Apothecaries approbations or for sick persons which cannot subsist without be for every such offence sent to the grand Work-house there to work one whole week for such their offence by which means all Fishermen will be encouraged to Fish your Majesties Seas will be alwaies strengthened and your Kingdomes kept in safety and Corn will be sowed more then it is That all poor Travellers and Souldiers that are to trave into their own Countries may be relieved at the grand Work houses in every Hundred or Work-houses in every Parish to the end that their necessities may be relieved and the avoidance of pilphering and that if any offer to begge or goe out of their way then to be set on work in the grand Work-house in every Hundred for some convenient time and then to have correction and be sent from Parish to Parish to the place of their birth or last inhabitant and there be set on work and if any person refuse to yield obedience then such persons to be transported That Alehouse-keepers and all other house keepers in every Parish or Corporation that shall have any Lodger or other persons that shall lodge in his or her house be enjoined to give from time to time the names and places from whence they came of all his and her Lodgers and other persons that shall lie or inhabite in their houses to the Constable or other Officers in every Parish and such persons be enjoined to give an account how and which wayes he she or they live or in default thereof such house keepers to forfeit the summe of _____ to the poor for every such default if such Lodger refuse to give an account of his life Conversation then such Lodger to be sent to the grand Work-house there to remain at work till he she or they find sufficient sureties for his or her behaviour and that every Constable Church warden Tithing-men and other Officers be enjoined under some penalty to see all things performed within his Parish and the High Constable in every Hundred under another penalty to see the petty Constables and other Officers perform their Duties That it would please your Majestie according to the ancient Laws of this Kingdome to put down all Gaming Ordinaries and that all bonds and other securities whatsoever for any money lost at play be void that if any man under which have not the yearly value of 100 l. per ann play for above 5 s. at one time that such persons forfeit to the use of the poor treble the value of such summe as he so playes for That there be reasonable Salaries for the said Treasurers and other officers of trust for their better care in their severall offices That care be taken also that a true and exact accompt be quarterly or oftner given to the Lord Treasurer of England or such other Commissioner as your Majesty shall from time to time appoint to be presented to your Majesty of all the work and stock of every Parish and every workhouse in every Corporation and Hundred and of every stock in every of your Majesties storehouses That care also be taken that the Iustices of Peace in every Division in any County or such other Commissioners as Your Majesty shall appoint doe take care to see the poor people so set to work be provided for and to see the Masters and Wardens perform their duty to the end the poor be not overprest and abused So that there be not any Deceit or Falcity in any of the Masters and Wardens of euery Hundred and Corporation and of every officer within every Parish and that a true accompt be given by the severall persons afore named upon a good penalty by Fine and imprisonment as shall be thought meet That it please your Majesty to consider the Cry of the poor in the streets which comes through Idleness and for want of work and neglect and want of Maintenance for them and their poor children by all which means aforesaid being prepared there is neither blinde nor lame nor aged nor idle person but may be put on work and imployed and your Majesties subjects provided for and your Majesties Navies and Armies furnished both with provisions for themselves and with faithfull subjects souldiers and seamen That it will be more ease for your Majesties subjects to maintain the poor at work then to maintain them in idlenesse and the avoidance of the poor attending at Assizes and Sessions for there are more poor people und one thereby then peace preserved And by work it is more for the glory of God the honor and safety of your Majesties royall person and Kingdomes for it is observed that through gaming and idlenesse comes nothing but swearing imbesling estates blaspheming destruction of young Gentlemen Apprentices and others and all manner of Rebellion Robbery Murther Luxuriousnesse poverty both to people and kingdomes and all manner of vices and sins let in thereby To prevent all pilphering sheep stealing robbing of Hen-roosts and breaking up of houses and such like fellows That an Act be made that in every Parish there be kept one or more Bloud-hounds that will draw dry-foot at the charge of the Parish It is also observed in reading of some ancient Authours as The Diall of Princes and other Books where there were grave Sages that caused Laws to avoid Idlenesse and that caused all people to be set on work that the Emperours and other States and Kingdomes were able to defend themselves and the Kings and People blest but when Idlenesse crept in and work laid aside all mannet of sins sprang amongst them and Rebellion followed and what comes of Rebellion and Idlenesse I humbly submit Your Majesties most Faithful and Obedient poor Subject WILLIAM OKEHAM FINIS