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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	assent_n	parliament_n	royal_a	3,121	5	8.0534	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69292	A record of some worthy proceedings in the honourable, wise, and faithfull Howse of Commons in the late Parliament	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1611 (1611)	STC 7751; ESTC S122422	22,834	50

men though the thing spoken be true the speach tending to the inducing of some condigne punishment Secondly in that these cōmissioners usually appoint and allot to weomen discontented at and unwilling to live with their husbands such portions allowances for present maintenance as to them shall seeme fit to the great incouragement of wives to be disobedient and contemptuous against their husbands Thirdly in that their pursuivantes or other ministers imployed in the apprehension of suspected offenders in any things spirituall in the searching for any supposed scandalous bookes vse to breake open mens houses closets deskes rifeling all corners and secret custodies as in cases of high treason or suspition thereof All which premisses among other things considered your Majesties most loyall and dutifull commons in all humblenes beseech you that for the easing of them aswel from the present grievance as from the feare and possibility of greater in tymes future your highnes would vouchsafe your royall assent and allowance to and for the ratifying of the saide Statute and the reducing thereof and consequently of the saide commission to reasonable and cōvenient limits by some act to be passed in this present session of Parliament Amongst many other pointes of happines freedome which your Majesties subjects of this kingdome have inioyed under your royall Progenitors Kings and Queenes of this Realme there is none which they have accounted more deere and precious then this to be guided and governed by the certaine rule of the law which giveth both to the head and members that which of right belongeth unto them and not by any vncertaine or arbitrary forme of government Which as it hath proceeded from the originall good constitution and temperature of this estate so hath it been the principall meanes of upholding the same in such sort as that their Kings have beene just beloved happy glorious and the kingdome it selfe peaceable flourishing and durable so many ages And the effect aswell of the contentment that the subjects of this kingdome haue taken in this forme of gouernment as also of the love respect and dutie which they have by reason of the same rendred unto their Princes may appeare in this That they haue as occasion hath required yeelded more extraordinarie and voluntary contributions to assist their Kings than the subjects of any other knowne kingdome whatsoever Out of this roote hath growen the indubitable right of the people of this kingdome not to be made subject to any punishment that shall extend to their lives landes bodies or goodes other then such as are ordeyned by the common lawes of this land or the statutes made by their common consent in Parliament Neverthelesse it is apparant both that proclamations have beene of late yeares much more frequent then heretofore and that they are extended not onely to the libertie but also to the goods inheritances and livelihood of men some of them tending to alter some points of the lawe and make anewe Other some made shortly after a session of Parliament for matter directly rejected in the same session other appointing punishments to be inflicted before lawfull triall and conviction Some cōteyning penalties in forme of penall statutes Some referring the punishment of offenders to the courts of arbitrary discretion which have layd heavie and grievous censures vpon the delinquents Some as the Proclamation for starch accompanied with Letters commaunding inquirie to be made against the transgressors at the quarter sessions and some vouching former proclamations to countenance and warrant the later as by a catalogue here vnder written more particularly appeareth By reason whereof there is a generall feare conceived and spread amongst your Maiesties people that proclamations will by degrees grow vp and increase to the strength and nature of lawes Whereby not onely that ancient happynes freedome wil be much blemished if not quite taken away which their ancestors haue so long inioyed but the same may also in proces of time bring a new forme of arbytrary government vpon the Realme And this their feare is the more increased by occasion aswel of certeyn bookes lately published which ascribe a greater power to Proclamatiōs then heretofore hath been conceived to belong unto them as also of the care taken to reduce all the proclamations made since your Maiesties reigne into one volume and to print them in such forme as Acts of Parliament formerly have been still are vsed to be which seemeth to imply a purpose to give them more reputation and more establishment thē heretofore they have had Wee therefore your Maiesties humble subiects the commons in this Parliamen● assembled taking these matters into our considerations and weighing how much it doth concerne your Maistie both in honour and safetie that such impressions should not be suffered to settle in your subiects mindes have thought it to apperteyne to our duties as well towards your Maiestie and to those that haue trusted and sent us to this service to present unto your Maiesties view these feares and griefs of your people to become hūble suiters unto your Maiestie that hence forth no fine or forfeyture of goods or other pecuniary or corporall punishment may be inflicted upon your subjects other thā restraint of liberty which wee also humbly beseech may be but upon vrgent necessity and to continue but till other order may be taken by course of law vnlesse they shall offend against some law or statute of this realme in force at the tyme of their offence committed And for the greater assurance comfort of your people That it will please your Majesty to declare your royall pleasure to that purpose either by some law to be made in this sessiō of Parliamēt or by some such other course wherof your people may take knowledge as to your Princely wisedome shall seeme most convenient Proclamations importing alterations of some points of the law and making new 11. Ian. 1. Iac f. 17. forbiddeth choosing of Knights burgesses bankerupt or outlawed and commandeth choise of such as are not only taxed to subsidies but also have ordinarily payed and satisfied the same f. 59. If returnes be made contrary to the proclamation they are to be rejected as vnlawfull and insufficient f 60. 25. Aug. 5. Ia. f. 151. That the proclamation shal be a warrant to any officer or subject to seise starch and to dispose or destroy any stuffe c. and restreineth all men not licenced to make starch f. 154. 2. A Proclamation made shortly after Parliament for matter directly reiected the precedent session 1. Mar. 2. I. f. 102. A proclamation for building with brick after a bill to that and rejected 3. Proclamations touching the freehold and livelihood of men 16. Septemb. 1. Ia. f. 41. Raising and pulling downe howses authorised and prohibition to build them againe at any tyme. f. 42. 12. Oct. 5. Ia. f. 160. forbidding building and taking away the materials and appointing the owners land to be let by other