Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	name_n	write_v	6,549	5	5.6975	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69311	A proclamation deuised by the kinges hyghnes, with thaduise of his most honorable counsell, to auoide and abolish suche englishe bookes, as conteine pernicious and detestable errours and heresies made the .viii. daye of Iuly, the .xxxviii. yere of the kynges maiesties most gracious reigne.; Proclamations. 1546-08-07	England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)	1546 (1546)	STC 7809; ESTC S109279	1,781	1

A Proclamation deuised by the kinges hyghnes with thaduise of his most honorable counsell to auowe and abolish such englishe bookes as 〈◊〉 pernicious detestable errours and heresies made the .viii. daye of Iuly the ●●●viii yere of the kynges ma●●sties most gracious reigne THe Kinges moost excellent maiestie vnderstanding howe vnder pretence of expounding and declaring the truth of Gods scripture diuers leude and euil disposed persons haue taken occasion to vtter and sowe abrode by Bokes imprinted in thenglish tongue sundry pernicious and detestable errours and heresies not only contrary to the lawes of this Realme but also repugnant to the true sence of Gods lawe and his word By reason wherof certayne men of late to the distruction of theyr owne body and soule and to the euill example of others haue attempted arrogantly and maliciousely to impugne the trueth and therwith trouble the sobre quiet and godly religion vnited and established vnder the Kinges maiestie in this his Realme His highnes minding to forsee the dangers that might ensue therof and tendring therwith like a most christen prince the conseruacion of the true religion in his maiesties dominions from such corrupt and pestilent teaching as hath of late secretly crept in by such printed bokes hath thought it necessarily requisite to deuise by his proclamation and auctoritie of the same howe to auoyde and eschewe the sayde daungers and inconuenience and to pourge his common welth of such pernicious doctrine as by bokes in thenglishe tonge hath ben of late diuulged abrode in this his graces realm For which consideration hauing the deuil so tempred the setting abrode of his falsehed as he many times annexed truthes therevnto whereby to induce and deceyue the simple people So as nowe the purging of that which is noysome and hurtefull can not without taking awaye some parte of that being tollerable be put in execution being the bokes increased to an infinite numbre and vnknowen diuersities of titles and names wherby specially to reuoke adnull or condemne the same The kynges maiestie is enforced to use his generall prohibition commaundement and proclamation as foloweth FIrste that from henceforth no man woman or other person of what estate condition or degree so euer be or they be shall after they last daye of August next insuing receiue take haue or kepe in his or their possession the text of the newe Testament of Tindals or Couerdals translation in englishe nor any other than is permitted by thacte of Parliament made in the session of the parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxiiii. .xxxv. yere of his maiesties most noble reigne not after the sayde day shall receiue haue take or keys in his or their possession any maner of booke printed or written in the englishe tongue which be or shal be sette forth in the names of Frith Tindall Wicliff Ioy Roy Basile Bale Barnes Couerdale Tourner Tracy or by any of them or any other boke or bokes conteining matter contrary to the Kinges maiesties booke called A necessary doctrine and erudition for any christen man or any thing therin conteyned or any other booke or bookes prohibited or forbidden to be had or kept by the act of parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxiiii. and .xxxv. yere of the kinges maiesties most victorious reygne abouesayde And furthermore the kynges maiestie strayghtly chargeth and commaundeth that who so euer of what estate degree or condition so euer they or he be hath nowe in his or their custody and such boke printed or written in english as doth conteine matter contrary to the said doctrine set forth by the kinges maiestie or be set forth in the name of Frith Cuidall Wicliffe Ioy Roie Basile Bale Barnes Couerdale Turner Tracy Or els the same booke or bookes in englishe be the newe Testament of Tindals or Couerdales translation or any other prohibited by the sayd acte made Anno .xxxiiii. and .xxxv. shall before the last day of August next comming deliuer the same englishe booke or bookes to hys master in that householde if he be a seruaunt or dwell vnder any other And the maister or ruler of the house and suche other as dwell at large shall deliuer all such bokes of the fortes aforesaid as they haue or shall come to their handes de●●uered as afore or otherwise to the Mayre bayliffe or chiefe constable of the towne where they dw●ll to be by them deliuered ouer openly within .xl. dayes next folowing after the sayd deliuerie to the sheriffe of the shyre or to the Bishop chauncellour or commissary of the same diocesse to thintent the sayd bishop chauncellour commissarye and sheriffe and euery of them shall cause them incontinently to be open●y ●●●●●ed which the kinges maiesties pleasure is that euery of theim shall see executed in moste effectuall sorte and of their doinges therin make certificat to the kynges maiesties most honorable counsell before the firste of October next comming And to thintent that no man shal mistrust any daunger of such penal statutes as be passed in this behalfe for keping of the sayd bokes The kynges maiestie is most graciously contented by this proclamation to pardon that offence to the 〈…〉