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A39393 Encouragements to builders and planters of Little Yarmouth 1668 (1668) Wing E725; ESTC R215004 3,945 1

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encouragement_n to_o builder_n and_o planter_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n what_o privilege_n the_o town_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n have_v former_o enjoy_v the_o town_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n have_v former_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o lade_n and_o unlade_v herring_n and_o other_o merchandise_n and_o of_o export_v and_o import_v good_n of_o all_o sort_n in_o vessel_n of_o their_o own_o for_o many_o year_n former_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o be_v in_o a_o very_a flourish_a condition_n from_o what_o cause_n it_o be_v fall_v into_o decay_n the_o town_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n have_v by_o their_o much_o great_a power_n procure_v several_a grant_n and_o letters-patent_n from_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o this_o nation_n upon_o many_o plausible_a and_o specious_a pretence_n whereby_o they_o appropriate_v to_o themselves_o and_o those_o who_o be_v freeman_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n the_o monopoly_n of_o lade_n and_o unlade_v all_o sort_n of_o merchandise_n within_o seven_o mile_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n whereby_o the_o town_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n be_v necessitate_v to_o forsake_v their_o habitation_n for_o want_n of_o employment_n whereby_o the_o say_a town_n in_o a_o short_a time_n fall_v into_o decay_n and_o become_v almost_o forsake_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n by_o what_o authority_n the_o town_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n have_v its_o former_a right_n and_o privilege_n restore_v and_o enlarge_v the_o town_n of_o little_a yarmouth_n be_v not_o only_o incorporate_v with_o the_o town_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n to_o partake_v and_o enjoy_v equal_a privilege_n with_o they_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o sixteen_o and_o seventeen_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o settle_v of_o difference_n between_o the_o town_n of_o great_a and_o little_a yarmouth_n touch_v the_o lade_n and_o unlade_v herring_n and_o other_o merchandise_n but_o also_o by_o letters-patent_n from_o 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