Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	county_n	say_a	sheriff_n	8,049	5	11.8418	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47698	The trve coppy of a letter sent by Mr. Speaker to the sheriffes of several counties namely, Worcester, Cambridge, Huntington, Lecester, North-hampton, Warwick, and Rutland, which have not as yet paid in the poll-money : with the copy of an order sent from the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament to these severall counties before-named, for the speedy transportation of that money to York for disbanding of His Majesties army, and they that are found faulty, shall incurre both the ill-opinion and severe punishment of both Houses of Parliament, August 24, 1641.	Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1091; ESTC R20478	1,715	8

THE TRVE COPPY OF A LETTER SENT BY Mr SPEAKER To the Sheriffes of severall Counties NAMELY Worcester Cambridge Huntington Lecester North-hampton Warwick AND Rutland Which have not as yet paid in the Poll-Money With the Copy of an Order sent from the LORDS and COMMONS now assembled in PARLIAMENT to these severall Counties before-named for the speedy transportation of that Money to York for disbanding of his Majesties Army And they that are found faulty shall incurre both the ill-opinion and severe punishment of both Houses of Parliament August 24. 1641. Printed for Iohn Thomas MDCXLI A LETTER SENT FROM Msr SPEAKER TO THE SHERIFFES OF SEVERALL COUNTIES By the Command of the HOUSE of COMMONS THe House of Commons did hope that in so great a time and so visible a Necessity of present money no private person much lesse any publique Officers would have bin so slow in contributing their assistance to the Poll-money but by the not comming in of this from the slow and slender comming of it from others together with more particular Informations Wee are forced to beleeve that both Payers Assesso●●● Collectors and Returners are in fault concerning it I am therefore comm●nded to let you know from the House that as you tender your own or the publique good you make all possible haste in returning such moneyes as you have ready and that you make knowne to the Commissioners that if wee be not by them prevented the House intends to make a Revenue of the Assesments to the end that wherein the Assessors either through partiality should be found either to have left any uncharged whom the Act chargeth or to have charged any lower then they are charged by the Act those that should be found faulty may incurre both the ill opinion and severe punishment of Parliament as Contemners of the greatest Authority in a time of greatest necessity and by that Contempt being causes of the Armyes lesse speedy disbanding to the danger as well as the unsupportable and unnecessary Expence of this Kingdome AUGUST the 24. 1641. August the 24. 164● AN ORDER OF The Lords and Commons in Parliament concerning the more speedy Transportation of the Poll-money to Yorke for disbanding of His Majesties Army WHEREAS it is enacted that the Sheriffes of the Counties and Cities hereafter named shall amongst others pay such summes of Money as they shall receive for Poll-money to the Treasurer in the Act named in the Chamberlaines Office within the City of London Now forasmuch as their long delay and slow payment is very burthensome and dangerous to the Kingdome because the Kings Army in the North by this meanes remaines undisbanded to the insupportable charge of the Common-wealth For the more speedy reliefe of the Kingdome the LORDS and COMMONS in this Parliament assembled doe hereby order and ordaine that the severall Sheriffes of VVorcester Cambridge Huntington Liecester North-hampton Rutland VVarwicke and of the Cities that are Counties within those Countries and every of them respectively shall forthwith upon notice of this Order send such Moneyes now in their hands or shall come to his hand or any of their hands respectively or to the hands of his under Sheriffe or Deputy or to the hands of any of their under Sheriffes or Deputies respectively under a sufficient Guard and Convoy to the City of Yorke to pay the same to Sir VVilliam Vindall Knight Treasurer of his Majesties Army now thee residing taking his Acquittance for the same which Acquittance the said severall Sheriffes respectively shall send to the Chamber of London and that the said Treasurer in the Act named shall accept of the same as if so much Money were paid in the specie and shall deliver an Acquittance or Acquittances for the same which shall be as sufficient a discharge to the said severall Sheriffes as if the Money had bin paid there And the said Treasurer of the Army is hereby required that he shall as speedily as he may after the receit of any such summes from any of the Sheriffes afore-mentioned send up to the said Treasurer of the Chamberlain of London present and distinct Certificates of the same 〈◊〉 is further ordered that the severall Sheriffes of the Counties through which these Moneyes doe passe shall provide a sufficient Convoy to guard the same through the severall Counties and that the Sheriffes under whose charge the money is shal have allowan●e for Transportat●on the●eof in their severall Accounts Lastly it is ordered that a strict Account be taken of the proceedings of the severall Sheriffes As also the Treasurer of his Majesties Army and of the Treasurer appointed by the Act and of their obedience and conformity to this Order and if any shall faile therein it shall be interpreted as a great neglect of the safety of the Kingdome and contempt of both Houses of Parliament for which they shall be called to answer and make satisfaction aswell for their offence as for such dammage as the Common-wealth hath under-gone by their default FINIS