Selected quad for the lemma: city_n
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A22090
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By the King. A proclamation concerning felts; Proclamations. 1613-12-02
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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1613
(1613)
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STC 8495; ESTC S100830
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872
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â§_o by_o the_o king_n â§_o a_o proclamation_n concern_v felts_n whereas_o we_o be_v credible_o inform_v that_o the_o worker_n and_o maker_n of_o felt_n within_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n have_v heretofore_o daily_o employ_v and_o set_v on_o work_v many_o thousand_o of_o our_o poor_a subject_n both_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n in_o card_v basen_a felt_a dress_n pounce_v block_v and_o die_v with_o certain_a other_o feat_n concern_v the_o work_n and_o make_v of_o felt_n make_v and_o wrought_v within_o and_o near_o our_o city_n of_o london_n and_o in_o diverse_a and_o many_o other_o city_n boroughe_n and_o town_n within_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o principality_n of_o wales_n whereby_o our_o say_a poor_a subject_n have_v get_v their_o live_a time_n out_o of_o mind_n until_o of_o late_a year_n past_a that_o very_o great_a abundance_n of_o felt_n ready_a wrought_v and_o make_v in_o the_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n have_v be_v and_o now_o daily_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a part_n into_o this_o our_o realm_n and_o here_o have_v be_v and_o daily_o be_v utter_v and_o sell_v to_o the_o utter_a undo_n of_o great_a multitude_n of_o our_o love_a subject_n who_o for_o want_v of_o employment_n as_o heretofore_o in_o make_v of_o felt_n be_v now_o destitute_a of_o mean_n how_o to_o live_v and_o thereby_o fall_v to_o idleness_n beg_v and_o other_o inconvenience_n we_o therefore_o tender_v the_o welfare_n of_o our_o love_a subject_n do_v hereby_o strait_o prohibit_v and_o forbid_v all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n whatsoever_o aswell_o our_o natural_a bear_v subject_n as_o denizen_n or_o stranger_n either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o from_o henceforth_o to_o unship_n discharge_v or_o lay_v on_o land_n any_o felt_n hat_n or_o cap_n wrought_v or_o half_o wrought_v in_o any_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n at_o or_o in_o any_o port_n haven_n creek_n or_o other_o place_n within_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n or_o principality_n of_o wales_n upon_o pain_n of_o our_o high_a displeasure_n and_o such_o penalty_n as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n may_v be_v inflict_v upon_o person_n so_o offend_v and_o for_o the_o better_a execution_n hereof_o we_o do_v hereby_o further_o charge_n and_o command_v all_o customer_n controller_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o our_o port_n to_o who_o it_o shall_v appertain_v and_o all_o fermer_n of_o our_o custom_n and_o impost_n now_o and_o for_o the_o time_n be_v their_o clerk_n and_o substitute_n that_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o do_v forbear_v to_o take_v any_o entry_n of_o any_o felt_n hat_n or_o cap_n make_v beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o this_o realm_n by_o any_o person_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o as_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o will_v answer_v the_o contrary_a at_o their_o peril_n give_v at_o roystone_n the_o second_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o xj_o year_n of_o our_o reign_n of_o england_n france_n and_o ireland_n and_o of_o scotland_n the_o 37._o god_n save_o the_o king_n â§_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o robert_n barker_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1613._o