Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	penny_n	pound_n	shilling_n	22,719	5	13.6986	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90118	The Office of Publick Advice, newly set up in several places in and about London and Westminster, by authority. Because the life of all intercourse is quickness of return, and the same can hardly be had, except the things, about which the said intercourse is practised, ...	Office of Publick Advice (London, England)	1657 (1657)	Wing O148; Thomason 669.f.20[59]	3,838	1

The OFFICE of PUBLICK ADVICE Newly set up in several places in and about London and Westminster BY AVTHORITY BEcause the life of all Intercourse is quickness of Return and the same can hardly be had except the things about which the said Intercourse is practised come to the knowledge of Men concerned therein which hitherto hath been in a manner altogether wanting the several occasions of private Men being for the most part unknown to others Therefore the Undertakers of the Offices of Publick Advice have found out a new way which every one that shall make a tryal of not being byassed or any way interessed to the contrary will soon judge to be very advantagious to the Commonwealth and to have fully attained the true means of quickening the said intercourse The design therefore of the said Undertakers and the way how they intend to mannage the same is as followeth The said Undertakers have erected several Offices or Places to any of which all persons whatsoever may repair there to Enter into the Register Books of the said Places respectively the Occasions they have to dispose of any of the Things hereafter mentioned which being thus Entred the Undertakers will weekly put forth and publish a Book of Intelligence in Print wherein all the particular Occasions by them so Entred as aforesaid shall be methodically set down and so made known to all the Nation which Book shall be publickly sold every Tuesday morning at every Stationers Shop and by such other hands and at such rates as other Books of Intelligence are ordinarily sold And by this way great advantage will accrew to the Publick and che●fly to the Parties so Entring their occasions it being more likely that the Things they are to dispose of being by this means generally made known to all more Chapmen will be found for the same than if they should onely take such blinde ways of Addresses heretofore made use of Besides in this new way Fees are onely taken of one of the two Parties concurring to a Bargain and both are as well served as can be desired of such an Office Whereas in the ways formerly used by others both Parties are to pay Fees and few if any come to be effectually served in what they aimed at The Undertakers will binde themselves after the Entring of such Occasions to Print each Advice so Entred for Four weeks together in the said Book unless the Parties shall desire a longer publishing which upon renewing of their Entring and Fees shall be continued as long as they please To give notice The several Occasions about which the Vndertakers intend to give Intelligence in the said Book and the Fees which they take for the same are cheifly these Fees for Entring per Moneth Of all such Ships and Vessels as are to go out either from the Port of London or any other Port in England Scotland or Ireland with the time of their going forth the place they lye at the Port they are bound to their Names Burden and Strength the Names of the Masters c. As also of all such Ships and Vessels as are to be Sold or Lett to Fraight For Ships above 100 Tuns a penny per Tun for Ships under 100 Tuns Six shillings Of all such Tacklings Riggings and Ship Furnitures whatsoever as are to be sold If under the value of Thirty pounds Five shillings if above the value of Thirty pounds the same Fee of Five shillings and one penny per pound for the overplus Of all such Masters or Captains Pilots Masters-Mates Pursers Boat-Swains Gunners Carpenters Shipwrights Surgeons c that want Imployments Six shillings Of any other Seamen of what rank soever that desire to be employed Three shillings Of all Stage Coaches Waggons Carriers or Horses to be furnished at certain places at constant times to go into any part of the Commonwealth The days of their going the places they ●ye at the rates they take c. Eight shillings Of all Hackney-Coaches Waggons Carriers or Horses to be Lett upon any Journeys into any part of the Commonwealth the places they lye at and the rates they take c. Six shillings Of Lands Houses Annuities in City or Country to be Sold Morgaged or Purchased A penny per pound of the value Of Houses to be Let by Lease or Yearly Rent in the City or Houses and Lands in any other part of the Commonwealth which shall be under the yearly Rent of Thirty pounds Five shillings If above the Rent of Thirty pounds the same Fee of Five shillings adding a penny per pound for the overplus of the said Rent Of all Lodgings to be Lett in the City or near the City either furnished or unfurnished Persons to be Boarded or not by the Year Moneth or Week Ware-Houses Cellars c. to be Lett Five shillings Of Money to be put or taken at Interest Of Money to be lent or borrowed upon Plate Jewels or other sufficient Pawn Of any Houshold-stuff Clothes or other moveable Goods to be sold or bought at the second hand Of Coaches or any Furniture belonging to the same Horses or Cattle of all sorts to be sold If under the value of Thirty pounds Five shillings if above the value of Thirty pounds the same Fee of Five shillings and one penny per pound for the overplus Of any Wares Merchandises or other Commodities whatsoever to be sold or bought either by Whole-Sale or in Retail If under the value of Thirty pounds Five shillings if above the value of Thirty pounds the same Fee of Five shillings and one penny per pound for the overplus Of any Goods Horses or any Beasts or Cattle stoln or strayed Six shillings Of any that would be employed as Agents or Messengers about businesses to any part of the Commonwealth or beyond Seas or as Overseers and Surveyors of any Lands or Estates in Ireland or other parts of the Commonwealth or as Interpreters or Agents for Strangers that are ignorant of the Language or Affairs of this Nation Five shillings Of Professors of Sciences Teachers of Hebrew Greek Latin English French Italian Dutch or any other Languages Of Tutors or Governors for Noblemen or Gentlemens Children Of School-Misters or School-Mastresses of the better sort Of Writing-Masters Dancing-Masters Singing-Masters Lute or Guittare Masters c. Of Stewards Bailiffs of Manors Secretaries Gentlemen-Ushers c. Of Book-keepers Cash-keepers to Merchants or others Of Clerks of Counsellors Justices of Peace Attorneys Solicitors Scriveners Brewers Woodmongers c. Ten shillings Of Petti-School-Masters and School Mistresses Of Serving men or Serving-women of all sorts and degrees Journeymen Workmen c. Of all Professions whatsoever Four shillings Of Nurse-keepers and Nurses dry and wet in House or abroad in City or Countrey Four shillings Of Apprentices to be bound of any Profession or Calling Six shillings Of Servants or Apprentices run from their Masters Eight shillings Of Physitians and others that have any rare and approved Receipt or Medicine for any Pain or