Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	servant_n	service_n	3,408	5	7.4851	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79320	By the King. A proclamation, for quieting the Post-Master-General in the execution of his office.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing C3398; Thomason 669.f.26[48]; ESTC R210892	1,199	1

By the King A PROCLAMATION For Quieting the Post-Master-General in the Execution of his Office CHARLES R. WHereas We have by Our Letters Patents under Our Great Seal constituted and appointed Our Trusty and wel-beloved Henry Bishop Esq Our Post-Master-General to perform and execute all and every the powers mentioned in a late Act of Parliament touching the erecting and setling an Office of Post-Master-General And whereas the secret and indirect conveyance of Letters by ways unlawful and unauthorized doth not onely tend to the diminution of Our Revenue by lessening the Office of Post-Master-General but may be a means to promote Seditious designs and to disturbe the Peace of Our Realm We have thought fit therefore by this Our Proclamation to advertise all and singular Our good Subjects of their duty and to require their Obedience accordingly And we do hereby strictly prohibite and forbid all and singular person and persons whatsoever other then the said Henry Bishop his Deputies Servants or Assignes directly or indirectly to do execute perform or intrude themselves to have any Employment in or about any thing which ought to be done by him the said Henry Bishop his Deputies Servants or Assignes without his the said Henry Bishop's Deputation Licence or Allowance upon pain of Our Displeasure and such other penalty as may be inflicted upon the Offenders for contempt of this Our Royal Commandment and of the said Act of Parliament And that the said Henry Bishop his Deputies Servants and Assigns may the better intend the service and duty of the said Office of Post-Master-General We do hereby further Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure to be That the said Henry Bishop his Deputies Servants and Assignes shall be from henceforth freed exempted and discharged of and from serving upon all Iuries Inquests Musters or any other Publike Employments or attendances that may any way impede retarde or prejudice the execution of his or their duty and service in the said Office And that he and they shall have and enjoy all such Priviledges as have been formerly granted by any of Our Royal Ancestors unto the Masters of their Posts and servants And We do further expresly Will and Command by these presents all Maiors Sheriffs Iustices of Peace Constables Bailiffs all Searchers of Our Ports and all other Our Officers and Ministers wheresoever within their several Iurisdictions and Offices from time to time to make diligent search for all Males Bougets and other carriages of all such disallowed and unlicenced Carriers and Messengers or other suspected persons carrying Pacquets or Letters from place to place within Our said Realms and Dominions or coming in or going out of this Realm to or from any other Kingdoms or Countries contrary to the tenor of the said Act of Parliament and the Rights and Priviledges of the Post-Master-General therein declared and established and to Seize all and every such Males and Pacquets of Letters which shall be found in the hands of persons not having lawful Warrant or Authority from Our Post-Master-General for the time being to carry the same and the said Males or Pacquets of Litters together with the names of the persons so as aforesaid presuming to convey them immediately to send up and certifie to Our Privy Councel Given at the Court at Whitehall the Sixteenth day of January in the Twelfth Year of His Majesties Reign One thousand six hundred and sixty GOD SAVE THE KING LONDON Printed by John Bill Printer to the KING 's most Excellent MAJESTY 1660. At the KING'S Printing-House in Black-Friers