Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	parliament_n	say_a	3,919	5	6.9664	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74467	An act for setling of the militia of the Commonwealth of England. Die Jovis, 11 Julii, 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_8; ESTC R209234	5,013	14

AN ACT For Setling of the MILITIA OF THE Commonwealth OF ENGLAND Die Jovis 11 Julii 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by Edward Husband and John Field Printers to the Parliament of England 1650. AN ACT For Setling of the MILITIA OF The Commonwealth of England THe Parliament of England finding it necessary That the Commonwealth be put into a posture of Defence for the preservation of the Peace and Liberties of the People after so much Blood and Treasure spent in the obtaining thereof against the Endeavors Conspiracies and Practises of divers Parties and Interests differing in themselves yet united under several specious pretences all tending to the utter overthrow of the Safety of the Nation And although acknowledging which they desire with all thankfulness may ever be remembred That Designs of this nature Almighty God by a high and merciful hand of Providence hath usually blasted and brought to nought yet judging it requisite That the Commonwealth be not wanting to it self in the use of means tending to its own preservation and just Defence and conceiving it their duty to make fitting provision accordingly with a dependance upon the same Divine Goodness for a Blessing upon their Endeavors Hold fit to Ordain and Enact and be it Enacted and Ordained by this present Parliament and by the Authority thereof That the Commissioners for the Militia in the several Counties and places of England and Wales which now are or hereafter shall be appointed by the Parliament or Councel of State according to Order of Parliament in that behalf in their several precincts and places shall observe and put in execution these Instructions following FIrst The said Commissioners or any three or more of them residing in the several counties cities or Towns c. shall meet the first Tuesday in every Moneth in some convenient place within their respective counties cities and towns and so from time to time or oftner if need shall so require within their several limits c. at such time and place as shall be in that behalf appointed Secondly The said Commissioners and every of them who have not already taken it are before they act upon these Instructions to Subscribe the late Engagement appointed by the Parliament To be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it is now Established without a King or House of Lords in the presence of any three of the said Commissioners and then any two or more of them are to cause the same Engagement to be Subscribed before them or any two such persons as by the said Commissioners or any two or more of them shall be appointed by such Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors and Captains and by such other Officers Troopers and common Soldiers whom they shall think fit to be trusted with Commands or Arms and then the said Field-Officers and Captains which have not been already Commissionated and Approved of by the Councel of State are to be recommended by the said Commissioners or any three or more of them to the said Councel to have Commissions if they shall approve of them which being granted Then any three or more of the said Commissioners may grant Commissions to the inferior Officers which are first to be recommended to them by such Field Officer or Officers or where none such are by such Captains respectively as are Commissionated as aforesaid for their approbation and if they approve of them they are to grant them Commissions accordingly Provided That the Councel of State as they see occasion may alter or change the said Commissioners and also Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors Captains or other Officers and put other fit persons in their rooms Thirdly The said Commissioners or any two of them are by all good ways and means to inform themselves and from time to time to take from others Informations and Examinations upon Oath which Oath they have hereby power to administer of all Conspiracies Designs Practises secret and suspitious Meetings of disaffected persons whether expressed by words or actions spoken printed preached written or published wheresoever against the Peace and Welfare of the Commonwealth by securing dispersing or committing to prison the parties whom they finde to be especially active and dangerous or to use any other lawful ways and means for the dispersing or securing of them in order to be brought to Iustice as they shall see cause Fourthly The said Commissioners or any three or more of them are authorized and required to disarm and secure by Imprisonment or otherwise all Papists and other ill-affected persons that have of late appeared or shall declare themselves in their words or actions against this present Parliament or against the present Government Established or have or shall hold correspondency with Charls Stuart the Son of the late King or any of his party or with any other person or Nation tending to the Disturbance Subversion or Alteration of this present Government or have or shall minister any Supplies to the Enemies of the Commonwealth or raise or endeavored the raising of any Tumults Mutinies or Insurrections and to cause them to be dealt with according to Law and their several demerits Fifthly That any three or more of the Commissioners shall have full Power and Authority to charge any person with Horse and Arms in the same county shire city or Town Corporate where his her or their usual place of residence is or hath been having respect unto and not exceeding the limitations and proportions hereafter mentioned that is to say No person shall be charged with Horse and Arms unless such person have the yearly Revenue of Two hundred pounds per annum or have a Personal Estate of Two thousand pounds in Goods or Moneys or an Estate equivalent thereunto and so proportionably as the Commissioners in their discretion shall see cause and think reasonable Nor shall any person be charged with a Dragoon-horse and Arms unless such person have the yearly Revenue of Two hundred marks per annum or who shall be worth Two thousand marks in moneys or other Personal Estate or an Estate equivalent And the said Commissioners are not to charge any person with finding of a whole Foot-Arms that hath not a yearly Revenue of Twenty pounds per annum or a Personal Estate of Two hundred pounds in Goods or Moneys And after the aforesaid Rates proportionably for a greater or lesser Revenue or Estate it shall be lawful to and for the said Commissioners or any three or more of them to impose the finding and providing of Horse and Arms as aforesaid by joyning two three or more persons together in the charge as to their judgements shall appear most conducible to the Service of the Commonwealth Provided That no person who hath not Ten pounds a year in Lands Tenements or Hereditaments Lease-hold or Copyhold or a Personal Estate worth Two hundred pounds shall be compellable to contribute in finding Foot-Arms