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england_n	france_n	king_n	kingdom_n	14,965	5	6.1241	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97315	William the Third, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all the nobility and gentry of our kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, and to all other our loving subjects of what degree and quality soever, greeting. Whereas Richard Blome of London Gent. our cosmographical printer, hath represented unto us, that he hath undertaken the printing a new survey, or description of our cities of London and Westminster, with the liberties and parts adjacent; as also of the several American plantations ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1695 (1695)	ESTC R175587	5,703	3

WILLIAM the Third by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all the Nobility and Gentry of our Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland and to all other our Loving Subjects of what Degree and Quality soever Greeting Whereas Richard Blome of London Gent. our Cosmographical Printer hath represented unto us that he hath Vndertaken the Printing a New Survey or Description of our Cities of LONDON and WESTMINSTER with the Liberties and Parts adjacent as also of the several AMERICAN PLANTATIONS which will be Illustrated with a great many useful Ichnographical Maps of the Respective Wards and Parishes together with Maps of the several Plantations and other Ornamental Scultures The particulars of which said Work will be set forth in his Papers of Proposals published in that behalf And being given to understand by the Certificate of several persons of Honour that the said Work will be of great use and very acceptable to all our Loving Subjects and especially to the Curious We have thought fit at the Humble Request of the said Richard Blome to Declare our Royal Approbation of the said Vndertaking And out of our Princely desire to promote all such commendable and useful Works and the better to enable him to compleat the same and Collect such Remarks as shall be thought necessary for that end We do hereby earnestly Recommend the said Richard Blome and this his Vndertaking to you and every of you to the end that by your Assisting him in such particulars as shall be desired together with your generous Subscriptions he may be encouraged to perfect and finish the said Work And whereas the said Richard Blome hath informed us that he shall be at great expences for Printing the said Work We being willing to give him all the Encouragement such a Work deserves Do by these Presents Grant to him the said Richard Blome his Executors Administrators and Assigns our Royal Licence for the Sole Printing and Vending the said Volume of the Survey or Description of our said Cities of London and Westminster with the Parts adjacent together with the Description of our American Plantations for the full Term of fourteen years from the date hereof strictly charging and forbidding all our Subjects within our Kingdoms and Dominions to Reprint the said Books in whole or in part or in any other Volume or in any Language whatsoever or to Copy or counterfeit any of the said Maps or Sculptures in the said Volume and to vend the same during the aforesaid Term of fourteen years without the consent and approbation of the said Richard Blome his Heirs Executors or Assigns by Writing under his or their Hands and Seals first obtained as they will answer the contrary at their Perils Whereof the Master Wardens and Company of Stationers are to take notice that the same may be entred in their Register and that due obedience be yeilded thereunto Given at our Court at Kensington the 27th day of November 1695 in the 7th year of our Reign By his Majesty's Command WILLIAM TRVMBALL PROPOSALS For the Printing a Description of the Cities of London and Westminster with the Liberties and Parts adjacent according to their present State And for as much as our American Plantations are of such great concern in way of Trade c. to this City and Kingdom there shall be Printed a Description thereof and that according to these particulars by Richard Blome his Majesty's Cosmographical Printer Dwelling in New Weldstreet at the Green Pallisado Pails near Clare Market where Proposals are delivered and Subscriptions taken for the same and where the Work may be Inspected ●very Tuesday and Thursday in the Afternoons For avoiding of Abuses no Mony to be paid without a Printed Receipt Engraven on Copper and signed by the said Richard Bleme FInding that no Subject is so acceptable to the Generality as that which concerns the Nation and none more wanting more useful and more Honourable than an Historical Account of the Cities of London and Westminster as also of the American Plantations as to their present State But finding that this Undertaking which by Computation will make so large a Polio could not be so well performed without his Majesty's Royal Countenance as well from the several Officers in Church State and Civil Affairs for the giving their Assistance in the Communicating of such things as are necessary to be taken notice of for compleating the Works as for an Encouragment by Subscriptions for their private Libraries and publick Halls or Court Rooms of the Incorporated Companies and Societies c. the better to Embolden the said Richard Blome to carry on so Chargable a Work And upon the Humble Petition of the said Richard Blome for the same his Majesty well approving of so Good a Work was Graciously pleased to Grant these his Royal Letters Recommendatory with his Royal Licence for the Sole Printing the said Work upon which the said Richard Blome hath Undertaken the same which shall be Digested into a Good Method by able Hands and divided into three Parts and that according to these particulars Part I. Will be a Copographical Description of the said Cities of London and Wesiminster with the Parts adjacent as to their Situation Extent Division into Wards Liberties and Parishes giving an Account of the Streets Lanes Allies and Courts Of the Rivers Aquaeducts Gates Posterns Towers Cathedrals and other Churches the Exchanges Custom-house and Keys the Colledges Freeschools Halls Hospitals Prisons Houses of Correction with other Buildings of note The Inhabitants as to their Government Trade and Commerce their Ceremonies used at the Election of their Magistrates with what is committed to their Care and Management as well for the 26 Wards of London as the Liberties of Westminster Of the Lord Mayor Sheriffs Recorder Aldermen and their Deputies the Common-Council Men The Steward and Head Bayliff of Westminster Of Church-wardens Constables c. with the respective Duties to be by them performed The Courts of Judicature the Judges and Chief Offices and Officers belonging to each Court. The Inns of Court and Chancery The Incorporated Societies and Companies of Merchants and Tradesmen as to their Immunities Government Trade c. Part II. Shall be a Geographical Description of the American Plantations belonging to the Crown of England viz. Barbados Antego Mevis and other the Cariby Islands Jamaica Bermudes Carolina Virginia Maryland Pensilvania New England New York New Jersey c. and that in a larger manner than hitherto done as to their Situation Climate Extent when first discovered their Fertility Commodities Fruits Plants Cattle Fowl Fish c. with a Discourse of the Method of Planting and making Sugar Indico Cotton Ginger Cocoa c. with the great Trade to the said Plantions the great Advantages accruing thereby with what other Improvements may be made in several of the said Plantations to the Enrichment of the Planters in particular and the Kingdom in general with an account