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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	lord_n	parliament_n	6,708	5	6.4974	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74978	An Abridgment of the case of the cities, corporations and market- towns of England, most humbly represented to the right honourable the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled.		1691 (1691)	Wing A101A; ESTC R222193	1,186	1

An Abridgment of the Case of the Cities Corporations and Market-Towns of England most humbly Represented to the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled THE said Corporations Markets and Market-Towns which are the Wombs of Trade together with all the Production and Staples of this Noble Realm wherein their Lordships are so great Proprietors and so highly Interested do encrease their Respective Rents and Values according to the Incouragement they receive by mutual Commerce and that Commerce its Improvement from such Regulations as our former Laws have Aim'd at but not Accomplished by reason of the Difficulties that have been found in putting the same in Execution For so it is That the present Irregularities of Pedling and Hawking by Foot and Horse-Packmen and such Wandring and Unaccountable Persons That they I. Can neither themselves be duly Taxed nor made Serviceable to the Offices and Duties of the Publick but on the contrary II. Do Undermine Discourage and Ruine many Thousands of Honest Lawful Settled Traders and Manufacturers and their Numerous Families by which III. They cause great Impoverishment and Devastations in the said Markets and Towns and consequently the Disimprovement and Downfall of the Rents and Profits both in about or near the same IV. They are the Occasion of the Making Vending and Dispersing of Uncustomed Imperfect and Deceitful Wares and the Deceiving and Abusing and sometimes the Robbing and Destroying Their Majesties Good Subjects and Corrupting their Servants V. To the great hindrance of Their Majesties Revenue in their Taxes Customs Excise and Postage of Letters especially cross the Countreys VI. To the Hindrance and Discouragement of Serving Apprenticeships and thereby Exposing Youth to great Hazards and Misfortunes VII To the preventing of Good Neighbourhood Credit and consequently the Consumption of Goods and Commodities of English Growth and Manufacture VIII To the rendring Useless both Merchants Shop-keepers Artifficers Ships of Burthen and Trade to Remoter Parts and consequently IX To make this Potent Island more weak and obnoxious to the Power of France c. To prevent all which and but to re-inforce our former Laws the Bill now before then Lordships Intituled A Bill to prevent the Decay of Trade in Cities Corporations and Market-Towns in England is most humbly Recommended to the Favour of their Lordships by the Inhabitants thereof in which Bill all Wandring Traders except for Provisions are generally limited with due Liberty to all Makers of Goods with permission to such Pedlers as are duly Qualified to take Houses and Shops and to Live as other fair Traders within the Limits of the Laws ☞ The above-mentioned is humbly Offer'd as a plain Consequent from the Premises by which all Objections are Answer'd and the Matters of Fact Attested but by too many Witnesses from all Parts of the Kingdom Note That since the Petitioners could not prevail for the Passing their Bill into a Law they have been Advised by their Councel well to Consider the several Statutes formerly Provided for their Relief and not to grudge to be at some Charge more Effectually to Prosecute the same in such manner as from time to time they shall be Advised