Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	lord_n	treasurer_n	3,709	5	10.7348	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72820	1570. The book of ordinances belonging to the Company of Tylers and Brick-Layers incorporated within the city of London vvhich ordinances have been perused, allowed, ratified, and confirmed by the Right Honourable, Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, lord keeper of the Great Seal of England; William Marquess of Winchester, lord high treasurer of England, and Sir Robert Catlyn Knight, lord chief justice of the Kings-Bench, by their writing under their hands and seals, bearing date the fourteenth day of July, in the thirteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth.	Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, London.	1640 (1640)	STC 16786.14; ESTC S125115	10,418	21

1570. THE BOOK OF ORDINANCES Belonging to the Company of TYLERS and BRICK-LAYERS Incorporated within the City of London VVhich Ordinances have been Perused Allowed Ratified and Confirmed by the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England William Marquess of Winchester Lord High Treasurer of England and Sir Robert Catlyn Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench By their writing under their Hands and Seals bearing date the Fourteenth day of July in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady QUEEN ELIZABETH London Printed c. FIRST it is Ordained That it shall and may be lawful To search and try Earth to the Master and Wardens of the Fellowship of Tylers and Brick-layers of London or to two of them or to two other honest men of the said Art by the same Master and Wardens to be appointed twice every year or oftener if they shall think it good to enter into all and every place and places where any earth or clay shall be digged within fifteen Miles compass of the same City of London to make any Tyle or Brick of or where any Sand Chalk or other stone shall be digged or broken to be occupied with or about the laying of Brick or Tyle or for the making of Lyme And to view search and understand by their knowledge and discretions whether the said earth or clay be good and lawful stuff and well seasoned and tempered to make brick tyle of or no and whether the Stone Chalk and Sand be meet and convenient to be Stone Chalk occupied in the same Art for the making of Lyme or to be tempered with Lyme And whether every Brick meant Brick and intended to be uttered or put to sale be of the length of nine inches and in breadth four inches and one quarter and two inches and one quarter in thickness as they ought to be And whether every plain Tyle do contain Plain Tyle in length ten inches and a half and in breadth six inches and a quarter of an inch and in thickness half an inch and a quarter as it ought to be And whether every Paving-tyle Paving-tyle be of good sufficient lawful and merchantable stuff And whether every rough Tyle do contain in Rough Tyle length thirteen inches and in thickness one inch with convenient depth accordingly as they ought to do And whether every Corner-tyle and Cover tyle doth contain Corner-tyle Cover-tyle in length ten inches and a half with convenient thickness and depth accordingly as they ought to do And if the said Master and Wardens or two of them do finde any such default with any the Stuff aforesaid meant to be put to sale as is aforesaid Or that any manner of person or persons shall bring or cause to be brought any kinde of Tyle Brick or Lyme made of insufficient stuff or not of the said assises or any Sand not being lawful meet convenient or not sufficient to be sold and not occupied in Sand. the same Art within the City of London the Suburbs thereof or within fifteen miles compass of the same City Then it shall be to the said Master and Wardens then for Penalty to the offenders the time being and to their Successors or to two of them to break in pieces the said Brick and Tyle so insufficiently The ill Tyles and Brick to break in pieces and also to fine and amerce every owner and maker within one moneth in their Court. or ill made as is aforesaid or wanting the thickness breadth or length aforesaid and further to fine and amerce every of the owners and makers of the said Brick Tyle Lyme or Sand in the Court of the said Master and Wardens within one moneth after to be kept according to the discretions of the said Master and Wardens Item That the said Master and Wardens or two of them shall and may search and try every Cart that shall Search for Carts come to the City of London or the Liberties or Suburbs of the same or fifteen miles compass with Tyle or Sand to be sold whether the Tyle cart do contain one thousand tyle to be carried therein at the least And whether the said Sand-cart do contain fully the quantity of eighteen bushels at the least and shall seal the same or cause to be sealed the same Cart with the Seal or Mark of the City Power to fine and amerce the owners or sellers in their Court according to the quantity of the offence of London And if they finde any such default then it shall be lawful to the said Master and Wardens and their Successors for the time being to fine and amerce the owners or sellers of the said Tyle or Sand in the Court of the said Master and Wardens within one month after such default to be found according to the quantity of their said offence or offences as by the said Master and Wardens shall be thought meet and convenient And the same Fine and Amerciament to be levyed and imployed to the use of the Master Wardens and Fellowship of the Company aforesaid Item That it shall be lawful to the Master and Wardens Search for Lyme sacks Lyme of the said Fellowship or two of them for the time being as often and when they shall think good to search and try all and every sack or other thing wherein any Lyme is or shall be brought to the City of London to be sold whether the same Lyme be well and sufficiently burned And whether every such sack being knit do contain of Lyme after it is burnt half a bushel by full measure and if they finde any such default then to fine and Power to fine and amerce amerce the owners or sellers of the said Lyme in the Court aforesaid as is aforesaid and the same Fine and Amerciament to be levyed and imployed by the said Master and Wardens to the use of the said Master VVardens and Fellowship of the Company aforesaid Also That no manner person or persons occupying Working with ill Brick or Tyle or exercising the Art of Tylers or Brick-layers within the City of London the Suburbs thereof or fifteen miles compass of the same shall from and after the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel next coming lay or cause to be laid upon any House Pent-house or other Room covered with tyle or any Brick-wall within the same City or the Suburbs thereof or within fifteen miles distant from the same City any Crasyer or Samuel Tyle or Brick or any other Tyle or Brick then such Tyle or Brick as shall be sufficiently and workmanly made and wrought of good and lawful stuff well annelled and burned and of the assizes before expressed upon pain of forfeiture for every time Forfeiture of the Brick and Tyle by seizure so doing the said brick and tyle to the said Master and VVardens and their Successors which they shall take and