Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	high_a	lord_n	treasurer_n	4,230	5	10.7514	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46517	A proclamation, whereas our dearest brother of blessed memory, by his royal proclamation bearing date the fifteenth day of September, in the twelfth year of his reign, for preventing the exportation of wool James. R.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1687 (1687)	Wing J254; ESTC R4485	1,610	1

J 2 R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE By the King A PROCLAMATION James R. WHereas Our Dearest Brother of Blessed Memory by His Royal Proclamation bearing date the Fifteénth day of September in the Twelfth year of His Reign for preventing the Exportation of Wooll Wool-Fells c. out of this Kingdom did strictly Charge Prohibit and Command That no manner of Wooll Wooll-Fells c. should be at any time by any Person or Persons whether Denizens or Strangers Exported Transported or sent out of this Realm of England Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed or any the Isles Ports Creéks or Places thereof into the Kingdom of Scotland or any other Foreign Parts beyond the Seas upon pain of His highest Indignation and the severest Penalties that by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm might be Inflicted as well upon the Offenders themselves as their Aiders Procurers Abettors and Favourers And to the end that the Custom-house Officers and other Ministers in and about the Ports of England might more strictly look to the Observance of His Pleasure therein He did further Charge and Command That if any Officers should consent or connive at the unlawful Exportation of the said Commodities he should not only forfeit his Place but incur other Pains And for the Encouragement of all such who should take care and pains to Disclose or make Discoveries of the Frauds or other Practices to evade or defeat the true intention of the said Proclamation did Declare His Royal Will and Pleasure That every such Person that should be the first Discoverer of such Offenders should be rewarded with the moiety or one half of such Sum of Money and other Forfeiture as should come unto him by any the offences aforesaid Now We being Graciously inclined as well out of Our own Princely Care of the Welfare of this Our Kingdom as induced by Our said Dear Brothers Royal Example to prevent as much as in Vs lies so great an Evilas the Transportation of the Commodities aforesaid by continuing the said Bounty Do hereby Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure for the encouragement of all such whether Officers of the Customs or others Bodies Politick or private Persons who being legally Authorized thereunto shall take care and pains to Seize any Wooll Wooll-Fells c. or any Boats or Vessels Transporting the same contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm or shall Prosecute any Persons Offending against the said Laws or Disclose or make Discovery of the Frauds and other practices to evade and defeat the true intention thereof and shall pursue the same to effect and obtain a Certificate or Testimonial from the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and the Commissioners of the Customs for the time being that he hath so done that every such Officer or other Body Politick or private Person shall be rewarded with the moiety or one half of such Sums of Money or other Forfeitures as shall come in to Vs by reason of any the Offences aforesaid And Our Lord High Treasurer of England or Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being are hereby Empowered upon such Certificate or Testimonial by his or their Warrant to cause such Officer or other Person to be Discharged of one moiety of such Sum of Money or other Forfeiture as should have come in to Vs by reason of any the Offences aforesaid And it is not hereby intended that any Seizer of such Goods shall be intituled to Our Royal Bounty as above unless he shall effectually Prosecute in the Court of Exchequer in all cases where it shall appear such Prosecution is practicable And further no Composition shall be privately made upon any Seizure betweén the Seizer and Owner of the Goods nor without the Direction and Allowance of the Court of Exchequer or one of the Barons of the said Court and that all Wooll Wooll-Fells c. Boats and Vessels hereafter Seized by force of any of the said Laws shall be brought to London Hull or Exeter and there disposed to prevent Selling them again to the Owners as hath hitherto too frequently beén practiced Giving also Charge and Command that all Persons of what Degreé Quality or Place soever especially Our Officers Military and Civil do diligently observe and readily assist the due performance of this Our Proclamation in all things and requiring the Diligence and Faithfulness of all Our Custom-House Officers on the Penalties aforesaid Given at Our Court at Windsor the Eleventh Day of July 1687. in the Third Year of Our Reign God save the King. LONDON Printed by Charles Bill Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty 1687.