Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	knight_n	sir_n	10,943	5	6.7727	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22719	A true transcript and publication of His Maiesties letters pattent. For an office to be erected, and called the Publicke Register for generall Commerce Whereunto is annexed an ouerture and explanation of the nature and purport of the said office, for their better vnderstanding and direction that shall haue occasion to vse it, by Sir Arthur Gorges, Knight.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); Gorges, Arthur, Sir, 1557?-1625. aut; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Cartwright, fl. 1611.; Publique Register for Generall Commerce (England and Wales)	1611 (1611)	STC 9226; ESTC S105549	8,509	46

The Publique Register for generall Commerce A TRVE TRANSCRIPT AND PVBLICATION OF HIS MAIESTIES LETTERS PATTENT FOR AN OFFICE TO BE ERECTED AND CALLED THE Publicke Register for generall Commerce Whereunto is annexed an Ouerture and explanation of the nature and purport of the said Office for their better vnderstanding and direction that shall haue occasion to vse it By Sir Arthur Gorges Knight Printed at Britaine Bursse for Iohn Budge and are there to bee sold at his Shop 1611. IAMES by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Jreland defendor of the Faith c. To all to whom th●se Presents shall come Greeting Whereas all Trade and Commerce whatsoeuer amongst our w●lbeloued subiects doth chiefl● consi●t eyther in Buying and Selling or ●orrowing and Lending And for that a great defect is daily f●und in the policie of our State for want of some good trusty and ready meanes of intelligence and intercourse betweene our said Subiects in that behalfe By meanes wherof many men oftentimes vpon occasion of necessity and sudden accidents are inforced to put away and sell landes leases or other goods and chattels to great losse and disaduantage for want of good and ready meanes to giue generall notice and publique intelligence of such their intentions to many that would if they knew thereof as willingly buy as the others would gladly sell ●or redresse and remedy whereof our trusty and welbeloued seruants Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope Knights Gentlemen of our priuie Chamber haue out of their carefull endeauours found out and deuised a most safe easie and speedy way to the great aduancement and helpe vnto generall Commerce and Trade amongst our welbeloued Subiects whereby to serue the turnes and occasions aswell of Borrowers as Lenders and of Buyers as of Sellers by plaine and direct course of reciprocall intelligence and interchangeable correspondency for the ready notice and vnderstanding of one anothers minds We in our Princely care and prouidence for the generall good of our people which we much desire and tender haue thought it fit and iust that the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope should receiue from vs some fauourable approbation and lawfull authoritie to establish further and aduance this their industrious care and faithfull endeauours for the publique good whereby much ease comfort and benefit would vndoubtedly ensue to our Subiects of this our Realme of England and the Dominions of the same in the knowledge and vse thereof Know ye therfore that we reposing great trust and confidence in the prouidence integrity and fidelity of the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope for their honest iust and r●spectiue dealing herein of our especial grace certaine knowledge and meere motion haue giuen and granted and by these presents for Vs our Heyres and Successors doe giue and graunt absolute ful and free license power and authority vnto the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope th●ir Executors Administrators and Assignes and to their Deputy and Deputies during the terme of one and twenty yeares next and immediatly ensuing the date of these Presents to erect set vp keepe and maintaine in any places Cities or Townes within our Realme of England and the Dominions of the same where the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope their Executors administrators or a assigns shal thinke most fit and conuenient a publique Office roome or place of resort or repaire of people for the notice of Borrowing and Lending of moneyes and for the better knowledge of buying selling or exchanging of lands tenements or hereditaments leases or any other goods or chattels whatsoeuer which they or their Deputies shal thinke fit and worthy to beentred and registred and to keepe one or more Kalender or Kalenders Register or Registers for the registring of all and singular such lands tenements hereditaments leases wares commodities moneyes or any other things or chattels that shall by the meere motion or good liking of the owners themselues or their Factors for them be brought to such Office and Offices there to be entred and registred to be bought sold morgaged pawned borrowed or lent which Office in euery Citie Towne or place where it shall be kept shall be called by the name of The Publique Register for generall Commerce And also that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope their Executors administrators or assignes and their deputie and deputies of and in the said Office from time to time during the said terme of one and twenty yeares to keepe entries to make searches and to continue Registers in places conuenient of all such landes tenements hereditaments leases goods chattels profits commodities or merchandizes whatsoeuer which they the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope their Executors administrators or assignes or their deputy or deputies or any of them shall thinke worthy to be entred or registred in the said Office and that in all things according to the true intent and meaning of these presents without let hinderance or interruption of any our louing Subiects whatsoeuer Yeelding and paying therfore during the terme aforesaid to Vs our Heires and Successors from the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell next ensuing the date hereof the yearely rent of forty pounds of lawfull money of England payable at the two vsuall feasts of our Lady and Saint Michaell by equall portions And we do therefore by these presents for Vs our Heyres and Successors prohibite forbid and straightly charge and command all and euery our Subiects whatsoeuer that none of them during the said terme of one twenty years by these presents granted doe attempt vndertake or presume to imitate erect or exercise any like publique Office or Register of intelligence or entercourse for Trade and Commerce vpon paine of our indignation and high displeasure Alway prouided that no man bee compelled to make Entrie or Search in the said Office at all nor when such Entry or Search shall be voluntarily made shall pay any more for such Search or Entrie then shall please himselfe And also that euery man bee left to his owne election and free choyce to vse any Scriuener Broker friend seruant or Factor or any other for any the causes aforesaid in as free liberall and ample manner as they haue heretofore vsed and accustomed And that euery man who for secrecy or other causes knowne to himselfe shall be vnwilling to vse his owne name in the proceedings hereof may vse the name of his seruant friend Factor or any other at his own will and pleasure Prouided also and our will and pleasure is that the said Sir Arthur Gorges and Sir Walter Cope or either of them their or either of their Executors administrators or assignes shall at or before the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell which shall be in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand sixe hundred and twelue finde by experience that they shall not be able by