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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	dominion_n	england_n	wales_n	2,369	5	9.5124	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22358	By the King, a proclamation for the maintenance and encrease of the mines of saltpeter, and the true making of gunpowder, and reforming abuses concerning the same	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1625 (1625)	STC 8770.5; ESTC S2604	3,696	3

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ❧ By the King ¶ A Proclamation for the maintenance and encrease of the Mines of Saltpeter and the true making of Gunpowder and reforming abuses concerning the same THe King our Souereigne Lord taking into serious and prouident consideration the most necessary and important vse of Gunpowder as well for supply of his owne Royall Nauy and the shipping of His louing Subiects as otherwise for the strength safety and defence of His people and Kingdomes and how great a blessing it is of Almighty God to this Realme That it naturally yeeldeth sufficient Mynes of Saltpeter for making of Gunpowder for defence of it selfe without any necessitie to depend vpon the dangerous chargeable and casuall supply thereof from forreigne parts Hath with the aduice of His Priuie Councell concluded and set downe certaine Orders and Constitutions to be from henceforth inuiolably kept and obserued for the better maintaining of the breed and increase of Saltpeter and the true making of Gunpowder and for reforming and suppressing all abuses concerning the same in these Articles following 1. FIrst that no person or persons whatsoeuer within this Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales doe from hencefoorth paue with Stone or Bricke or floore with Board any Douehouse or Douecoat or lay the same with Lime Sand Grauell or other thing whereby the growth and increase of the Myne of Saltpeter may bee hindred or impaired But shall suffer the floore or ground thereof to lie open with good and mellow earth apt to breede increase of the said Myne and Saltpeter and so continue and keepe the same 2. That no Inne-keepers or others that keepe Stables for trauellers and passengers doe vse any deceitfull meanes or deuices whereby to destroy or hinder the growth of Saltpeter in those Stables And that no Stables at all be pitched paued or grauelled where the Horse feet vse to stand but planked onely Nor be paued pitched or grauelled before the plankes next the mangers but that both places be kept and maintained with good and mellow earth fit and apt to breede and increase the Myne of Saltpeter and layd with nothing which may hurt the same 3. That all and euery such person and persons as hauing heretofore had any Douehouse Douecoat or Stable which were then good nurceries for the breed of Myne of Saltpeter haue sithence caried out the good mould from thence and filled the place againe with Lime grauell sand rubbish or other like stuffe or paued or floored the same whereby the growth of Saltpeter Myne there hath been decayed or destroyed shall and doe within three moneths next comming take vp the sayd pauements and boards againe and cary out the sayd Grauell Lime and offensiue stuffe from thence and fill the place againe with good and mellow earth fit for the increase of Saltpeter three foote deepe at the least and so continue and keepe the same for the breed of Saltpeter Myne 4. That no person or persons of what degree or estate soeuer shall hinder or denie any Saltpeter-man lawfully deputed thereunto in the digging taking or working of any ground or earth which by Commission may be taken and wrought for Saltpeter Nor any Constable or other Officer doe or shall forbeare or neglect to furnish any such Saltpeter-man with conuenient cariages necessary for his worke And that all and euery Iustice and Iustices of the Peace of any County Citie or Corporation to whom the sayd Saltpeter-man shall addresse himselfe for assistance doe not faile at his and their perils to take present course therein That his Maiesties Seruice suffer not by his or their default 5. That no person or persons shall directly or indirectly giue or offer to any Saltpeter-maker deputy Saltpeter-man or others imployed about the getting or making of Saltpeter any gratuity benefit hire or reward Nor any such Workeman imployed about Saltpeter shall take or receiue any such gratuity benefit hire or reward for the sparing or forbearing of any ground or place which should or may bee digged or wrought for Saltpeter or of any cariages thereunto belonging or for concealing or not discouering of any offence or offences committed against the true meaning of this Proclamation or otherwise to the hinderance of this Seruice 6. That no Saltpeter-man who shall hereafter vse and take the earth or floore of any Douehouse or Douecoat for their making of Saltpeter shall digge or cary the same earth but in such conuenient time of the day and worke it in such maner as may giue least disturbance and hurt to the Pigeons and encrease of their breed and in the chiefe times of breeding that it be not done aboue two houres in any one day and that about the midst of the day when the Pigeons vse to be abroad And shall in like seasonable time cary in the said earth after it shall be wrought and spread it there and make flat the floore of the same Douehouse and Douecoat and leaue it well and orderly according to the Direction and Instructions giuen by His Maiesties Commission and the Deputation thereupon made vnto him 7. That all Saltpeter-men and workers in Saltpeter after they haue broken any other sorts of ground and wrought ouer the earth taken from thence doe and shall afterwards within conuenient time before the remooue of their worke from thence fill vp the place againe and leaue it in such good and orderly case as they found the same according to their Instructions aforesayd And that no owner or possessour of any Douehouse or Grounds shall hinder or disturbe any Workemen from doing what is prescribed in this and the next precedent Article 8. That no person or persons whatsoeuer doe at any time hereafter make or cause to be made for Seruice against any enemie or for Sale any Gunpowder of any Saltpeter made or to be made within the Realme of England or Dominion of Wales but of such Saltpeter onely as is or shall bee made by Warrant of his Maiesties Commission granted or to be granted in that behalfe 9. That no Saltpeter man or maker of Saltpeter doe at any time hereafter transport or cause to be transported into the parts beyond the Seas or sell giue vtter or put to sale or cause to be sold vttered or put to sale within the sayd Realme or Dominion any Saltpeter made within the said Realme of England but onely to His Maiesties Storehouse to His Maiesties Powder-maker there And that no person presume to buy any Saltpeter made by vertue of his Maiesties Commission but his Maiesties Powder-maker onely to whom it shall not be lawfull to receiue for any Powder to be sold by him to his Maiesties Subiects aboue ten pence the pound 10. That no Powder whatsoeuer either made within the Realme or imported from forreigne parts bee hereafter sold or vttered within this Realme or Dominions aforesaid by any person or persons before the same be first tried prooued and allowed by the sworne Proofe master already