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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	heart_n	incline_v	mercy_n	16,797	5	10.2482	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82587	A declaration and ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the seizing and sequestring of the estates, both reall and personall, of certain kinds of notorious delinquents, to the use, and for the maintaining of the army raised by the Parliament, and such other uses as shall be directed by both Houses of Parliament, for the benefit of the Common-wealth. / Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. ; Jo. Brown, cler. Parliamentorum. ; Hen. Elsynge, cler. Parl. d. Comm.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.; Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1301A; ESTC R176621	10,858	22

A DECLARATION And ORDINANCE Of the LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT For the seizing and sequestring of the estates both reall and personall of certain kinds of notorious Delinquents to the use and for the maintaining of the Army raised by the Parliament and such other uses as shall be directed by both Houses of Parliament for the benefit of the Common-wealth Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husbands and are to be sold at his Shop in the middle Temple March 30. 1643. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament THE Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament Taking into their serious considerations the heavy pressures and calamities which now lye upon this Kingdom by this unnaturall warre raised against the Parliament And that notwithstanding all their faithfull and uncessant Endeavours for the preserving of His Majesty and the whole Kingdom from the mischievous and restlesse designes of Papists and ill-affected persons whose aym is the extirpation of our Religion Laws and Liberties Yet their Councells and practises are still so prevalent with His Majesty and the hearts of many people so misled and beguiled by their false pretences and insinuations that nothing can be expected but ruine and desolation unlesse God in mercy prevent it and incline His Majesties heart to the faithfull advice of His great Councell of Parliament which hath ever been and is under God the chief support of His Royall Dignity and the security of all that we have or can enjoy And for that it is most agreeable to common Justice that the estates of such notorious Delinquents as have been the causes or Instruments of the publike calamities which have been hitherto imployed to the fomenting and nourishing of these miserable Distractions should be converted and applyed towards the supportation of the great charges of the Common-wealth and for the easing of the good Subjects therein who have hitherto borne the greatest share in these Burthens Be it therefore Ordained by the said Lords and Commons That the Estates as well reall as personall of the severall Bishops hereafter mentioned That is to say of William Archbishop of Canterbury John Archbishop of York Thomas Bishop of Duresme Robert Bishop of Coventry and Leichfield Joseph Bishop of Norwich John Bishop of Asaph Robert Bishop of Oxford William Bishop of Bath and Wells George Bishop of Hereford Matthew Bishop of Ely Godfrey Bishop of Gloucester John Bishop of Peterborough Morgan Bishop of Landaff John Bishop of Worcester And of all such Bishops Deans Deans and Chapters Prebends Archdeacons and of all other person and persons Ecclesiasticall or Temporall as have raised or shall raise Arms against the Parliament or have been are or shall be in actuall warre against the same or have voluntarily contributed or shall voluntarily contribute not being under the power of any part of the Kings Army at the time of such contributing any Money Horse Plate Arms Munition or other Ayd or Assistance for or towards the maintenance of any forces raised against the Parliament or for the opposing of any force or power raised by authority of both Houses of Parliament or for the robbing spoyling plundering or distroying of any the Kings Subjects who have willingly contributed or yeilded obedience to the Commands of both Houses of Parliament and of all such as have joyned or shall joyn in any Oath or Act of Association against the Parliament or have imposed or shall impose any Taxe or Assessement upon His Majesties Subjects for or towards the maintenance of any forces against the Parliament or have or shall use any force or power to leavy the same shall be forthwith seized and sequestred into the hands of the Sequestrators and Committees hereafter in this Ordinance named and of such other persons as shall at any other time hereafter be appointed and nominated by both Houses of Parliament for any County City or place within the Realm of England or Dominion of Wales Which said Sequestrators and Committees or any two or more of them in each severall County City or place respectively are hereby authorized and required by themselves their Agents and Deputies to take and seize into their hands and custodies as well all the Money Goods Chattells Debts and personall Estate as also all and every the Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Rents Arrerages of Rents Revenues and profits of all and every the said Delinquents or persons before specified or which they or any of them or any other in trust for them or any of them or to their or any of their use or uses have hath or shall have and also two parts of all the Money Goods Chattells Debts and personall Estate and two parts of all and every the Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Rents Arrerages of Rents Revenues and profits of all and every Papist or which any other person hath in trust for any Papists or to the use or uses of any Papists and to let set and demise the same or any part thereof as the respective Land-Lord or owner thereof may or might have done from yeer to yeer And shall have power to call before them or any two of them all Stewards Bailiffs Rent-gatherers Auditors or other Officers or servants as well of the said Archbishops Bishops Deans Deans and Chapters Prebends Archdeacons as of all and every other of the said Deliquents or persons before specified and to send for or take any Books of Accompts Rentalls Coppies of Court Roll or other Evidences Writings or Memorialls touching the premisses or any of them and thereby and by all other wayes and means which to the said Sequestrators or any two or more of them shall seem meet and necessary to inform themselves as well of the said severall Delinquents and every of them as of their severall Estates and possessions Rents Arrerages of Rents Revenues and profits Goods and Chattells Estates reall and personall and the true value thereof and of all things concerning the same or any part thereof and to appoint any officer or officers or other person or persons under them for the better expediingt of this service Which said persons are hereby authorized and enjoyned to perform and execute all and every the Commands of the said Sequestrators or Committees or any two or more of them respectively in and concerning the premisses and shall have such allowances for their pains and charges in that behalf as the said Sequestrators or Committees or any two or more of them shall think fit And the said Sequestrators or Committees or any two or more of them respectively their Agents and Deputies within their severall Limits shall have power and are hereby authorized and required to enter into all and every such Mannors Messages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of all and every the said Delinquents or persons before specified and to receive such