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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02122	By the King. A proclamation for taking away any restraint for the future on the price of coals.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1665 (1665)	Wing C3433A; ESTC R173788	1,255	1

BY THE KING A PROCLAMATION For taking away any restraint for the future on the Price of Coals CHARLES R. WHereas by a late Act of Parliament and also by Our Proclamation and several Orders by Vs made in Council to prevent and remedy the want and scarcity of Coals and the inhauncing the prices thereof We have manifested Our Princely care an zeal for the publique and Our tenderness and vigilancy on the behalf of Our Subjects against any Difficulty or Distress likely to befall them upon that occasion In pursuance whereof Our Ministers especially the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of Our City of London being most nearly concerned in the exigency of that affair have in obedience to the Authority of the said Act of Parliament and Our Proclamation and Orders in Council and according to the antient Vsages of Our said City acted with great Industry Vigor and Prudence in the putting the same in execution by setting and moderating the Prices of Coals and providing by good and discreet means for the necessi●s of Our people of the said City of which transactions We do highly approve and shall not be unmindfull 〈◊〉 aforesaid ready comply ●ce in a matter of so good intent and great concernment to Our said Subjects An● 〈◊〉 having taken into Our Princely consideration all imaginable ways and means for compassing the ●nds aforesaid did by Our late Proclamation of the six and twentieth of April last Declare and Command That no Sailors Seamen or other Person or Persons employed or to be employed in or about any Ship or Vessel bringing or carrying Coals from the Town or Port of Newcastle upon Tyne from Sunderland or other Ports within Our Dominions or any the Members or Creeks thereof or places adjacent to or towards the said City of London or elsewhere in England or Wales shall be Prest or otherwise hindred or molested either coming or returning by any Our Press-Masters or other Officers or Ministers whatsoever And for the better security of the Persons and Ships bringing and conveying the said Coals We did further Declare that sufficient Convoys should be from time to time provided for their safe passage and conduct to and from the parts and places aforesaid which We do confirm and give full assurance of And Our further Will and Pleasure is and We do by this Our Royal Proclamation declare That it shall be lawful for any person or persons of what condition soever to set forth any Ship or Ships or other Vessels for bringing or importing of Coals from Newcastle or any other the Northern Ports unto the City of London or elsewhere And all those which shall import any Coals into the River from and after the Date of this Our Proclamation shall have full liberty freely to sell and dispose the same to their best benefit and advantage Any thing to the contrary notwithstanding But Our intent and meaning is that such Ships which are at present in the River and those who have hitherto refused submission to the Order made by the Lord Mayor in respect of the price shall not receive benefit by such obstinacy but shall be compelled to sell their Coals at the price appointed to which the rest have submitted And all Our Officers Ministers and Subjects whatsoever both by Sea and Land are required to take notice of this Our Royal Pleasure and Command and give due obedience thereunto at their perils Given at Our Court at Whitehall the tenth day of May 1665. in the Seventeenth year of Our Reign GOD SAVE THE KING EDINBURGH Re-printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty 1665.