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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	james_n	robert_n	sir_n	19,083	5	6.0013	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79338	By the King. A proclamation for the apprehending of James Duke of Monmouth, Ford Lord Gray, Sir Thomas Armestrong knight, and Robert Ferguson	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing C3441; ESTC R222165	1,140	1

C R By the King A PROCLAMATION For the Apprehending of James Duke of Monmouth Ford Lord Gray Sir Thomas Armestrong Knight and Robert Ferguson CHARLES R. WHereas We have received Information upon Oath That James Duke of Monmouth Ford Lord Gray Sir Thomas Armestrong Knight and Robert Ferguson have Traiterously Conspired together and with divers other ill affected and desperate Persons of this Our Kingdom to compass the Death and Destruction of Our Royal Person and of Our dearest Brother James Duke of York And to effect the same have held several Treasonable Consultations to Levy Men and to make an Insurrection within this Our Kingdom And being given to understand that the said Criminals are fled and left their Habitations to avoid the Justice of Our Laws We have therefore thought fit by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council to Publish Our Royal Pleasure And We do hereby strictly Charge and Command the said James Duke of Monmouth Ford Lord Gray Sir Thomas Armestrong and Robert Ferguson and every of them forthwith to render themselves to some of Our Judges or Justices of the Peace in order to their Prosecution according to Law And We do hereby Require and Command as well all and singular Our Judges Justices of the Peace Mayors Sheriffs Constables and Headborroughs as also the Officers and Ministers of Our Ports and all other Our Subjects whatsoever within Our Realms of England Scotland Ireland or Dominion of Wales and all other Our Dominions and Territories to be diligent in Enquiring and Searching for the said Offenders in all Places whatsoever as well within Liberties as without And if they shall happen to take any of them or that they shall render themselves Our further Will and Pleasure is That they cause him or them so Apprehended to be safely carried before the next Justice of the Peace to the Place where he or they shall be Arrested whom VVe strictly Charge to commit to Prison and presently inform Us or Our Privy Council of such Apprehension And VVe do hereby further Declare and Publish That if any Person or Persons after this Our Proclamation shall directly or indirectly Conceal Harbour Keep Retain or Maintain the said Offenders or any of them or shall Contrive or Connive at any Means whereby they or any of them may escape from being Taken or Arrested or shall not use their best Endeavours for the Apprehension of them as well by giving due Advertisement thereof to Our Officers as by all other good Means We will as there is just cause proceed against them that shall so neglect this Our Commandment with all Severity And We do also Declare That whosoever shall Discover the said Offenders or any of them either within Our Kingdoms of England Scotland Ireland or Dominion of Wales or in any other Our Dominions and Territories or elsewhere beyond the Seas and shall cause them or any of them to be Apprehended and brought in as aforesaid shall have a Reward of Five hundred pounds for each of the said Persons to be paid unto him in Recompence of such his Service Given at Our Court at Whitehall this Twenty eighth day of June 1683. In the Five and thirtieth Year of Our Reign GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty 1683.