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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	say_a	time_n	warden_n	5,154	5	13.4278	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38835	Loyalty and fidelity, rejected and oppressed. Or the case of George Everett shipwright, truly stated most humbly offer'd to the Commons of England, assembled in Parliament wherein is briefly set forth, his zealous endeavours for promoting the service of the publick with the obstructions and illegal proceedings of some persons imploy'd in the administration of publick affairs. And the true reason of those false aspersions and scandalous reflections, layd on him by, the euemy's [sic] of the government.	Everett, George, Shipwright.	1698-1699? (1699)	Wing E3547; ESTC R224218	13,302	20

Loyalty and Fidelity Rejected and Opressed Or the CASE of George Everett SHIPWRIGHT Truly Stated Most humbly Offer'd to the Commons of ENGLAND Assembled in PARLIAMENT Wherein is Briefly set Forth His Zealous endeavours for Promoting the Service of the Publick with the Obstructions and Illegal proceedings of some Persons imploy'd in the Administration of Publick Affairs And the true Reason of those False Aspersions and Scandalous Reflections Layd on him by The Euemy's of the GOVERNMENT LONDON Printed in the Year 1698 9. TO THE HONOURABLE the Knights CITIZENS AND BURGESSES Assembled in Parliament The Case of George Everett Shipwright Truly Stated and most Humbly offered to the Consideration of this August and Honourable Assembly Most worthy Senators HAVING made Observations of great abuses and Enormities committed in his Majesties Navall-yards I did in March 1692 3. make proposalls to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for saving 100000. Pounds Per Annum in building and repairing the Royall Navy with a proposed Method to raise Money to carry on that Service which might have been Effected by procureing 3286. Pound Per Mensem Which said Proposall appearing to be both Practicable and profitable to his Majesty and the Kingdom was then approved of by the Right Honourable the Earl of Orford and Several Eminent members of this honourable House and was Certified so to be under the Hands of the Lord Berkley Sir Ralph Delavall the Earl of Danby the Lord Mayor of London and Several other preceding and Succeding Mayors and Aldermen of the said City and Several other Eminent Persons together with the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Company of Shipwrights of London Copies thereof were laid before their Lordships and aft●r often attendance being admitted a hearing at their Board the 8 day of Fabruary 1694 the Commissioners of the Navy then present the said Proposal was rejected which being presented to his Majesty in Councell the 1 st of March his Majesty did then refer the same to the aforesaid Lords of the Admiralty which being laid before them the 26 of the said Month their Lordships after often attendance did on the 24 th of April acquaint me that they had referred the same to the Commissioners of the Navy The Proposer attending their Honours on the Twenty-seventh of April did lay before them a Copy of the said Certificates with Several Heads in order to demonstrate his said proposal but finding by their dilatory proceedings that they were not Enclinable to Espouse the same did on the 14 of May offer to their Honours by many Witnesses to prove that by the Idle and Extravagant Practices Committed in the said Yards 100000. Poun Per Annum was wasted and Destroyed but the said Commissioners instead of takeing Notice thereof did defer me from time to time But with much difficulty they apointed to hear me the 23 of June when apearing with 12 Witnesses viz. Master Shipwrights who were ready to Testify what was alledged there was but two of them with my self admitted and heard and that in a clamarousmanner Their Honours threatning and Browbeating them the whole time which was near three Hours and then by degrees departed out of the Room Leaving us there without order of withdrawing or further attending And on the 27 th of June their Honours did make a Large report to the Lords of the Admiralty full of Reflections prevarications and Manifest Falsehoods wherein they set forth that they have not Heard of any of the said Miscarriages After which I attending the Lords of the Admiralty did lay before them several Schemes in order to Confirm and demonstrate the said proposals and did Produce many Witnesses to provetheforesaid Enormities and abuses but was often deferred and disappointed and in July 94. I was twice advised by Mr. Southern the then Secretary of the Admiralty that their Lordships would make a Report to the Council Board the 12 th of the said Month which I signified to her late Majesty and many Lords of the Council who did encourage the same yet no Report was made thereof untill the 29 th of January Following whereby I incurred their Lordships displeasure as the Author of that disapointment and that between the apointed and real time of delivering the said Report I often Prayed the Lords of the Admiralty to grant me a Copy of the Navy-boards Report which I could not obtain but at Length was admitted to hear part of the same read which I observed to be as before Represented I gave their Lordships an answer ther eunto in Writing and did also move their Lordships to hear Evidence to prove my allegations in order to refute the said Report and discover the said Enormitys committed in the said Yards and after several delays and Disapointments my request upon the motion of Collonell Austin deceased was allowed and a time apointed to hear them viz. the 30 th of October 1694. Pursuant whereunto I did attend with Several Articles containing great abuses and Enormities Committed in the said Yards with 12 Persons most of them Master-shipwrights to prove the same and being called in about 11 of the Clock Capt. Priestman being only present with the Secretary did tell me that there was no Board and he Believed that the rest of the Members had forgot my Business and did then Direct me to attend with the Witnesses at 4 in the Afternoon in answer to which I presented his Lordship with Several depositions ready drawn Praying his Lordship to consider the Charge and Trouble I had been at in Getting so many men together most humbly Praying that they might then be examined and their Affidavits taken which his Lordship refused But attending according to order the said Witnesses being Examined did testify my Allegations and did offer to confirm the same upon Oath but were not admitted their Lordships then ordering Mr. Burchett one of their Clarks to Examine them over again in another Room which he did in a Threatening manner not Suffering them to Subscribe their Names thereunto and then apearing again before their Lordships they directed me to get them Sworn before a Justice of the Peace and bring the Depositions to them Pursuant thereunto on the 27 th of November I did return them the Depositions of 17 men true Copies thereof being ready to be Produced wherein was proved under 150. Heads many great abuses and Enormitys Committed in his Majestys Yards and by reason the Act for Stampt Paper was not then well understood I was at the Charge and trouble to have them Thrice Sworne which cost me above 10 Pound and that on the 29 th of January aforesaid which was two Months after a Report was made thereof to his Majesty wherein their Lordships set forth that they had heard the Proposer and Several Persons produced by him and had the advice and report of the Navy-Board but did not think fit to alter the Oeconomie of the Navy but did agree with the proposer for Paying the Workmen of the Yards with ready