Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	constable_n	justice_n	warrant_n	3,871	5	9.8211	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83227	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the putting out of the cities of London and VVestminster, and late lines of communication, and twenty miles distant, for six months, all delinquents, papists, and others that have been in armes against the Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.; City of London (England). Committee for the Militia.	1648 (1648)	Wing E2008; Thomason 669.f.11[123]; ESTC R210775	2,084	1

An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For the putting out of the Cities of London and VVestminster and late Lines of Communication and Twenty miles distant for Six Months all Delinquents Papists and others that have been in Armes against the Parliament Die Veneris 17. Decemb. 1647. THE Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament doe Declare and Ordain and be it by Authority of Parliament Ordained and Declared That all Papists whatsoever and all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and all other persons whatsoever that have born Armes against the Parliament or have adhered to or willingly assisted the Enemy in this late Warre not being under restraint and not hereafter excepted shall at or before the Three and twentyeth day of this instant December depart the Cities of London and Westminster and the late Lines of Communication and all other places within Twenty miles of the said late Lines of Communication and if any of the persons aforesaid shall continue within the said Lines or within twenty miles distance of the said late Lines of Communication after the said three and twentyeth day of this instant December such person or persons shall be apprehended imprisoned and proceeded against as Traytors And for the better execution of this Ordinance it is further Ordained and Declared by the said Lords and Commons and by Authority of Parliament That the Lord Major of the City of London and all Justices of Peace within the said City and Liberties thereof and the Committee of the Militia of the said City or any two or more of them and Justices of Peace of the severall Counties of Middlesex Hertford Essex Kent and Surrey and of the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and of the severall Committees of the Militia of the said Cities of Westminster and Liberties thereof and of the Burrough of Southwark Hamblets of the Tower and Suburbs or any two or more of them in their respective Liberties and Jurisdictions shall and may and are hereby authorized and required to make search for and apprehend or cause to be apprehended all Papists and Popish Recusants whatsoever and all Officers and Souldiers whatsoever that have born Arms against the Parliament of England or have adhered to or willingly assisted the Enemy in this late Warre that are or shall be found within the said Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs and Liberties thereof or within the said late Lines of communication or Twenty miles distant thereof after the said Three and twentyeth day of this instant December And all such persons so apprehended and taken and brought before them or any two of them as abovesaid to imprison and commit to some common Gaole or Prison or to safe custody And all Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables and all other his Majesties Officers and Subjects are to be aiding to the said Justices of Peace and Committees of Militia in execution of this Ordinance And in case any Jaylor Constable or other Officer to whom any the persons aforesaid shall be committed shall permit such person or persons to go at liberty without the speciall Warrant or discharge of the said Lord Major Justices of Peace or Committees of Militia by whom they were so committed that the same shall be taken and adjudged an escape And such Jaylor Constable and other Officer shall bee proceeded against and punished as for an escape according to Law And this Ordinance is to continue for the space of Six months from the said Three and twentyeth day of this instant December Provided that nothing in this Ordinance shall extend to such persons aforesaid who having their habitations within the Lines of communication or within the said space of Twenty miles have made their compositions and paid in or secured their Fines or have taken the negative Oath and covenant or that shall be authorized by both Houses of Parliament or being really attending their compositions at Goldsmiths-Hall shall be permitted by the Committee of Lords and Commons for compositions there to continue within the said late Lines of communication for the perfecting their said compositions Ioh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Die Sabbathi 22. Januarii 1647. BE it Ordered and Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That any person or persons nominated and appointed by the Lord Major of the City of London or by the Justices of Peace or Committee of the Militia in the said City or by any Three or more of them or by the Justices and Committees of Militia in the County of Middlesex and in the City of Westminster and liberties thereof and Borough of Southwark or by any Three or more of them respectively are hereby authorized within their respective Limits to search for and apprehend all Papists and Popish Recusants and all Officers and Souldiers whatsoever who have borne Armes against the Parliament of England or have adhered to the Enemy in the late Warre according to an Ordinance passed in that behalf bearing date the 17. of December One thousand six hundred forty seven Iohn Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Die Veneris 24. Decembr 1647. Ordered THat the severall Committees of the Militia of London VVestminster Hamblets and Borough of Southwark doe take especiall care That all the Malignant Ministers that have adhered to the Enemy be forthwith put out of the late Lines of Communication in pursuance of the Ordinance for putting Malignants out of the Lines of Communication H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. BY vertue of the Ordinances and Order above mentioned we the Committee of the Militia of London and the Liberties thereof doe hereby Authorize and appoint you to make diligent search in all places within and to begin on and such offenders as you shall apprehend in the search you are to commit to safe Custody and to give us notice thereof to the end that they may be proceeded against according to the said Ordinances and Order of Parliament And all Constables Officers and other persons are required to be aiding and assisting unto you in the execution hereof Dated at Guild Hall London the •o the Deputy and Common-Councell-men in the 〈…〉