Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	council_n	majesty_n	privy_a	1,209	5	9.6979	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32493	By the King, a proclamation for recalling and prohibiting seamen from serving of forein princes and states	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1678 (1678)	Wing C3407; ESTC R222758	1,008	2

〈…〉 · MAL · Y · 〈◊〉 DIEV ET MON · DRO●● By the King A PROCLAMATION For Recalling and Prohibiting Seamen from Serving of Forein Princes and States CHARLES R. THe Kings most Excellent Majesty having beén advertised That great numbers of Mariners and other Sea-faring men His Majesties natural born Subjects have betaken themselves to the Service of Forein Princes and States to the great disservice of His Majesty and this Kingdom and whereby His Majesty and this Kingdom are unfurnished of men of their sort and Calling Therefore for redress thereof for the present and preventing the like for the future The Kings most Excellent Majesty by this His Royal Proclamation with the Advice of His Privy Council doth Strictly Charge and Command all Masters of Ships Pilots Mariners Seamen and other Sea-faring men whatsoever and wheresoever being His Majesties natural born Subjects who are in the Service of any Forein Prince or State or do Service in any Forein Ships or Vessels that forthwith they and every of them do withdraw themselves and depart from such Foreign Services and return home to their native Countreys And further His Majesty doth hereby Strictly Prohibit and Forbid all Masters of Ships Pilots Mariners Seamen and other Sea-faring men whatsoever being His Majesties natural born Subjects from Entring themselves And doth hereby Strictly Charge and Command them and every of them from henceforth to forbear to Enter themselves into Pay or otherwise betake themselves to the Service of any Forein Princes or States or to Serve in any Forein Ship or Vessel without His Majesties Special Licence first had and obtained in that behalf To all which His Majesty doth and will expect due Obedience and exact Conformity And doth hereby Publish and Declare That the Offenders to the contrary shall not only incur His Majesties just Displeasure but be Proceéded against for their Contempt according to the utmost Severities of Law And further His Majesty doth hereby Authorize and Command all His Officers and Ministers in his respective Ports and all Captains Masters and other Officers serving and imployed in any of His Majesties Ships or Vessels at Sea to Stop and make Stay of all such person and persons as shall endeavor to Transport or Enter themselves into the Service of any Forein Prince or State contrary to the true intent and meaning of this His Majesties Royal Proclamation and also Seize upon Take and bring away all such Mariners Seamen and other Persons aforesaid as shall be found to be Employed or Serving in any Ships or Vessels belonging to any Forein Prince or State or to any Merchant or other Person or Persons other then to His Majesty or His Subjects Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Three and twentieth day of March 1677 8. In the Thirtieth year of Our Reign God save the King LONDON Printed by John Bill Christopher Barker Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1677 8.