Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	king_n	province_n	unite_a	2,579	5	10.4909	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22512	By the King whereas seuerall troopes and companies of our subiects, English and Scottish souldiers, lately imployed in the seruice of the States Generall of the United Prouinces ... returne daily home ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1629 (1629)	STC 8936; ESTC S122763	948	1

C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT ❧ By the King WHereas seuerall Troopes and Companies of Our Subiects English and Scottish Souldiers lately imployed in the Seruice of the States Generall of the Vnited Prouinces hauing done the dutie of honest men during their said imployment are now licenced and returne daily home To the end they may not remaine vnprofitable to themselues and a burden to Our Cities of London and Westminster and other good Townes where many of them are already arriued Wee haue thought fit and doe hereby publish and declare Our Royall pleasure in that behalfe strictly charging all the said Souldiers so returning that foorthwith after the publishing of this Our Proclamation or after their arriuall as they shall come hereafter they repaire to their dwelling places if they haue any or otherwise to the Townes Parishes and places where they were borne there to bestow and imploy themselues in their wonted and lawfull vocations or in some lawfull Trade or course of life vntill We shall haue occasion to call them to Our Seruice And to that purpose We doe charge all Maiors Sherifes Iustices of Peace Constables Head-Boroughs and all other Our Officers Ministers and louing Subiects as well to assist the said Souldiers in their Passing and Iourney homewards so long as they shall well and peaceably behaue themselues without offence to Our Lawes or disturbance to the rest of Our people as also being returned to their said seuerall Countries and abodes to treat them with all charitable respects due to men who haue faithfully serued the Allies of their Prince and Countrey But on the other part We doe also make knowne hereby vnto the said Souldiers that if any of them contrary to this Proclamation shal be found lingering and staying in or about Our said Cities of London and Westminster or other good Townes not being the place of their birth or abode after such time as they may well take knowledge of the publication thereof or remaine vpon the way into their seuerall Countries or otherwise either in Company or single longer then is fit for trauelling-men Our expresse command is such person or persons so offending shal be punished according to the Lawes and Statutes in that case prouided Whereof We do straightly charge euery one whom it doth or may concerne in their seuerall places to take notice and duly to obserue and performe Our Royall pleasure in the premisses at their perill Giuen at Our Pallace of Westminster the twenty seuenth day of December in the Fifth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO DOM. M.DC.XXIX