A22190	----	Letters to restraine carrying packets by shippers, &c. England and Wales. 1618 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2005-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22190 STC 8598 ESTC S1564 20213669 ocm 20213669 23830 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A22190) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 23830) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1709:19) Letters to restraine carrying packets by shippers, &c. England and Wales. Lake, Thomas, 1567?-1630. Naunton, Robert, Sir, 1563-1635. 1 broadside. By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill ..., Imprinted at London : 1618. "From White-Hall the sixth of February, 1618." Signed: Tho. Lake, Robert Navnton. Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England. Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625. 2004-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-01 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ❧ Letters to restraine carrying of Packets by Shippers , &c. AFter our hearty commendations . Whereas it hath pleased his Maiestie , by his Proclamation , bearing date the fifteenth of May , 1609. to expresse his Royall pleasure , for the orderly going and comming of such Carriers and Posts , as are in due maner established by the Post-Masters reciprocally , both on this side , and on the parts beyond the Seas ; and likewise his Maiesties intention in the said Proclamation , hath for diuers important reasons , beene further explaned and enlarged , by the Lords of his Maiesties most honorable Priuy Councell , wherewith wee doubt not but you are throughly acquainted . Now , forasmuch as speciall complaint hath beene made by the said Postmasters , and the Posts imployed vnder them , that they suffer great wrong and detriment , by the ouermuch carrying , and bringing into this Realme of Letters and Packets , by Shipers , and Masters of Ships , besides their fraight Letters , especially to , and from the Ports of Zeland and Flanders , contrary to his Maiesties said Proclamation , and the order of his Maiesties Priuie Councell aforesaide . For redresse whereof , and for the reliefe of the said Posts , whereby they may be the better enabled to performe their duties and seruice to his Maiestie : These are to will and require you , and euery of you , whom it may concerne , That you doe henceforth , not onely see his Maiesties said Proclamation and order , in all points duely obserued and performed ; but that further you doe make diligent search for all Letters and Packets , that shall bee so brought in , and carried forth , especially by any the said Shippers of Zeland , and the Ports of Flanders . And in case you shall finde any Letters or Packets , either in the charge of any Shippers , or Masters of Ships , besides their fraight Letters , or in the hands of any other passengers , not thereunto by good warrant authorised ; We doe heereby in his Maiesties name straightly charge and commaund you , to take them into your possession , and thereof to make present deliuery into the handes of Matthew de Quester , his Maiesties Post-Master for forraine seruices ; for so it is his Maiesties pleasure and command . And heereof you may not faile , as you will answere the contrary at your perils . From White-Hall the sixth of February , 1618. Your louing Friends , THO. LAKE . ROBERT NAVNTON . To our louing friends , the Searchers of the Port of London , Grauesend and Douer , and to the Searchers of all other his Maiesties Ports , and other Officers to whom it may appertaine . ❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . 1618. 
A26429	----	An advertisement from the General Penny-Post-Office England and Wales. Post Office. 1685 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A26429 Wing A614 ESTC R23054 12623148 ocm 12623148 64589 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A26429) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 64589) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 339:24) An advertisement from the General Penny-Post-Office England and Wales. Post Office. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [S.l. : 1685] Date of publication from Wing. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England -- History -- Sources. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2006-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-11 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE I2 R royal blazon or coat of arms AN ADVERTISEMENT From the General Penny-Post-Office . WHEREAS by an Order from the Post-Master General , bearing Date the 11 th of March , 1684 / 5 ; , all Carriers , Stage-Coaches , Higlers , and Drivers of Pack-Horses , are forbidden to Carry , or Re-carry any Letter , or Pacquets of Letters , except what concerns their Packs , upon the Penalties therein exprest ; Therefore for the better Accommodation of all persons in their Correspondency , there are Foot-Posts setled for the Collecting and Delivering of all Letters , as well for the General Post-Office as others , to these Towns round London , brancht out from the Six Offices ; as followeth ; Viz. From the Office for WESTMINSTER-Preciinct , in Dukes-Court , near St. Martins-Church , to Chelsey Twice a day ; at Eight in the morning , and Two in the afternoon . Blacklands Earls Court Sandy-End The Grove Parsons-Green Wallham-Green North-End Fulham Hammersmith Chiswick Stran on the Green Turnham-Green Old-Brandford New-Brandford Thissleworth Twittenham Knightsbridg Brompton The Gower Kensington Shepherds-bush East-Acton Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Acton-Town Little Eiling Great Eiling Hanwell Southall Hayes Hillendon Uxbridg Northall Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Perrysfield Ganford-Town and Green Harrow o th' hill Pinner Rickmansworth From the Office for the TEMPLE-Precinct , in Chichester-Rents , near Lincolns-Inn . Pankridg Twice a day ; at Eight in the morning , and Three in the afternoon . Kentish-Town Hampstead Highgate Hendon Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Edgworth Stanmore Bushee Watford From the Office for St. PAULS-Precinct , at the Royal Bagni●-Coffee-House in Newgate street , to Islington Five times a day ; at 8 and 11 in the morning , and 2 , 4 , and 7 afternoon . Holloway From the Office for the Hermitage-Precinct , on Little Tower-hill , to Limehouse Three times a day ; at 8 and 12 in the morning , and 4 in the afternoon . Poplar Blackw●al Stepney Bow Twice a day ; at Eight in the morning , and Two in the afternoon . Stratford Upper and Lower Brumley East and West Ham Upton Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Plaistow Greenstreet From the Office for SOUTHWARK Precinst , in Fowl-lane in the Burrough , to Lambeth-Marsh Four times a day ; at 8 and 11 in the morning and 2 and 6 in the afternoon . Lambeth-Town South-Lambeth Fox-hall Nine-Elms Twice a day ; at Eight in the morning , and Two in the afternoon . Clapham Battersea Wandsworth Putney Wimbleton Roe Hampton Barns Barn-Elms Moreclack East and West Shene Richmond Kew Ham Newington-buts Kennington Wallworth Camberwell Peckham Dulwich Stockwell Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Stretham Wodon Beddington Upper and Lower Sheen Wallington Casehalton Morden Martin Upper and Lower Tooting Craydon Reddriff Seven times a day Upper and Lower Deptford Twice a day ; at Eight in the morning , and One in the afternoon . Greenwich Charlton Woolwich Plumsted Leigh Lusam Bechingham Eltham From the General Penny-Post-Office at Crosby-house in Bishopsgate-street . Hoxdon Three times a day ; at 8 and 12 in the morning , and 5 in the afternoon . Kingsland Newington-Green Newington-Town Tottenham Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Edmonton Southgate Enfield Northall Mile-End Three times a day ; at 8 and 12 in the morning , and 5 in the afternoon . Hackney Lowlayton Once a day ; at Eight in the morning . Layton-stone Walthamstow Woodford Chigwell Wanstead And for prevention of Delays , This is further to give Notice , That such persons as send Letters to any of the afore-mentioned Towns , and cannot conveniently deliver them into the proper Offices , are to allow a proportionable time for their conveyance from the Receiving-houses to the said Offices from whence they are dispatcht : And such Letters that are directed to the Towns most remote , and of Consequence to be delivered in the Morning , it would be convenient they should be left overnight , before the Messengers bring in their last Walks . NOTE , That for every Letter and Parcel from these Towns to London , you are to pay One Penny at the Receiving-houses there : And from London to the aforesaid Towns , the Messenger is allowed for his own pains and Care , to take a Penny for each Letter or Parcel at the delivery , and no more . Any person ( either in City or Country ) that desires one of these Papers , sending to any of the above-named Six Offices , may have them deliver'd Gratis . 
A26431	----	An advertisement from the Penny-Post-Office The names of the places of the six offices, from whence the country [illegible] England and Wales. Post Office. 1700 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A26431 Wing A615A ESTC R214308 99826501 99826501 30904 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A26431) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 30904) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1841:8) An advertisement from the Penny-Post-Office The names of the places of the six offices, from whence the country [illegible] England and Wales. Post Office. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [S.l. : 1700?] Suggested imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines. Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2008-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion royal blazon or coat of arms AN ADVERTISEMENT From the Penny-Post-Office . The Names of the Places of the Six Offices , ( viz. ) From whence the Country-Letters a●● conveyed . Chief Penny-Post-Office is kept is Bishopigate street , which Collects and Delivers at the Places following and adjacent , viz. BArking , Bednal-green , Bow , Bromley Cheshunt Dalstone . East and Wes●ha● Edmout●n , F●●●●d Green man , Green street Hackn●y , Ho●●●●n , Ho●ton , Hagger 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Kingsland . Low-Layton . Mile-end . Newington-Stoke and Green. Old-ford P●aiscow , Ponder-end , Palmers-green . Shaklewe● , Stratf●rd Southg●te , Stepney Torr●ph●●-high cross , Theobalds Up●o● Walthamstow , Wan●●ed , Waltha● abby W●●●●ley Westminster-Office is kept in Angel ●ourt near Charing-cross , which Collects and Delivers at the Places following and adjacent . ACton East and West . Brentford Old & New , Bedford-place , Brompton , Boston . Cheswic● , Chelsea Little and Great , Che●●sey . Drayton . East coat , Ealing Little and Great Earls court . Ganso●d green G●●a●ogsbury , Grave●p● Kensingten , Holland-house , H●ls●on green , Hayes , Hillington , Harrow on the Hill Hampton-Court , Hampton Town , Hampton Wick , Harvill , Hammersmith , Hersnam , Hanworth . Kensington , Knib's Pond . Knights-bridge , Kingsland . Lawrence-hill , Leasing-green , Marybont , Moor-Park , Mousley East and West , Mile-end Northaw , No mans-land . ●sterley-park , Oxenden Park-house , Parsons-green , Paddington , Pinner . Rickmansworth , Ruislip . South-hall Sidbury , Sion-Hill , House and Farm , Stanwel Sunbury . Teddington , Tottingham-green , Turnham-green . Theames-Ditton . Uxbridge Waybridge , Waltham-green , Walton ●pon Thames . South 〈…〉 - Office is kept in Green d●●gon-court . by St. Mary-Overy church-yard , which Collects and Delivers at the Places following and adjacent . ADdington . Black-hall , Bristow-Causway , Beddington , Battersea , Barn-Elms and Town , Cr●●d●r , C●e●m , Casehalton Cl●pham . Cambewel Charlton . Deptford Upper and Lower . Dulwich East W●●kha● , Eltham . East and West-Sheene Fox-hall . Greenwich , Gibbs-green K●nnington , Kew and Green , Lambeth North and South Lambeth-Marsh , Lee. Martin-Abby Mitcham , Morde● , Moreclack New-●rol● Peckham . Pl●●●sted , P●●ey , Petershars ●ickmo●d , Roehampton , Stockwel , Sutton , Str●tham . Wooting Uppe● and Lowe● Woddon , Woolwich , Wansworth , Wimbleton . Temple 〈◊〉 is kept in Chichether ●ents in Chancery ●ane which Collects and Delive●●● 〈◊〉 the Places following and adjacent COney-hatch Ea●-Ba●●er Finchley . High-gare , Hampsted , Hornsey Kenrish-town Mussel-hill Pan●●●dge Pi●●er of Wakefield Town●dge Wh●stone . S● P●●●-Office 〈…〉 Queens head-court in Pa●●●●●ster ●o● , which Col●●●● 〈◊〉 De●●●●● at the Pl●●● follow●●● and adja●●● . I●tin●●on , Cop●●hagen . Oppe●● 〈◊〉 ●ewer Hollowey 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 P●ran●●●p●-Office is kept in C●cherine 〈◊〉 court 〈…〉 mary-lans , which Collects and De●●●●s at the Place● following and adjacent . BLackwa●● . 〈◊〉 , Po●ler . Roads-well . ☞ Note , Tha●●or every Letter of Parc●l , 〈◊〉 o● the 〈◊〉 ●●entioned Places to London you are to 〈…〉 , 〈…〉 , at the 〈…〉 and nothing at London : But from London to the abovesaid Places , the Messengers are allowed to take one Penny 〈…〉 of Letter and no more And considering divers of the Pa●●tes are remo●e , 〈◊〉 des●ed you put in your Letters and Par●●●s ●●fore Eight of the Cl●●k ●●er Night at the 〈◊〉 houses , from whence they will 〈◊〉 collected and brough● into the proper offices , because divers the Country Messengers go on their Walks by Six o● the C●ock 〈…〉 and there●y will gain a Day 's time in the delivery , bu● th●se that are ma●er are collected and delivered we 〈◊〉 th●● times a Days . And it is farther norified , That an Gener●l ●olk-Letters both Foreign and Domestick , are conveyed 〈◊〉 the abovesaid Offices 〈◊〉 to the ●o●●ns above - 〈◊〉 , every Day at Twelve a Clock : and Answers the ●●unce being put into the Receiving houses in the Country Towns 〈…〉 Night 〈…〉 the General 〈…〉 And any Person ( either in City 〈◊〉 Country ) the del●●es one of these Papers , fe●ding to the chief Othe● in 〈…〉 , 〈◊〉 have them delivered eratis . London : Printed by A. Macintoth , 20 , Great New Street , 
A26433	----	An advertisement from their Majesties General Post-Office, London it being notorious, that many ill-minded persons, for some wicked designes against the Government, have dispersed in coffee-houses, and other publick places of meeting, divers most infamous scandals of their Majesties General Post-Office; ... England and Wales. Post Office. 1690 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A26433 Wing A615C ESTC R213140 99825640 99825640 30026 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A26433) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 30026) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1802:17) An advertisement from their Majesties General Post-Office, London it being notorious, that many ill-minded persons, for some wicked designes against the Government, have dispersed in coffee-houses, and other publick places of meeting, divers most infamous scandals of their Majesties General Post-Office; ... England and Wales. Post Office. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1690?] Title from caption and opening lines of text. Imprint suggested by Wing. Signed at end: John Wildman. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO. EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2006-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN ADVERTISEMENT From their MAJESTIES General POST-OFFICE , LONDON , IT being Notorious , that many ill-minded Persons , for some wicked Designs against the Government , have dispersed in Coffee-Houses , and other publick Places of Meeting , divers most infamous Scandals of their Majesties General Post-Office ; giving out , that Letters are there stopped , broke open , and destroyed at pleasure : And especially , that great Numbers of Letters about Elections of Members for the next Parliament , have been burnt . For the Suppressing of such malicious Falshoods and wicked Insinuations , which in consequence reflect on their Majesties Just and Gracious Government , and tend to lessen their Revenue from the said Office : It is hereby Notified , that every good and honest minded Person may easily be satisfied by the Oaths of near twenty Officers in the said Office , that the aforesaid Reports are utterly false , and maliciously groundless ; and that no Letters upon the said occasion of Election , or at any other time have been destroyed , open'd or stay'd in this Office , and it may be also made manifest to them , that such opening of Letters as is falsly rumour'd and pretended , is wholly impracticable in the said Office , if there were so vile a mind in the Master of the same , in regard the Letters pass not his hands , and the time from the Receipt of the same to the Posts going , is not in any kind sufficient for such a foul and villanous Practice . It is therefore heartily intreated of all that have respect to Truth and Justice , that in love to the Honour and Reputation of their Majesties Government , and to Justice it self , they would desire every one whom they shall hear telling and dispersing the aforesaid Scandals upon the said Office , to discover the Authors and Inventers of the same : And if any can be found who have the bold Malice to affirm any of the aforesaid Falshoods , concerning the Master of the said Office , or any other Officers thereunto belonging , he or they reporting the same , shall be put upon the Justification thereof in the due Course of the Law , or otherwise to Pay such Damages as shall be judg'd answerable to their odious Offence . JOHN WILDMAN . 
A36219	----	The practical method of the penny-post being a sheet very necessary for all persons to have by them ... : With an explaination [sic] of the following stamps for the marking of all letters. Dockwra, William, d. 1716. 1681 Approx. 19 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A36219 Wing D1782B ESTC R218747 45789379 ocm 45789379 34768 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A36219) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34768) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2089:4 or 2645:20b) The practical method of the penny-post being a sheet very necessary for all persons to have by them ... : With an explaination [sic] of the following stamps for the marking of all letters. Dockwra, William, d. 1716. 4 p. Printed by George Larkin ..., London, : 1681. Caption title. Author's name from first lines of text. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in: Christ Church (University of Oxford). Library. Item at reel 2645 with: The penny post of London. London : Printed by Tho. James ..., 1682. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. 2006-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-10 Celeste Ng Sampled and proofread 2006-10 Celeste Ng Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Practical Method OF THE PENNY-POST : Being a Sheet very necessary for all Persons to have by them , For their Information in the Regular Use of a Design so well Approved of , for quickening Correspondence , Promoting Trade and Publick Good. With an Explaination of the following Stamps , for the Marking of all Letters . Mor. 8 postage stamp PENNY POST PAID L postage stamp Af. 4 postage stamp WHereas William Dockwra of London Merchant , and the rest of the Undertakers , ( who are all Natives and free Citizens of London ) out of a sence of the great benefit which would accrew to the numerous Inhabitants of this Great City , and adjacent parts , ( with hopes of some Reasonable Encouragement hereafter to Themselves ) have lately set up a New Invention to convey Letters and Parcels , not exceeding One Pound Weight , and Ten Pounds in Value , to and from all Parts within the Contiguous Buildings of the Weekly Bills Mortality for a Penny a Letter or Parcel , whereby Correspondency , the Life of Trade and Business , is and will be much facilitated ; and having for above a year past , with great pains , and at some Thousands of Pounds Charge , reduced the same into Practice , which does manifestly appear to be for the Publick Good ; yet as all new Designs at first usually meet with Opposition and great Discouragements , rarely ( if at all ) proving beneficial to the First Adventurers , so hath this also incurr'd the same Fate hitherto , especially from the Ignorant and Envious ; but the Undertakers do hope that all People will be Convinced , by time and experience , which removes Prejudice and Errors , and renders all New Undertakings Compleat ; for the Attainment of which good Ends , they have with great Industry , much expence of time , and at a Chargeable Rate , made such Alterations in their former Methods , as ( they hope ) will now give Universal satisfaction . And whereas there has been much Noise about the pretended Delays and Miscarriage of Letters going by the Penny-Post , which has risen through the great Mistake and Neglect of other People , as the Undertakers can sufficiently Evidence , by many Authentick Certificats which they have ready to produce , for the Justification of their due Performance in General , yet has there been so many Causless and Unjust Reflections cast on so Useful an Undertaking , that they hold it highly Necessary to undeceive the World , by shewing some of the grounds from whence they spring , viz. Some Men suppose , and confidently Alledge their Letters are Miscarried , ( or at least Delayed , ) because they have not always an immediate Answer , when perhaps the Party is not then at Leisure to write , or for private Reasons unwilling , or in the Country , ) or removed to some other part of the Town , where the Messengers cannot upon the strictest enquiry Learn or find him out ; besides some Men will not in many Cases own the Receipt of Letters duly Delivered into their hands , or in their absence left for them at their Respective Houses or Lodgings , especially where they are Dun'd for Money , which they either will not or cannot Pay. Some Complain of Delays of Letters , though in their Absence they were duly left for them , and through the careless Neglects of Servants , and others ( to whom they were Deilvered , have been mislaid and detain'd many Hours ( somtimes Days ) and to excuse their own fault , do Charge the Delay upon the Penny-Post , pretending the said Letters were but then brought ; which the Stamps of the Hour will now detect . It very often falls out that many Persons that have written , do not always put in or send their Letters to the Penny-Post at the same instant , but sometimes long after , an Hour , Two or Three , nay the Day after the Letters have been Dated , which upon the Delivery is Charged as a delay proceeding from the Office ; which mischief People might easily Prevent , if they would please to be punctual and just , in setting the Day of the Week , and exact Hour of the Day under the Subscription , agreeable to the time the same was really put in , at the Receiving House . As for Example , Mond . Mor. 9. 10. Wedn. Aft. 3 , 4 , 5. Also Letters that Men sometimes send by Porters to several Parts of the Town , after they have Idely ( perhaps in an Ale-House ) kept them some Hours in their Hands , and have Receiv'd 4 d. 6 d. or 12. d. for Carriage of them , have been put in by them to be Conveyed by the Penny-Post , ( their Stamps of Delivery appearing upon them , ) which has Caused much Reflection upon the Office , as if the delay proceeded from Neglects therein . Others intrusting Boys and other Servants to Deliver their Letters at the Receiving Houses , are often deceived by their Destroying such Letters to keep the Money , though so trivial , and by their Loytering and long Delay before the same be left by them , time is lost , all which is unjustly Charged on the Penny-Post . There are many other Causes of Delays of Letters , which yet ought not to be Charged on the Office , as when Directions are not so plainly Written ( as they ought to be , ) and when they are very ill Directed , Persons that write do frequently omit to mention the Trade and Sign , or near what Place , Lane , Church , Remarkable Publick House , or Tavern , &c. which is altogether Necessary every where ; but especially in long Streets and large Places , such as are in this great City and Suburbs , as the Strand , Covent-Garden , Thames-street , Wapping , Southwark , &c. all which occasions not only Delays , but Expence of the Messengers time to seek out , and enquire for the Parties , but often times such Letters lie Undelivered , it being sometimes impossible by the most Acute Interpreter to Read , much less find out how , or where to Deliver them , and such short , imperfect and blind Directions , ( as are , more or less , daily sent to go by the Penny-Post ) beget them great Trouble , much Vexation , and unjust Disparagement . Furthermore , Most Letters that are sent to Carriers and Stage-Coaches , are rejected at the Inns for want of two pence , which they require for Carriage , and often times abuse the Messengers that offer them ; therefore all Persons are Desired to take Notice thereof , and either to settle the Receipt with Carriers , Coachmen or others , to take them without Money , ( by agreement ) or to send Two Pence for the future , and Endorse upon such Letters , Carriage Paid 2 d. As for such as Object the Miscarriage of their Letters , because not come to hand , they are under the greatest mistake of all ; for if they please to send or come to the Cheif Office in Lyme-street , they shall find them there , remaining under their proper Alphabetical Letter , Endorsed with the True Reason why they could not be Delivered , though the Messenger has spent thrice the due time to find them out , which at last has not been possible to do , by Reason of such bad Directions , and for want of Money at Inns , as before mentioned ; but these Letters lie ready for any that shall please to call or send for them by the Penny-Post , though every such Letter has caused Scandalous and unjust Reflections on the Undertaking , among thousands of Persons first and last , yet the Penny-Post has been altogether innocent . Now for Remedy of divers of the forementioned Mischiefs , and to prevent the further spreading of mistaken Reports of the Delays and Miscarriage of Letters , which has not only tended greatly to the Prejudice of the Penny-Post ; but to the hinderance of the Inhabitants from Embracing the great Benefit that they might have received , by the Use of this Conveyance . The Undertakers have provided the Stamps aforesaid to Mark the Hour of the Day on all Letters when sent out from their Office to be Delivered , and all Persons are to expect their Letters within one Hour ( little more or less from the time Marked thereon , ) ( excepting such Letters as are to the four Out-Towns , and the Remotest Parts , ) which necessarily require a longer time of Conveyance , by these they may be able from time to time to discern , whether the delays that hereafter may happen , be really in the Office , or in their own Servants ( or others , ) with whom their Letters were left in due time . This Mark signifies Eight of the Clock in the Morning . Mor. 8 postage stamp The Second Mark is the Letter of the Chief Office in Lyme-street . PENNY POST PAID L postage stamp The Third Mark signifies Four a Clock in the Afternoon . Af. 4 postage stamp Each Office having its proper Letter , with an acknowledgment that the Penny-Post is paid , to prevent the giving of any thing at the Delivery , and for the more Regular Dispatch and Conveyance , the said Undertakers have Directed the Hourly Collecting and Delivery of all Letters , from Seven in the Morning , till Nine at Night on Post Nights , allowing all Persons an Hour to send in their said Letters or Parcels , and the Office an Hour to Collect , bring in , Sort and Distribute the same ; That is to say , all Letters and Parcels given or left at any Penny-Post-House after Seven at Night , and before Eight in the Morning , are by the Office Collected , brought in , Sorted , and sent out soon after Nine , all Letters left betwixt the Hours of Eight and Nine , are brought in , sorted , and sent out by the Office soon after Ten , and so successively every Hour in the Day , till Eight of the Clock at Night . All Letters left as before , betwixt Seven and Eight in the Evening , are Collected , brought in , sent out , and Distributed soon after Nine , ( to the nearest , but not to the Remotest Parts , as Blackwall , Redriff , &c. ) that Night , but no Letters left after Eight can be ascertained to be Delivered at all that Night , ( except Post-Letters to Lumbard-street , ) and indeed very late Delivery of Letters is a great disturbance to the Inhabitants , besides the great Toyle and Slavery that it procures to the poor Messengers . Yet Letters coming too late at Night , shall be by Seven next Morning sent out , and Deliver'd by Eight , and sometimes sooner ; where Note he that leaves his Letter immediatly after Seven , is Dispatcht no sooner than that Letter which is put in just before Eight , and if any Man slips the time , and defers the putting in his Letter , but a very little while after Eight , his Letter by these Rules must lie an Hour extraordinary , till Nine , before it can be Collected ; so that for want of due consideration how Letters proceed , the unthinking People do misreckon , and expect their Letters should be run away with as soon as left , whereas by the very mis-timing it , two Hours , nay three , in some Cases , may be lost through their own default , and those that be orderly left by these Methods , must have allowed some two , some three , some four hours and more before they can be Delivered . All Persons are therefore desired to contrive their Business so beforehand , as to allow reasonable time for Conveyance as aforesaid , and they are desired not to leave any Town Letters after Six a Clock at furthest in Winter , and Seven in Summer ( on Saturday Nights especially ) except Post-Letters , to the end that the many Poor Men who are Imployed in this Service , may have a little time to provide for their Families against the Lords-Day , having no leisure all the week besides . But all Letters to the four Towns of Hackney , Islington , South-Newington and Lambeth , and to the Remote Parts , must be left much earlyer , or they will not be Delivered till next Morning , and if any Person in the four Towns do desire their Letters to be brought to their Houses , they may for another Penny be Accommodated ; otherwise they will be left at the Receiving-Houses , to be sent for by their own Servants . And all People are hereby given to understand , that no Letters will be carried to any parts of the Weekly Bills of Mortality , further then the adjoyning or contiguous Buildings , nor to any other Town then the Four above-mentioned . ☞ Note that upon the Three Days at Christmas , the Two Days at Easter and Whitsuntide , and the Thirtieth of January , the Penny-Post does not go . On all Post Nights , due Care is taken to call for , and Convey to the General Post-House in Lumbard-street , all Post-Letters , whether Foreign or Inland , left at any of the Penny-Post Receiving-Houses , at or before Nine of the Clock at Night . And since the Carriage of Town Letters doth not near Answer the necessary Charge required to support this Undertaking , the Undertakers do hope , that all Persons will so far Contribute to the Continuance of this Useful Design , as to send all their Post-Letters by this Conveyance , to the Post-House in Lumbard-street , which they do not Convey thither by Themselves or Servants , but if any Post-Letters be left without Money , that should pay before-hand , they must of necessity be Returned to the Office , and such as do send Money , are desired to Endorse the Postage Money upon their Letters . And forasmuch , as there has been sundry Attempts to Cheat the Undertakers of many pounds , by false Endorsements of Money , and pretences of Loss of other things sent in small Parcels , which really never were sent at all , ( an ungrateful return for the Undertakers kindness , such Persons having been shamefully Detected , and thereby the Penny-Post as throughly justified . The Undertakers therefore , for some Expedient to prevent such Evil Designs against them , do Declare , that for the Future , They will not be Answerable for any Goods or Money , sent by them , but what is fast made up , and Sealed under such an Impression , as is plain to be seen , and that the Contents or the Value thereof be Endorst fairly to be Read on the out-side . To the end they may know with what they are Charg'd , ( excepting such Parcels , as the Contents are open and visible ) nor will they make good any Breaking , or Damage of Choice and Curious Things ; nor Glasses or Liquid Matter sent by them , it being altogether unreasonable , that such things as are brittle or subject to damage should be carried 2 , 3 , or 4 mile at the Adventure of the Undertakers for one Penny , to be liable to Pay Five shillings or Five Pounds damage , but all Persons shall be sure to have the honest Endeavours of the Messengers , to preserve them , as much as in them lies from breaking , or any other hurt , and of safe Delivery thereof , breaking and damage only excepted . It is also hereby signified , that the Undertakers , by Packets or Parcels under a Pound Weight , do not intend to accept Things of extraordinary Bulk , as some have been so unreasonable often times to offer to send by this Conveyance . These being some of the Practical Methods of the Penny-Post , all Persons are Desired to Consider how far they may be Applied , or made Useful to themselves in their Respective Occasions , that they may not through their own mistakes meet with Disappointment , especially in expecting to go in lesser time than it is Practical by these Methods , and thereby Causelesly Reflect on the Penny-Post ; and it is hoped , that all Ingenious and Worthy Persons for the Future will be so kind to the Undertakers , ( and good Friends to the Publick ) as to Encourage them in their Honest and Useful Design , by all Lawful ways and means ; and to Discountenance all those that are so Envious and Brutish , as by Word or Deed to Oppose the good Progress thereof , and Discourage all that shall Attempt to intrude the like Practice , to the hinderance of the present Undertakers , who have first Erected this Publick Conveniency at their own great Hazard , Pains and Charge . There shall be now hinted some of the Conveniencies of this Vseful Vndertaking of the Penny-Post . All Gentlemen , Countrey-Chapmen , &c. can give notice of their Arrival to Town . Shopkeepers and Tradesmen send for what they want to their Workmen . Much time saved in Sollicitation for Money . Appointments of Meetings among men of Business . Bills dispersed for Publication of any Concern . Summons or Tickets convey'd to all parts . Brewers Entries safely sent to the Excise-Office . Lawyers and Clients mutually correspond . Patients send to Doctors , Apothecaries , &c. for what they want . All the Town upon the River of Thames may send by their Watermen Letters to be delivered to the Receiving-Houses of the Penny-Post , near to most Plying-Places , from whence they will be dispersed according to their Directions , and Letters from London to be delivered to the Watermen , to send to the said Towns. And the Poor Prisoners can now address to their Creditors or Benefactors for one Penny , and save 5d . to buy them a Dinner . Many other Benefits are to be had by this Conveyance , which ( though for brevity omitted ) the Ingenious will find out . The Intention of the Undertakers in this Sheeet , being chiefly to present to the Publick the Nature of this thing in its Practice ; but hereafter they do intend to publish a larger Satisfaction to all the Impartial ; not doubting to demonstrate undeniably the Universal Utility of this Invention , and the Unreasonableness and Invallidity of all the Objections hitherto alledged against it . Lastl● , If any Person desire further Information , or would communicate any thing to the Office , if they please to write to the Chief House in Lyme-street , they shall be Answered to all reasonable and just Content , and their Letters shall be taken in free by the Receivers , provided they be thus Directed , To Mr. Dockwra , and the rest of the Vndertakers , at the Penny-Post House in Lyme-street . London , Printed by George Larkin , in Scalding-Alley in the Poultrey . 1681. Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A36219-e10 ☜ 
A71298	----	These are to give notice, that from the 25th of this instant June, the post will pass thrice a week betwixt England and Ireland, and in like manner betwixt Dublin and the several post-stages in the country Warburton, George. 1683 Approx. 1 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A71298 Wing W728 ESTC R26467 09475389 ocm 09475389 43225 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A71298) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 43225) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1107:9 or 1319:14) These are to give notice, that from the 25th of this instant June, the post will pass thrice a week betwixt England and Ireland, and in like manner betwixt Dublin and the several post-stages in the country Warburton, George. 1 broadside. s.n., [Dublin : 1683] Title from first 5 lines of text. Signed and dated: In Dublin this 15th of June. 1683. George Warburton. Imprint suggested by Wing. This work appears on reels 1107:9 and 1319:14. Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO. EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines. Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- Ireland. Postal service -- England. 2008-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THese are to give Notice , That from the 25th of this Instant June , The Post will pass thrice a week betwixt England and Ireland , and in like manner betwixt Dublin and the severall Post-Stages in the Country , The two Posts will continue on the same days they now are , And the third to set out on Thursday Night , and to return hither on VVednesday Morning in every week . These are farther to Signifie that from the said 25th Instant the Post-Office will be kept at the place where it formerly was in High-Street . Whether all persons concern'd are required to bring in their Letters , and dispatches by Eleven of the Clock one every Post Night , In Dublin this 15th of June . 1683 . George Warburton , 
A64158	----	A brief director for those that would send their letters to any parts of England, Scotlaud, or Ireland. Or A list of all the carriers, waggoners coaches, posts, ships, barks, hoys, and passage-boats, that come to London, from the most parts and places, by land & sea Alphabetically printed, so that none may pretend ignorance, who would gladly send, but know not where to carry their letters. With the dayes when they come, and when they return. And also to send letters to the most habitable parts of the world, and to have an answer. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A64158 of text R218870 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T434AA). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 18 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A64158 Wing T434AA ESTC R218870 99830426 99830426 34877 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A64158) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34877) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2022:20) A brief director for those that would send their letters to any parts of England, Scotlaud, or Ireland. Or A list of all the carriers, waggoners coaches, posts, ships, barks, hoys, and passage-boats, that come to London, from the most parts and places, by land & sea Alphabetically printed, so that none may pretend ignorance, who would gladly send, but know not where to carry their letters. With the dayes when they come, and when they return. And also to send letters to the most habitable parts of the world, and to have an answer. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. [8] p. s.n., [London : 1642?] Attributed by Wing to John Taylor. Caption title. Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original at the Harvard University Library. eng Postal service -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Postal service -- England -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Early works to 1800. A64158 R218870 (Wing T434AA). civilwar no A brief director for those that would send their letters to any parts of England, Scotlaud, or Ireland. Or A list of all the carriers, waggo Taylor, John 1642 2848 120 0 0 0 2 0 492 F The rate of 492 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2002-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-08 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2002-08 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A BRIEF DIRECTOR FOR THOSE That would send their Letters to any parts of England , Scotlaud , or Ireland . Or a List of all the Carriers , Waggoners Coaches , Posts , Ships , Barks , Hoys , and Passage-boats , that come to London , from the most parts and places , by Land & Sea . Alphabetically Printed , so that none may pretend Ignorance , who would gladly send , but know not where to carry their Letters . With the dayes when they come , and when they return . And also to send Letters to the most habitable parts of the World , and to have an answer . A. The Carriers of Abbington lodge at the George in Bredstreet , come on Wednesday , and go on Thursday . Ali●bury , Buckinghamshire at the George at Holborn-Bridge , the Swan in the Strand , the Angel behind St. Clements Church , and the Bell in Holborn ; every other day . St. Albans , on Friday , at the Peacock in Aldersgate-street ; a Coach to the Bell there on Tuesday . A●our at the Castle in Woodstreet , on Thursd. Frid. and Saturday . B. Bla●vile , Dorcet . at the Chequer near Charing Crosse , every second Thursd. Bl●ndford at the Rose at Holborn bridg . Braintree & Bocking in Essex , at the Talbot in Gracious street , com on Thursdays , and go on Fridays . Bathe at the Three Cups in Bredstreet , on Fridays , and go on Saturdayes . Bristol there also , on Th●rsdays at the Swan neer Holborn Bridge . Brereton in Dorce● : at the Rose near Holborn-Bridge , on Thursdays , & go on Fridays . Blackburn in Lancashire at the Bell in Friday-street , on Wednesdays and Fridays . Be●●e in Lancashire , at the Ax in Alderman-bury on Wednesdayes and Fridayes . From Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire , at the Sarazens head without Newgate ; and at the Queens Arms near Holborn-bridge , at the Windwill in St. Johns street . Broomsbury at the Mayden-head in Cateaten street , on Thursdays , and Fridays . Bingham , Notting . on Fridays , at the Bull in Smithfield-bars . Burford , Oxon. at the Bell in Friday-street , on Thursday . Buckingham at the Kings Head in the old Change . Wednesdays and Thursdayes , and at the Sarazens-head in Carterlane . Fridays at the George near Holborn-bridge , on Wednesdays . Bewdley at the Castle in W●●●street , Thursdays . Brackley at the George near Holborn-bridge , on Wednesdays . Banbury at the George near Holborn-bridge , Wednesdayes . Bedford at the Three Horshoes in Aldersgate street , on Thursdayes . Bridgenorth at the Maidenhead in Cateaten-street . Bury at the Dolphin without B●shopsgate , on Thursdayes . The Waggons of Bury come every Thursday to the Four Swans in Bishopsgate-street . A Foor-Post from the said Berry , on Wednesday , to the Green-Dragon in Bishopsgate-street . Barstable at the Star in B●●dstreet , on Fridays . Bampton at the Mermaid in Carterlane , on Thursdayes . Brill at St. Pauls Head in Carterlane , on Tuesdayes . Bampton at the Bear at Basingshaw , on Tuesdays . Balcomb at the Crown in Basinglane , on Fridayes . Broughton at the Ax in Aldermanbury , on Friday . A Coach gots to Buk from the Kings Arms at Leaden-hall . C. Colchester doe lodge at the Crosse-keys in Gracious-street , on Thursdayes . Che●●am at the White heart in Holborn . Cogshall at the Spread-Eagle in Gracious-street , Thursdayes . Chippinganger in Essex , Wednesdayes , to the Crowne without A●gate . Cheltenham in Glo●● . Cambden , Chippin-Norten , Fridayes , at the three Cup● in B●edstreet . Chester at B●●soms Inn , in St. Laurence-lane , Fridayes and Saterdayes . Congerton in Cheshire at the Ax in Aldermanbury , on Thursdayes and Fridayes . Chard in Dorcetshire at the Queens Arms near Holborn-bridge , on Fridays , and at the George in Bredstreet . Cole-Ashby in Nothamp . at the B●●● in Smithfield , Cra●●ley in Bedfordsh : at the Bear and Ragged staffe in Smithfield , on Thursdayes . Coventry in Warwicksh . at the R●m in Smithfield , on Wednesdayes and Thursdayes . Creet in Leicestersh . at the Rose in Smithfield . Coaches from Cambridge , on Thursday and Friday at the black Bull in Bishopsgate-street . Coventry at the Ax in Aldermanbury , on Thursdayes . Cambridge at the Bell in Colemanstreet , on Thursday . Foot-post of Canterbury , every Wednesday and Saturday , to the Swan at Summers key . Crookborn in Devonshire doe lodge at the Queens Arms near Holborn-bridge , on Tuesdayes . C●ln in Lancash . at the White horse at Cripple-gate , on Wednesday . Chesterfield in Derbish . at the Castle in Woodstreet , on Wednesday . D. Dunmore in Essex , at the Saracens-head in Gracious-street , Thursdayes and Fridayes . The Wagons lye at the Crown without Algate . Di●marsh in Barksh . at the George in Bredstreet . Doncaster in Yorksh. at the B●●ll . Savag● without Ludgate , on Fridays and Mondayes . D●rchester at the Rose near Holborn-bridge , Thirsdayes . Denbigh in Wales , at Bos●ms Inn every Thursday . Daintree , Friday , at the Crosse keys in St. Johns street . From Duncebanger at the three Cups in St. John street . Derby and Derbishire at the Ax in Aldermanbury , Fridays , and at the Castle in Woodstreet Thursdays and Fridayes . E. Epping in Essex , at the Princes Arms in Leadenhal-street Thursdayes . Exeter at the Star in Bredstreet on Fridayes , and at the Rose neer Holborn-bridge on Thursdayes . Evesham in Worcest . at the Castle in Woodstreet , Friday . F. Feckingham Forest in Worcestersh. at the Crown in high Holborn ; and at the Queens-Head in St. Giles in the Fields . Farington in Barkshire , at St. Pauls head in Carterlane , on Tuesdayes . G. Grindon Vnderwood in Bucks. at St. Pauls head in Carterlane , on Tuesdayes . Gloucester at the Saracens head without Newgate , and at the Saracens head in Carterlane , on Fridayes . Waggons every week from Gloucestershire , at the Swan near Holborn Bridge . H. Hadley in Suffolk , at the Kings Arms in Leadenhall-street , on Wednesdayes . Huntington at the white Hinde without Cripplegate , on Thursdayes . Hereford at the Kings Head in the Old Change , on Fridayes . Halifax at the Grey-hound in Smithfield , and at the Bear in B●lingshaw , likewise at the Ax in Aldermanbury , also at the White Hart in Coleman-street . Hatfield in Hertford at the Bell in St. John street , Thursdayes . Harding in Hertford . at the Cock in Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday . Waggon lies at the Bull in Bishopsgate street , Mondayes , &c. A Coach from Hartford : every Friday to the Four Swans within Bishopsgate . A Coach from Hatfield every Friday , to the B●ll in Aldersgate-street . Highworth at the Rose at Holborn-bridge , on Saturday . I. Ipswich at the George in Lumbard street , Thursdays . The Post of Ipswich at the Crosse-keys in Gracious street , on Thursdayes . Ingerst●ne in Essex , on Wednesday , to the Kings Arms in Leadenhall street . Jewel in Dorcet , at Jarrets Hall . Isle of Wight at the Bell-Savage , and Bell in Friday street , on Saturdayes . K. Keinton in Warwick . at the Bell in Friday-street , Fridayes . Kingston upon Hull , at the Bull in Leadenhall-street . Kendall at the White Horse without Cripple-gate , on Thursday . L. Lincoln at the White Horse without Cripple-gate , on Friday . Laighten Beudesart , at the Harts-Horns in Smithfield , Mondayes . Leic●ster at the Saracens head without Newgate , and at the Castle near Smithfield-bars on Thursdayes . Lewton in Hertford . at the Cock in Aldersgate-street , Tuesd. Leeds in York . at the Bear in Basingshaw , wednesday , and at the Ax in Aldermanbury . Leicester at the Red Lyon in Aldersgate-street . Loughborough at the Ax in Aldermanbury . M. Malden in Essex at the Cross-keys in Gracious-street , Thursdayes . Monmouth at St. Pauls head in Carterlane . Marlborough at the Swan near Holborn-bridge , Thursdayes . Manchester at the Bear in Basingshaw , on Thursdayes . And at the Ax in Aldermanbury , and at the Two-necked Swan in Ladlane . Mansfield in Nottingh . at the Castle in Woodstreet , Thursdayes . Maxfield in Cheshire , at the Ax in Aldermanbury , thursdayes . Middlewich at the Ax in Aldermanbury , on Fridayes . N. New Elm at the George in Bredstreet , wednesdayes . Netherly in Stafford . at the Bear and ragged Staff in Smithfield , thursday . Northampton and Nottingham at the Ram in Smithfield , Saturday . Norwich at the Dolphin without bishopsgate , Mondayes . Nantwich in Cheshire , at the Ax in Aldermanbury , on wednesday . Nun●aton in Warwick . at the Ax in Aldermanbury , Friday . Newbery at the Kings arms near Holborn-bridge , wednesdayes . Northwi●h in Cheshire , at the Ax in Aldermanbury , Thursday . From Newark in Notting . a Coach and Waggon on Saturdayes , at the Crosse keyes in Whitecrosse-street . Naylans at the four Swans in bishopsgatestreet . O. Oxford at the Saracens head without Newgate , and in Warwick lane . O●ey in Bucks. at the Cock in Aldersgate-street , on Mondayes . Oundle in Northamp . at the Ram in Smithfield . Ockingham at the White Horse in Friday street , Fridayes . P. Preston in Lancash . at the Bell in Friday-street . Pontefract in York . at the Bell in Basingshaw , on Wednesdayes . R. Redding in Berks. at the George in Bredstreet , Thursdayes . Ro●hdel in Lancash . at the Ax in Aldermanbury wednesday . Richmond in Yorksh. at the Bell in Basinghalstreet , and Rippon , wednesday . S. Sudbury in Suffolk , at the Saracens head in Gracious-street , on thursdayes . Sabridgew●rth in Hertfordsh . and Stock in Essex , at the Kings arms in Leadenhall-street , thursdayes . Stroodwater in Glouc. at the B●ll in Friday-street , Fridays . Soisam in Northamp . at the Saracens-head in Carterlane , fridays . Sheffield in Yorksh. at the Castle in Woodstreet , thursdayes . Swallowfield in Berks. at the black Bull in Holborn , thursdayes . Salisbury at the Queens arms neer Holborn bridge on thursday . Shrewsbury at Bo●oms Inn , on thursdays , Skittlebrig and Ferribrig at the Bell at Basinghall , wednesdays . Stoppard in Che●… ; at the Ax in Aldermanbury . Stonystr●…-ford at the Rose and Crown in St. Johns street , tuesday . From Saffron-Market is a Foot-post at the Chequer in Holb . Stampford at the B●…l in Aldersgate-street , wednesdayes . The Waggon from Sa●…-Walden in Essex , at the Bull in B●…street , tuesdayes . S●…bury and 〈◊〉 , at 〈◊〉 hall on Fridayes . S●…ford in Ch●…ire at the Ax in Aldermanbury . Staford at the Swan ●…h two Necks in Ladlane , thursdayes . Coach from Stanford in 〈◊〉 st . to the Cro●…-keys in Whitecrosse-street , saturdayes . T. Teuxbury in Glouc. at the three Cups in Bredstreet , fridayes . Tame in Oxon. at the S●…ns head in Carterlane , fridays . 〈◊〉 in Devon . at the Star in Bredstreet , on fridays . 〈◊〉 in Northamp . at the Castle in Smith●…ld Thursdayes . V. 〈◊〉 , or D●…vifes , at the Swan near H●…lborn-bridge , on Thursdayes . W. ●…ver in B●…s . at the black Swan in Holborn , Tuesday . W●…m in Essex at the C●…ste-keys in Gracious-street , Thursdayes . Wallingfield in ●…olk , at the Spread-Eagle in Graci●…-street , Thursdayes . Wallingford , 〈◊〉 at the George in Bredstreet , wednesdayes . Win●…mb in Glouc. at the three Cups in Bredstreet , fridayes . Warwick at the Bell in Friday-street , fridayes . A Waggon from Ware at the Vine in Bishopsgate-street , fridayes . Woodstrck in Oxon. Wantege , Berks. at the Maremaid in Carterlane , Thursdayes . W●…ster , at the Castle in Woodstreet , and at the Mouth at Aldersgate , on fridayes . W●…e in Bucks. at the George neer Holborn-bridge , wednesday . Watford in Middl●…sex at the Swan near Holborn-bridge . Wells in Somers. at the Rose near Holborn-bridge , Thursdayes . Witney in Oxon. at the Saracens head without Newgate , wednesdayes . Winchester at the Rose at Holborn-bridge on Thursday . Witney at the Maydenhead in Ca●…-street , Thursdayes . W●…cest . and Warwick . at the Rose & Crown in High-Holborn . Walsingham in No●… . at the Chequer in Holborn , Thursday . Wendover in Bucks. at the Bell in Holborn . A Foot-post cometh to the Croste keys in Holborn every second Thursday . W●…field in Yorksh. at the Bear in B●…singshaw , the Ax in Aldermanbury , and the White-hart in Coleman-street , on Thursdayes . VVarrington and VViggon , at the B●…il in Friday-street , wednesdates . Y. 〈◊〉 . at the B●…ll-Savage without Ludgate , on friday . A F●…-post from ●…rk to the Rose and Crown in S●… . 〈◊〉 street , Thursday . The Inns and Lodgings of the Carriers 〈◊〉 come into the ●…urrough of 〈◊〉 cut of the Counties of ●…nt , S●…x , and Surrey . A Carri●… from Ry●… in Surrey , ●…nes every Thursday to the P●…con in 〈◊〉 . T●…bridge , of Seve●… , of Faul , and ●…burst in Kent , at the Katherine Wheel on Thursdayes : 〈◊〉 Carriers of Mar●… , 〈◊〉 and W●…bleton in Su●…x . On Thursdayes from H●…st and ●…by in Kent ; and from Darling and ●…bead in Surrey , to the Greybound in Southwark . Te●… and ●…st in Kent , and B●…lin Suex , at the Spur in Southwark , on Thursd. To the Queens head in Southwark on wednesd . come from P●…b in H●…stire , and from C●…ster 〈◊〉 Arundel Billingburst , Rye . 〈◊〉 , and W●…st , in Sussix , and from 〈◊〉 and Li●…vil in Surrey . Cr●…broke , Bev●…den , in Kant , and from L●…is P●…h V●…field , and C●…field in Suss●…x , do lodge at the ●…bot in Southwark , on wednesdayes . To the George in Southwark , on Thursdayes come from Gilford , 〈◊〉 , Gou●…st , and Cbiddin●…n in Surrey . To the White Hart in the Burrough of Southwark , come from D●…r Centerbury , Sandwhich , Bidd●…den , Mayfield , Ed●…bridge , He●… , VVi●… , , on Fridayes . From , to the Kings head in Southwark , on Thursday . A C●…rier from Tunbridge to the Green Dragon in Foul-lane , and Queen●… Head in S●…ark , on Friday . From E●…me 〈◊〉 , cometh a Coach and Waggon to the King●… Head in Southwarke every other day . Certain Directions for to find out Ships , Barks , and Hoighs that doe come to London . A Hoigh from C●lchester comes to Smarts Key weekly . From Ipswich or Lyn , to Dice key . From Barwick to Galley key . From Ireland , Pool , Plimouth , Dartmouth , VVeymouth , to Chesters key . From Sandwich or Dover in Kent , to S●bbs Dock . From Rochester , Marget , Feversham , and Maidstone , to Katherines D●ck . From Scotland , at the A●mitage . From Dunkirk at the Custome-house key . From Holland or Z●●land , at the Brewhouses in St. Katherines . At Lyon key Tide-boats passe between London and Deptford , Greenwich , VVoolwich , Erith , Greenhith , Raynam , Tu●fleet , and Grayes . At Billingsgate are Barges , Light-horsemen , Tilt boats , and Wherries , to Gravesend , Milton , or further . Passage boats to carry Passengers either East or West , about London-bridge . At Bull Wharf come boats twice a week , which carry Goods between London , and Kingston upon Thames , and Colebrook . Boats for Passengers and Goods , to Henly , Maidenhead , VVindsor , Stanes , Chertsey , and Redding , at Queenhith . All those that would send Letters to the most habitable parts of the world , or to any parts of Great Britain , either England , Scotland , or Ireland , let them repair to the Generall Post-Master at the Stocks by the Exchange . 
A79320	----	By the King. A proclamation, for quieting the Post-Master-General in the execution of his office. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1661 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A79320 Wing C3398 Thomason 669.f.26[48] ESTC R210892 99869643 99869643 163930 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A79320) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163930) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f26[48]) By the King. A proclamation, for quieting the Post-Master-General in the execution of his office. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by John Bill, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1660. At the King's Printing-House in Black-Friers, London : [1661] Dated at end: Given at the Court at Whitehall, the sixteenth day of January, in the twelfth year of His Majesties Reign, one thousand six hundred and sixty. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan. [illegible]". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2008-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion By the King. A PROCLAMATION , For Quieting the Post-Master-General in the Execution of his Office. CHARLES R. WHereas We have by Our Letters Patents under Our Great Seal , constituted and appointed Our Trusty and wel-beloved Henry Bishop Esq Our Post-Master-General , to perform and execute all and every the powers mentioned in a late Act of Parliament , touching the erecting and setling an Office of Post-Master-General ; And whereas the secret and indirect conveyance of Letters , by ways unlawful , and unauthorized , doth not onely tend to the diminution of Our Revenue , by lessening the Office of Post-Master-General , but may be a means to promote Seditious designs , and to disturbe the Peace of Our Realm ; We have thought fit therefore by this Our Proclamation , to advertise all and singular Our good Subjects of their duty , and to require their Obedience accordingly ; And we do hereby strictly prohibite , and forbid all and singular person and persons whatsoever ( other then the said Henry Bishop , his Deputies , Servants , or Assignes , directly , or indirectly ) to do , execute , perform , or intrude themselves , to have any Employment in or about any thing , which ought to be done by him the said Henry Bishop , his Deputies , Servants , or Assignes , without his the said Henry Bishop's Deputation , Licence or Allowance , upon pain of Our Displeasure , and such other penalty as may be inflicted upon the Offenders for contempt of this Our Royal Commandment , and of the said Act of Parliament . And that the said Henry Bishop , his Deputies , Servants , and Assigns may the better intend the service and duty of the said Office of Post-Master-General , We do hereby further Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure to be , That the said Henry Bishop , his Deputies , Servants and Assignes , shall be from henceforth freed , exempted , and discharged , of , and from serving upon all Iuries , Inquests , Musters , or any other Publike Employments or attendances , that may any way impede , retarde , or prejudice the execution of his or their duty and service in the said Office ; And that he and they shall have and enjoy all such Priviledges as have been formerly granted by any of Our Royal Ancestors , unto the Masters of their Posts , and servants . And We do further expresly Will and Command by these presents , all Maiors , Sheriffs , Iustices of Peace , Constables , Bailiffs , all Searchers of Our Ports , and all other Our Officers and Ministers wheresoever , within their several Iurisdictions and Offices from time to time to make diligent search for all Males , Bougets , and other carriages of all such disallowed and unlicenced Carriers and Messengers , or other suspected persons carrying Pacquets , or Letters , from place to place within Our said Realms and Dominions , or coming in or going out of this Realm , to or from any other Kingdoms or Countries , contrary to the tenor of the said Act of Parliament , and the Rights and Priviledges of the Post-Master-General therein declared and established ; and to Seize all and every such Males and Pacquets of Letters which shall be found in the hands of persons not having lawful Warrant or Authority from Our Post-Master-General for the time being , to carry the same and the said Males or Pacquets of Litters , together with the names of the persons so , as aforesaid , presuming to convey them , immediately to send up , and certifie to Our Privy Councel . Given at the Court at Whitehall , the Sixteenth day of January , in the Twelfth Year of His Majesties Reign , One thousand six hundred and sixty . GOD SAVE THE KING . LONDON , Printed by John Bill , Printer to the KING 's most Excellent MAJESTY , 1660. At the KING'S Printing-House in Black-Friers . 
A94393	----	To all ingenuous people a second intimation from the New Undertakers for conveyance of letters at half the rates to severall parts of England and Scotland. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94393 of text R211688 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.16[95]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A94393 Wing T1323 Thomason 669.f.16[95] ESTC R211688 99870394 99870394 163248 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94393) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163248) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f16[95]) To all ingenuous people a second intimation from the New Undertakers for conveyance of letters at half the rates to severall parts of England and Scotland. Oxenbridge, Clement. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1653] Imprint from Wing. Signed at end: Clement Oxenbridge, Francis Thomson, Richard Blackwall and William Malyne. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 20 1653". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A94393 R211688 (Thomason 669.f.16[95]). civilwar no To all ingenuous people: a second intimation from the New Undertakers for conveyance of letters at half the rates to severall parts of Engla Oxenbridge, Clement 1653 545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To all ingenuous People : A second Intimation from the New Vndertakers for conveyance of Letters at half the rates to severall parts of England and Scotland . WHereas severall printed Papers have been scattered up and down the Cities of London , and Westminster , and in many considerable Townes and places in England and Scotland , intimating , that if any persons send their Letters by the Old Post , they will have a free and safe going and coming , but if they send by the New Undertakers , their passage will be interrupted , which we cannot but look upon as a Design on purpose to deter all persons from bringing their Letters to us , which Design we perceive is still carried on , as appears by a busie Pamphleteer in his last weekly book of severall Proceedings , in which the said Paper is recited , as if the State had allowed thereof . And though divers persons imployed by us in the carriage of our Mayle , have of late under false colours and pretences been much affronted and interrupted by some malitious Post-Masters and others , acting only upon the account of Self-interest , yet against them we are ( upon good advice ) proceeding by severall Actions and Indictments , and doubt not of Justice and reparation , according to due course of Law , all such interruption being contrary to the Law of the Land . And whereas we have hitherto gone on , and resolve still to proceed in the management of our honest and just undertaking ( which hath already been so serviceable to this Nation ) in a legall and warrantable way : Now for the future prevention of abuses and affronts to those persons that shall be imployed by us , and to the end the people of this Nation may not be deceived by those false suggestions and pretences , which hitherto have been published only to delude them and abuse us ; We whose names are hereunto subscribed , being the first Undertakers for the speedy conveyance of Letters at half the Rates to severall parts of England and Scotland , do hereby declare to all Gentlemen , Merchants , and other persons whatsoever , that we do intend resolvedly ( by the help of God ) to continue the management of this our undertaking , and for the further accommodation of all men of businesse , and for improvement of Trade , to carry to places not formerly supplied , with the like conveyance ; as also to add one day more weekly for the sending out of Letters , ( that is to say ) Thursdaies as well as Tuesdaies and Saturdaies , and to have returns answerably , the first Thursday to begin the 28. of this present April , and the same places of receipt to continue as formerly , we having received much incouragement by ingenuous and publike minded people , and no discouragement at all from Supreme Authority , nor can it rationally be imagined , that ever they will countenance the Disturbers of so publike and beneficiall an undertaking . Clement Oxenbridge . Francis Thomson . Richard Blackwall . William Malyne . 
A94606	----	To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble petition of the post-masters of the several roads of England. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94606 of text R211679 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.16[91]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A94606 Wing T1619 Thomason 669.f.16[91] ESTC R211679 99870385 99870385 163244 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94606) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163244) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f16[91]) To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble petition of the post-masters of the several roads of England. England and Wales. Council of State. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1653] Imprint from Wing. With an order of the Council of State dated 30 March 1653, conferring on Edmund Prideaux, Attorney-General, the charge of the Inland Post, with the assistance of the Postmasters -- Cf. Steele. Annotation on Thomason copy: "pasted upon ye posts 2d of Aprill". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Postal service -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A94606 R211679 (Thomason 669.f.16[91]). civilwar no To the Right Honorable, the Councel of State: And to the Honorable Committee, by them appointed in the case of the post-masters. The humble England and Wales. Council of State. 1653 784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the Right Honorable , the Councel of State : And to the Honorable Committee , by them appointed in the Case of the Post-Masters . The Humble Petition of the Post-Masters of the several Roads of England . Sheweth , THat with all readiness they have from time to time , and at all times with much care and pains , faithfully , not only carried and re-carried all Letters and Packets belonging to the State at usual times in their Weekly Mayles sent forth , by which they have saved the State 6000. l. per Annum ; but have also with the like diligence carried all extraordinary Packets and Dispatches amounting to a very great Number , and a very considerable Charge , as may appear by the testimonials of some here present : For all which Service we acknowledg our selves to be by Mr. Attourny General fully satisfied . We therefore humbly pray , that your Honors will be pleased so to own us in our Imployment and present Station , and by all Lawful means so to assist us , That we in our Estates may not be ruined , Your Honors great Service aforesaid neglected , which we Your Servants in the behalf of our selves , and all the rest of the Post-Masters , do promise to our utmost power , still to continue faithfully , and carefully to perform , and allow unto the people the same ease in their Rates of Letters , which is by others declared , And shall for your Honors peace and happiness March , 24. 1652. Alwaies as in Duty bound , pray &c. Signed by Warrant , and on the behalf of all the Post-Masters of the Several Roads of England . Plymouth and Portsmouth Roads . Samuel Northcot , Postmaster at Plymouth . Andrew Raddon , Postmaster at Exon. Francis Pyke , postmaster at Crewkern . Robert Ring , postmaster at Salisbury . Nathaniel Hole , postmaster at Hartlerow . Bristol and Southwales Roads . John Lewin , postmaster at Bristol . Onesiphorus Tapp , postmaster at Marlebrough . John Donn , postmaster at Glocester . David Bayley , postmaster at Swansey . Chester Road . Robert Girdler , postmaster at Birmigham , Robert King , postmaster at Coleshill . Richard Farmar , postmaster at Tossiter . George Parker , postmaster at Chester . George Gleave , postmaster at Namptwitch . Northern Roads . Ralph Salkeld , postmaster at Berwick . Thomas Errington , Postmaster at Newcastle , Robert Morley , postmaster at Tadcaster . William Collins , postmaster at Stamford . THe Councel having Read the Petition of the Post-masters of the several Roads of England , and other Papers presented , and taken into Consideration how Requisite it is for the better carrying on , and mannagement of the Affairs of the Common-Wealth , and especially necessary in the present state of Things , That the In-land Post should be in a settled Condition and a posture of Readiness to Expedite it , and give Dispatch unto the Mayles of Letters and other Missives of Publick Concernment the Nature of which , doth frequently Require the Speediest Conveyance that is possible ; and finding the due settling and executing of this Office to be of such Consequence and Concernment to the Service of the Common-Wealth , as doth Require the special Care and inspection of the State thereunto , and a fit Person in whom they can Confide , for the Execution thereof they have thought fit to Recommend and intrust the Mannagement of it unto you : These are therefore to Authorize and Require you , To Receive and take upon you the Charge and Care thereof , and to Transact and Execute the same according to such Orders as have been formerly made by the Councel on that behalf : And for the better Enabling of you to effect and perform the same according to the Trust reposed in you , all Officers , both Civil and Military , are hereby Required to be Aiding and Assisting unto you , or such Post-Masters or Agents as shall be imployed under you in the said Post-Office upon all Occasion , wherein the Execution of the same may be the better furthered and expedited . Given at the Councel of State at White-hall , this Thirtieth day of March , 1653. To Edmund Prideaux Esquire , Attourny General for the Common-wealth . Signed in the Name and by Order of the Councel of State appointed by Authority of Parliament . Dennis Bond , President . Ex. John Thurloe Clerk of the Councel . 
A82435	----	Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, duodecimo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April, an. Dom. 1660 In the twelfth year of the reign of our most gracious soveraign lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1661 Approx. 216 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 75 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A82435 Wing E1095 Thomason E1075_27 99867538 99867538 119854 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82435) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 119854) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 160:E1075[27]) Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, duodecimo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April, an. Dom. 1660 In the twelfth year of the reign of our most gracious soveraign lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) England and Wales. Parliament. 150 [i.e. 148], [2] p. Printed by John Bill, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, [London : 1660] [i.e. 1661] Contains the acts drafted by the Convention Parliament. List of additional acts not included: pp. 148-150. Signatures: A-Z² 2A-2G² 2H¹ 2I-2P² . Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan 7". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. An act for the better ordering the selling of wines by retail -- An act for the levying of the arrears of the twelve moneths assessment commencing the 24th of June 1659, and the six moneths assessment commencing the 25 of December 1659 -- An act for granting unto the Kings Majesty, four hundred and twenty thousand pounds, by an assessment of threescore and ten thousand pounds by the moneth, for six moneths, for disbanding the remainder of the army and paying off the navy -- An act for further supplying and explaining certain defects in an act intituled An act for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying off the forces of this kingdom -- An act for the raising of seventy thousand pounds for the further supply of his Majesty -- An act for the attainder of several persons guilty of the horrid murther of his late Sacred Majestie King Charles the First -- An act for confirmation of leases and grants from colledges and hospitals -- An act for confirmation of marriages -- An act for prohibiting the planting, setting, or sowing of tobacco in England and Ireland -- An act for erecting and establishing a post-office -- An act impowering the master of the rolls for the time being, to make leases for years, in order to new build the old houses belonging to the rolls. 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Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Wool industry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Regicides -- Early works to 1800. Marriage law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Tobacco -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Postal service -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Robyn Anspach Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Robyn Anspach Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Anno Regni CAROLI IJ. REGIS Angliae , Scotiae , Franciae , & Hiberniae , DUO DECIMO . At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day of April , An. Dom. 1660. In the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Soveraign Lord CHARLES , By the Grace of God , of England , Scotland , France , and Ireland , King , Defender of the Faith , &c. LONDON , Printed by JOHN BILL , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1660. CUM PRIVILEGIO . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for the better ordering the selling of Wines by Retail , and for preventing Abuses in the Mingling , Corrupting , and Vitiating of Wines , and for setting and limiting the prices of the same . FOr the better Ordering of Selling of Wines by Retail in Taverns , and other places , and for preventing of abuses therein , Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , by and with the consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , and by the Authority of the same , That no person or persons whatsoever , from and after the Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred sixty one , unless he or they be authorised and enabled in manner and form , as in this present Act is prescribed and appointed , shall sell or utter by retail , that is by the Pint , Quart , Pottle or Gallon , or by any other greater or lesser retail measure , any kinde of Wine or Wines to be drunk or spent within his or their Mansion-house or houses , or other place in his or their tenure or occupation , or without such Mansion-house or houses , or such other place in his or their tenure or occupation , by any colour , craft , or mean whatsoever , upon pam to forfeit for every such offence the sum of Five pounds ; the one moyety of every such penalty to be to our Soveraign Lord the King , the other moyety to him or them that will sue for the same , by Action of Debt , Bill , Plaint , or Information in any of the Kings Courts of Record , in which Action or Suit ▪ no Ess●ign , Wager of Law or Protection shall be allowed . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That it shall and may be lawful , to and for His Majesty , His Heirs and Successors , from time to time , to issue out under His or their Great Seal of England , one or more Commission or Commissions directed to two or more persons , thereby authorizing them to Licence , and give Authority to such person and persons , as they shall think sit , to sell and utter by retail , all and every or any kinde of Wine or Wines whatsoever , to be drunk and spent as well within the house or houses , or other place , in the tenure or occupation of the party so Licenced , as without , in any City , Town , or other place within the Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town and Port of Berwick upon Twede ; and such persons as from time to time or at any time hereafter shall be by such Commission or Commissions as aforesaid in that behalf appointed , shall have power and authority , and hereby have power and authority to treat and contract for licence , authority and dispensations to be given and granted to any person or persons for the selling and uttering of Wines by retail in any City , Town or other place as aforesaid , according to the rules and directions of this present Act , and the true Intent and meaning thereof , and not otherwise , any Law , Statute , usage or custome to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding . And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That such persons as shall be commissioned and appointed by his Majesty , His Heirs or Successors as aforesaid shall be , and be called His Majesties Agents for granting Licences for the selling and uttering of Wine by retail ; And his Majesties said Agents are hereby authorized and enabled under their Seal of Office , the same to be appointed by his Majesty , to grant Licence for the selling and uttering of Wines by retail to any person or persons , and for any time or terme not exceeding One and Twenty years , if such person and persons shall so long live ; and for such yearly rent as they can or shall agree , and think fit , so as no Fine be taken for the same ; But that the Rent and summs of Money agreed upon and reserved , be payed and answered half yearly by equal portions during the whole Term. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That such Licence shall not be given or granted , but to such who shall personally use the Trade of selling or uttering of Wines by retail , or to the Landlord and owner of the house where the person useing such Trade shall sell and utter Wine by retail , nor shall the same be assignable nor in any wise beneficial or extensive to indempnifie any person against the penalties of this present Act , except the first taker . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That it shall & may be lawful to and for his Majesty , his Heirs & Successors , to constitute and appoint such and so many other Officers and Ministers , as a Receiver , Register , Clerk , Controller , Messenger or the like , for the better carrying on of this service , as He and they shall think fit , so as the Sallaries and Wages of all such Officers to be appointed , together with the Sallary or Wages of His Majesties said . Agents do not exceed six pence in the pound of the Revenue that shall hence arise . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That the Rents , Revenues , and sums of Money hence arising , except what shall be allowed for the Wages and Sallaries of such Officers and Ministers , which is not to exceed Six pence out of every Pound thereof , shall be duly and constantly paid and answered into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer , and shall not be particularly charged or chargeable , either before it be paid into the Exchequer or after , with any Gift or Pension . And His Majesties said ▪ Agents are hereby enjoyned and required to return into the Court of Exchequer every Michaelmas and Easter Terms , upon their Oaths ( which Oaths the Barons of the Exchequer , or any one of them , are hereby authorized to administer ) a Book fairly written , containing a true & full account of what Licences have been granted the preceding half year , and what Rents and sums of money are thereupon reserved , and have been paid , or are in arrear , together with the Securities of the persons so in arrear , to the end due and speedy Process may be made out according to the course of the Exchequer , for the recovery of the same . Provided always , That this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall not in any wise be prejudicial to the priviledge of the two Vniversities of the Land , or either of them , nor to the Chancellors or Scholars of the same , or their successors ; but that they may use and enjoy such priviledges as heretofore they have lawfully used and enjoyed , any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided also ▪ That this Act , or any thing therein contained shall not extend or be prejudicial to the Master , Wardens , Freemen and Commonalty of the Mystery of V●●tners of the City of London , or to any other City or Town-Corporate but that they may use and enjoy such Liberties and Priviledges as heretofore they have lawfully used and enjoyed , any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided also , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That this Act , or any thing therein contained , shall not in any wise extend to debar or hinder the Major and Burgesses of the Burrough of St. Albans in the County of Hertford , or their successors , from enjoying , using and exercising of all such Liberties , Powers and Authorities to them heretofore granted by several Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England , by Queen Elizabeth and King James of famous memories , for the Erecting , Appointing , and Licensing of Three several Wine-Taverns within the Burrough aforesaid , for and towards the maintenance of the Free-School there ; but that the same Liberties , Powers and Authorities shall be , and are hereby established and confirmed , and shall remain and continue in and to the said Major and Burgesses and their successors , to and for the Charitable use aforesaid , and according to the tenor of the Letters Patents aforesaid , as though this Act had never been made , any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding . Provided also , That it shall not , nor may be lawful to or for any Officer or Officers to be appointed by His Majesty for the carrying on of this service , to take , demand , or recei●e any Fees , Rewards , or summs of money whatsoever , for or in respect of this Service , other then Five shillings for a Licence , Four pence for an Acquittance , and Six pence for a Bond , under the ●enalty of Ten pounds , one moiety thereof to the Kings Majesty , the other moiety to the person or persons who shall sue for the same , by action of Debt , Bill , Plaint , or Information , wherein no Wager of Law , Essoign or Protection shall be allowed , Any thing herein , or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding . And it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That no Merchant , Vintuer , Wine-Cooper or other person , selling or retailing any Wine , shall mingle or utter any Spanish Wine , mingled with any French Wine , or Rh●●ish Wine , Sider , Perry , Hony , Sugar , Syrops of Sugar , Molasses , or any other Syrops whatsoever , nor put in any Isinglass ; Brimstone , Lime , Raisins , Iuice of Raisins , Water , nor any other Liquor nor Ingredients , nor any Clary , or other herb , nor any sort of Flesh whatsoever ; And that no Merchant , Vintner , Wine-Cooper , or other person selling or retailing any Wine , shall mingle or utter any French Wines mingled with any Rhinish Wines or Spanish Wines , Sider , Perry , Stummed Wine , Vitriol , Hony , Sugar , Syrop of Sugar , Molasses , or any Syrops whatsoever , nor put in any Isinglass , Brimstone , Lime , Raisins , Iuice of Raisins , Water , nor any other Liquor or Ingredients , nor any Clary or other herb , nor any sort of flesh whatsoever ; And that no Merchant , Vintner , Wine-Cooper or other person selling or retailing any Wine , shall mingle or utter any R●inish Wine mingled with any French Wines , or Spanish Wines , Sider , Perry , Stummed Wine , Vitriol , Hony , Sugar , Syrops of Sugar , Molasses , or any other Syrops whatsoever , nor put in any Isinglass , Brimstone , Lime , Raisins , Iuice of Raisins , Water , nor any other Liquor or Ingredients , nor any Clary or other herb , nor any sort of flesh whatsoever : And that all and every person and persons committing any of the offences aforesaid , shall incur the pains and penalties herein after mentioned : That is to say , Every Merchant , Wine-Cooper , or other person selling any sort of Wines in gross , mingled or abused as aforesaid , shall forfeit and lose for every such offence , One hundred pounds ; And that every Vintner or other person selling any sorts of Wine by retail , mingled or abused as aforesaid , shall forfeit and lose for every such offence , the sum of Forty pounds ; of which forfeitures , one moyety shall go unto the Kings Majesty , His Heirs and successors , the other moyety to the Informer , to be recovered in any Court of Record by Action of Debt , Bill , Plaint or Information , wherein no Essoigne , Protection , or Wager of Law shall be allowed . Provided always , and be it Enacted , That from and after the First day of September , One thousand six hundred sixty and one , no Canary Wines , Muskie or Alegant , or other Spanish or sweet Wines , shall be sold or uttered by any person or persons within His Majesties Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Twede , by retail , for above Eighteen pence the quart : And that no Gascoigne or French Wines whatsoever , shall be sold by retail , above Eight pence the quart ; And that no Rhinish Wines whatsoever shall be sold by retail , above Twelve pence the quart ; ( And according to these Rates , for a greater and lesser quantity , all and every the said Wines shall and may be sold ) upon pain and penalty that every such person and persons who shall utter or sell any of the said Wines by retail , that is to say , by Pint , Quart , Pottle , or Gallon , or any other greater or lesser retail-measure ▪ at any rate exceeding the rates hereby limited , do and shall forfeit for every such Pint , Quart , Pottle , Gallon , or other greater or lesser quantity so sold by retail , the sum of Five pounds ; the one moyety of which forfeiture shall be to our Soveraign Lord the King , His Heirs and successors , and the other moyety to him or them that will sue for the same , to be recovered in manner and form as aforesaid . Provided nevertheless , That it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Chancellor of England , Lord Treasurer , Lord President of the Kings Council , Lord Privy Seal , and the two Chief Iustices , or Five , Four , or Three of them ; And they are hereby Authorized yearly and every year between the Twentieth day of November , and the last day of December , and no other times , to set the Prises of all and every the said Wines to be sold by retail as aforesaid , at higher or lower rates then are herein contained , so that they or any of them cause the Prises by them set to be written , and open Proclamation thereof to be made in the Kings Court of Chancery yearly in the Term time , or else in the City , Burrough ▪ or Towns Corporate where any such Wines shall be sold ; And that all and every the said wines shall and may be sold by retail at such Prises as by them , or any Five , Four , or Three of them shall be set as aforesaid , from time to time , for the space of one whole year , to commence from the First day of February next after the setting thereof , and no longer , and no greater prises under the pains and penalties aforesaid , to be recovered as aforesaid , and afterwards : And in default of such setting of prises by the said Lord Chancellor of England , Lord Treasurer , Lord President of the Kings Council , Lord Privy Seal , and the Two Chief Iustices , or Five , Four , or Three of them , as aforesaid , at the respective Rates . and Prises set by this Act , and under the penalties as aforesaid , to be recovered as aforesaid . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for the Levying of the Arrears of the Twelve Moneths Assessment commencing the 24 th . of June 1659 , and the Six Moneths Assessment commencing the 25. of December 1659. WHereas there are severall great summs of money , yet uncollected and in Arrear , And divers summs of money in the hands of the Collectors and not payed in , due upon the twelve moneths Assessment commencing the Twenty fifth of December One Thousand six Hundred Fifty nine , for payment of the Arrears of his Majesties Army now disbanding , and to be disbanded , notwithstanding all former Orders , and His Majesties Proclamation for the speedy levying and collecting thereof . Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie , and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled , and by the Authority of the same , That the Commissioners nominated and appointed in the respective Counties , Cities and Corporations of this Kingdome , the Dominion of Wales , and the Town of Berwick , in an Act made this present Parliament for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying of the Forces of this Kingdome both by Land and Sea , do forthwith cause all the said ▪ Arrears to be levied & collected by such wayes and means , as the same was formerly appointed to be levied and collected ; And likewise all such summs of money as remain in any Collectors hands to be speedily payed in , to Iames Nelthorp and Iohn Lawson Esquires late Treasurers at war , for and towards the speedy disbanding and paying off the said Forces . Provided alwayes , That the summe of Five Hundred and Twenty Pounds and Twelve Shillings disbursed by Robert Quarum Receiver Generall of the County of Cornwall , by the desire and direction of the Commissioners of Assessments , and other Gentlemen of the said County , for the publique service of the Kingdome . And also the summe of Seventy Pounds disbursed by the Town of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset for the same service , shall be and are hereby discharged and allowed unto the said Receiver and Town of Lyme Regis , as if the same had been actually payed in to the Treasurers appointed to receive the same , Any thing in this Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for granting unto the Kings Majesty , Four hundred and twenty thousand pounds , by an Assessement of Threescore and ten thousand pounds by the Moneth , for six Moneths , for Disbanding the remainder of the Army , and paying off the Navy . WHereas it was well hoped , That the moneys Enacted to be raised by several Acts of this Parliament , That is to say , One Act Entituled , An Act for the speedy provision of money , for Disbanding and Paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea. And one other Act Entituled , An Act for supplying and explaining certain defects in an Act , Entituled , An Act for the speedy provision of money for the disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea. And one other Act Entituled , An Act for raising Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army , and paying off some part of the Navy , would have effectually sufficed to have compleatly disbanded the Armies and paid off the Navy ; But by the slow coming in of the same moneys , the growing charge being still kept on , the same cannot be effected without further supply ; And if no further supply should be made , the growing Charge would become insupportable : The Commons Assembled in Parliament , do therefore give and grant unto Your most Excellent Majesty , for the uses herein after expressed , and no other , the sum of four Hundred and twenty thousand pounds to be raised & levyed in manner following : And do humbly pray Your most Excellent Majesty , That it may be Enacted , and be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , by , and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled , That the sum of Threescore and ten thousand pounds by the Moneth , for six Moneths , beginning from the first day of January , One thousand six hundred and sixty , shall be Assessed , Taxed , Collected , Levyed and Paid in the several Counties , Cities and Burroughs , Towns and Places within England and Wales , and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed , according to such rates , rules , and proportions , and by the same Commissioners , as in and by a certain Act past this Parliament , Entituled An Act for raising of Sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army , and paying off some part of the Navy , which said Commissioners shall meet on , or before the twelfth day of Ianuary , One thousand six hundred and sixty , and are hereby enabled to use and execute all and every the like Rates ▪ Rules , Proportions , Powers and Authorities , as in and by the said Act are mentioned and referred unto , or expressed , as fully and amply , as if the same had been particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted , That the sum of Two hundred and ten thousand pounds , being one moyety of the six months Assessment , hereby imposed , shall be assessed , collected , levyed and paid in to the Receiver or Receivers General , who shall be appointed by the said Commissioners , upon or before the first day of February , One thousand six hundred and sixty . And the other Two hundred and ten thousand pounds residue thereof , upon or before the first day of April , One Thousand six hundred sixty one . And be it further Enacted , that all and every the sums to be collected and levied by vertue of this present Act , shall be paid at the Guild-Hall of the City of London , unto Sir George Cartwright , Sir Richard Brown Lord Mayor of the City of London , Sir Iames Bunce , Sir William Wheeler , Sir William Vincent , Thomas Rich Esq ; and the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being , who are hereby appointed Treasurers for the Receipt thereof , and the Acquittances of them , or any threé of them , shall be a sufficient discharge for so much as shall be received by vertue of this Act , to any person or persons who shal pay in the same . And whereas there is a present necessity of raising of Eighty thousand pounds , Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That if any person or persons of the City of London , or any other place , who hath or have advanced any monies upon the Credit of an Act of this Parliament , Entituled , An Act for raising Sevenscore thousand pounds , for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army , and paying off some part of the Navy , shall continue the Loane of such monies upon the Credit of this Act , and Declare the same under his or their hands , unto the Treasurers by this Act appointed , before the One and thirtieth day of December , One thousand six hundred and sixty ; And if any other person or persons shall advance one hundred pounds or upwards upon the Credit of this Act , and before the Tenth day of Ianuary , One thousand six hundred and sixty , pay the same unto the said Treasurers , then every such person and persons so continuing or advancing as aforesaid , shall not only do a very acceptable service , but shall also receive from the said Treasurers out of the last One hundred and ten thousand pounds , which shall be received upon the second payment appointed by this Act , his and their principal money , with Interest , at the rate of Ten pounds per cent . per annum , from the time of such declaration and advancement respectively , any Law , Act or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding . And the said Treasurers are hereby required to make payment accordingly , and not to receive any more money to be advanced as aforesaid , then what with the money so to be continued will amount to Eighty thousand pounds . And be it further Enacted , That the Treasurers by this Act appointed , shall receive for them , and those to be employed under them in this Service , One penny in the pound , in such manner as they ought to receive by the Act last before mentioned . And be it further enacted , That all and every the sums of money which by vertue of this present Act shall be paid to or received by the Treasurers aforesaid , shall from time to time be issued out according to such Warrants and Directions onely , as they or any three of them shall receive from the Commissioners named in one Act of this present Parliament , Entituled , An Act for the speedy disbanding of the Army and Garisons of this Kingdom , or threé of them , who are hereby required and enjoyned at their perils , to take care and provide , that the moneys so as aforesaid to be issued out , be employed onely to the uses , intents and purposes hereafter following , and to no other use , intent , or purpose whatsoever , that is to say , Principally and in the first place , for and towards the total disbanding of the present Army and Garrisons , until that work be fully perfected and compleated according to such Rules and Instructions , as touching the disbanding of the Army in the said Act last mentioned , are contained . And after the Army shall be wholly disbanded , then the residue of the moneys to be raised by vertue of this present Act , or due , or behinde on any former Act , shall be employed for and towards the paying off of the Fleét and Navy , according to such Rules . Orders , and Instructions , as touching the payment of the Navy , are herein after-mentioned , and not otherwise . And be it further enacted , That an accompt of all the moneys by vertue of this Act to be received , shall be given by the said Treasurers to this or any other succeéding Parliament , which shall require the same , or to such person or persons , as by this or any other succeéding Parliament shall be thereunto appointed : Provided always , and it is hereby declared , That nō Mannors , Lands , Tenements , and Hereditaments which were formerly assessed and taxed for and towards former Assessments and Land-Taxes , and are now in the possession or holding of His Majesty , or of the Queéns Highness , or of any Ecclesiastical person or persons , or His , Her , or their Farmers and Tenants , shall be exempted from the payment of the several sums of mony in this Act comprized ; but that the said Mannors , Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments , shall be rated , assessed and taxed for and towards the said several sums of money in this Act comprised , in such manner and form as they were of late rated , taxed , and assessed for and towards the said former Land-Rates , any Law , Statute or Custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding . Provided also , that nothing herein contained shall be drawn into example to the prejudice of the ancient Rights belonging to the Peers of this Realm . And be it declared and enacted by the Authority aforesaid , that these persons hereafter named shall be added Commissioners for their several Counties , Places and Precincts respectively , and shall exercise the same powers as the other Commissioners intended by this Act are authorised and impowered to do , That is to say ; Berks. For the County of Berks , Peregrine Hobby , Richard Harrison Esqs ; John Fecciplace of FernehamEsq ; Samuel Woodcox . Borrough of New Windsor . For the Borrough of New Windsor , Andrew Plumpton , Richard Fishburne , Gent. Bucks . For the County of Bucks , William Tirringham Esq ; Sir T●omas Hampson Baronet , Sir Philip Palmer Baronet , Anthony Ratcliff Esq ; Cambridge . For the County of Cambridge , Sir Thomas Dayrel , John Bennet Esq ; Sir Anthony Cage , Levinus Bennet . Isle of Ely. For the Isle of Ely , Roger Jennings Esq ; Chester . For the County of Chester , Sir George Warburton Baronet , Edward Warren , Jeffery Shakerley , Henry Leigh , Esqs ; City of Chester . For the City and County of the City of Chester , The Major for the time being . Cornwal . For the County of Cornwal , Robert Roberts Esq ; Sir William Tredinham , Joseph Tredinham , Thomas Penhallow , the Knights and Burgesses that serve for the said County , and Iames Eirsey Gent. The Major of Lostwithel for the time being , Iohn Mollesworth Esq William Williams of Trenythen . Cumberland . For the County of Cumberland , Mr. Anthony Bouch , Mr. Richard Uriell , Mr. Thomas Croswhat , Mr. Robert Webster . Devon. For the County of Devon , Nicholas DaviesDoctor of Physick , William Jennens Gent. Edmond Tremayne , William Putt , John Kellond , William Bogan , George Howard , Iohn Kelly , Iames Rodd Esquires , Walter Jago , Francis Drew , Esq ; William Walrond Esq ; John Blagdon Gent. Iohn Hamm Gent. Henry Newte . York . For the West-Riding in the County of York , Welbury Norton , Rob●rt Wivell Esquires , Richard Roundhil Gent. William Hamond , Walte● Hawksworth Esquires , Cuthbert Wade , Iohn Preston Gent. Arthur Ingram Esq ; Edward Atkinson , William Witham Gent. Samuel SunderlandEsq ; Thomas Ward Gent. Sir William Ingram Knight , Sir John Goodrick Baronet , Sir Tho. Wentworth , Sir Edward Rodes , Knights , Godfrey Copley of Sprotsbrough , John Clayton , Ioshua Horton , Thomas Stringer Esqs . The Alderman of L●edes for the time being . York Northriding . For the Northriding in the County of York , Sir William Caley , Arthur Caley Esq . William Wivell Esq . Sir Tho. Gower Baronet , Thomas VVorsley , Charles Tankred Esqs . Sir William Francklyn Baronet , the Bailiffs of Scarboroughfor the time being , Tristram Fish , Robert Belt , Esq . Thoms Robinson , Thomas Scudamore Esq . York City . For the City and County of the City of York , all the Aldermen of the City of York . Kingston upon Hull . For the Town of Hull , Mr. George Crowle . Essex . For the County of Essex , Mr. Edward Glascock , Mr. M●les Hubbert , Mr. Iohn Smart , Capt. Hunter , Dean Tindal Esq . Isaac Wincall , Thomas Clopton , Thomas Peck , Peter Iohnson , Thomas Manby Esq . Gloucester . For the County of Gloucester , Thomas Freame , Tho. Floyde , Samuel Sheppard , Phillip Sheppard , VVilliam Morgan , Richard Daston , Iohn TookeEsq . Robert Lord Tracy , Thomas Morgan Esq . Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Knight , VVilliam Bromage Gent. VVilliam VVinter of DimmockGent . Richard Matchen Gent. Iohn WynnyattGent . Thomas Aylway Gent. Hereford . For the County of Hereford , Sir Herbert ParretKnight , John Barnaby of Brookehampton esq . Thomas Baskervile of Collington Gent. John Boothof Hereford Esq . City of Hereford . For the City of Hereford , Thomas Davies Esq . Major , James Lawrence Gent. Tho. Clerk Gent. Hertford . For the County of Hertford , Marmaduke Rawden , Iames Willimott Iunior Gent. Thomas ArrasDr . of Physick , Richard Coombes Esq . Sir Robert Ioslyn Knight , Thomas Cappin , Edward Briscoe , Iohn Halsie Esq . Mr. Fetherston of Blackeswere , Edward Brograve , Ralph Gore , Thomas Brograve , Edward Cason , Thomas Bonest , Henry Becher , Henry Chancey , George Bromley , Alexander Meade , Iohn Crouch , Iames Willimort Iunior , George Poyner Gent. Iohn Iesson Esq . St. Albans . For the Borrough of St. Albans , William FoxwistEsq . Recorder , Mr. Iohn New , Mr. Edward Eames , Mr. Thomas Cawley Senior , Mr. William Marston , Sir Henry Connyngsby , Edmond Smith , Alban Cox , Richard Combes Esq . Thom. MarstonGent . Kent . For the County of Kent , Sir William Mann , Sir Edward Masters , Thomas Peake esq . Sir Tho. Godfrey , The Major of Maydston for the time being , Sir William Meredeth Baronet , Sir Thomas Preise Baronet , Mr. Richard Manley , Mr. Thomas Manley . Sandwich . For the Town of Sandwich , Iohn Verrier , Peter Peke Gent. Lancaster . For the County of Lancaster , Henry BanisterEsq . Ieoffry Rushton Gent. Richard FleetwoodGent . Iohn Molineux esq . VVilliam Fif●esq . Sir George Middleton Knight and Baronet , Mathew Richardson esq . Robert Heywood Esq . Roger Stowton of the City of London , Thomas Butler , R●chard Farrington , VVilliam VVall , William Turner , Henry Brabin , VVilliam HodgkensonGent . Lincoln . For the County of Lincoln , and City and County of the same , Edward Turney , William Lister , Esqs , Sir Robert Dallison Baronet , Sir Charles Dallison Knight , William Draper , Samuel P●octor , William Thompson , Humphrey Walcot , Thomas Mills , Maurice Dalton , Iohn Watson , William Willoughby , Henry Heron , Marm●duke Darrel , Iohn Ogle , Anthony Treadway , William Skipwich , Thomas Browne of Eastkirby ; Iohn Almore , Mr. Skinner of Thornton Colledge , Tho. Harrington , William Whichcot , Charles PelhamIunior , Roger Pelham , Mr. Iohn Lockton , Mr. Iohn Hobson Iunior , Mr. Henry Hall , Mr. Charles Bawdes , Mr. Iohn Colthurst , Mr. William Bishop , and Mr. Edward Blaw , Aldermen , Mr. William Perkins , Mr. Thomas Mills , Mr. Peregrine Buck , Mr. William Dowman , Mr. Thomas Dickenson , Mr. Iohn Thornton , and Richard Wetherel , Aldermen . London . For the City of London , Nicholas Delves Esq . Benj●min Albin , Richard Spencer . Middlesex . For the County of Middlesex , Sir Iohn RobinsonBaronet , Lieutenant of the Tower , Sir Richard Browne , Thomas Bride , Thomas Harrisonof South-Mins , Sir VVilliam Bareman , Lieut. Col. Powel , Charles Pitfeild Esq . Robert Peyton , Iohn Iones , Iohn Limbrey , Edward Chard , Richard Shelton Esq . VVilliam Page Esq . Roger IennynsEsq . Sir Heneage Finch Baronet His Majesties Sollicitor General , Cheney of HackneyEsq . Lieut. Col. Powel , Charles Cheney of Chelsey , Christopher Abdy Esq . Sir Allen Broadricke , Iohn Barton Esq . Westminster . For the City of VVestmiuster , and Liberties thereof , Gabriel Beck Esq . Mr. Graham , Peter Maplesden , George Plunknett , Thomas Kirke , VVill. Greene , George Farewell , Ralph Darnall . Monmouth . For the County of Monmouth , VVilliam Ionesof Frowen Esq . Iames Proger , Charles Proger . Northampton . For the County of Morthampton , Edward Onely Iohn Thorton , Iohn VVilloughby Esqs . Norfolk . For the County of Norfolk , George Windham , Robert Doughty of Hanworth , Robert Legar , Esquires , Henry Scarborough Gent. Mr. John Roops , Mr. Thomas Talbot , Mr. Henry Blackborne , Gent. Borough of Lyn Regis . For the Borough of Lyn Regis , John BassetMajor , Robert Steward Esq ; Recorder , Thomas Greene , William Wharton , Henry Bell , Robert Thorowgood , Alderman Holley . Great Yarmouth . For the Town of Great Yarmouth , Nicholas Cutting , James Simons Bailiff there , Sir John Potts Knight and Baronet , Sir William DoyleyKnight , Sir Thomas Me●ow Knight , Thomas Gooch , George England , John Carter , Nathaniel Ashby , Thomas Lucas , Iohn Woodroff , Iames Iohnson Esquires , George Tilyard Gent. Thetford . For the whole Borough and Corporation of Thetford , the Major for the time being , John Kendal Gent. Mr. Bourage Martin , Maurice Shelton , Esquires , Robert Keddington Gent. Mr. Nicholas Rookwood , Mr. Robert Wright of Kilveston . Newcastle upon Tine . For the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tine , Sir Nicholas Cole Knight and Baronet , Sir Francis Bows Knight , Sir Francis Anderson Knight , Sir Iohn Marley . Nottingham . For the County of Nottingham , Francis Sandi●Esq ; Thomas Bristow , William Newton , Gentlemen . East-Retford . For the Borrough of East-Retford , the Bailiffs for the time being . Oxon. For the County of Oxon , William Glyn , John West , Esquires , Iohn Coker Gent. Iames Herbertesq ; Sir Thomas Tippin . University of Oxford . Mr. Robert Withers , Mr. Edward Master , Mr. David Thomas , Mr. Gregory Ballard , Mr. Timothy Horton . The City of Oxford . For the City of Oxford , Francis Holloway , William Cornish . Salop. For the County of Salop , Charles Baldwin , Samuel Baldwin , esquires , Mr. Moore of Middleton , Mr. Bushop of the Moore , Benjamin Buckley . Stafford . For the County of Stafford , Thomas Rudiardesq ; Iohn Colelough , Timothy Edge , Gentlemen . Somerset . For the County of Somerset , William Orangeesq ; VVilliam Bacon Senior , Gent. Iohn Cridland Gent. Mawdley Samborne , Iohn Carew , Roger Newborough , Iames Haise , esquires . For the City of Bristol . For the City and County of the City of Bristol , The Major and Sheriffs for the time being , Iohn Knight the elder , VVilliam Coulston , Iohn Bradway , VVilliam Coles . For the City of Bathe . For the City of Bathe , Iohn Vane , Iohn Masters , Aldermen . Southampton . For the County of Southampton , with the Town and County , Mr. Essex Powlet , Richard Lucy , Gabriel VVhistler , esq ; Isle of Wight . For the Isle of VVight , Thomas Bowremanesq ; Iohn Oglander of Newport Gentleman . Suffolk . For the County of Suffolk , George VViniffe , William Blumfield , esquires , Mr. Iohn Brooke , Mr. Milton of Ipswich , Mr. Edmond Bedingfield , Mr. Francis Langley , Mr. Thomas Read , Mr. Rabbit of Bramfield , Isaac Matham esquire , Gardiner Web Gent. St. Edmunds Bury . For St. Edmonds Bury , Francis Smith , Robert Sharpe , Samuel Hustler . Surrey . For the County of Surrey , Edward Evelin , Iohn Yates , Richard Knipe , esquires , Mr. Iohn Parker , Sir Purbeck Temple , Sir Thomas Bludworth , Knights , Thomas Rogers , Charles Good-Harman-Atwood , esquires , Iohn Parker of Rigate . Rye in the County of Sussex . For the Town of Rye , Samuel Bembrigg , Iames VVelsh , Thomas Osmonton . Worcester . For the Town of Worcester , Sir Iohn PackingtonBaronet , Sir Rowland Berkley Knight , Sir Iohn Winford Knight , Samuel Sandys , Henry Townsend , Iohn Bearcroft , esquires , Sir Ralph Clare , Knight of the Bath . Worcester City . For the City and County of the City of Worcester , Edward Soley Alderman , Samuel Smith , Thomas Twitty , Gentlemen , Henry Townsendesq ; Sir William Mooreton Knight , Humphrey Tyrer , Richard Heming , Stephen Richardson , Gentlemen , Sir Iohn Packington , Sir Rowland Berkley , Sir Ralph Clare , Sir Iohn Winford , Samuel Sandys esq ; Warwick . For the County of VVa●wick , Listerof Alveston Esq . Richard Bishop of St●atford Esq . Coventry . For the City and County of the City of Coventry , Sir Arthur Caley Knight , The Maior of Coventry for the time being , H●nry Smith Alman , Sir Richard Hopkins Knight , William Iesson , Thomas Norton Esqs . Mr. Thomas Love , Mathew Smith , Samuel Snell , William Ielliffe , Robert Beak , Iames Na●er Aldermen . Town of Warwick . For the Town of Warwick , Sir Henry PuckeringBaronet , Sir Clement ThrockmortonKnight , 〈◊〉 Rouse , Nathaniel Stoughton , Iohn Stanton Esqs . Lister of Alveston Esq . Richard Bishop of Stra●ford . Wilts . For the County of Wiltes , Waltes Buckland , Thomas Mompesson , William Caley esqs . Mathew Rayman Gent. Tho. Hunt Gent. Robert Chandler , Robert Nicholas of Alcainings , William BroomewichGent . Samuell Eyre Gent. Simon SpatchurstEsq . Christopher Gardiner Gent. Mr. Francis Par●y . Sarum . For the City of New Sarum , Samuel Eyre Gent. Symon Spatchurst esq . Christopher Gardiner Gent. Anglesey . For the Isle of Anglesey , Robert Lord Viscount Bulkley . Brecon . For the County of Brecon , William Iones , Iohn Gwyn , Henry Stedman , Edward Powell . Cardigan . For the County of Cardigan , Iames Phillips , Morgan Herbert , Thomas Ienkins , Erasmus Lloyde , Thomas Evans , Henry Vaughan , Thomas Price the elder , Esquires ; Thomas Lloyde of Yinshen , Morris Vaughan , Iohn Price , Gent. Thomas Par●y , Reighnold Ienkins , Iohn Bowin , Thomas Lewis , ●●ector Phillips , Nic●olas Lewis , VVilliam Iones , Abel G●●ffin , Esqs ; VVactkin Lloyde , Iohn Griffith of Noyadd , Gentlemen ; The Major of Cardig●mfor the time being , Rees Gwin , David Morgan , Aldermen . Carmarthen . For the County of Carmarthen , Jonathan Lloyde , Walter Lloyde , Walter Mansell . Carnarvon . For the County of Carnarvon , Griffith Bodurda , John Lloyd●of Naugwhnadale , Robert Wynn of Conway , William VVynn of Pengwoone , VVilliam Thomas of Carnarvon , Ionathan Lloyde , VValter Lloyde , VValter Mansell . Denbigh . For the County of Denbigh , Francis Manly Esq ; Flint . For the County of Flint , Ken●ick Eaton , Esq ; Glamorgan . For the County of Glamorgan , Iohn Price , of Courtcarne , Morgan Morgan , Esq ; Mountgomery . For the County of Mountgomery , VVilliam Oakely , Edmond VVareing of Oldbury , David Morrice , Esqs ; Iohn Matthews , Henry Pu●sel , Iohn Kiffin , VVilliam Price of Lanligan , Iohn Lloyd of Conway . Haverford-West . For the Town and County of Haverford-west , Sir Herbert Perrot , Knight , VVilliam Browne , Alderman . Rules , Orders , and Instructions for the discharging and paying off the Navy , and other Debts relating thereunto . I. THe Commissioners hereby appointed for disbanding of the Army , and discharging the Navy , shall proceed therein in manner following , viz. First they are to disband the remaining part of the Army according to the former Rules in that behalf made ; which done , they are then first to discharge and pay off those Sixty five ships which are now out of Imployment , and of them in the first place , those whose Commanders , Officers and Seamen , have the least pay due to them ; And after them they are to pay off the men aboard those Thirty six ships now in His Majesties Service , who entred on his pay the Twenty fourth of June last . II. That all the Commanders , Officers and Mariners who served in person , and were in Service upon any of the Sixty five of his Majesties ships , on the Twenty fifth of April , One thousand six hundred and sixty , and have taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy , or shall take the same , when they shall be thereunto required , and have not since deserted the Service , nor been discharged for Misdemeanor , shall with all convenient speed have their Accompts stated ( by the Auditors hereafter appointed ) and thereupon receive all their Arreats of their pay from the fourteenth of March One thousand six hundred fifty eight , to the day of their discharge ; And the Commanders Officers , and Mariners of the aforesaid Thirty six ships which were in service on the Twenty fifth of April , One thousand six hundred and sixty , and have taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy , or shall take the same as aforesaid , and have not deserted the Service , shall have their Accompts stated as before , and receive their pay from the said Fourteenth of March , One thousand six hundred fifty eight , until the Twenty fourth of Iune , One thousand six hundred and sixty next following . And the Commissi●ners appointed by this Act , shall upon sight of the Accompts so stated as before , cause the send Captains , Officers and Mariners Wages , successively to be payed by the Treasurers appointed by this Act , out of the money which shall come in of the six Months Assessment , or any other money , heretofore appointed for the paying or disbanding the Army , and discharging the Navy . And if any further Arrears shall be claimed and appear to be due to any such Commanders , Officers or Mariners in service as aforesaid for service at Sea , from or after the fourteenth of March , One thousand six hundred fifty seven , and to , or before the fourteenth of March , One thousand six hundred fifty and eight , That in such case the Auditors hereby appointed , shall examine all such Arrears , and draw up a State thereof to be presented to the next Parliament in order to their satisfaction . III. That no money be paid or allowed to any person before-mentioned for any short allowance of Victuals , made or pretended to be made them , either at Sea , or in Harbor : And if it shall appear , That any Money , Clothes , Goods , Wares , or Merchandices , have beén paid or sold by any Publick Minister , Officer , or other person , to any Commander , Officer , or Seaman of the aforesaid Ships , upon accompt of their pay , since the Fourteenth of March , One thousand six hundred fifty eight ; in such case , all the said moneys so paid , and the value of the Clothes , Goods , Wares , and Merchandices so sold and delivered within the time of their said service , shall be defaulked out of their pay aforesaid : And the sums so defaulked shall be paid by Warrants of the Commissioners , charged on the Treasurers , unto such person and persons to whom the same of right belongeth , out of the money that shall come in of the six moneths Assessment , or any other moneys heretofore appointed for paying or disbanding of the Army and Navy , in course next after the Commanders , Officers , and Seamen are paid . IV. That after the accompts of the Commanders , Officers , and Seamen are stated , then the Auditors shall state the accompts of the Ship-Keépers : And of all Officers on shore in the Yards , and Store-houses , at Deptford , Woolwich , Chatham , Portsmouth , Harwich , and other places , to be stated from the Fourteenth of March One thousand six hundred fifty eight , to the Twenty fourth of June last past ; after the Rates accustomed to be paid by His Majesty , and according to their several Capacities , at which time the said Commissioners are to give them Warrants , charged upon the Treasurers , to pay them their several sums out of the money that shall come into their hands of the six moneths assessment , or any other money heretofore appointed , for paying or disbanding of the Army and Navy in course next after the Common Marriners , Seamen , Commanders , Officers , and their Servants , are discharged and paid , and the money from them defaulked as before , fully satisfied . V. That the said Auditors shall state the accompts of the Victuallers from the said Fourteénth day of March , One thousand six hundred fifty eight , to the day of the several Ships discharge , for as many as are out of employment as before ; and to the Twenty fourth day of June , for the remaining part of the Navy now in His Majesties service in the Winter Guard , and assign them payment in course on the Treasurers before-mentioned , to be paid out of the money remaining in their hands , out of the six Moneths Assessment , or any other money heretofore appointed for the paying or disbanding of the Army and Navy , next after the sums formerly ordered are paid . VI. That the Auditors shall from the said Fourteenth of March , One thousand six hundred fifty eight , state the accompts of all men that shall or may justly claim any money for Quarters , and Cures of the Sick , and Wounded Seamen ser a shore out of His Majesties Ships in any Town or Corporation in this Kingdom ; And for the Quarters and Cures of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers sent over from Flanders ; which being so stated , the said Commissioners shall assign them their money by Warrant on the Treasurers , to be paid in course next after the Commanders , Officers , and Marriners aforesaid , and the Officers and Ship-keépers aforesaid , are paid and satisfied . VII . That if in case any Commanders , Officers , or Marriners , shall have died or beén discharged by Ticket out of any the said Ships , and their Arrears of Pay not satisfied : In such case the Auditors shall state the accompts of the persons so dead or discharged from the said Fourteénth day of March , One thousand six hundred fifty eight , to the day of their death or discharge , according to their several capacities ; And the Commissioners shall thereupon give Warrants upon the Treasurers , by this Act appointed for the payment of the sums to them , or their Assigns in course , when the Commanders and Officers of the several Ships , to which they did belong at the time of their death or discharge , and the debts for curing the Sick and Wounded , are satisfied . VIII . That the said Auditors shall also state the several accompts of all other persons , which can or may justly claim any debt to be due unto him or them , for any provision , maintenance of Prisoners , Goods , Wares , Merchandises , Stores , Ammunition , and other necessaries sold and delivered to any Publick Minister , to and for the use of the Navy aforesaid , from the Fourtéenth of March One thousand six hundred fifty eight , to the Twenty fourth of Iune One thousand six hundred and sixty , and order them payment in course , after the before mentioned sums are paid by Assignation on the Treasurers to be paid out of the money remaining in their hands , out of the six Moneths Assessment , or any other mo●eys heretofore appointed for paying or disbanding of the Army and Navy . IX . That for the better stating the accompts of the Commanders , Officers , and Mariners of the said Navy , and the several other accompts before recited , and hereafter mentioned , Arthur Sprey , William Iessop , Ralph Darnal , Samuel Atkins , Richard Kingdon , and Bartholomew Fillingham Esquires , and Iohn Walker Gentleman , shall be and are hereby appointed , constituted , and authorized to audite , and cast up the accompts of the aforesaid Commanders , Officers , Mariners , and all other mens accompts relating to the debt of the said Navy as before , and shall respectively before they enter thereon , take an Oath in these words following . I Do swear , that to the best of my skill and judgment , I shall examine , and truly state all such accompts as shall be committed to my care and trust by the Commissioners , for disbanding the Army , and discharging the Navy , or any three , or more of them ; and shall and will to the best of my knowledge , make true Certificates of all such accompts to the said Commissioners , or any three of them . So help me God. Which said Oath , the said Commissioners , or any three of them as aforesaid , are hereby authorized to administer accordingly . Which accompts so certified by the said Auditors , or any two of them , then the said Commissioners , or any three of them , shall have power and authority , and are nee●by authorized and impowered to issue out Warrants from time to time , to the respective Treasurers aforesaid , for the payment of the several sums so audited , and due as aforesaid : Which Warrants , together with the acquittance of the persons to whom the same is payable thereupon , shall be to the said Treasurers respectively a sufficient Warrant and discharge . X. That the Chief Officers of His Majesties Navy do with all convenient speed deliver unto the Commissioners appointed by this Act , a perfect List of the names of all the aforesaid Ships that are to be discharged , and the places in which they lie ; And the names and sirnames of the Commanders , Officers , Marriners , and common Seamen to each ship belonging ; and a particular accompt of the time that every person hath served , and what Money or Goods every or any one of them hath received . XI . That the Pursers and Checks of the several Ships of the Navy , do from time to time when they shall be required thereunto , attend the Auditors aforesaid , and deliver unto them a true and perfect accompt of all the Commanders , Officers , Marriners , and Seamen belonging to the said ships , and shall produce the original Muster-Book and Pay-books , wherein the names of the said Commanders , Officers , and Sea-men were entered , and give an exact accompt of what Arrears is due unto them , and how and in what manner the same becomes due ; the which Books and Accompts , shall by the said Pursers and Checks be delivered upon Oath , which said Oath the Commissioners aforesaid , or any thrée of them , are hereby ordered to administer accordingly . XII . That in case any Purser shall be found to make any false Muster , or shall muster any Captain , Officer , or Mariner by a false name , or make any false Ticket , Such Purser shall forfeit his or their respective Wages , and be imprisoned the space of six Moneths , and in such Case the Commissioners appointed by this Act , or any two of them , are hereby impowred to commit them to prison accordingly . XIII . That upon discharge of any of the Commanders , Officers , and Mariners of the Navy aforesaid ; all the said Commanders , Officers , and Mariners , shall deliver up all their respective Ships , Guns , Masts , Sayles , Yards , Anchors , Cables , Tackle , Apparrel , Provisions , Ammunition and Stores , which are in their possessions , for his Majesties use , unto such person or persons , as his Majesty , or the Lord High Admiral of England , shall appoint to receive the same ; And if any Commanders , Officers , or Sea-men , shall refuse to be discharged , or to deliver up the Stores aforesaid , or shall be found , upon due proof , to have embezled any part thereof , or do disswade others from being discharged , he or they so offending , shall forfeit all his and their Arrears , and be further proceeded against , according to their demerit . XIIII . That the said Commissioners , or any thrée of them as aforesaid , shall have power to nominate , appoint , and imploy such Clerks , Agents , Messengers and Servants , as shall be necessary for the said Work , and to make and give to them such reasonable Sallaryes , Allowances and satisfactions as they shall think fit ; And also to provide all other necessaries , and to defray all other charges relating to the fame . XV. That the Commissioners formerly nominated by the House of Commons , and by this Act continued and appointed for this Service , shall have and receive for their charge and pains in and about this Service , one penny in the pound , and no more , out of all such monies as shall be issued by vertue of this Act ; and each of the Auditors aforesaid shall receive for his pains and Charges , in and about this Service , the sum of twenty shillings per diem , during the continuance of this Service , which the Treasurers of the aforesaid monies , are hereby enabled and required to issue and pay accordingly . XVI . That the Commissioners shall direct the said Treasurers from time to time to grant Assignations ( who are hereby required to observe the same ) for such and so many sums of money on the respective Receivers or Treasurers for raising money by the Act aforesaid in the several Counties , Cities , or places , where they understand any of the said Money lies , as the Commissioners for disbanding the Army and Navy , or any threé or more of them as aforesaid , shall direct and appoint to such persons , and in such manner as the said Commissioners , or any threé or more of them as aforesaid , shall direct and appoint . XVII . That the Commissioners herein named , or any thrée of them , shall and are hereby authorized to call to accompt the present Treasurers in this Act named : And Iames Nelthorpe , and Iohn Lawson Esquires , late Treasurers at Wars , or any other former Treasurers , or Commissioners of the Army , or Navy ; for all such sums of money , as they or any of them stand accomptable for , and to certifie the same accompts into His Majesties Exchequer . Anno Regni CAROLI IJ. REGIS Angliae , Scotiae , Franciae , & Hiberniae , DUO DECIMO . At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day of April , An. Dom. 1660. In the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Soveraign Lord CHARLES , By the Grace of God , of England , Scotland , France , and Ireland , King , Defender of the Faith , &c. LONDON , Printed by IOHN BILL , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1660. CUM PRIVILEGIO . Anno XII . CAROLI . II. Regis . An Act for further supplying and explaining certain defects in an Act , Intituled , An Act for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom , both by Land and Sea. WHereas through some doubts arising upon or by negligence in the execution of one Act of this present Parliament , Intituled , An Act for the speedy provision of money for the disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by Land and Sea : And also of one other Act , Intituled , An Act for supplying and explaining certain defects in the aforesaid Act : The same Acts do not answer the ends aforesaid , in such measure as was expected , without some further explanation of the sence thereof , and a review of the several Assessments made thereby , so that some persons may not escape without payment at all , or go away at very small proportions , whilst others pay their just and full due . It is therefore Enacted and Declared by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , by , and with the consent and advice of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled , and by the Authority of the ●ame , That all and every person and persons of the several Ranks , Degrées , and Qualifications in the said Act or Acts mentioned , shall contribute and pay the several and respective sums of money therein appointed to be paid ( any pretence of e●emption , being the Kings Majesties Servants , to the contrary notwithstanding : ) And also that every person and persons , Ecclesiastical and Temporal , Bodies Politick and Corporate , shall pay for their Estates , both real and personal , the sum of Forty shillings for one hundred pounds per annum , and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Estate , And for every hundred pounds personal Estate , after the rate of five pounds per annum ; Provided it extend not to Estates under five pounds per annum . And to the intent the same may be equally and indifferently Assessed and Taxed , Be it further Enacted and Declared by the Authority aforesaid , That the several Commissioners in the said Act named , or any three of them , within their several and respective Counties , Limits and Precincts , shall have power to nominate and appoint two or more of the most able and discréet persons in every Parish , Villa● or Hamlet , to review the several Rates 〈◊〉 Ass●ssments that have been made in their several and respective Parishes , Villages and Hamlets . And where they shall finde that by the negligence , or default of any former Assessors , any persons or Estates have béen under Rated , or omitted to be Rated , That then they shall Rate and Assess all such persons and Estates , so under-rated or omitted , to the full value they are to be rated and assessed at , either for their degrées , persons , or estates , by this or the former Acts to that purpose made in this present Parliament , or shall by the appointment at the discretion of the said Commissioners make new Assessments or Rates , and shall return the same or their said Additional Rates at such places and times as the said Commissioners ; or any thrée of them shall appoint . And it is further enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid , That every sworn Attorney , or Clerk in the Office of the Clerk of the Pipe in the Exchequer ; and euery Attorney belonging to the Office of the Lord Treas●rers Remembrancer , shall pay Twenty nobles apéece . And be it further enacted and declared , That every Barrester at Law , and every other person or persons that hath or have subscribed to any Deed or Writing wherein he or they have béen written or entituled Esquire , or that hath or have acted by vertue of any Commission or pretended Commission , Act , or pretended Acts of Parliament , wherein they have before the sitting of this Parliament , béen written or entituled Esquire , shall pay as reputed Esquires within the said Acts. And to the intent that none that have or shall pay his or their due proportions . that he or they ought to pay in respect of his or their quality or degrée , may be doubly charged , every person that hath or shall pay his full proportion for his or her degrée , and quality , the same excéeding the proportion of his or her estate , real and personal , shall by certificate under the hands and seals of 〈◊〉 or more of the Commissioners within the same County or Precinets where such sum hath o● shall be paid , be discharged from further payment for his or her estate , so that it be particularly expressed in every such Certificates where such estate lieth , and the several and respective values thereof ; so that it may appear , that his or her proportion for his or her degrée or quality doth exceed that of his or her estate ; and also where any person or persons , Bodies Politick or Corporate , have paid , or shall pay for his , her , or their estate , in one or more Counties , he or they shall by like Certificate or Certificates be discharged in other places for so much and such values specially mentioned to be paid in the said Certificates , and no more . And be it enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid , That the said Commissioners or any threé or more of them within their several Precincts , shall and may have power to inquire of , hear and determine all abuses , neglects , and misdoings of all and every the Assessors and Collectors to be imployed by vertue of this or the said precedent Acts ; and shall have power to impose any Fine or Fines upon them or any of them , whom they shall be well informed ( by the oath of two or more credible witnesses , which oath they or any two of them are hereby impowred to administer ) to offend from and after the Twentieth day of December , One thousand six hundred and sixty , in not performing their duties in their respective employments . Provided , That no such Fine shall excéed the sum of five pounds for one offence ; and that such Commissioners who shall set or impose such ●ine or ●ines , shall have full power by Warrant under their hands and seals , to command the several Constables or Tythingmen , which in the several and respective places where such person or persons have their habitation or above , upon whom such fine or fines is or are imposed , to levy the same by Distress upon the Goods of such person or persons refusing to pay the same , and to return the overplus thereof ( if any be ) deducting also reasonable charges for taking such Distress , to the owner or owners of such Goods ; and every such fine shall be imployed to the same purposes as the moneys raised by the said former Acts are appointed : And also in case no Distress can be found or had for satisfying such fine , and in case no Distress can be taken by the Collectors or other Officers appointed to Distrain , for the Taxes or Assessments by vertue of the said former Act or Acts , that in every such default , upon complaint to the said Commissioners , or any threé of them , within their several and respective limits , the said Commissioners , or any thrée of them , shall have full power and authority to cause every such person from whom no Distress can be had , to be committed to the next Common Gaol , there to remain until he hath fully satisfied and paid such sum or sums of money , which ought to be charged upon him , by vertue of this and the said former Acts , without Bail or Main-prize . And be it further enacted and declared , That the Commissioners of every County and place respectively shall make up a true accompt of the sums onely of every Hundred , Lath , Wapentake or Ward , Rated and Assessed by the said former Acts , together with the additional sums that shall be rated by vertue of this present Act severally within their several Counties , Limits , and Precincts , without naming the particular persons or estates , and shall shew what hath been paid thereof , and to what person and persons and what hath been discharged by such Certificates as are appointed by this Act , and what is in arrear and upaid , and shall return the same unto His Majesties Court of Exchequer , before the Second day of March next ; and in so doing they shall not be compelled to make or return any other Accompt , Duplicate , or Certificate . And it is further enacted and declared . That the true and full yearly value of all Lands , Tenements , Rents , Tithes , and other Hereditaments , shall be rated and assessed in manner aforesaid , in the several Parishes , Villages , or Hamlets , where the same are scituate , lying , or arising . And be it further declared , That every sum charged upon , and paid by any person , by vertue of the said former Acts or either of them , by reason of estate , degrée , or quality , shall be allowed and deducted out of such further charge , as shall be imposed upon him or her , by vertue of this present Act. Lastly , It is enacted and declared , That whosoever is sued at Law for any Act done , or to be done in the due execution of this or either of the said former Acts , he may plead the General Issue , and give the special matter in evidence : And if the Plaintiff be Nonsuit , or a Verdict pass against any such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in any such Action , the Defendant shall and may recover his double costs . Provided always , and be it enacted , That this Act or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to any Peer of this Realm , in point of Assessment Imprisonment , Distress , or otherwise , provision being made in the said first recited Act , for the Assessing of the said Péers , by certain Péers , who are therein named and appointed in that behalf . And be it further enacted , That the Lord Chancellor , the Lord Treasurer , the Lord Steward of His Majesties Houshold , Lord Chamberlain of His Majesties Houshold , the Earl of Northampton , Lord Howard of Charleton , the Lord Roberts , the Lord Grey of Wark , the Lord Craven , the Lord Mohun , and the Lord Hatton , be added to the Péers named in the said first recited Act for the Assessing of the Péers , according to the said recited Act : Which said Lords Commissioners , or any five of them , in this and the former Act named , shall have power to Assess , Levy , and Collect ; and shall Assess , Levy , and Collect , all such sums of money as shall be assessed according to the tenor of this and the former Act , upon such Péers who have not paid proportionably to their estates . And be it declared and enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That these persons hereafter named , shall be added Commissioners for their several Counties , Places , and Precincts respectively , and shall exercise the same power as if they had béen named in the said former Acts , or either of them . Berks. For the County of Berks , Perigrine Hobby , Richard Harrison Esqs . Iohn Fettiplace , of FernhamEsq . Burrough of New Windsor . Andrew Plumton Gent. Richard Fishborne Gent. Bucks . For the County of Bucks , Sir Thomas Hampson Baronet , Sir Phillip Palmer Baronet , Anthony Ra●cliffe Esq . Cambridge . For the County of Cambridge , Sir Thomas Dayrell , Iohn Bennet Esq . Sir Anthony Cage , Levinus Bennett . For the Isle of Ely. For the Isle of Ely , Roger Jennings , Esq . Chester . For the County of Chester , Sir George Warberton Baronet , Edward Warren Esq . Jeffery Shakerly Esq . Henry Lee Esq ; City of Chester . For the City and County of the City of Chester , the Major for the time being . Cornwall . For the County of Cornwall , Robert Roberts , Esq . Sir William Thredinham , Jo●eph Tredinham , Thomas Penhallow , The Knights and Burgesses that serve for the said County , and Iames Eirsey Gent. Cumberland . For the County of Cumberland , Anthony Bouch , Richard ●Urial , Thomas Croswhat , Robert VVebster . Devon. For the County of Devon , Nicholas DaviesDoctor of Physick , VVilliam Jennins Gent. Edmond Tremaine , VVilliam Putt , Iohn Kellond , VVilliam Bogan , George Howard , Iohn Kelley , VVilliam Kelley , Iames Rodd Esqs . York . For the West Riding in the County of York , VVestbury Norcon Esq . Robert VVivell Esq . Richard Roundhill Gent. VVilliam Hamond Esq . VValter Hawkesworth , Esq . Cutbert VVade . Iohn ●reston Gent. Arthur Ingram Esq , Edward Atkin●● , VVilliam VVitham Gent. Samuel Sonder●●nd , Esq . Thomas VVard Gent. Sir William ●●gram Knight . York Northriding . For the Northriding in the County of York , Sir William Caley , Arthur Caley Esq . William Wivell Esq . Sir Tho. Gower Baronet , Thomas VVorsley Esq . Charles Tankred , Sir William Francklyn Baronet , the Bailiffs of Scarborough for the time being , Tristram Fish , Robert Belt , Esquires , Thomas Robinson , Thomas Scudamore Esquires . York . For the City and County of the City of York , all the Aldermen of the City of York . For the Town of Kingston upon Hull , George Crowle . Essex . For the County of Essex , Mr. Edward Glascock , Mr. Miles Hubbert , Mr. Iohn Smart , Capt. Hunter , Dean Tindal Esq . Isaac Wincoll , Thomas Clapton , Thomas Peek , Peter Iohnson , Thomas Manby Esqs . Gloucester . For the County of Gloucester , Thomas Freame , Tho. Floyde , Samuel Shepard , Phillip Shepard , VVilliam Morgan , Richard Daston , Iohn Took●Esqs . Robert Lord Tracy . Hereford . For the County of Hereford , Sir Herbert ParretKnight , John Barnaby of Brookehampton esq . Thomas Baskervile of Collington Gent. John Boothof Hereford Esq . City of Hereford . For the City of Hereford , Thomas Davies Esq . Major , James Lawrence Gent. Tho. Clerk Gent. Hertford . For the County of Hertford , Marmaduke Rawden , Iames Willimott Iunior Gent. Arras Dr. of Physick , Richard Combes Esq . St. Albans . For the Borrough of St. Albans , William FoxwistEsq . Recorder , Mr. Iohn New , Mr. Edward Eames , Mr. Thomas Cowley Senior , Mr. William Marston , Henry Conningsby , Edmond Smith , Alban Cox , Richard Combes Esq . Kent . For the County of Kent , Sir William Mann , Sir Edward Masters , Thomas Peake esq . Sir Tho. Godfrey , The Major of Maydston for the time being , Sir William Merideth Baronet , Sir Thomas Peirce Baronet , Mr. Richard Manley , Mr. Thomas Manley . Sandwich . For Sandwich , Iohn Verrier , Peter Peake Gent. Lancaster . For the County of Lancaster , Henry Banister Esq . Ieoffry Rushton Gent. Richard Fleetwood Gent. Iohn Molineux esq . VVilliam Fife esq . Sir George Middleton Knight and Baronet , Mathew Richardson esq . Robert Heywood Esq . Roger Stoughton of the City of London , Alderman . Lincoln . For the parts of Linsey in the County of Lincolne , Edward Turney , William Lister , Esqs , Sir Robert Dallison Baronet , Sir Charles Dallison Knight . Great Grimsby . For great Grim●by , William Draper , Samuel Proctor . For the parts of Kestivan , William Thompson , Humphrey Walcot . London . For the City of London , Nicholas Delves Esq . Middlesex . For the County of Middlesex , Sir Iohn RobinsonBaronet , Lieutenant of the Tower , Sir Richard Browne , Thomas Bide , Thomas Harrisonof South-Mims , Sir VVilliam Bateman , Lieut. Col. Powel , Charles Pitfield Esq . Robert Peyton , Iohn Iones , Iohn Limbrey , Edward Chard , Richard Shelton Esqs . VVilliam Page Esq . Roger GenningsEsq . Richard Meney . Westminster . For the City of VVestminster , and Liberties thereof , Gabriel Beck Esq . Mr. Graham , Peter Maplesden , George Plunknet , Thomas Ki●ke , William Greene , George Farewell , Ralph Darnell . Northampton . For the County of Northampton Edward Onely , Iohn Thornton , Iohn VVilloughby esqs . Norfolk . For the County of Norfolk , George Windham , Robert Doughty of Hanworth , Robert Legar , Esquires , Henry Scarborough Gent. Mr. John Ripps , Mr. Thomas Talbot , Mr. Henry Black-borne , Gent. Borough of Lyn Regis . For the Borough of Lyn Regis , John BassetMajor , Robert Steward Esq ; Recorder , Thomas Greene , William Wharton , Henry Bell. Great Yarmouth . For the Town of Great Yarmouth , Nicholas Cutting , James Simonds Bailiff there , Sir John Potts Knight and Baronet , Sir William DoyleyKnight , Sir Thomas Medow Knight , Thomas Gooch , George England , John Carter , Nathaniel Ashby , Thomas Lucas , Iohn Woodroff , Iames Iohnson Esquires , George Tilyard Gent. Thetford . For the whole Borough and Corporation of Thetford , the Major for the time being , John Kendal Gent. Mr. Bourage Martin , Maurice Shelton , Esquires , Mr. Robert Keddington Gent. Mr. Nicholas Rookwood , Mr. Robert Wright of Kilveston . Newcastle upon Tine . For the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tine , Sir Iohn Marley . Nottingham . For the Town of Nottingham , Francis SandisEsq ; Thomas Bristow , William Newton , Gentlemen . East-Retford . For the Borrough of East-Retford , the Bailiffs for the time being . Oxon. For the County of Oxon , William Glyn , John West , Esquires , Iohn Coker Gent. Iames Herbertesq ; Sir Thomas Tippin . University of Oxford . Mr. Robert Withers , Mr. Edward Master , Mr. David Thomas , Mr. Gregory Ballard , Mr. Timothy Horton . The City of Oxford . For the City of Oxford , Francis Holloway , William Cornish . Salop. For the County of Salop , Charles Baldwin , Samuel Baldwin , esquires , Mr. Moore of Middleton , Mr. Bishop of the Moore , Benjamin Buckley . Stafford . For the County of Stafford , Thomas Rudiardesq ; Iohn Colclough , Timothy Edge , Gentlemen . Somerset . For the County of Somerset , William Orangeesq ; VVilliam Bacon Senior , Gent. Iohn CridlandGent . Mawdley Samborne , Iohn Carew , Roger Newborough , Iames Haise , esquires . The City of Bristol . For the City and County of the City of Bristol , The Major and Sheriffs for the time being , Iohn Knight the elder , VVilliam Coulston , Iohn Bradway , VVilliam Cole . For the City of Bathe , Iohn Vane , Iohn Masters , Aldermen . Southampton . For the County of Southampton , with the Town and County , Mr. Essex Powlet , Richard Lucy , Gabriel VVhistler , esqs ; Isle of Wight . For the Isle of VVight , Thomas Bowreman esq ; Iohn Oglander of Newport Gentleman . Suffolk . For the County of Suffolk , George VViniffe , William Blumfield , esquires . Surrey . For the County of Surrey , Edward Evelin , Iohn Yates , Richard Knipe , esquires , Mr. Iohn Parker , Sir Purbeck Temple Knight , Earle of Ancram , Henry Capel . Dalinahey esq . Iohn Farewell , Doctor Windebanck . For the Town of Rye . Samuel Bembrigg , Iames VVelsh , Thomas Osmonton . Coventry . For the City and County of the City of Coventry , Sir Arthur Caley Knight , The Major of Coventry for the time being , Henry Smith Alderman . Town of Warwick . For the Town of Warwick , Sir Henry PuckeringBaronet , Sir Clement ThrockmortonKnight , Iohn Rouse , Nathaniel Stoughton , Iohn Stanton Esquires . Wilts . For the County of Wilts , Waltor Buckland , Thomas Mompesson , William Caley esqs . M●tthew Rayman Gent. Tho. Hunt Gent. Robert Challoner , Robert Nicholas of Alcainings , William BroomwichGent . Samuel Eyre Gent. Simon SpatchhurstEsq . Christopher Gardiner Gent. Sarum . For the City of New Sarum , Samuel Eyre Gent. Simon Spatchhurst esq . Christopher Gardiner Esq . Anglesey . For the Isle of Anglesey , Robert , Lord Viscount Bulkley . Cardigan . For the County of Cardigan , Iames Phillips , Morgan Herbert , Thomas Ienkins , Erasmus Lloyde , Thomas Evans , Henry Vaughan , Thomas Price the elder , Esquires ; Thomas Lloyde of Ymshen , Maurice Vaughan , Iohn Price Gentmen . Carnarvan . For the County of Carnarvan , Griffith Bodurda , John Lloyde of Na●gwnnadale , Robert Wynn of Conway , William VVynn of Pengwoone , VVilliam Thomas of Carnarvan , Ionathan Lloyde , VValter Lloyde , VValter Mansell . Denbigh . For the County of Denbigh , Francis Weanly Esq ; Flint . For the County of Flint , Kenrick Eaton , Esq ; Mountgomery . For the County of Mountgomery , Haverford-West . For the Town and County of Haverford-west , Sir Herbert Perrot , Knight , VVilliam Browne , Alderman . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for the raising of Seventy Thousand pounds for the further supply of his Majesty . THe Commons Assembled in Parliament do give and grant unto Your most Excellent Majesty , the sum of Seventy thousand pounds to be raised and levyed in manner following , and do pray Your Majesty , that it may be Enacted , & be it Enacted by Your most Excellent Majesty , by & with the advice & consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled , That the sum of Threescore and ten thousand pounds , for one month only , beginning from the First day of Iuly , One thousand six hundred sixty and one , shall be Assessed , Taxed , Collected , Levied and paid in the several Counties , Cities , Burroughs , Towns , and Places within England and Wales , and the Town of Berwick upon Tweede , according to the several Rates , Rules , and Proportions , and in such manner and form , and by the same Commissioners , as in and by a certain other Act , passed this Parliament , for raising the like sum of Seventy thonsand pounds for one month only , beginning from the Twenty ninth of September , One thousand six hundred and sixty , Entituled An Act for the speedy raising of Seventy thousand pounds for the present supply of His Majesty , are mentioned or referred unto and intended , which Commissioners shall meet-upon or before the fifth day of Iuly , One thousand six hundred sixty and one , and are hereby enabled and required to use and execute all and every the like Powers and Authorities , as in and by the said Act are mentioned , or referred to , and intended as fully and amply , as if the same Rates , Rules , Proportions , Powers and Authorities had been particularly inserted in this present Act. And be it further Enacted , by the Authority aforesaid , That all and every the sums of money charged by this Act , upon the several Counties , Cities , Towns , Burroughs and Places aforesaid , shall be raised , levied , and paid into His Majesties Receipt of the Exchequer , upon or before the first day of August , One thousand six hundred sixty one , by the several Receive General , who shall be appointed by the said Commissioners ; Provided always , and it is hereby declared , That no Mannors , Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments , which were formerly assessed and taxed for and towards former Assessments , and Land-taxes , and are now in the possession or holding of His Majesty , or of the Queens Highness , or of any Ecclesiastical person or persons , or his , or their Farmers and Tenants , shall be exempted from the payment of the several sums of money in this Act comprized , but that the said Mannors , Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments , shall be rated , assessed , and taxed for and towards the said several sums of money in this Act comprized , in such manner and form as they were of late rated , taxed , and assessed for and toward the said former land-Rates , any Law , Statute or Custome to the contrary thereof , in any wise notwithstanding . Provided always , that neither this Act , nor any thing therein-contained , shall be drawn into example to the prejudice of the antient Rights belonging to the Peers of this Realm . And be it Declared and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That these persons hereafter named , shall be added Commissioners for their several Counties , places and precincts respectvely , and shall exercise the same powers as the other Commissioners intended by this Act , are Authorized and impowred to do ; That is to say , Berks. For the County of Berks , Peregrine Hobby , Richard Harrison , Esqs ; John Fettiplace of Ferne●amEsq ; and Samuel Woodcox . Borrough of New Windsor . For the Borrough of New Windsor , Andrew Plumpton , Richard Firshburne , Gent. Bucks . For the County of Bucks , William Tirringham Esq ; Sir Thomas Hampson Baronet , Sir Philip Palmer Baronet , Thomas Ratcliff Esq ; Cambridge . For the County of Cambridge , Sir Thomas Dayrell , John Bennet Esq ; Sir Anthony Cage , Levinus Benner . Isle of Ely. For the Isle of Ely , Roger Jennings Esq ; Chester . For the County of Chester , Sir George Warburton Baronet , Edward Warren , Jeffery Shakerley , Henry Leigh , Esqs ; City of Chester . For the City and County of the City of Chester , The Major for the time being . Cornwal . For the County of Cornwal , Robert Roberts Esq ; Sir William Tredinham , Joseph Tredinham , Thomas Penhallow , the Knights and Burgesses that serve for the said County , and Iames Eirsey Gent. The Major of Lostwithel for the time being , Iohn Mollesworth Esq William Williams of Trenythen . Cumberland . For the County of Cumberland , Mr. Anthony Bouch , Mr. Richard Uriell , Mr. Thomas Croswhat , Mr. Robert Webster . Devon. For the County of Devon , Nicholas DaviesDoctor of Physick , William Jennens Gent. Edmond Tremayne , William Putt , John Kellond , William Bogan , George Howard , Iohn Kelly , Iames Rodd Esquires , Walter Jago , Francis Drew , Esq ; William Walrond Esq ; John Blagdon Gent. Iohn Hamm Gent. Henry Newte . York . For the West-Riding in the County of York , Welbury Norton , Robert Wivell Esquires , Richard Roundhil Gent. William Hamond , Walter Hawksworth Esquires , Cuthbert Wade , Iohn Preston Gent. Arthur Ingram Esq ; Edward Atkinson , William Witham Gent. Samuel SunderlandEsq ; Thomas Ward Gent. Sir William Ingram Knight , Sir John Goodrick Baronet , Sir Tho. Wentworth , Sir Edward Rodes , Knights , Godfrey Copley of ●p●otsbrough , John Clayton , Ioshua Horton , Thomas Stringer Esqs . The Alderman of Leedes for the time being . York Northriding . For the Northriding in the County of York , Sir William Caley , Arthur Caley Esq . William Wivell Esq . Sir Tho. Gower Baronet , Thomas VVorsley , Charles Tankred Csqs . Sir William Francklyn Baronet , the Bailiffs of Scarboroughfor the time being , Tristram Fish , Robert Belt , Esqs . Tho. Robinson , Thomas Scudamore Esqs . York City . For the City and County of the City of York , all the Aldermen of the City of York . Kingston upon Hull . For the Town of Kingston upon Hull , Mr. George Crowle . Essex . For the County of Essex , Mr. Edward Glascock , Mr. Miles Hubbert , Mr. Iohn Smart , Capt. Hunter , Dean Tindal Esq . Isaac Wincall , Thomas Clopton , Thomas Peek , Peter Iohnson , Thomas Manby Esqs . Glocester . For the County of Glocester , Thomas Freame , Tho. Floyde , Samuel Sheppard , Phillip Sheppard , VVilliam Morgan , Richard Daston , Iohn TookeEsqs . Robert Lord Tracy , Thomas Morgan Esq . Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Knight , VVilliam Bromage Gent. VVilliam VVinter of DimmockGent . Richard Matchen Gent. Iohn WinnyatGent . Thomas Aylway Gent. Hereford . For the County of Hereford , Sir Herbert ParretKnight , John Barnaby of Brookehampton esq . Thomas Baskervile of Collington Gent. John Boothof Hereford Esq . City of Hereford . For the City of Hereford , Thomas Davies Esq . Major , James Lawrence Gent. Tho. Clerk Gent. Hertford . For the County of Hertford , Marmaduke Rawden , Iames Willimott Iunior Gent. Thomas A●asDr . of Physick , Richard Combes Esq . Sir Robert Io●lyn Knight , Thomas Coppin , Edward Briscoe , Iohn Halsie Esqs . Mr. Fetherston of Blackeswere , Edward Brograve , Ralph Gore , Thomas Brograve , Edward Cason , Thomas Bonest , Henry Becher , Henry Chancey , George Bromley , Alexander Meade , Iohn Crouch , Iames Willimott Iunior , George Poyner Gent. Iohn Iesson esq . Sir Edward Alston Knight . St. Albans . For the Borrough of St. Albans , William FoxwistEsq . Recorder , Mr. Iohn New , Mr. Edward Eames , Mr. Thomas Cowley Senior , Mr. William Marston , Sir Henry Conningsby , Edmond Smith , Alban Cox , Richard Combes Esq . Thom. Marsto●Gent . Kent . For the County of Kent , Sir Willi●m Mann , Sir Edward Masters , Thomas Peake esq . Sir Tho. God●rey , The Major of Maydston for the time being , Sir William Merideth Baronet , Sir Thomas Peirse Baronet , Mr. Richard Manley , Mr. Thomas Manley . Sandwich . For the Town of Sandwich , Iohn Verrier , Peter Peke Gent. Lancaster . For the County of Lancaster , Henry BanisterEsq . Ieoffry Rushton Gent. Richard FleetwoodGent . Iohn Molineux esq . VVilliam Fife esq . Sir George Middleton Knight and Baronet , Mathew Richardson esq . Robert Heywood Esq . Roger Stowton of the City of London , Thomas Butler , Richard Farrington , VVilliam VVall , William Turner , Henry Brabin , VVilliam HodgkensonGent . Lincoln . For the County of Lincoln , and City and County of the same , Edward Turney , William Lister , Esqs , Sir Robert Dallison Baronet , Sir Charles Dallison Knight , William Draper , Samuel Proctor , William Thompson , Humphrey Walcot , Thomas Mills , Michael Dalton , Iohn Watson , William Willoughby , Henry Heron , Marmaduke Darrel , Iohn Ogle , Anthony Treadway , William Skipwith , Thomas Browne of Eastkirby , Iohn Almore , Mr. Skinner of Thornton Colledge , Tho. Harrington , William Whichcot , Charles PelhamIunior , Roger Pelham , Mr. Iohn Lockton , Mr. Iohn Hobson Iunior , Mr. Henry Hall. Mr. Charles Pawdes , Mr. Iohn Colthurst , Mr. William Bishop , and Mr. Edward Blaw , Aldermen , Mr. William Perkins , Mr. Thomas Mills , Mr. Peregrine Buck , Mr. William Dowman , Mr. Thomas Dickenson , Mr. Iohn Thornton , and Richard Wetherel , Aldermen . London . For the City of London , Nicholas Delves Esq . Benjamin Albin , Richard Spencer . Middlesex . For the County of Middlesex , Sir Iohn RobinsonBaronet , Lieutenant of the Tower , Sir Richard Browne , Thomas Bide , Thomas Harrisonof South-Mins , Sir VVilliam Bateman , Lieut. Col. Powel , Charles Pitfield Esq . Robert Peyton , Iohn Iones , Iohn Limbrey , Edward Chard , Richard Shelton Esqs . VVilliam Page Esq . Roger IennynsEsq . Sir Heneage Finch Baronet , His Majesties Sollicitor General , Cheney of HackneyEsq . Lieut. Col. Powel , Charles Cheney of Chelsey , Christopher Abdy Esq . Sir Allen Broadricke , Iohn Barton Esq . Westminster . For the City of VVestminster , and Liberties thereof , Gabriel Beck Esq . Mr. Glaham , Peter Maplesden , George Plunknet , Thomas Kirke , VVill. Greene , George Farewell , Ralph Darnell . Monmouth . For the County of Monmouth , VVilliam Ionesof Frowen Esq . Iames Proger , Charles Proger . Northampton . For the County of Northampton , Edward Onely , Iohn Thorton , Iohn VVilloughby Esqs . Norfolk . For the County of Norfolk , George Windham , Robert Doug●ty of Hanworth , Robert Legat , Esquires , Henry Scarborough Gent. Mr. John Kepps , Mr. Thomas Talbot , Mr. Henry Blackborne , Gent. Borough of Lyn Regis . For the Borough of Lyn Regis , John BassetMajor , Robert Steward Esq ; Recorder , Thomas Greene , William Wharton , Henry Bell , Robert Thorowgood , Alderman Holley . Great Yarmouth . For the Town of Great Yarmouth , Nicholas Cutting , James Simonds Bailiff there , Sir John Potts Knight and Baronet , Sir William Doyley Knight , Sir Thomas Me●ow Knight , Thomas Gooch , George England , John Carter , Nathaniel Ashby , Thomas Lucas , Iohn Woodroff , Iames Iohnson Esquires , George Tilyard Gent. Theftford . For the whole Borough and Corporation of Theftford , the Major for the time being , John Kendal Gent. Mr. Bourage M●rtin , Maurice helton , Esquires , Robert Keddington Gent. Mr. Nicholas Rookwood , Mr. Robert Wright of Kilveston . Newcastle upon Tine . For the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tine , Sir Iohn Marley , Sir Nicholas Cole Knight , and Baronet , Sir Francis Bows Knight , Sir Francis Anderson Knight . Nottingham . For the County of Nottingham , Francis SandisEsq ; Thomas Bristow , William Newton , Gentlemen . East-Retford . For the Borrough of East-Retford , the Bailiffs for the time being . Oxon. For the County of Oxon , William Glyn , John West , Esquires , Iohn Coker Gent. Iames Herbert esq ; Sir Thomas Tippin . University of Oxford . Mr. Robert Withers , Mr. Edward Master , Mr. David Thomas , Mr. Gregory Ballard , Mr. Timothy Horton . The City of Oxford . For the City of Oxford , Francis Holloway , William Cornish . Salop. For the County of Salop , Charles Baldwin , Samuel Baldwin , esquires , Mr. Moore of Middleton , Mr. Bishop of the Moore , Benjamin Buckley . Stafford . For the County of Stafford , Thomas Rudiardesq ; Iohn Colclough , Timothy Edge , Gentlemen . Somerset . For the County of Somerset , William Orangeesq ; VVilliam Bacon Senior , Gent. Iohn Oridland Gent. Mawdley Samborne , Iohn C●rew , Roger Newborough , Iames Haise , esquires . For the City of Bristol . For the City and County of the City of Bristol , The Major and Sheriffs for the time being , Iohn Knight the elder , VVilliam Coulston , Iohn Bradway , VVilliam Coles . For the City of Bathe . For the City of Bathe , Iohn Peirce , Iohn Masters , Aldermen . Southampton . For the County of Southampton , with the Town and County , Mr. Essex Powlet , Richard Lucy , Gabriel VVhistler , ess Isle of Wight . For the Isle of VVight , Thomas Bowremanesq ; Iohn Oglander of Newport Gentleman . Suffolk . For the County of Suffolk , George VViniffe , William Blumfield , esquires , Mr. Iohn Brooke , Mr. Milton of Ipswich , Mr. Edmond Bedingfield , Mr. Francis Langley , Mr. Thomas Read , Mr. Rabbit of Bramfield , Isaac Motham esquire , Gardiner Web Gent. St. Edmonds Bury . For St. Edmonds Bury , Francis Smith , Robert Sharpe , Samuel Hustler . Surrey . For the County of Surrey , Edward Evelin , Iohn Yates , Richard Knipe , esquires , Mr. Iohn Parker , Sir Purbeck Temple , Sir Thomas Bludworth , Knights , Thomas Rogers , Charles Good-Harman-Atwood , esquires , Iohn Parker of Rigate . Rye in the County of Sussex . For the Town of Rye , Samuel Bembrigg , Iames VVelsh , Thomas Osmonton . Worcester . For the County of Worcester , Sir Iohn PackingtonBaronet , Sir Rowland Berkley Knight , Sir Iohn Winford Knight , Samuel Sandys , Henry Townsend , Iohn Bearcroft , esquires , Sir Ralph Clare , Knight of the Bath . Worcester City . For the City and County of the City of Worcestor , Edward Soley Alderman , Samuel Smith , Thomas Twitty , Gentlemen , Henry Townsendesq ; Sir William Mooreton Knight , Humphrey Tyrer , Richard Heming , Stephen Richardson , Gentlemen , Sir Iohn Packington , Sir Rowland Berkley , Sir Ralph Clare , Sir Iohn Winford , Samuel Sandys esq ; Warwick . For the County of VVarwick , Listerof Alveston Esq . Richard Bishop of Stratford Esq . Coventry . For the City and County of the City of Coventry , Sir Arthur Caley Knight , The Major of Coventry for the tune being , Henry Smith Alderman , Sir Richard Hopkins Knight , William Iesson , Thomas Norton Esqs . Mr. Thomas Love , Mathew Smith , Samuel Snell , William Ielliffe , Robert Beak , Iames Nailer Aldermen . Town of Warwick . For the Town of Warwick , Sir Henry PuckeringBaronet , Sir Clement ThrockmortonKnight , Iohn Rouse , Nathaniel Stoughton , Iohn Stanton Esqs . Lister of Alveston Esq . Richard Bishop of Stratford . Wilts . For the County of Wilts , Walter Buckland , Thomas Mompesson , William Caley esqs . Mathew Rayman Gent. Tho. Hunt Gent. Robert Chandler , Robert Nicholas of Alcainings , William BroomewichGent . Samuel Eyre Gent. Simon SpatchhurstEsq . Christopher Gardiner Gent. Mr. Francis Parry . Sarum . For the City of New Sarum , Samuel Eyre Gent. Simon Spatchhurst esq . Christopher Gardiner Gent. Anglesey . For the Isle of Anglesey , Robert Lord Viscount Bulkley . Cardigan . For the County of Cardigan , Iames Phillips , Morgan Herbert , Thomas Ienkins , Erasmus Lloyde , Thomas Evans , Henry Vaughan , Thomas Price the elder , Esquires ; Thomas Lloyde of Yinshen , Morris Vaughan , Iohn Price Gentmen , Tho Parry , Reighnold Ienkins , Iohn Bowin , Thomas Lewis , Hector Phillips , Nicholas Lewis , VVilliam Iones , Abel Griffin , Esqs , VVactkin Lloyde , Iohn 〈◊〉 of Noyadd , Gentlemen ; The Major of Cardiganfor the time being , Rees Gwin , David Morgan , Aldermen . Carmarthen . For the County of Carmarthen , Jonathan Lloyde , Walter Lloyde , Walter Mansell . Carnarvon . For the County of Carnarvon , Griffith Bodurda , John Lloyde of Nangwimadale , Robert Wynn of Conway , William VVynn of Pengwoone , VVilliam Thomas of Carnarvon , Ionathan Lloyde , VValter Lloyde , VValter Mansell . Denbigh . For the County of Denbigh , Francis ManlyEsq ; Flint . For the County of Flint , Kenrick Eaton , Esq ; Glamorgan . For the County of Glamorgan , Iohn Price , of Courtcarne , Morgan Morgan , Esq ; Mountgomery . For the County of Mountgomery , VVilliam Oakely , Edmond VVareing , David Morrice , Esqs ; Iohn Matthews , Henry Pursel , Iohn Kiffin , VVilliam Price of Lanligan , Iohn Lloyd of Conway . Haverford-West . For the Town and County of Haverford-west , Sir Herbert Perrot , Knight , VVilliam Browne , Alderman . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for the Attainder of several Persons guilty of the Horrid Murther of his late Sacred Majestie King CHARLES the First . IN all humble manner shew unto Your most Excellent Majestie , Your Majesties most dutifull and loyall Subjects the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , That the Horrid and Execrable Murther of Your Majesties Royal Father , our late most Gracious Soveraign Charles the First , of ever blessed and glorious memory , hath been committed by a party of wretched men , desperately wicked , and hardened in their impiety , who having first plotted and contrived the ruine and destruction of this excellent Monarchy , and with it of the true , Reformed Protestant Religion which had been so long protected by it and flourished under it , found it necessary in order to the carrying on of their pernicious and traiterous designs , to throw down all the Bullwarks and Fences of Law , and to subvert the very being and constitution of Parliament , that so they might at last make their way open for any further attempts upon the Sacred Person of His Majesty himself ; And that for the more easie effecting thereof , they did first seduce some part of the then Army into a compliance , and then kept the rest in subjection to them , partly for hopes of preferment , and chiefly for fear of losing their imployments and arrears ; until by these , and other more odious arts and devices , they had fully strengthened themselves , both in Power and Faction ; which being done , they did declare against all manner of Treaties with the Person of the King , even then while a Treaty by advice of both Houses of Parliament was in being , Remonstrate against the Houses of Parliament for such proceedings , seize upon His Royal Person while the Commissioners were returned to the House of Parliament with His Answer , and when His Concessions had been Voted a ground for ●eace , seize upon the House of Commons , seclude and imprison some Members , force out others , and there being left but a small remnant of their own Creatures ( not a tenth part of the whole ) did seek to shelter themselves by this weak pretence , under the name and authority of a Parliament , and in that name labo●red to prosecute what was yet behinde and unfinished of their long intended Treason and Con●piracy ; 〈…〉 p●●pose they prepared an Ordinance for erecting la w●d●gious and unheard of Tribunal , which they called An High Court of Justices , for T●yal of His Majesty ; and having easi● procur●● it to pass in their House of Commons , as it then stood moulded , ventured to send it up from thence to the Peers then sitting , who totally rejected it ; whereupon their rage and fury increasing , they presume to pass it alone as an Act of the Commons , and in the name of the Commons of England ; and having gained the pretence of Law , made by a power of their own making , pursue it with all possible force and cruelty , until at last , upon the Thirtieth day of January , One thousand six hundred forty and eight , His Sacred Majesty was brought unto a Scaffold , and there publickly Murthered before the Gates of His own Royal Palace ; And because by this horrid action the Protestant Religion hath received the greatest wound and reproach , and the People of England the most insupportable shame and infamy that it was possible for the enemies of God and the King to bring upon uswhilst the Fanatick Rage of a few Miscreants ( who were as far from being true Protestants , as they were from being true Subjects ) stands imputed by our Adversaries to the whole Nation : We therefore your Majesties said Dutiful and Loyal Subjects , the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , do hereby renounce , abominate , and protest against that Impious Fact , the execrable Murther , and most unparallel● Treason committed against the Sacred Person and Life of our said late Soveraign , Your Majesties most Royal Father , and all proceedings tending thereunto : And do beseech Your most Excellent Majesty that it may be declared , And be it hereby declared , That by the undoubted and Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom , neither the Peers of this Realm , nor the Commons , nor both together in Parliament , or out of Parliament , nor the People collectively or presentatively , nor any other persons whatsoever ever had , have , hath , or ought to have any Coercive power over the persons of the Kings of this Realm ; And for the better vindication of our selves to posterity , and as a lasting Monument of our otherwise inexpressible detestation and abhorrency of this vilanous and abominable Fact , We do further beseech your most Excellent Majesty , that it may be Enacted , And be it hereby Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled , That every Thirtieth day of January , unless it falls out to be upon the Lords day , and then the day next following , shall be for ever hereafter set apart to be kept and observed in all the Churches and Chappels of these Your Majesties Kingdoms of England and Ireland , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Twede , and the Iues of Jersey and Guernsey , and all other Your Majesties Dominions , as an Anniversary day of Fasting and Humiliation , to implore the Mercy of God , that neither the guilt of that Sacred and Innocent ●●oud , one those other sins by which God was provoked to deliver up both us and our King into the hands of cruel and unreasonable men , may at any time hereafter be visited upon us or our posterity . And whereas Oliver Cromwel deceased , Henry Ireton deceased , John Bradshaw deceased , and Thomas Pride deceased , John L●sle , William Say , Sir Hardress Waller , Valentine Wauton , Thomas Harrison , Edward Whally , William Heveningham , Isaac Pennington , Henry Martin , John Barkstead , Gilbert Millington , Edmond Ludlow , Sir Michael Livesey , Robert Tichborne , Owen Rowe , Robert Lilborne , Adrian Scroop , John Okey , John H●wson , William Goffe , Cornelius Holland , Thomas Challoner , John Carew , Carew , John Jones , Miles Corbet , Henry Smith , Gregory Clement , Thomas Wogan , Edmond Harvy , Thomas Scot , William Cawley , John Downes , Nicholas Love , Vincent Potter , Augustine Garland , John Dixwell , George Fleetwood , Simon Meyne , James Temple , Peter Temple , Daniel Blagrave , Thomas Waite , John Cooke , Andrew Broughton , Edward Dendy , William Hewlet , Hugh Peters , Francis Hacker , Daniel Axtel , are notoriously known to have been wicked and active instruments in the prosecution and compassing that Trayterous Murther of His late Majesty , for which the said sir Hardress Waller , Thomas Harrison , William Heveningham , Isaac Pennington , Henry Martin , Gilbert Millington , Robert Tichborne , Owen Rowe , Robert Lilborne , Adrian Scroop , John Carew , John Jones , Henry Smith , Gregory Clement , Edmond Harvy , Thomas Scot , John Downes , Vincent Potter , Augustine Garland , George Fleetwood , Simon Meyne , James Temple , Peter Temple , Thomas Waite , John Cook , William Hewlet , Hugh Peters , Francis Hacker , and Daniel Axtell , have already received their Tryal at Law , and by Verdict , or their own Confession , have been convicted , and by Iudgement of Law thereupon had , do now stand duely and legally attainted ; of whom , ten persons , that is to say , Thomas Harrison , Adrian Scroop , John Carew , John Jones , Thomas Scot , Gregory Clement , John Cook , Hugh Peters , Francis Hacker , and Daniel Axtell , have most deservedly suffered the pains of death , and been executed according to Law ; and the said John Lisle , William Say , Valenti●e Wauton , Edward Whally , John Barkstead , Edmond Ludlow , sir Michael Livesey , John Okey , John Hewson , William Goffe , Cornelius Holland , Thomas Challoner , Miles Corbet , William Cawley , Nicholas Love , John Dixwell , Daniel Blagrave , Andrew Broughton , and Edward Dendy , are fled from Iustice ; not daring to abide a legal Tryal : May it therefore please your Maiesty that it may be Enacted , And be it Enacted by Authority of this present Parliament , That the said Oliver Cromwell deceased , Henry Ireton deceased , John Bradshaw deceased , and Thomas Pride deceased , shall by vertue of this Act , be adjudged to be Convicted and Attainted of High Treason , to all intents and purposes , as if they , and every of them respectively had been Attainted in their lives : And also that John Lisle , William Say , Valentine Wauton , Edward Whally , John Barkstead , Edmond Ludlow , sir Michael Livesey , John Okey , John Hewson , william Goffe , Cornelius Holland , Thomas Challoner , William Cawley , Miles Corbet , Nicholas Love , John Dixwell , Daniel Blagrave , Andrew Broughton , Edward Dendy , and every of them , stand and be adjudged , and by Authority of this present Act Convicted and Attainted of High Treason ; And that all and every the Mannors , Messnages , Lands , Tenements , Rents , Reversions , Remainders , Possessions , Rights , Conditions , Interests , Offices , Fees , Annuities , and all other the Hereditaments , Leases for years , Chattels real , and other things of that nature , whatsoever they be , of them the said Oliver Cromwell , Henry Ireton , John Bradshaw , Thomas Pride , John Lisle , William Say , Valentine W●uton , Edward Whally , John Barkstead , Edmond Ludlow , sir Michael Livesey , John Okey , John Hewson , William Goffe , Cornelius Holland , Thomas Challoner , William Cawly , Miles Corbet , Nicholas Love , John Dixwell , Daniel Blagrave , Andrew Broughton , Edward Dendy , Thomas Harrison , Adrian Scroop , John Carew , John Jones , Thomas Scot , Gregory Clement , Hugh Peters , Francis Hacker , Iohn Cook , Daniel Axtell , sir Hardress Waller , William Heveningham , Isaac Pennington , Henry Martin , Gilbert Millington , Robert Tichborne , Owen Rowe , Robert Lilborne , Henry Smith , Edmond Harvy , Iohn Downs ▪ Vincent Potter , Augustine Garland , George Fleetwood , Simon Meyne , Iames Temple , Peter Temple , Thomas Wayte , which they , or any of them , or any other person or persons , to their or any of their uses , or in trust for them , or any of them , had the Five and twentieth day of March , in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred forty and six , or at any time since , shall stand and be forfeited unto Your Majesty , Your Heirs and Successors , and shall be deemed , vested , and adjudged to be in the actual and real possession of Your Majesty , without any Office or Inquisition thereof hereafter to be taken or found : And also , That all and every the Goods , Debts , and other the Chattels personal whatsoever , of them the said Oliver Cromwell , Henry Ireton , Iohn Bradshaw , Thomas Pride , whereof at the time of their respective deaths , they , or any of them , or any other in trust for them or any of them , stood possessed in Law or Equity , and all the Goods , Debts , and other the Chattels personal whatsoever of them the said Iohn Lisle , William Say , Valentine Wauton , Edward Whalley , John Barkstead , Edmond Ludlow , Sir Michael Livesey , John Okey , John Hewson , William Goffe , Cornelius Holland , Thomas Challoner , William Cawly , Miles Corbet , Nicholas Love , John Dixwell , Andrew Broughton , Edward Dendy , Thomas Harrison , Adrian Scroope , John Carew , John Jones , Thomas Scot , Gregory Clement , Hugh Peters , Francis Hacker , Iohn Cook , Daniel Axtell , sir Hardress Waller , William Heveningham , Isaac Pennington , Henry Martin , Gilbert Millington , Robert Tichborne , Owen Rowe , Robert Lilborne , Henry Smith , Edmond Harvy , Iohn Downs , Vincent Potter , Augustine Garland , George Fleetwood , Simon Meyne , Iames Temple , Peter Temple , Thomas Wayte , whereof upon the Eleventh day of February , One thousand six hundred fifty nine , they or any of them , or any other in Trust for them or any of them , stood possessed either in Law or Equity , shall be deemed and adjudged to be forfeited unto , and are hereby vested , and put into the actual and real possession of Your Majesty , without any further Office or Inquisition thereof hereafter to be taken or found . Provided always , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That no Conveyance , Assurance , Grant , Bargain , Sale , Charge , Lease , Assignment of Lease , Grants and Surrenders by Copy of Court-Roll , Estate , Interest , Trust , or limitation of any Vse or Vses of or out of any Manors , Lands , Tenements , or Hereditaments , not being the Lands nor Hereditaments of the late King , Queen or Prince , or of any Archbishops , Bishops , Deans , Deans and Chapters , nor being Lands or Hereditaments sold or given for the Delinquency , or pretended Delinquency of any person or persons whatsoever , by vertue or pretext of any Act , Order , Ordinance , or reputed Act , Order or Ordinance since the First day of Ianuary , One thousand six hundred forty and one , nor any Statute , Iudgement or Recognizance , had , made , acknowledged or suffered to any person or persons , Bodies Politick or Corporate , before the Twenty ninth day of September , One thousand six hundred fifty nine , by any of the Offenders before in this Act ▪ mentioned , or their Heirs , or by any other person or persons claiming by , from , or under them or any of them , other then the wife or wives , childe or children , heir or heirs of such person or persons , or any of them , for money bona fide , to them or any of them paid or lent , nor any Conveyance , Assurance , Grant or Estate made before the Twenty fifth of April One thousand six hundred and sixty , by any person or persons to any of the Offenders aforesaid in Trust ; And for the benefit of any other person or persons not being any of the Offenders aforesaid , or in trust for any Bodies Politick or Corporate , shall be impeached , defeated , made void or frustrated hereby , or by any of the Convictions and Attainders aforesaid ; but that the same shall be held and enjoyed by the Purchasers , Grantees , Lessees , Assigns , Cestuy que usu , Cestuy que trust , and every of them , their Heirs , Executors , Administrators and Assigns respectively , as if this Act had not been made , and as if the said Offenders had not been by this Act , or by any other course or proceedings of Law convicted or attainted ; so as the said Conveyances , and all and every the Grants and Assurances which by vertue of this Act , are , and ought to be held and enjoyed as aforesaid , shall before the First of Ianuary , which shall be in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred sixty and two , be entred and enrolled of Record in His Majesties Court of Exchequer , and not otherwise ; Any thing in this Act herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding . Provided always , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all and singular the Mannors , Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments , which at any time heretofore were the Lands and Possessions of Henry late Marquess of Worcester , and Edward now Marquess of Worcester , and Henry Lord Herbert , Son and Heir apparent of the said Edward Marquess of Worcester , or any of them ; whereof or wherein the said Oliver Cromwell , or any other person or persons in trust for him , or to his use , or any other the persons attainted by this Act , or otherwise , or any person or persons in trust for them or any of them , had or claimed , or pretended to have any Estate , Right , Title , Possession or Interest , at any time before or since the decease of the said Oliver Cromwell , shall be , and hereby are vested and setled in , and shall be held and enjoyed by the said Marquess of VVorcester , and the said Henry Lord Herbert , in such manner and form , and for such Estate and Estates , with such Powers and Priviledges as they formerly had in the same respectively ; Any thing in this present Act contained , or any Act , Conveyance or Assurance heretofore made or acknowledged by the said Edward Marquess of VVorcester , and Henry Lord Herbert or either of them , unto the said Oliver Cromwell , or any other person or persons in trust for , or to the use of the said Oliver Cromwell , or any Act or Conveyance made or done by the said Oliver Cromwell , or by any in trust for him , to any person whatsoever , to the contrary notwithstanding . Saving always to all and every person and persons , Bodies Politick and others , their respective Heirs , Successors , Executors and Administrators , all such Right , Title and Interest in Law and Equity , which they or any of them have or ought to have , of , into , or out of any the premisses , not being in trust for any the said Offenders , nor derived by , from or under the said Offenders , since the Twenty fifth day of March , which was in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred forty six ; And that they the said person and persons , Bodies Politick , and other their respective Heirs , Successors , Executors and Administrators , and every of them , in all and every such case where his and their Entry was lawful , upon such Offender or Offenders , or the Heirs or Assigns of such Offender or Offenders , in or upon the said Twenty fifth day of March , One thousand six hundred forty and six , or at any time since , may without Petition , Monstrans de droyt , Onster le maine , or other Suit to His Majesty , enter on the Premisses in His Majesties Possession , or in the Possession of His Successors and Patentees , their Heirs or Assigns , in such manner to all intents , as he or they might have done on the Possession of the said Offenders , their Heirs or Assigns , in or upon the said Twenty fifth day of March , or at any time since ; Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding . Provided also , That all and every person and persons which have received any of the Rents or mean profits , of , in , or out of any the Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments , Chattels real , or Possessions of any the Offender or Offenders in this Act mentioned , before the Eleventh day of February , One thousand six hundred fifty and nine , and have paid or accounted for the same before the said Eleventh day of February , One thousand six hundred fifty and nine , unto the said Offender or Offenders , or their Assigns , or to any claiming from or under them , shall be clearly and for ever acquitted and discharged of and from the same , against the Kings Majesty , His Heirs and Successors , any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided always , That it shall and may be lawful to and for Richard Ingoldsby to retain and keep , or otherwise to sell and dispose all and singular the Goods and Chattels formerly belonging to sir Hardress Waller , in the Kingdom of Ireland , until Two thousand pounds , for which the said Richard Ingoldsby in the year One thousand six hundred fifty eight , stood joyntly bound with the said six Hardress Waller , unto Iames Brooks of the City of York , Alderman , and was then counter-secured by a Iudgement upon his Lands , and since by a Deed of Bargain and Sale of the said Goods and Chattels in Ireland , be fully paid , together with the Interest thereof ; he the said Richard Ingoldsby accounting for , and paying the full overplus thereof , if any shall be , unto our Soveraign Lord the King ; Any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for Confirmation of Leases and Grants from Colledges and Hospitals . WHereas since the beginning of the late Troubles , divers Masters , Provosts , Presidents , Wardens , Governours , Rectors , Principals , and other Heads , Fellows , and Scholars of Colledges , Halls , or Houses of Learning , in either of the Vniversities of Oxford and Cambridge , and the Dean , Canons and Prevends of the Cathedral or Collegiat Church or Colledge of Christ-Church in the Vniversity of Oxford , and Provest , Warden , or other Head-Officer , and Fellows or Scholars of the ●olledges of Eaton and Winchester , and Masters and Governors , Brethren , Brothers and Sisters of divers Hospitals have been amoved ejected or sequestred by the Lords and Commons assem●led in Parliament , or by certain Visitors by them appointed , or by some Conventions sitting at Westminster under the name or stile of a Parliament , or by some Authority or pretence of Authority derived from them or the late pretended and usurped powers , stiled Keepers of the Liberty of E●gland by Authority of Parliament , or Protectors of the Common-wealth of England Scotland , and Ireland , and the Dominion or Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging . And whereas also after these Amotions , Ejections or Sequestrations , several other persons have been either by election of the said Colledges , Halls , Houses of Learning , Church or Hospitals , or by some of the powers or pretended powers above mentioned placed and substituted in these Masterships , Headships , Fellowships Deanary , Canories , Prebendaries , Governorships and other places aforesaid , who have actually exercised the same places and been de facto Masters , Provosts Presidents , Wardens , Governours , Rectors , Principals and other Heads , Fellows , Scholars , Brethren , Brothers and Sisters , Dean Canons or Prebends of such respective Colledges , Halls Houses of Learning , Hospitals , Cathedrall Church or places , and have made divers Grants by Copy of Court-Roll , and Leases and Licences to let or assign Grants and Presentations to , and Elections of divers persons , Re-entries for non-payment of Rent or breach of Conditions , whereupon divers Questions may in time to come arise . For prevention whereof , It is Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , with the Advice and assent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , and by Authority of the same , That all Grants by Copy of Court-Roll , and Leases and Licences of setting and Assigning Grants and Presentations ; And all Elections of Heads , Masters , Fellows , Scholars , Students and Officers of the said ●olledges , Halls , Church , & Houses of Learning and Hospitals aforesaid , into dead or other places then or since Vacant , Receipts and Acquittances of Rents incurred , Entries for forfeitures or Conditions broken , had made or given since the Five and Twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred Forty two , and before the Five and Twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred and Sixty , by any such Masters , Provosts , Presidents , Wardens , Governors , Rectors , Principalls and other Heads de facto of the said Colledges , Halls and Houses of Learning , and Fellows , and Scholars de facto of the same respectively in either of the said Vniversities , or Dean and Canons or Prebends de facto of Christ Church aforesaid , or Master , Provost or Warden and Fellows de facto of the Colledges of Eaton or Winchester , or by such Master , Warden or Governors de facto , or Master , Warden or Governors , Brethren Brothers or Sisters de facto of any Hospital , by whatsoever particular name or stile of Foundation the said Colledges , Church , Hospitals , Masters , Governors , Fellows , Deans and Canons , or Prebends are stiled , founded , known or incorporated , and all Leases granted by the Master , Warden , Brethren , Brothers or Sisters of any Hospitals of the Patronage of any Bishop , Dean , or Dean and Chapter , and all surrenders to them made to inable such Leases , Grants and presentations , shall stand and be of the same and no other force and effect , as if the said Masters , Provosts , Presidents , Wardens , Governors , Rectors , Principals , Heads , Fellows , Scholars , Dean , Canons , Prebends , Brethren , Brothers or Sisters had been such de jure , and duly and de jure Intituled in and to the said Colledges , Halls , Houses of Learning , Church , Hospitals , Offices or places respectively , And as if such Leases granted by the Master & Brethren of any Hospital of the patronage of any Bishop , Dean or Chapter had been confirmed by the said Bishop , Dean or Chapter ; And that notwithstanding such defect in the said Lessors or Grantors , & notwithstanding the restitution of any of the persons so ejected , the Rents , Covenants and Conditions contained in such Leases and Grants shall go in succession , as if such Lessors or Grantors had been de jure Masters , Provosts , Presidents , Wardens , Governors , Reetors , Principals , Heads , Fellows , Scholars , Dean , Canons , Prebends , Brethren , Brothers and Sisters of such Colledges , Halls , Houses of Learning , Church , Hospitals and places respectively ; Any former Law , Custome or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided alwayes and be it Enacted , That nothing in this Acc contained do or shall extend to the confirming or making good of any Lease or Leases of any parcel or parcels of Lands , Tenements , Pastures , Houses , Orchards , Gardens or Barns , or any of the possessions of or belonging to the Hospitall of Saint John Baptist and the Evangelist in the Town of Northhampton , made between the first day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred Fifty & Five , and the Five and Twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand six Hundred Fifty and eight , by the pretended Master George G●odman and his Co-brethren of the aforesaid Hospital , by colour of any pretended Grant or Patent whatsoever , or notwithstanding the Seal of the said Hospital or Corporation was to them or any of them set or affixed . Provided alwayes , That this Act or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to make good in Law or equity any Lease or Leases made by Simon Moore Clerk , late Master or pretended Master of the Hospitall of Saint Oswald in the County of Worcester , of any the Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments of or belonging to the said Hospital , to Richard Moore son of the said Simon Moore , or to any of the children or grand children of the said Simon Moore , or to any other person or persons in trust or for the use or uses of the said Simon Moore , or his wife , children or grandchildren , or any or either of them . Provided alwayes , that no person or persons shall be confirmed in any Mastership , Provostship , Headship , Fellowship , or Chaplains place in any Colledge or Hall in either of the Vniversities of Oxford or Cambridge , or in the Colledges of Eaton and Winchester , that is not ordained Minister by Bishops or Presbyters ( or being ordained , hath since renounced his Ordination ) where by the local Statutes of the said respective Colledges or Halls Ordination is required . Provided alwayes , and be it Enacted , That this Act shall not extend to confirm any Lease or Leases of the Rectories and Parsonages of Randall and Littlecoates in the county of Lincolne , which have long since been in the tenure or occupation of John Lord Culpeper , as by several Leases under the Seal of the Master and Fellows of the Colledge of the holy and undivided Trinity within the Town and Vniversity of Cambridge of King Henry the Eights Foundation may appear , and are now Leased over the head of the said John Lord Culpeper the antient Tenant , to one John West , though according to usage he claimed to renew his Lease three years before the expiration thereof at the usual Fines or more . But that the said John Lord Culpeper , his Executors or Administrators , reimbursing the said new Tenant or Lessee so much money as hath been really paid to the said Colledge for the Fine for such Lease , they shall be admitted to renew the said Lease for the said Fine . Provided alwayes , That whereas Doctor Owen late reputed Dean , and the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxon of the Foundation of King Henry the Eight , by their Indenture dated the seventh day of August , in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty seven , did Lease and demise unto John Arthur Clerk , Thomas Bromefield of London Esquire , and Laurence Marsh of Darking in the County of Surry Esquire , certain Tyths and Lands parcel of the Mannor and Parsonage of Kirkham in the County of Lancast●r , And by several other Indentures did Lease and demise unto several other persons many other parts and portions of the said Parsonage of Kirkham ( which had long been in the tenure or occupation of Thomas Clifton Esquire and his Ancestors , by severall successive Leases under the Abbot and Covent of Vale Royal , and the Colledge of Christ Church aforesaid respectively ) for severall terms of years yet unexpired : Be it Enacted and ordained , That Thomas Clifton now of Litham in the County of Lancaster Esquire , his Executors and Administrators , ( paying the several and respective Rents reserved unto the said Colledge , and securing unto the said John Arthur , Thomas Bromefield , and Laurence Marsh , or the Survivors or Survivor of them , or the Executors or Executor of the Survivor of them , for the uses in the said Lease expressed and not otherwise , out of the Premisses , the yearly summ of Four hundred pounds , to be paid half yearly by equall portions , for the terme of Eleven years next ensuing , And reimbursing unto the said several other Lessees respectively or their respective Assigns so much money as was by them respectively and truly paid for their respective Fines , ) shall have and enjoy the said several demised premisses for the residue of the said several termes of years yet to come , as if the said several Leases made unto them the said John Arthur , Thomas Bromfeild , and Laurence Marsh , and unto the said severall other persons as aforesaid , had been legally made unto the said Thomas Clifton by a lawfull Deane and Chapter , This Act or any other thing to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided alwayes , That this Act or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to confirm the Election of any Head , Fellow , Scholar or Chaplain of any Colledge or Hall in either of the Vniversities , that upon any other ground besides the want of Episcopal Ordination , is or was not capable of being elected into such place or places by the Statures of the said Colledge or Hall , into which he or they were chosen . Provided also , That this Act or any thing therein contained , shal not extend to prejudice the Title of any person or persons , who by Letters Patents under the Great Seal since the first day of May , and before the twenty sixth of August One thousand six hundred and sixty , have obtained from his Majesty any Grant of any Deanery , Headship of any House , Rectorshiy of any Colledge , Canons place , Prebendary , Fellowship or Scholarship within either of the Vniversities , or the Colledges of Eaton , Westminster , or Winchester ; But that all and every the said Grants and Letters Patents shall be of such , and no other Force and effect , as the same should have been if this Act had not been made , Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided also , That this Act or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to confirm any Lease or Estate made by John Tombes Clerk , of any Lands , Tenements , or Hereditaments , belonging to the Hospital of Saint Katharines in Ledbury in the County of Hereford , to any of the children of him the said John Tombs , or to any other person or persons in Trust for him or them , or any of them . Provided alwayes , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That neither this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall in any wise extend to confirm , or make good , any Lease or Leases made by VVilliam Lenthal , pretended Warden of the House of Converts , belonging to the Master of the Rolls , since the thirtieth day of January , One thousand six hundred forty and two , of any Houses or Tenements thereto belonging , to the prejudice of John Lord Culpeper , his Successors , Lessees , or Assigns , the said Lord Culpeper paying or reimbursing unto the said Lessee or Lessees of such Houses or Tenements , such monies as they or any of them have paid , with Interest for the same , he or they discounting for the mean profits thereof . Provided alwayes , That neither this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall extend to confirm VVilliam Hook in the Mastership of the Kings Majesties Hospital of the Savoy , nor to confirm or make good any Lease of any Lands or Tenements belonging to the said Hospital , made between the thirtieth day of January , in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred forty eight , and the first day of June , One thousand six hundred and sixty ; The Master of the said Hospital for the time being , allowing and reimbursing to all such Lessees all such summ or summs of money , as they or any of them paid to the then Master of the said Hospitall by way of Fine , at the time of such Lease making , and Interest for the same , And the said Lessees and every of them disc●unting for the mean profits of the same . Provided alwayes , and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That this Act , or any thing herein contained , shall not extend to confirm or make good any Lease or Grant made , or mentioned to be made to any person or persons by John Owen late Dean , and others , Canons , or pretended Dean and Canons of the Colledge of Christ Church in the Vniversity of Oxford , or by any of them , of any the Rectories , Tythes , or Gleab Lands of Hampton , Wickenford , Badsey , Aldington , Uffenha● , South-Littleton , North Littleton , and Middle Littleton , in the County of Worcester , heretofore the possessions of Henry late Marquess of Worcester , and Dame Anne his Wife , or either of them , and whereo the said Henry was dispossest for his Allegiance and Loyalty to his late Majesty of Blessed Memory ; But that the Executor or Administrator of the said Henry , shall and may be admitted to renew the Leases of the said Tythes , for such terme or terms , as the said Dean and Chapter of Christ Church are by Law enabled to grant the same , the said Executors or Administrators satisfying and reimbursing to such person or persons , all such summ or summs of money , as he or they have payd for the said Lease or Leases , by way of Fine , with Interest for the same , the said person or persons discounting to the said Executors or Administrators , for the mean Profits received thereupon . Provided also , That this Act , or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to confirm or make good any Lease , Leases , or Estate made by any pretended Dean and Chapter , Master or Head of any Colledge or Hall in either of the Vniversities , or of any pretended Master or Governors of any Hospital , which said Lease , Leases or Estate had not been good or effectual in Law , had they been made by a lawful Dean & Chapter , Master , Head or Governor of any Colledge , Hall or Hospital aforesaid ; This Act , or any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided also that this Act , or any thing therein contained , shall not extend to confirm or make good any Leafe or Leases of the Rectory or Parsonage of Arrington in the County of Cambridge , which hath long been in the tenure and occupation of Thomas ●hicheley Esq ; and his Ancestors , by several successive Leases from the Master and Fellows of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge ; Nor shall confirm or make good any Lease or Leases of the Rectory or Parsonage of Soham in the said County of Cambridge , which hath likewise been , and still is in the occupation and possession of the said Thomas Chicheley , by Lease from the Master and Fellows of Pembroke Hall in Cambridge , but that the said Thomas Chicheley ( paying and reimbursing the several and respective Tenants or Lessees , the several and respective sums of money by them severally and respectively paid to the said Colledge and Hall , for or in the name of any Fine or Fines , for the making or granting such new Lease or Leases , with Interest , discounting such Rents and Profits as by them respectively have been taken or received out of the premisses ) shall be restored to his said ancient Possessions . And the said Colledge and Hall respectively shall be enabled to Lease the said several Rectories and Parsonages , with their respective Appurtenances , unto the said Thomas Chicheley ; This Act , or any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding . Provided alwayes , That neither this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall extend to restore any person or persons to any Headship , Fellowship , or Scholarship of any Colledge or Hall , or to any Chaplains or 〈◊〉 place , in any Colledge or Hall , in 〈…〉 the Vniversities , or to any Lecture or Readers place , that is or shall be before the first day of January , One thousand six hundred and sixty , eiected out of their respective Headship , Fellowship , Scholarship , Chaplain or Clerks-place , or out of any Lecture in the said Vniversities , by his Majesties Commissioners under the Great Seal , for not having been legally and according to the severall Statutes of the said respective severall places nominated , elected or admitted in or to the same ; Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for prohibiting the Exportation of Wooll , Woolfels , Fullers Earth , or any kind of Scouring Earth . FOr the better preventing and avoiding of such Losses and Inconveniencies as have happened , and daily do and may happen to the Kingdome of England , and Dominion of Wales , and to the Kingdome of Ireland by and through the secret and subtile exportation and transportation , and by and through the secret and subtle carrying and conveighing away of Wooll , Woolfells , Mortlings , Sherlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Woolflocks , Fullers Earth , and Fulling Clay , out of and from the Kingdome and Dominion aforesaid , and for the better setting on work the poor people and Inhabitants of the Kingdomes and Dominion aforesaid . And to the Intent that the full and best use and benefit of the principal native Commodities of the same Kingdomes and Dominion may come , redound , and be unto and amongst the Subjects and Inhabitants of the same , and not unto or amongst the Subjects and Inhabitants of the Realm of Scotland , or of any Foreign Realms or States , as the same now of late in some great measure hath done , and is further likely to do , if some severer punishment then heretofore be not speedily inflicted upon such Offenders , as shall be Actors or Assistants in and to such Exportation and Transportation , and in and to such carrying and conveying away thereof as aforesaid ; Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled , and by the Authority of the same , That no person or persons whatsoever , from and after the fourteenth day of January One thousand six hundred and threescore , shall directly or indirectly , Export , Transport , carry or convey , or cause or procure to be Exported , Transported , carried or conveyed out of , or from the Kingdome of England , or Dominion of Wales , or Town of Barwick upon ●wede , or out of or from the Isles of Jersey or Guernzey , with Sarke and Alderney , being under the Government of Guernzey aforesaid , or out of or from any of them , or out of , or from the Kingdome of Ireland aforesaid , into any parts or places out of the Kingdomes , Isles or Dominion aforesaid , any Sheep or Wooll whatsoever , of the breed or growth of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland , or Isles or Dominion aforesaid ; Or any Wooll fells , Mortlings or Shorlings , or any Yarn made of Wooll , or any Woolflocks , or any Fullers Earth , or any Fulling Clay whatsoever ; nor shall directly or indirectly pack or load , or cause to be packed or loaded upon any Horse , Cart , or other Carriage , or Load , or lay on board , or cause to be loaden or laid on board in any Ship or other Vessel , in any place or Port within the Kingdomes of England or Ireland , or Town of Berwick , or Isles , or Dominion aforesaid , any such Sheep , Wooll , Woolfells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll or Woollflocks , or any Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay , to the intent or purpose to export , transport , carry or convey the same , or to cause the same to be exported , transported , carryed or conveyed out of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland , Town of Berwick , Isles or Dominion aforesaid , or with intent or purpose , that any other person or persons should so export , transport , carry or convey the same into any parts or places out of the Kingdomes of England and Ireland , Town of Berwick , Isles or Dominion aforesaid , into the Kingdome of Scotland , or any Foreign parts . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That no Wooll , Woolfells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Woollflocks , or any Fullers Earth , or Fulling Clay , shall be from and after the fourteenth day of January , in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and threescore , exported , transported , carried or conveyed out of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales , or Town of Berwick , or Kingdome of Ireland , or out of any Port or place of the said Kingdomes respectively unto the Isles of Jersey or Guernzey , or to Sarke or Alderney , Except as in this Act shall be hereafter limited or appointed . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all and every the Offender & Offenders , offence and offences aforesaid , shall be subject and lyable to the respective pains , penalties and forfeitures hereafter following , That is to say , The said Sheep , Woolls , Woolfels , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Woolflocks , Fullers Earth , and Fulling Clay , so exported , transported , carryed , conveyed , packed or loaden contrary to the true intent of this Act , shall be forfeited , and that every offender and offenders therein shall forfeit Twenty shillings for every such Sheep , and Three shillings for every pound weight of such Wooll , Woolfels , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of wool , wool-flocks , Fullers earth , or Fulling Clay . And also the owners of the said Ships or Vessels knowing such offence , shall forfeit all their Interest in the said Ships or Vessels , with all their Apparel and furniture to them and every of them belonging . And that the Master and Mariners thereof , knowing such offence , and wittingly and willingly aiding and assisting thereunto , shall forfeit all their Goods and Chattels , and have Imprisonment for the space of three moneths without Bail or Main-prise ; the one moiety of which said penalties and forfeitures shall be to the Kings Majesty , his Heirs and Successors ; and the other moiety to him that will sue for the same by Action of Debt , Bill , Plaint or Information in any of his Majesties Courts of Record , or before the Iustices of Assize , or in the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace : In which Suit , no Essoyn , protection or wager of Law shall be allowed . And be it further Enacted , That if any Merchant or other person or persons shall after the said fourteenth day of January transport or cause to be transported , any Sheep , Wool , Wool-fels Mortlings , Shorlings , Woollen-yarn , Wool-flocks , Fullers-earth or Fulling-clay , contrary to the true intent of this Act , and be thereof lawfully convicted , That then he shall be disabled to require any debt or Accompt of any Factor or others for or concerning any Debt or Estate properly belonging to such offendor . Provided alwaies and it is nevertheless declared , That this Act or any thing therein contained shall not be construed to take away any greater pains or penalties inflicted or to be inflicted for any the offences aforesaid by vertue of any former Act of Parliament now in force . And be it also further Enacted by the authority aforesaid , That every offence that shall be done or committed contrary to this Act , shall and may be inquired of and heard , examined , tryed and determined in the County where such Sheep , Wooll , Wool-fels , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Wool-flocks , Fullers-earth , or Fulling-clay respectively shall be so packed , loaden , or laid aboard as aforesaid contrary to this Act , or else in the County where such offenders shall happen to be apprehended , or arrested for such offence , in such manner and form , and to such effect to all intents and purposes as if the same offence had been wholly and altogether done and committed at and in such County . Provided alwaies and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid , That no person or persons whatsoever shall at any time hereafter be impeached for any offence aforesaid , unless such person or persons shall be prosecuted within the space of one year next ensuing such offence committed . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That it shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons to seize , take and challenge to his or their own use and behoof , and to the use of the King , his Heirs and Successors , all and all manner such Sheep , Wool , Woolfels , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wool , Wool-flocks , Fullers-earth and Fulling clay , as he or they shall happen to see , finde , know or discover to be laid aboard in any Ship or other Vessel or Boat , or to be brought , carried or laid on shore at or near the Sea or any Navigable River or Water , to the intent or purpose to be exported , transported or conveyed out of the Kingdoms of England , or Ireland , Town of Berwick , Isles or Dominion aforesaid contrary to the true meaning of this Act , or to be packed or loaden upon any ●●orse , Cart or other Carriage , to the intent or purpose to be conveyed or carried into the Kingdome of Scotland aforesaid ; and that such person or persons as shall happen so to seize , take or challenge any such Sheep , Wooll , Wool-fells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Woolflocks , Fullers Earth or Fulling Clay as aforesaid , shall have the full moiety thereof , to all intents and purposes . Provided alwayes , That such person or persons as shall make any such seizure or Challenge as aforesaid to his or their own use , shall not be admitted or allowed to give in Evidence upon his or their Oath or Oathes against any person or persons , which shall happen to be indicted , accused or questioned by vertue of this Act , or any thing therein contained . And furthermore be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid . That all and every Ship , Vessel , Hulke , Barge or Boat , of what kinde soever , whereof any Alien born , or whereof any naturall born Subjects not inhabiting within the Realm of England , shall be owner or part owner , and wherein any Sheep , Wooll , Wool-fells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Wooll-flocks , Fullers Earth , or Fulling Clay shall happen to be Shipped , put or laid aboard contrary to the true meaning of this Act , shall be forfeited to the Kings Majestie , his Heirs and Successors . Provided alwayes , That this Act shall not extend to any Lamd skin ready drest , and prepared fit and usefull for Furr or Lynings . Provided also , That this Act shall not in any wise extend to the transporting , carrying or conveying away of any such Wool-fells or Pelts , with such VVooll upon them , or to any Beds stuffed with Flocks , which shall be carryed or imployed in any Ship or other vessel for necessary use onely , of and about the Ordnance or other thing in or concerning such Ship or Vessel , or onely for the necessary use of any the persons in such Ship or Vessell , passing or being , and which shall not be sold or uttered in any Foreign parts , out of the Kingdomes of England or Ireland , or Town of Berwick , Istes or Dominion aforesaid ; nor to the exporting , transporting , carrying or conveying of any Weather-sheep , or of the VVooll growing upon any such VVeather-sheep , to be carryed alive in any Ship or other Vessell , for and towards the onely necessary food or diet , of or for the Company or Passengers or other persons therein , and for and towards none other purpose . Provided alwayes , and be it further Enacted , That this Act or any thing therein contained shall not extend to any such Wooll to be exported or transported out of or from the Port of Southampton , onely unto the aforesaid Isles of Jersey and Guernzey , by , or for the onely use or behoof of any the Inhabitants of the said Isles of Jersey and Guernzey , or either of them , or to any such VVooll to be shipped or loaden aboard in any ship or other vessel , by , or for the only use or behoof of any the Inhabitants of the said Isles of Jersey or Guernsey , or either of them in the Port aforesaid , to be exported and transported into the said Isles of Jersey or Guernzey or either of them ; so as such person and persons that shall so ship or lay aboard such Wooll into any ship or other vessel , do before the shipping or laying aboard such VVooll , deliver unto the Customer , Comptroller , Surveyor or Searcher of the Port of Southampton aforesaid ( out of which the same VVooll is to be exported ) a writing under the Seal or Seals of the respective Governors of the same Isles of Jersey and Guernzey , unto which the said Wool is to be transported , or of his or their Deputy or Deputies respectively , the which writing shall purport and express that the party named in such writing is authorised and appointed to export or to cause to be exported out of the Port aforesaid so much Wooll , expressing the number of the Tods , to the same Isle , to be used or manufactured in one of the same Isles , or in some of the members or parts of the same , and that such party so authorised and appointed to export or cause to be exported that Wool , hath before the making and sealing of that writing , entred sufficient Bond to his Majesties use for the landing of the said Wool in that Isle . And to the intent that the quantity of Wooll to be exported out of the Port of Southampton aforesaid into the said Isles or either of them in any one year , accompting the year to begin from the first day of January next ensuing , and so yearly from the first day of January , may not exceed the Quantity hereunder specified ; that is tosay , unto the Isle of Jer●ey Two thousand Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool , and unto Guernzey One thousand Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool , and unto Alderny Two hundred Tods and no more of unkeamed Wool , and unto Sarke One hundred Tods of unkeamed Wool and no more , every Tod not exceeding thirty two pounds . And be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That the Governor of the said Isle of Jersey or his Deputy for whom he will answer , shall not make to any person or persons any writing or writings such as is above specified , to authorise or appoint such person or persons as aforesaid , to fetch , e●port , or transport out of the Port of Southampton aforesaid unto the said Isle of Jersey in one year , accompting the year from the first day of January , One thousand six hundred and sixty aforesaid , any greater quantity of VVool then Two thousand Tods in any one year ; and that the Governor of the said Isle of Guernzey , or his Deputy for whom he will answer , shall not make to any person or persons any writing or writings , such as is above specified , to authorise and appoint such person or persons as aforesaid , to fetch , export , or transport out of the Port above specified unto the said Isles of Guernzey , with Alderny and Sarke , in any one year , accepting the year from the first day of January aforesaid , any greater quantity of VVooll then One thousand Tods for Guernzey , Two hundred Todds for Alderney , and One hundred Todds for Sarke in any one year ; and that the Customer of the Port of Southampton aforesaid , shall keep a true accompt of all the said quantity of Woolls so by him permitted to be loaden by vertue of this Act , and shall not permit any greater quantity of VVoolls to be loaden then by this Act is prescribed in any one year to either of the said Islands respectively under any pretence whatsoever , upon the penalty of the forfeiture of his place , and the summe of One hundred pounds in money , one moyety whereof to the Kings Majesty , His Heirs and Successors , and the other moyety to him or them that will sue for the same in any Court of Record , wherein no Essoyne , protection or wager of Law shall be allowed . And if any of the Governors aforesaid , or any their or either of their Deputy or Deputies of the said Isles , or either of them , shall give , grant , or make any Licence or Licences for exporting from Southampton aforesaid , into the said Isles respectively , of any greater quantity of such VVooll , then is before by the true meaning of this Act limitted and appointed in that behalf ; That then the respective Governor or Governors of such of the said Isles , shall forfeit and pay to the Kings Majesty , His Heirs or Successors , the summ of Twenty pounds of lawful money of ●ngland , for every Todd of VVooll which shall be so licenced to be exported , over and above the rate or proportion of VVooll in and by this Act , or the true meaning thereof limited or appointed . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That the respective Governors aforesaid , or their respective Deputies , or any their Clerks , Officers or Servants , for the Granting , making , or Sealing of every such writing of Licence as is aforesaid , and for the entring a Remembrance of the same into some book , which they shall have and keep for that purpose , may have and take the summ of Twelve pence , and no more , upon pain of Forfeiting to be partie grieved the summ of Five shillings for every penny which shall be taken over and above the said summ of twelve pence , in and by this Act allowed to be taken , and so after that proportion , the said penalty or Forfeiture for the taking above Twelve pence as aforesaid , to be recovered by Bill , Plaint or Information in any Court of Record at Westminster or elsewhere , wherein no Injunction , Protection , Priviledge , Essoyne or wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed . Anno Regni CAROLI IJ. REGIS Angliae , Scotiae , Franciae , & Hiberniae , DUODECIMO . At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day or April , An. Dom. 1660. In the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Our most Gracious Soveraign Lord CHARLES , By the Grace of God , of England , Scotland , France , and Ireland , King , Defender of the Faith , &c. LONDON , Printed by JOHN BILL , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1660. CUM PRIVILEGIO . Anno XII . CAROLI . II. Regis . An Act for Confirmation of Marriages . WHereas by vertue or colour of certain Ordinances , or certain pretended Acts or Ordinances , divers marriages since the beginning of the late troubles , have bee● had and solemnized in some other manner then hath been formerly used and accustomed : Now for the preventing and avoyding of all doubts and questions touching the same , It is Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , with the advice and assent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled , and by Authority of the ●ame , That all Marriages had or Solemnized in any of his Majesties Dominions since the first day of May , in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred forty and two , before any Iustice of Peace , or reputed Iustice of Peace , of England or Wales , or other his Majesties Dominions , and by such Iustice or reputed Iustice , so pronounced or declared . And all Marriages within any of His Majesties Dominions , since the same first day of May , in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred forty two , had or solemnized according to the direction or true intent of any Act or Ordinance , or reputed Act or Ordinance , of one or both Houses of Parliament , or of any Convention sitting at Westminster ; under the name Stile or Title of a Parliament , or assuming that name , Stile or Title , shall be , and shall be adjudged , esteemed , and taken to be , and to have been of the same and no other force and effect , as if such Marriages had been had and solemnized according to the Rites and Ceremonies established , or used in the Church or Kingdom of England , any Law , Custome , or Vsage to the contrary thereof notwithstanding . And be it further Enacted , that where in any Suite commenced or to be commenced in any of the Courts of the Common Law , any issue hath beén joyned , and not already tryed or determined , or shall be joyne● upon the point of Bastardy , or lawfulness of marriage , for or concerning the marriages had and solemnized as aforesaid , the same issues shall be tryed by Iury of twelve men according to the course of Tryal of other issues tryable by Iury at the Common Law , and not otherwise , any Law , Statute , or Vsage to the contrary thereof , in any wise notwithstanding . Anno XII . CAROLI . II. Regis . An Act for Prohibiting the Planting , Setting , or Sowing of Tobacco in England and Ireland . YOur Majesties loyal and obedient Subjects , The Lords and Commo●s in this present Parliament Assembled considering of how great concern and importance it is , That the Columes and Plantations of this Kingdom in America , be defended , protected , maintained , and kept up , and that all due and possible encouragement be given unto them ; and that not onely in regard great and considerable Dominions , and Countries , have been thereby gained , and added to the Imperial Crown of this Realm ; But for that the strength and welfare of this Kingdom do very much depend upon them , in regard of the employment of a very considerable part of its Shipping and Seamen , and of the vent of very great quantities of its Native Commodities and Manufactures , as also of its supply with several considerable Commodities which it was wont formerly to have onely from Forraigners , and at far dearer Rates : And forasmuch as Tobacco is one of the main products of several of those Plantations , and upon which their welfare , and subsistence , and the Navigation of this Kingdom , and vent of its Commodities thither , do much depend ; and in regard it is found by experience , That the Tobaccoes Planted in these parts are not so good , and wholsome for the Takers thereof ; And that by the Planting thereof your Majesty is deprived of a considerable part of Your Revenue arising by Customes upon Imported Tobacco ; Do most humbly pray that it may be Enacted by your Majesty : And it is hereby Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled , and by the Authority of the same : That no person or persons whatsoever shall , or do from and after the first day of January , in the year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred and sixty , Set , Plant , improve to grow , make or cure any Tobacco either in Seed , Plant , or otherwise , in or upon any Ground , Earth , Field , or Place , within the Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , Islands of Guernsey or Jersey , or Town of Berwick upon Tweed , or in the Kingdom of Ireland , under the penalty of the Forfeiture of all such Tobacco , or the value thereof , and of the sum of forty shillings for every , Rod or Pole of Ground to Planted , Set , or Sowen as aforesaid ; and so portionablely for a greater or 〈◊〉 quantity of Ground , One Moyety thereof to His Majesty , His Heirs and Successors : And the other Moyety to him or them that shall Sue for the same , to be recovered by Bill , Plaint , or Information in any Court of Record , wherein no Essoign , Protection , or Wager in Law shall be allowed . And it is hereby further Enacted , That all Sheriffs , Iustices of the Peace , Maiors Bailiffs , Contrables , and every of them , upon Information or Complaint made unto them , or any of them , by any the Officers of the Customes , or by any other person , or persons whatsoever , That there is any Tobacco Set , Sowen , Planted , or growing within their Iurisdictions , or Precincts , contrary to this Act , shall within Ten days after such Information or Complaint , cause to be burnt , plucked up , consumed , or utterly destroyed , all such Tobacco so Set , Sowen , Planted or Growing . And it is hereby further Enacted , That in case any person or persons shall resist , or make forcible opposition against any person or persons in the due and through Execution of this Act , that every such person or persons for every such offence , shall forfeit the sum of five pounds to be divided and recovered in manner aforesaid . And in case any person or persons shall not pay the sums of money , by them to be paid , by vertue of this Act , That in every such case , Destress shall be made and Sale thereof , returning the Over-plus to the Owners ; And in case no Destress be to be found , That then every such party shall be committed to the Common Gaol in the County where such Offence shall be committed , there to remain for the space of two Moneths , without Bail or Main-prize . Provided always , and it is hereby Enacted , That this Act , nor any thing therein contained , shall extend to the hindring of the Planting of Tobacco in any Physick Garden of either University , or in any other private Garden for Physick or Chirurgery , onely so as the quantity so Planted exceed not one half of one Pole in any one place or Garden . Anno XII . CAROLI II. Regis . An Act for erecting and establishing a Post-Office . WHereas for the maintenance of mutual Correspondencies , and prevention of many Inconveniences happening by private Posts , severall publique Post-Offices have been heretofore erected for carrying , and recarrying of Letters by Posts , to , and from all parts and places within England , Scotland , and Ireland , and severall parts beyond the Seas ; the well-ordering whereof , is a matter of general concernment , and of great advantage , as well for preservation of Trade and Commerce , as otherwise : To the end therefore that the same may be managed so , that speedy and safe dispatches may be had , which is most likely to be effected , by ere●ting one general Post-Office for that purpose ; Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled , and by the Authority of the same , That there be from henceforth one general Letter-Office erected and established in some convenient place within the City of Lond●n , from whence all Letters and Pacquets whatsoever may be with speed and expedition sent unto any part of the Kingdomes of England , Scotland , and Ireland , or any other of his Majesties Dominions , or unto any Kingdome or Countrey beyond the Seas , at which said Office all Returns and Answers may be likewise received ; And that one Master of the said General Letter-Office shall be from time to time appointed by the Kings Majesty , His Heirs , and Successors , to be made or constituted by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England , by the name and style of his Majesties Post-Master Generall ; which said Master of the said Office , and his Deputy , and Deputies by him thereunto sufficiently authorised , and his and their Servants , and Agents ; and no other person or persons whatsoever , shall from time to time have the receiving , taking up , ordering , dispatching , sending Post or with speed , and delivering of all Letters & Pacquets whatsoever , which shall from time to time be sent to and from all and every the parts and places of England , Scotland , and Ireland , and other his Majesties Dominions , and to and from all and every the Kingdomes and Countreys beyond the Seas , where he shall settle or cause to be setled Posts or running Messengers for that purpose . Except such Letters as shall be sent by Coaches , common known Carryers of Goods by Carts , Waggons , or Packhorses , and shall be carried along with their Carts , Waggons , and Packhorses respectively ; And except Letters of Merchants and Masters which shall be sent by any Masters of any Ships , Barques , or other Vessel of Merchandize , or by any other person imployed by them for the Carriage of such Letters aforesaid , according to the respective directions ; And also except Letters to be sent by any private Friend or Friends in their wayes of journey or travel , or by any Messenger or Messengers sent on purpose , for or concerning the private affairs of any person or persons : And also except Messengers who carry and recarry Commissions or the Return thereof , Affidavits , Writs , Process , or Proceedings , or the Returnes thereof , issuing out of any Court. And be it furtther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That such Postmaster Generall for the time being , as shall from time to time be made and constituted by His Majesty , His Heirs and Successors , and the respective Deputies , or Substitutes of such Post-master General , and no other person or persons whatsoever , shall prepare , and provide Horses and Furniture to let to Hire unto all Through-Posts , and persons riding in Post by Commission , or without , to and from all and every the parts and places of England , Scotland and Ireland , where any Post-roads are , or shall be setled and established . And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That it shall and may be lawful to and for such Post-master General to be constituted and appointed as aforesaid , and his Deputy or Deputies by him thereunto sufficiently authorized , to demand , have , receive and take for the Portage and conveyance of all such Letters which he shall so convey , carry , or send Post as aforesaid , and for the providing and furnishing Horses for through-Posts , or persons riding in post as aforesaid , according to the several Rates and Summs of lawful English money hereafter mentioned , not to exceed the same ( that is to say ) For the Port of every Letter not exceeding one sheet , to or from any place not exceeding fourscore English Miles distant from the place where such Letter shall be received , Two pence ; And for the like port of every Letter not exceeding two sheets , Four pence ; And for the like Port of every Pacquet of Letters proportionably unto the said Rates ; And for the like Port of every Pa●quet of Writs , Deeds , and other things after the Rate of Eight pence for every ounce weight ; and for the Port of every Letter not exceeding one sheet , above the distance of fourscore English Miles from the place where the same shall be received , Three pence ; And for the like Port of a Letter , not exceeding Two sheets , Six pence ; and proportionably to the same rates , for the like port of all pacquets of Letters , and for the like port of every other Pacquet of Writs , Deeds , or other things , after the rate of Twelve pence of English money for every Ounce weight ; and for the port of every Letter not exceeding One sheet , from London unto the Town of Berwick , or from thence to the City of London , Three pence of English money ; And for the like port of every Letter not exceeding two sheets , Sir pence ; and proportionably unto the same Rates , for every Pacquet of Letters , and for every other Pacquet of greater bulk , One shilling and Six pence for every Ounce weight ; And for the port of such Letters and Pacquets as shall be conveyed or carried from the Town of Berwick unto any place or places within forty English Miles distance from Berwick , or any other place where such Letter shall be received , Two pence ; and for every Letter not exceeding two sheets , Four pence ; and proportionably to the same rates for every pacquet of Letters , and for every other pacquet or parcel , Eight pence for every Ounce weight ; and for every Letter not exceeding One sheet to be conveyed or carryed a further distance then Forty English Miles , Four pence ; And for the like port of every double Letter , Eight pence : And proportionably unto the same Rates for the like port of every pacquet of Letters , and for the like port of every other pacquet , One shilling for every ounce weight ; and for the port of every Letter not exceeding one sheet from England unto the City of Dublin in Ireland , or from the City of Dublin in Ireland unto England , Six pence of English money ; and for the like port of every Letter not exceeding two sheets one shilling , and proportionably to the same Rates for every Pacquet of Letters ; and for the port of every other pacquet of any kind of greater Bulk , Two shillings for every Ounce weight ; and for the port of such Letters or pacquets as shall be conveyed or carryed from the City of Dublin , unto any other place or places within the Kingdme of Ireland , or from any other place unto the said City , or to , or from any other place within the said Kingdome , according to the Rates , and summs of English money hereafter following , viz. For every Letter not exceeding one sheet , to or from any place within Forty English Miles distance from Dublin , or any other place where such Letter shall be received , Two pence ; And for every Letter not exceeding two sheets , Four pence , and proportionably to the same rates for every pacquet of Letters , and for every other pacquet of greater Bulk , Eight pence for every ounce weight ; and for every Letter not exceeding one sheet to be carryed or conveyed a further distance then Forty English miles , Four pence ; and for the like port of every Letter not exceeding two sheets , Eight pence ; and proportionably unto the same Rates for the like port of every pacquets of Letters , and for the like port of every other pacquets of greater Bulk , One shilling for every ounce weight ; and for all and every the Letters , pacquets , & parcels of goods that shall be carried or conveyed to , or from any of his Majesties said Dominious , to or from any other parts or places beyond the Seas , according to the severall and respective Rates , that now are , and have been taken for Letters , Pacquets , and parcels so conveyed , being rated either by the Letter , or by the Ounce weight , That is to say ,     d Morlaix , Saint Maloes , Caen , Newhaven , and places of like distance , port paid to Roan is for Single vi Double xii Treble xviii Ounce xviii     d Hamburgh , Cullen , Frankfort , port paid to Antwerp is Single viii Double xvi Treble xxiv Ounce xxiv     s d Venice , Geneva , Legorne , Rome , Naples , Messina , and all other parts of Italy , by way of Venice , franct pro Mantua Single o ix Double i vi Treble ii iii Ounce ii viii     s d Marcelia , Smerna , Constantinople , Aleppo , and all parts of Turkie , port paid to Marcelia Single i o Double ii o 3. q ●● . of an ounce ii ix Ounce iii ix     s d Genoua , Legorn , Rome , and other parts of Italy , by way of Lyons , franct pro Lyons Single i o Double ii o 3 q ●● . of an ounce ii ix Ounce iii ix And of Letters sent outwards ,     s d To Bourdeux , Rochel , Nantes , Orleans , Byon , Towers , and places of like distance , port paid to Paris Single o ix Double i vi Treble ii iii Ounce ii o     s d And for Letters brought from the same places into England Single i o Double ii o 3. q ●● . of an ounce iii o Ounce iv o Also Letters sent outwards ,     s d To Norembergh , Bremen , Dantswick , Lubeck , Lipswick , and other places of like distance , Post paid to Hamburgh Single i o Double ii o 3. q ●● . of an ounce iii o Ounce iv o     s d And for Letters brought from the said places to England Single o viii Double . i iv Treble ii o Ounce ii o And for the Port of Letters brought into England from     s d Calais , Diepe , Bulloigne , Abbeville , Amiens , Saint Omers , Montrell Single o iv Double o viii Treble i o Ounce i o     s d Rouen Single o vi Double i o Treble i vi Ounce i vi     s d Paris Single o ix Double i vi Treble i iii Ounce i o     s d Dunkirk , Ostend , Lille , Ipte , Courtrey , Gheandt , Bruxells , Bridges , Antwerp , & all other parts of Flanders Single o viii Double i iv Treble ii o Ounce ii o     s d Sluis , Flushing , Middleburgh , Amsterdā , Roterdam , Delph , Hagh , and from all other parts of Holland & Zealand Single o viii Double i iv Treble ii o Ounce ii o Provided alwayes , That all Mercha●●●● Accompts not exceeding one sheet of paper , and all Bills of Exchange , Invoyces , and Bills of Lading , are , and shall hereby be understood to be allowed without Rate in the Price of the Letters , and likewise the Covers of Letters not exceeding one fourth part of a sheet of Paper sent to Marseilles , Venice or Ligorne , to be sent forward to Turky , shall be understood to be allowed to pass without Rate or payment for the same ; and according to the same Rates and proportions for the port of Letters , Packquets & parcels to or from any of the parts or places beyond the Seas , where Posts have not been heretofore setled , and may hereafter be setled by the said Post-Master General for the time being , his Executors or Assignes : And it shall and may be lawful to and for such Post-Master General , & his Deputy and Deputies , to ask , demand , take and receive of every person that he or they shall furnish and provide with Horses , Furniture and Guide to ride , ost in any of the Post-roardes as aforesaid , Three pence of English money for each Horses Hire or Postage for every English Mile , and Foure pence for the Guide for every Stage . And whereas upon the arrival of Ships from parts beyond the Seas into several Ports within his Majesties Dominions , many Letters directed to several Merchants and others , have been detained long to the great damage of the Merchants , in want of that speedy advice and intelligence which they might have had if the same had been forthwith dispatched by the s●●●d posts , and sometimes such Letters have been delivered by the Masters or Passengers of s●●h Ships to ignorant and loose hands , that understand not the way and means of speedy conveyance and delivery of Letters , whereby great prejudice hath accrued to the affairs of Merchants and others , as well by the miscarryage of many Letters so brought , as oftentimes by the opening of the same to the discovery of the correspondencies and secrets of the Merchant . Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all Letters and Pacquets that by any Master of any Ship or Vessel , or any of his Company , or any Passengers therein shall or may be brought to any Port-Town within his Majesties Dominions , or any of the Members thereof , other then such Letters as are before excepted , or may be sent by common known Carriers in manner aforesaid , or by a friend as aforesaid ; shall by such Master , Passenger , or other person be forthwith delivered unto the Deputy or Deputies only of the said Post-Master General for the time being by him appointed for the said Port-Town , and by him or them to be sent Post unto the said General Post-Office to be delivered according to the several and respective directions of the same . And be it further Enacted by the aforesaid Authority , That no person or persons whatsoever , or Body politick or Corporate other then such Post-Master General , as shall from time to time be nominated and appointed by his Majesty , his Heires or Successors , and constituted by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England as aforesaid , and his Deputy and Deputies or Affignes , shall presume to carry , recarry & deliver Letters for Hi●e , other then as before excepted , or to set up or imploy any Foot-post , Horse-post , Coach-post , or Pacquet-Boat whatsoever for the conveyance , carrying , and recarrying of any Letters or Pacquets by Sea or Land within his Majesties Dominions , or shall provide and maintaine Horses and Furniture for the horsing of any Thorow-posts , or persons riding in Post with a Guide and Horne , as usuall for hire , upon paine of forfeiting the summe of Five pounds of English money for every severall offence against the Tenor of this present Act , And also of the forfeiture of the summe of One Hundred pounds of like English money for every weeks time that any Offender against this Act shall imploy , maintaine , and continue any such Foot-post , Horse-post , Coach-post or Pacquet-Boat as aforesaid : which said several and respective Forfeitures , shall , and may be sued for , and recovered by Action or Actions of Debt , Plaint , or Information in any of his Majesties Courts of Record , wherein no Essoigne , Priviledge , protection , or Wager of Law shall be admitted ; and the said several and respective Forfeitures that shall happen from time to time to be recovered , shall be and remaine the one moiety thereof to his Majestie , & his Heires and Successors , and the other moiety thereof to such person or persons , who shall or will inform against the Offender or Offenders against this present Act , and shall or will sue for the said Forfeitures upon the same . Provided alwayes , That if any Post-Master of any respective place , doth not , or cannot not furnish any person or persons riding in Post with sufficient Horses within the space of one half hour after demand , That then such person or persons are hereby understood to be left at liberty to provide themselves , as conveniently they can ; And the persons who shall furnish such horses , shall not therefore be liable to any Penalties or Forfeitures contained in this Act. Provided alwayes , That if through default or neglect of the Post-Master Generall aforesaid , any person or persons riding in Post shall fail as aforesaid of being furnished with a sufficient Horse or Horses , for his or their use , after demand as aforesaid ; That in every such case , the said Post-master Generall shall forfeit the summ of Five pounds sterling , the one moiety to his Majesty , His Heirs and Successors , and the other moiety to him or them who shall sue for the same in any Court of Record , to be recovered by Bill , plaint , or other Information , wherein no Essoigne , Protection or other Wager in Law shall be admitted . Provided alwayes , and be it Enacted , That nothing herein contained shall be understood to prohibit the carrying or recarrying of any Letters or pacquets , to or from any Town or place , to or from the next respective Post-road , or Stage appointed for that purpose ; But that every person shall have free liberty to send and imploy such persons as they shall think fit , for to carry the said Letters or Pacquets as aforesaid without any forfeiture or penalty therefore , Any thing contained in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided alwayes , That if the Pacquet or Maile shall be carried out of England into any part beyond the Seas in any Ship or Vessel which is not of English built , and navigated with English Seamen , That in every such case , the said Post-master General shall forfeit the summ of One hnndred pounds Sterling ; The one moiety to his Majestie , his Heirs and Successors , and the other moiety to him or them , who shall sue for the same , in any Court of Record , to be recovered by Bill , plaint or other Information , wherein no Essoign , Protection , or other Wager in Law shall be allowed . Provided also , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That no person or persons shall be capable of having , using , or exercising the Office of Post-master General , or any other imployment relating to the said Office , unless he or they shall first take the Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacy , before any two Iustices of the Peace of the respective Counties wherein such person or persons are or shall be resident , which said Iustices are hereby authorized to administer the said Oathes accordingly . Provided also , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That a Letter or pacquet-post shall twice every week come by the way of Trurow and Penrin to the Town of Ma●ketiew alias Marhasion in the County of Cornwall ; and once a week to Kendal by the way of Lancaster , and to the town of Penrith in Cumberland by the way of Newcastle and Carssile ; and to the City of Lincoln , and the Burrough of Grimoby in the County of Lincolne , Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding . Provided also and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That such Post-master Generall to be from time to time appointed by his Majesty , His Heirs and Successors as aforesaid , shall continue constant posts for carriage of Letters to all places , though they lie out of the post-Roads , as hath been used for the space of three years last past , at the rates herein before mentioned , under pain of forfeiture for every omission Five pounds , to be recovered by Action , suite , or plaint , in any his Majesties Courts of Record , the one moiety to the use of his Majesty , the other moeity to the use of the Informer . And for the better management of the said Post-Office , and that the people of these Kingdomes may have their intercourse of Commerce and Trade the better maintained , and their Letters and Advises conveyed , carried & recarried with the greatest speed , security , and convenience that may be ; Be it further Enacted , That the said Post-Master General so nominated , appointed and constituted as aforesaid , and his Deputies , shall from time to time observe and follow such Orders , Rules , Directions and Instructions for and concerning the settlement of convenient Posts and Stages upon the several Roads in England , Scotland and Ireland , and other his Majesties Dominions , and the providing and keeping of a sufficient Number of Horses at the said several Stages , as well for the carrying and conveying of the said Letters and Pacquets , as for the Horsing of all Thorow-Posts and persons Riding in Post by Warrant or otherwise as aforesaid , as his Majestie , his Heires and Successors shall from time to time in that behalf make , and ordaine ; And that his Majesty , his Heires and Successors may grant the said Office of Post-Master General , together with the powers and Authorities thereunto belonging , & the several Rates of Portage above mentioned , and all profits , priviledges , fees , perquisites & Emoluments thereunto belonging , or to belong , either for Life or Term of Years , not exceeding One and twenty Years , to such person or persons , and under such Covenants , Conditions and Yearly Rents to his said Majesty , his Heires and Successors reserved , as His said Majesty , His Heirs and Successors shall from time to time think fit for the best advantage and benefit of the Kingdome . Provided alwayes , and be it Enacted by the Athority aforesaid , That no person shall have power to take , use , or seize any Horses for the service mentioned in this Act , without the consent of the Owners thereof ; Any usage or pretence , or any thing in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding . Provided always , and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That all Inland letters sent by any Packet-post established by this Act as aforesaid , do and shall pay the rates and prices before mentioned , at such Stage where they are last delivered only , unless the party that delivers the Letters desireth to pay elswhere ; Any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding . Provided always , That all Letters , and other things , may be sent or conveyed to or from the two Vniversities in manner as heretofore hath been used ; Any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding . Anno XII . CAROLI . IJ. Regis . An Act impowering the Master of the Rolls for the time being , to make Leases for years , in order to new Build the old Houses belonging to the Rolls . WHereas the Mansion-House , Ground , and Tenements , with the Appurtenances belonging to the Master of the Rolls , as Master of the Rolls , are much out of Repair , and not capable of Improvement , in regard the former Masters of the Rolls were not enabled to grant such Leases , and for such Terms as might encourage Tenants to Build and to Repair : Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty , and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled ; And it is hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , That the Master of the Rolls for the time being , and his Successors , Masters of the Rolls , shall have good right , full power , and lawful Authority , during the time he or they shall continue Master of the Rolls , by writing indented , under Hand and Seal , to Grant and make Leases for one and forty years , or for any lesser term , to commence from the making of any such Leases , of all and singular the Premisses , or any part thereof , the Chappel of the Rolls with a convenient Mansion-house , Court , Yard , Garden , Stable , Coach-house , and other Our-houses and Buildings , fit for the use and habitation of the Master of the Rolles , onely excepted ; which Lease and Leases , so to be made , shall be good and effectuall in Law to all intents and purposes , as if such Master of the Rolls for the time being , as shall so make the same , had beén seized of the premisses of a good Estate in Feé simple . Provided , That in Leases where provision is made for new building of Houses or Tenements , that the yearly Rent of Twenty shillings at the least shall be reserved upon every Lease of such a quantity of the said Premisses , as shall be set out and Assigned by the Master of the Rolls for the time being for any one house or Tenement to be built upon ; And that in Leases where there is no provision for new building , the like usual Rent that hath beén paid or reserved for the greater part of seven years now last past , or more , shall be yearly reserved . Provided also , That the Master of the Rolls for the time being , or any succeéding Master of the Rolls , after the Prenusses have beén once Letten , according to the power given as abovesaid , shall not grant or make any new or concurrent Lease untill within seven years of the expiration of the Lease then in being , nor for any lesser Rent then was reserved upon the former Lease , nor for any longer term , then for the term of one and twenty years from the making of such new Lease . Jo : Browne Cleric . Parliamentorum . 1. AN Act for the restoring of Henry Lord Arundel of Warder to the possession of his estate . 2. An Act for restitution of Thomas Earl of Arundel , Surrey and Norfolk , to the Dignity and Title of Duke of Norfolk . 3. An Act to restore to Wentworth Earl of Roscomon , of the Kingdom of Ireland , all the Honors , Castles , Lordships , Lands , Tenements and Hereditaments in Ireland , whereof James Earl of Roscomon his Great-Grand Father , or Iames Earl of Roscomon his Father , &c. 4. An Act for restoring of Sir George Hamilton unto his Lands and Estate in Ireland . 5. An Act for maintenance of the Vicar for the time being of the Vicaridge of Royston in the Counties of Hertford and Cambridge , and of his Successors , Vicars of the said Vicaridge . 6. An Act for enabling Sir William VVray to sell Lands for payment of his debts , and raising of Portions for his younger Children . 7. An Act for naturalizing of Gerrard Vanheuthusen , Daniel Demetrius , and others . 8. An Act for enabling of Iohn Newton the younger , and William Oakeley , to make sale of Lands for payment of debts , and raising of Portions , &c. 9. An Act for the levying of certain moneys due upon the collection for the Protestants of Piedmont . 10. An Act for the Naturalization of John Boreell Esq ; Eldest Son of Sir William Borreell Knight and Baronet . 11. An Act for the Naturalization of Abraham Watchtor born beyond the Seas . 12. An Act for restoring of Sir Thomas Crimes Baronet , to his Estate . 13. An Act for enabling George Fawnt of Foston in the County of Leicester Esq ; to sell and conveigh part of his Lands , for payment of several Debts and Legacies charged upon his Estate by Sir William Fawnt Knight deceased , aud for the raising of Portions for his younger children , and making his Wife a Joynture . 14. An Act for Naturalizing Francis Hide , and others . 15. An Act to enable Joseph Micklethwaite an Infant , and his Trustees , to sell Lands for payment of his Fathers Debts . 16. An Act for raising portions , and making provision for maintenance for the younger children of Sir Edward Gostwicke . 17. An Act for confirming the Sale of the Mannor of Hitcham , sold to Charles Doe , by Sir Iohn Clarke Knight and Baronet , and for setling and disposing other the Lands of the said Sir Iohn Clarke and Dame Philadelphia his Wife . 18. An Act for the setling of some of the Mannors and Lands of the Earl of Cleaveland in Trustees , to be sold for the satisfying of the Debts of the said Earl , and of Thomas Lord VVentworth his Son. 19. An Act for the disappropriating of the Rectory appropriate of Preston , & uniting and consolidating of the said Rectory , and of the Vicaridge of the Church of Preston ; and for assuring of the Advowson , and right of Patronage of the same unto the Master , Fellows , and Scholars of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge , and their Successors . 20. An Act for making the Precinct of Covent Garden Parochial . LONDON , Printed by John Bill , Printer to the KING ' s most Excellent MAJESTY . 1660. At the KING'S Printing-House in Black-Fryars .