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16. The address of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, to the King's most excellent Majesty, for maintaining the Church of England, as by law established; with His Majesty's most gracious answer thereunto, die Martis 16° Aprilis, 1689

39. At the Court at Whitehall, the 19th of November 1678 ... whereas His Majesty by His late royal proclamation, bearing the date the 30th day of October last, did straitly charge & command all persons, being Popish recusants ...

41. At the second sessions of the general court held at Boston in New-England. Whereas it hath pleased His Most Excellent Majesty our gratious King, by his letter bearing date the twenty seventh of April, 1678. to signifie his royal pleasure, that the authority of this his colony of Massachusetts in New-England, do give forth orders that the oath of allegiance as it is by law established within his kingdome of England, be administered and taken by all his subjects within this colony, who are of years to take an oath ...

45. Barrington family letters, 1628-1632

62. By His Grace the Duke of Norfolke, Earl-Marshal of England. In pursuance of an order of the Lords of His Majesties most honourable Privy-Council at Whitehal, the third day of January, 1694. These are to give notice that it will be allowed as full and proper mourning to wear hatbands of black English alamode, covered with black crape : in consideration of the great incouragement it will be to the English manufacture of lute-string, and alamode and the relief which many thousands of poor-people employed in the said manufacture will receive by it

65. By the Council of State, a proclamation whereas by an act of the last Parliament intituled An act for dissolving the Parliament begun the third of November 1640 ... persons engaged in the late rebellion in Ireland, and all who profess the popish religion, and all ... who have assisted ... in any war against the Parliament ... shall be incapable to be elected to serve as members in the next Parliament ...

68. By the King. A proclamation against exportation of gold and siluer. It hath pleased almightie God to blesse this our kingdome with a rare and rich dowrie of natiue commodities, both by sea and land; with the exportation and procedure whereof, treasure of gold and siluer may from time to time bee brought in and increased ...

69. By the King. A proclamation against steelets, pocket daggers, pocket dagges and pistols. The loue and care wee haue towards the preseruation of our subietts, and the keeping of our lande from being polluted with blood; doth make us striue with the euill humors and depraued customes of the times ...

73. By the King. A proclamation commanding the due execution of the laws made against eating and selling of flesh, in Lent and other times prohibited. Whereas by the statute made in the second and third yeer of the reign of the late King Edward the sixt, for many weighty reasons in that act ...

74. By the King. A proclamation, commanding the due execution of the laws made for setting the poor on work. Whereas nothing is more agreeable to the true rules of charitie, and policie, then the relieuing of the truly indigent and impotent poore and the setting on work of those who are able to labour ...

79. By the King. A proclamation concerning the abuse of his Majesties royall prerogative, in the leuying of debts. Whereas by our prerogative royall, and by the lawes and statutes of this realm, we have just right to haue our debts leuied in a more ample and speedy way than any the debts of our subjects ...

80. By the King. A proclamation concerning the Kings euill. Whereas such people as repaire to His Maiestie for healing of the Kings euill, haue in former times forborne to approch or offer themselues to the former Kings of this realme, during the Summer time, in respect of danger ...

87. By the King. A proclamation for defectiue titles. The Kings most excellent Maiestie, continuing still his royall intention, to extend his grace to such of his louing subiects as shall seeke the same, as well for confirmation of such graunts, as haue beene passed to any of them or their auncestors from the crowne ...

89. By the King. A proclamation for preuention of abuses of informers, clerkes, and others in their prosecutions vpon the lawes, and statutes of this realme. Whereas for the more due execution of the lawes, and statutes of this realme, and the better to reforme the abuses of common informers ...

90. By the King. A proclamation for putting off the healing of the disease, called the Kings euill, at Michaelmas next. The Kings most excellent Majestie, by proclamation published the eight and twentieth day of July, in the eleuenth yeere of his reigne, did prescribe the times of Easter and Michaelmas ...

91. By the King. A proclamation for putting off the healing of the Kings euill at Easter next. The Kings most Excellent Maiestie by proclamation published the eight and twentieth day of July, in the eleuenth yeare of his reigne, did prescribe the times of Easter and Michaelmas ...

92. By the King. A proclamation for reformation of great abuses in measures, published by the Kings commandement. Whereas for the auoiding of varietie and deceits of weights and measures, diuers statutes, acts and good ordinances haue heretofore beene made, that one weight, and one measure should bee vsed throughout the realme ...

95. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

96. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish daies, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commodity of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our nauy and shipping ...

97. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be heereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

98. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

99. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to bee heereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit & commodity of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

100. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of the consumption of coyne and bullion, and the deceitfull making of gold and siluer threed [sic], and for the regulating thereof for the time to come. Hauing taken into our princely consideration the great consumption of the coyne, plate, and bullion of this kingdome, contrary to the lawes and statutes of this realme, ...