item: #1 of 7 id: A37566 author: England and Wales. title: An Act for reviving an Act for impresting of seamen. date: 1659.0 words: 621 flesch: 74 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A37566 of text R213594 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E1065A). Last word in first line of text: 'Parliament,'; first word under initial: 'presting'; last word in last full line of text: 'and'. keywords: act; text cache: A37566.xml plain text: A37566.txt item: #2 of 7 id: A38834 author: Everett, George, Shipwright. title: Encouragement for seamen and mariners in two parts : being a proposed method for the more speedy and effectual furnishing Their Majesties' Royal Navy with able seamen and mariners, and for saving those immense sums of money, yearly expended in attending the sea-press : in order to prevent those many mischiefs and abuses daily committed (by disorderly press-masters) both at sea and land, to the great prejudice of Their Majesties, and injury of the subject / by George Everett, Shipwright. date: 1695.0 words: 6353 flesch: 48 summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. 2006-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-12 Jason Colman Sampled and proofread 2006-12 Jason Colman Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ENCOURAGEMENT FOR Seamen & Mariners . keywords: board; fleet; majesties; money; navy; prop; seamen; service; ships cache: A38834.xml plain text: A38834.txt item: #3 of 7 id: A82995 author: Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691. title: An ordinance for the bettter [sic] raysing and levying of marinors, saylors and others for the present guarding of the seas, and necessary defence of the realme and other His Majesties dominions. Die Veneris 3. Die Feb. 1642. date: None words: 1244 flesch: 68 summary: Provided alwayes and be it ordained , that no Money or other reward shall be taken , or any corrupt practice used by any the persons Authorised by this Ordinance , in or for the pressing , changing , spairing or discharging of any person or persons to be impressed as aforesaid as they will answer such offence in Parliament ; And all deputy Lieutenants , Majors , Bayliffs , Constables and all other inferior Officers , are hereby required and injoyned to be Aiding and Assisting , from time to time the persons Authorized by this Ordinance , according to the true intent and meaning thereof . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82995 of text R211668 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E1786). keywords: die; ordinance; parliament; text cache: A82995.xml plain text: A82995.txt item: #4 of 7 id: A83296 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled giving Sir Tho. Fairfax power to prest men in all townes, and places where his army shall march. And to continue for the space of one moneth. date: None words: 779 flesch: 76 summary: An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled giving Sir Tho. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled giving Sir Tho. keywords: ordinance; parliament; text cache: A83296.xml plain text: A83296.txt item: #5 of 7 id: A83454 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: Friday, the 27th of June, 1651. Resolved, that the Parliament doth declare, that the several persons named commissioners in the several acts of Parliament for the militia's in the several cities and counties of this Commonwealth ... date: 1651.0 words: 607 flesch: 65 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83454 of text R211274 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E2260). Title from caption and first lines of text. keywords: parliament; text cache: A83454.xml plain text: A83454.txt item: #6 of 7 id: B05586 author: Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. title: A proclamation discharging the levying and transporting any men for the warrs beyond seas date: 1677.0 words: 1348 flesch: 68 summary: Edinburgh , P●●●●●● 〈…〉 Andr●● Anderson , Pri●●●● to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 D●● . 1677. CHARLES by the Grace of God , King of great Britain , France and Ireland , Defen●●● of the Faith , to Macer or Messengers at Arm , Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch , as it being represented to Vs th●● a number of Men are l●vyed in this Kingdom for the service of France , whe●●of some are landed there and moe are expected for the same purpose ; and t●● Men are clapt up in Pri●ons , and detained untill there be an opportunity to se●● them away to France , And as we are confident that our Privy Council of t●●● Kingdom have not given the least authority for making Levyes contrair to o●● Treaties , and to that keywords: eebo; tcp; text cache: B05586.xml plain text: B05586.txt item: #7 of 7 id: B05587 author: Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. title: A proclamation, discharging the levying or transporting of souldiers vvithout licence date: 1674.0 words: 1434 flesch: 63 summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: B05587.xml plain text: B05587.txt