item: #1 of 13 id: A34782 author: Carter, Matthew, fl. 1660. title: A most true and exact relation of that as honourable as unfortunate expedition of Kent, Essex, and Colchester by M.C., a loyall actor in that engagement, Anno Dom. 1648. date: 1650.0 words: 46223 flesch: 33 summary: The eleventh day more Arrows were again shot into the Towne to entice the Souldiers by alluring charms , 〈◊〉 with as severe threats , to quit the service ; intimating , That if they came not away before the next Monday ( it being then Friday ) that not a man which came after should have any quarter ; Which Messages the Soldiers still resented so well , as that they resolved to answer it by the same Messengers , and took some of their own Arrowes annointing them with a 〈◊〉 and wrapping the same in paper fastned it to the heads of the Arrowes , and writ on the papers this superscription , An Answer from Colchester August the 11th . Our intention being ( if it shall please God 〈◊〉 dispose us ) to Sacrifice our 〈◊〉 and Fortunes in the prosecution of these our Just Rights and Desires . keywords: againe; armes; army; body; businesse; comming; commissioners; councell; county; day; designe; doe; enemies; enemy; engagement; foot; generall; gentlemen; guard; horse; houses; king; left; liberty; lord; man; march; morning; night; officers; order; parliament; party; petition; place; rest; service; shot; sir; souldiers; thought; time; town; way cache: A34782.xml plain text: A34782.txt item: #2 of 13 id: A45018 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: The Humble petition of the commons of Kent, agreed upon at their generall assizes, presented to His Majestie the first of August, 1642 with certaine instructions from the county of Kent, to Mr. Augustine Skinner, whereby the desires of the said county may be presented by him to the honourable House of Commons : with His Majesties answer ... this fourth of August, 1642. date: 1642.0 words: 2690 flesch: 56 summary: The Humble petition of the commons of Kent, agreed upon at their generall assizes, presented to His Majestie the first of August, 1642 with certaine instructions from the county of Kent, to Mr. Augustine Skinner, whereby the desires of the said county may be presented by him to the honourable House of Commons : with His Majesties answer ... Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 816:7) The Humble petition of the commons of Kent, agreed upon at their generall assizes, presented to His Majestie the first of August, 1642 with certaine instructions from the county of Kent, to Mr. Augustine Skinner, whereby the desires of the said county may be presented by him to the honourable House of Commons : with His Majesties answer ... keywords: commons; county; kent; majestie; majesty cache: A45018.xml plain text: A45018.txt item: #3 of 13 id: A55730 author: Pemberton, Francis, Sir, 1624-1697. title: The Presentment of the Grand-jury for the county of Kent, at the assizes holden at Maidstone the 12th day of March, in the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Our Soveraign Lord, Charles the Second, by the grace of God, of England, &c. annoq[ue], dom. 1682 to the Right Honourable Sir Francis Pemberton, knight, Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties court of Common Pleas, and one of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council. date: 1683.0 words: 1703 flesch: 56 summary: 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). William Rooke , Esq John Cason , Esq William Kingsly , Esq Edward Roberts , Esq Herbert Randolph , Esq Caleb Banckes , Esq Richard Manly , Esq John Mersham , Esq Charles Wheeler , Esq Roger Payne , Esq Walter Hooper , Esq Henry Lee , Esq Christopher Mists , Esq James Bicks , Esq John Linch , Esq John Simpson , Esq Henry Frere , Esq LONDON , Printed for Jos Hindmarsh , Bookseller to his Royal Highness , at the Black-Bull in Cornhill , 1683. keywords: eebo; english; esq; majesties; tcp; text cache: A55730.xml plain text: A55730.txt item: #4 of 13 id: A60893 author: Somner, William, 1598-1669. title: Chartham news: or A brief relation of some strange bones there lately digged up in some grounds of Mr. John Somner's, of Canterbury: written by his brother, Mr. William Somner, late auditor of Christ Church Canterbury, and register of the archbishops court, there; before his death. date: 1669.0 words: 4968 flesch: 56 summary: Yet Pliny makes Hippopotamum , ( mari , terrae , amni communem ) to belong to Sea , Land and Rivers . In answer whereof , I must needs say and grant , that in case this Level were once Sea , an Aestuary I mean , or Arm of it ; so very long it was ago , as we may not reasonably think , that Canterbury ( whether as a City , or never so mean a Pagus , or Village ) was then in rerum natura , or a place inhabited ; which happily it may have been , if not as long as Julius Caesars days , yet undoubtedly , not longafter . keywords: bones; canterbury; level; place; sea; self; tcp; text; time cache: A60893.xml plain text: A60893.txt item: #5 of 13 id: A60898 author: Brome, James, d. 1715. title: A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent by William Somner ; publish'd by James Brome ... ; to which is prefixt, The life of Mr. Somner. date: 1693.0 words: 54232 flesch: 68 summary: Whilst therefore 1 others fetch it ( without all probability in my apprehension ) from the Saxon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 malus , pomus , an Appletree , ( a plant for which the soil is nothing proper , nor scarce for any other ) I rather would derive it from that other name Polder to which 〈◊〉 being ( 2 as in the names of most places ) prefixed by the Saxons , it was originally called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and in process of time ( wearing out the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , as since and at present more corruptly Appledore ; from their seat or abode at or about which place the families name of Ap●ldorfield . So that leaving the Reader to his liberty of choice , I shall have done with the name when I shall have told him , that after the Romans ▪ it was of their immediate successors , the Saxons , called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ; and of after times 2 Dovor and Dover . keywords: account; antiquities; antiquity; appledore; arch; author; bishop; book; call'd; camden; canterbury; castle; charter; christ; church; city; county; day; days; discourse; dover; edw; english; friend; gavelkind; glossary; good; grant; hath; henry; history; honour; iohn; kent; king; knowledge; lambard; land; language; latin; laws; life; like; london; lord; men; mention; names; nature; new; notes; original; pag; parts; philpot; place; port; present; public; publisht; river; roman; romney; sandwich; saxon; says; sea; second; sir; somner; spelman; time; tongue; town; water; way; weald; whereof; william; words; work; world; year; ● ● cache: A60898.xml plain text: A60898.txt item: #6 of 13 id: A62806 author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. title: To the Right Honourable the House of Peers assembled in Parliament, the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent date: 1641.0 words: 798 flesch: 64 summary: To the Right Honourable the House of Peers assembled in Parliament, the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A62806 of text R11645 Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 853:5) To the Right Honourable the House of Peers assembled in Parliament, the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent England and Wales. keywords: house; peers; text cache: A62806.xml plain text: A62806.txt item: #7 of 13 id: A76906 author: Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. title: Bloody nevves rom [sic] the Scottish Army, concerning the late bloody fight upon Munday last, six miles on this side Carlisle, between the 2. armies of England and Scotland, the one commanded by Major Gen. Lambert, the other by his Excellency Duke Hamilton. With the number that were slain and taken prisoners on both sides, and the resolution of the Scottish Army thereupon, and the names of the chiefe commanders of Scotland, which were wounded in the fight. Likewise the Scottish message to the English army, and their answer and resolution thereupon. With the declaration of the county of Kent, concerning the landing of the Duke of York, and the coming in tothe [sic] Scotish army. date: 1648.0 words: 2369 flesch: 62 summary: [sic] the Scottish Army, concerning the late bloody fight upon Munday last, six miles on this side Carlisle, between the 2. armies of England and Scotland, the one commanded by Major Gen. Lambert, the other by his Excellency Duke Hamilton. [sic] the Scottish Army, concerning the late bloody fight upon Munday last, six miles on this side Carlisle, between the 2. armies of England and Scotland, the one commanded by Major Gen. Lambert, the other by his Excellency Duke Hamilton. keywords: army; duke; english; scotland; scottish; text cache: A76906.xml plain text: A76906.txt item: #8 of 13 id: A79014 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King. His Majesties proclamation forbidding all His loving subjects of the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire, to raise any forces without His Majesties consent or to enter into any association or protestation for the assistance of the Rebellion against His Majesty. date: 1643.0 words: 1504 flesch: 57 summary: And Our Expresse Pleasure is , and We doe hereby Will and Command all the severall Tenants of the Persons excepted in Our Proclamation for those foure Counties of Kent , Surrey , Sussex , and Hampshire , and all other Persons who are any waye indebted unto them , and all the Tenants to any other Person of any of the said Counties , who is now in Actuall and open Rebellion against Us , or who after the publishing of this Our Proclamation shall contribute to the maintenance of the Armies now in Rebellion against Us , under the conduct of Robert Earle of Essex , or of any other Person or Persons , or that shall joyne in any such traiterous Association or Protestation , That they forbeare to pay any Rents or Debts due to the said severall Persons , but detaine the same in their hands towards the maintenance of the Peace of the Counties , and the reparation of such Men who have suffered by the violence of the others . WHEREAS We have been informed of certain Propositions agreed upon by some seditious Persons of Our severall Counties of Kent , Surry , Sussex and Hampshire , for an Association betwixt the said Counties , to raise an Army of 3000 Foot , and 300 Horse , and great summes of Money for the maintenance thereof , and an Invitation to Our good Subjects of that County , to enter into a Protestation to assist them in this odious and unnaturall Rebellion ; We doe hereby Declare for the satisfaction of all our loving Subjects of those Counties , and that they may not be seduced from their Obedience by the cunning and subtilty of those men , That the entring into such an Association and Protestation , and raising of men or contributing Money upon the same , is an Act of high Treason , and an endeavour to take away Our Life from Vs : And We do therefore straitly Charge and Command all Our loving Subjects whatsoever upon their Allegiance not to enter into any such Association or Protestation , and such , as by colour of such Authority have assembled together , that they immediately di●band and repaire to their Houses . keywords: counties; rebellion; subjects; text cache: A79014.xml plain text: A79014.txt item: #9 of 13 id: A79023 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King. A proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his county of Kent. date: 1642.0 words: 1029 flesch: 64 summary: WHEREAS We have taken notice , that by the Malice , Industry and Importunity of severall ill-affected and seditious persons in Our County of Kent , very many of Our weake and seduced Subjects of that Our County have not only been drawne to exercise the Militia , undercolour of a pretended Ordinance , without and against Our Consent ( a Crime of a very high nature , if We would strictly enquire thereinto ) but have made Contributions of Plate , Money and Horses , towards the maintenance of the Army now in Rebellion against Vs ; We doe hereby publish and declare , That We are graciously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that County to the power and Faction of their seducers , Who , We beleeve , by Threates , Menaces , and false Informations compelled and led them into these actions of undutifullnesse and disloyalty towards Vs ; And We doe therefore hereby offer Our free and gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Kent , for all Offences concerning the premises committed against Vs before the publishing of this Our Proclamation ( except Sir Michaell Lively Baronet , and Thomas Blount Esquire , ) against whom Wee shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law , as against Traitours and Stirrers of sedition against Vs , And whom Wee doe hereby require all Our Officers and Ministers of Iustice , and all Our loving Subjects whatsoever , to apprehend and cause to be kept in safe Custody till Our Pleasure be further knowne . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79023 of text R211305 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[98]). keywords: county; kent; text cache: A79023.xml plain text: A79023.txt item: #10 of 13 id: A83087 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: Die Jovis, 20 Januarii. 1647. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for enabling a committee in the county of Kent to put in execution all former ordinances of Parliament concerning indempnity. date: None words: 886 flesch: 67 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83087 of text R210757 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.11[119]). 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for Iohn VVright at the Kings head in the old Bayley, London : 1647 keywords: commons; parliament; sir; text cache: A83087.xml plain text: A83087.txt item: #11 of 13 id: A86030 author: Glemham, Thomas, Sir, d. 1649. title: The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army. Likewise a great fight at Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire, betwixt the Parliaments forces and the Cavaliers, and the number that were slain and taken prisoners; as also, the taking of the said castle, with all the ordnance, armes, and ammunition. With a list of the chief commanders belonging to the Parliaments forces. Col. Fairfax. Col. Roads. Col. Bethel. Col. Aldred. Col. Legere.. [sic] Col. Cholmley. Col. Lassels. Col. Wastell. date: 1648.0 words: 2362 flesch: 69 summary: The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army. The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army. keywords: castle; col; langdale; sir; text cache: A86030.xml plain text: A86030.txt item: #12 of 13 id: A93553 author: Somner, William, 1598-1669. title: A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing the true etymologie and derivation of the one, the nature, antiquity, and original of the other. With sundry emergent observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient custome, or the common law of this kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner. date: 1660.0 words: 65836 flesch: 70 summary: 68. conclude for more than this , namely , a partition of the estate amongst the wife , children , and nighest kinred , to be made judicio Domini , by the Lord ( of the Soils ) discretion , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , i. e. rightly , or according to right , and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , i. e. after the measure , ra●e , or proportion that to them belongeth , not determining or making any mention , what that right , that measure , or proportion is in certain , ( not the widow and children each of them a third ; for then where were the kinsfolks share ? ) but leaving it ind●●●ni●o and undetermined , as what haply being ordered by the Lords discretion , and that swayed and regulated by ( that optima legum interprete ) a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s t u w x y z. a b c 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 h 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 k l m n o p q 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 u 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 x y z. th th that and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Errata . PAg. keywords: allodium; anno; autem; authour; bocland; book; bracton; canterbury; cap; case; charter; children; christi; church; coke; common; composition; condition; conquerour; conquest; contrary; county; cum; custome; custumal; day; dayes; derivation; devise; domini; doth; ecclesiae; edw; elswhere; england; english; est; et de; fee; feudum; fol; gavelkynd; gavelkynd land; general; good; hath; hen; holden; ibid; item; kent; kentish; kind; king; kingdome; knight; lambard; land; latine; law; laws; lib; like; lord; manour; mean; men; mention; money; nature; non; num; occurrs; opinion; original; pag; partible; partition; place; plough; point; present; pro; property; purpose; quae; quod; read; records; regis; rent; respect; right; saith; saxon; scriptura; self; sence; service; service land; servitium; sicut; sir; socage; soke; statute; suis; tenants; tenure; term; terra; thing; time; ubi; use; verb; vide; villenage; viz; way; whereof; wills; witnesse; word; works; writ; year; ● e; ● ● cache: A93553.xml plain text: A93553.txt item: #13 of 13 id: B06148 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: To the right honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of many of the gentry, ministers, free-holders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent, and the cities of olders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent, and the cities of Canterbury and Rochester, and county of Canterbury, with the Cinque Ports, and their members, and other corporations within the said county. date: 1642.0 words: 1266 flesch: 56 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06148 of text R233632 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T1681). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06148) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180051) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2811:18) To the right honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. keywords: county; petition; text cache: B06148.xml plain text: B06148.txt