        item: #1 of 8
          id: A71290
      author: Wroth, Thomas, Sir, 1584-1672.
       title: A speech spoken by St. Thomas Wroth, knight in the honourable House of Commons vpon his delivery of a petition from the knights, gentlemen and freeholders of the county of Somerset February 25, 1642 : together with the petition of the said county then delivered.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 959
      flesch: 66
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A71290 of text R11578 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W3731). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A71290) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 96520)
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        item: #2 of 8
          id: A79025
      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 Somersett.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 1082
      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 Somersett , very many of Our weak 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 & gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Somersett , for all Offences concerning the premises committed against Vs before the publishing of this Our Proclamation , except Iohn Pine , Iohn Ashe , and William Strode of Streate Esquires , against all which 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 A79025 of text R211314 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[100]).
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        item: #3 of 8
          id: A87643
      author: Jones, Nathaniel, of Bridgewater.
       title: To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Nathaniel Iones of Bridgewater, in the county of Sommerset, clerk.
        date: 1654.0
       words: 864
      flesch: 61
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87643 of text R212087 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.19[16]). That the Committee of Sommerset accordingly Certified , That you Petitioner was clear from any matter of Fact against the State , and was onely sequestred as a Scandalous Minister , not as a Delinquent , there being never any such Charge against him ; Whereupon the Committee of Petitions ordered your Petitioners Case to be reported to the Parliament for his relief ; but they dissolving before his Case was reported , your Petitioner petitioned his Highness for relief , who granted your Petitioner a Reference to the Commissioners of Haberdashers Hall , for them to certifie the grounds of your Petitioners sequestration ; and they have likewise certified , That your Petitioner had never any Delinquency charged upon Record against him ; but this present Parliament soon after assembling , His Highness pleasure was not known thereupon .
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        item: #4 of 8
          id: A91133
      author: Prowse, Anthony, b. 1597 or 8.
       title: A letter sent from Mr. Anthony Provvse minister of Gods vvord at Shaston, in Summerset-shiere to a friend in London, August 8. 1642.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 801
      flesch: 74
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A91133 of text R212441 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.6[63]). The rate of 26 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: anthony; london; text
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        item: #5 of 8
          id: A91167
      author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
       title: The county of Somerset divided into several classes, for the present setling of the Presbyterial government.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 2472
      flesch: 50
     summary: Henry Corges de Batcombe in Chedd , Esq Tho. Hippesley de Camerton , Esq Tobias Venner de Bath , Doctor of Physick John Burges de Stanton Drewe Peter Lock de Chew Magnum William Hall de Brackley Ben. Pitt de Sanderwick James Rowsell de Comchey John Collins de Priston John Curle de Freshford John Wood de Bath Thomas Wornall de Wraxhall John Amery de Wrington Richard Arthur de Backwell Thomas Baynard senior , de Blayden Richard Grimston de Yatton Henry Plomley de Easthartrey James Wrenckmore de Axbridge Herculer Comer de Chedder James Nash de Compton Martin John Salmont de Easton Katharine Henry Hurle de St. George Edmond Keene de Wrington . Safford of Bicknaller Elders Iohn Palmer of Taunton Esq George Searle of Taunton Esq Sir Tho. Worth of Northpedderton Knight Robert Blake of Bridgwater Esq John Pyne of Curry Mallet Esq Thomas Nicholas of Taunton John Gardiner of Rinton Thomas Gatchell of Anglesby Thomas Coombe of Petmister Roger Hill of Ponsford Esq William Andrewes of Bridgwater Richard Newton of Northpedderton Robert Good of Perriton Thomas Summers of Andrey Hill of Weston Thomas Musgrave of Rinton Edward Warre of Chipley Esq Tho.
    keywords: alias; bath; classis; combe; compton; east; easton; esq; george; james; john; ministers; north; richard; somerset; taunton; text; thomas; wells; weston; william
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        item: #6 of 8
          id: A94468
      author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
       title: To the Honorable, the Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of divers gentlemen, ministers, and well-affected inhabitants in the county of Somerset, ...
        date: None
       words: 1024
      flesch: 64
     summary: To the Honorable, the Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of divers gentlemen, ministers, and well-affected inhabitants in the county of Somerset, ... Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f13[66]) To the Honorable, the Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of divers gentlemen, ministers, and well-affected inhabitants in the county of Somerset, ... England and Wales.
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        item: #7 of 8
          id: A96986
      author: Wroth, Thomas, Sir, 1584-1672.
       title: A speech spoken by Sr. Thomas Wroth knight, in the honourable House of Commons: vpon his delivery of a petition from the knights, gentlemen, and freeholders of the county of Somerset. February 25. 1642. Together with the petition of the said county then delivered.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 845
      flesch: 68
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A96986 of text R11578 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E200_33 E200_34). F The rate of 115 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: commons; text; thomason
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        item: #8 of 8
          id: B01921
      author: Speke, John.
       title: The case of the petitioners, William Strode and John Speke, Esquires
        date: 1689.0
       words: 1227
      flesch: 62
     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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01921) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175533)
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