C.R. A letter sent from His Majesty to the high sheriffes of the counties of Yorke, Lincolne, Stafford, Derby, Chester, Lancaster, Nottingham, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland and the Bishoprick of Durham, &c. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A78854 of text R210541 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[29]). 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 A78854 Wing C2393 Thomason 669.f.5[29] ESTC R210541 99869328 99869328 160742 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. A78854) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160742) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f5[29]) C.R. A letter sent from His Majesty to the high sheriffes of the counties of Yorke, Lincolne, Stafford, Derby, Chester, Lancaster, Nottingham, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland and the Bishoprick of Durham, &c. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for I.T., London : 1642. Includes: A proclamation for putting the laws against Popish recusants in due execution. Sir George Wentworth has been appointed receiver of the revenue from forfeitures of Popish recusants in the Northern counties. .. -- Steele. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Catholics -- Great Britain -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A78854 R210541 (Thomason 669.f.5[29]). civilwar no C.R. A letter sent from His Majesty to the high sheriffes of the counties of Yorke, Lincolne, Stafford, Derby, Chester, Lancaster, Nottingha England and Wales. Sovereign 1642 678 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. 2008-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-08 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion C. R. A LETTER SENT FROM HIS MAJESTY To the high Sheriffes of the Counties of Yorke , Lincolne , Stafford , Derby , Chester , Lancaster , Nottingham , Westmorland , Cumberland , Northumberland and the Bishoprick of Durham , &c. WHereas by Letters Patents under Our great Seale of England , We have granted unto Sir George Wentworth the Office of Receiver of Our Revenew , arising by the forfeitures of Popish Recusants , in the Northerne Counties , thereby authorizing him to receive , and take up in Our name , and to Our use all the Rents and forfeitures due and payable to Us , for or in respect of Recusancy , or Conviction of any person or persons whatsoever , or by force of any Act or Acts of Parliament made against Recusants notwithstanding ; which , as we are informed , you have not onely taken upon you to discharge Recusants within that County , from paying their Rents and forfeitures into Our Receipt at Yorke , to our said Receiver , or his Deputy , but pretend they have no power to receive the same . thereby making Our Grant of no effect : Which having taken into Our Princely consideration , and foreseeing that by this meanes Our Revenew will not onely be impaired ; but if timely redresse be not applied , may be in danger to be destroyed and lost ; We have thought good , and by these presents require and command you , that from henceforth you forbeare , upon any pretence whatsoever , to receive the said Forfeitures or Compositions for Recusancy , or to hinder the said Sir George or his Deputies in receiving or collecting the same , according to his said Grant , untill Our pleasure therein be further made knowne . Given at Our Court at Yorke quinto die Maii , 1642. BY THE KING A Proclamation for putting the Laws against Popish Recusants in due execution . THE Kings most excellent Majesty , having been formerly moved by his Parliament , for putting the Laws in execution against Papists , whereto He hath from time to time still given His gracious Answers , expressing his willingnesse therunto : But now finding , that no such proceedings against them have been yet had , as might answer His Majesties expectation : His Majesty therefore , out of His Princely and pious care , as well for maintaining the true Protestant Religion established in this Kingdom , as for suppressing by lawfull wayes , all increase and growth of Popery ; Hath thought fit to publish His Royall Pleasure therein : Wherefore His Majesty doth hereby straitly charge and command , all and every His Judges and Justices of Assize , Sheriffs , Justices of Peace , and other His Officers and Ministers whatsoever , whom it doth any way concern , That they , and every of them , according to the duties of the r severall Offices and Places , do forthwith , and without further delay , put in due and effectuall execution the Lawes and Statutes of this Realm , provided and made against Popish Recusants , and that without favour or connivence ; As they tender His Maiesties just and Royall Commands , the good of this Church and Kingdome , and will answer for neglect of their duties herein . Die Martis , 20. Maii , 1642. IT is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , That the Magazines of the severall Counties in England and Wales , shall be forthwith put into the power of the Lord Lievtenants of the said Counties , respectively , ( being such as the Parliament doth confide in ) for the Service , and safety of His Majesty and his Kingdom . Ordered by the Lords in Parliament , That this Order shall be Printed and Published . Ioh. Brown , Cler. Parl. LONDON Printed for I.T. 1642.