A prohibition to all persons who have set up any offices called by the names of addresses, publique advice, or intelligence within the cities of London and VVestminster, the borough of Southwark, and three miles about the same. Williams, Oliver, fl. 1657-1670. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74155 of text R211957 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[57]). 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. 5 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 A74155 Wing W2749 Thomason 669.f.20[57] ESTC R211937 ESTC R211957 99870605 99870605 163473 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. A74155) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163473) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[57]) A prohibition to all persons who have set up any offices called by the names of addresses, publique advice, or intelligence within the cities of London and VVestminster, the borough of Southwark, and three miles about the same. Williams, Oliver, fl. 1657-1670. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for the author, and are to be had at the Sun in Paul's Church-yard, London : 1657. Signed and dated at end: Oliver Williams. 26 day of May, 1657. Annotation on Thomason copy: "May". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Office of Intelligence (London, Eng.) -- Early works to 1800. Advertising -- England -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A74155 R211957 (Thomason 669.f.20[57]). civilwar no A prohibition to all persons who have set up any offices called by the names of addresses, publique advice, or intelligence, within the citi Williams, Oliver 1657 719 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. 2008-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROHIBITION to all persons who have set up any Offices called by the names of ADDRESSES , PUBLIQUE ADVICE , or INTELLIGENCE , Within the Cities of London and VVestminster , the Borough of Southwark , and three Miles about the same . THese are to certifie all persons whatsoever , whom it may any wayes concerne ; That whereas the late King Charles the 20 Day of December , in the 13 year of his Raign did for himself his Heirs and Successors , grant one Indenture of Lease under the Great Seal of England , to Captain Robert Innes his Executors , Administrators , and Assignes , for the term of 41 years , of an Office then called the Intelligence Office , of all kinds of Intelligence whatsoever , of all Bargaines , of things lost , or found , for helping Masters and Mistrisses to Servants , and Servants to Services , And all other things of the like nature , within the Cities of London and Westminster ; The Borough of Southwark , and three miles about the same , inhibiting and forbidding all other persons whatsoever , from erecting any other Office or Offices , of the like nature , without authority under the hand and Seal of the said Captain Robert Innes , or his Assignes ; And that notwithstanding the said Prohibition in the said Grant is still in full force for divers yeares yet to come ; several persons without any legal authority have , in divers places of the Cities of London and Westminster , and Borough of Southwark , set up several Offices of the like nature , by the name of the Office of Addresses ; And lately by the name of the Office of publick Advice ; as appeareth by a printed paper printed by one Mr. Thomas Newcomb , wherein ( contrary to Law , ) several persons have assumed a power to themselves , of imposing rates upon the several particulars therein set forth and expressed , whereas in the Lease granted to the said Captain Robert Innes , it is left to the voluntary disposition of the persons addressing themselves to the said Office what to give ; which Grant amongst others was confirmed by an Act of Parliament , bearing date the 29 day of January 1648 : And also by an Ordinance of his Highnesse the Lord Protector , with the advice and consent of his Council , hearing date the 26 of December 1653 ; And the said Grant is now exemplified under the Great Seal of England , in the name of his Highnesse the Lord Protector , at the request of Oliver Williams , Assigne to the said Captain Robert Innes . Now whereas the legal right of the aforesaid Office is invested in the said Oliver Williams his Executors , Administrators , and Assignes . He doth further certifie all whom it shall or may concern , that he is resolved with all possible speed to set up the said Office of Intelligence , in such convenient places as may be for the better executing the power granted in the said Letters Pattents , according to the true intent and meaning thereof ; And the said Oliver Williams by the power and authority therein granted and confirmed , as aforesaid , doth hereby require and prohibit all and every person and persons whatsoever , that from henceforth neither they nor any of them presume to set up any such Office or Offices , or shall any longer continue the Office or Offices , set up as aforesaid , or to Officiate in the same , either by the name of the Office of Addresses , Publick Advice , or Intelligence , or any other name whatsoever , for the performance of those things granted as aforesaid , without sufficient Authority first obtained under the hand and Seal of the aforesaid Oliver Williams or his Assigns , during the said term , As he or they will answer the same at their peril , Dated the 26 day of May , 1657. Oliver Williams . London , Printed for the Author , and are to be had at the Sun in Pauls Church-yard , 1657.