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</FIGURE>By the Major.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">A Proclamation for the bringing into the Port of London, any manner of Fevvell.</HEAD>
<P><HI>_THE Lord Maior and Aldermen his Brethren, having taken into their &s;erious</HI> con&s;ideration, the great &s;carcity and want of Fewell, for the nece&s;&s;ary and needfull u&s;e of this City, and Liberties thereof. And finding it a very hard and difficult matter to &s;upply the &s;ame in the&s;e trouble|&s;ome times, by rea&s;on that <HI>Newca&s;tle</HI> from whence this City was for|merly &s;tored, is blocked up. The Lord Maior with the advi&s;e of his &s;aid Brethren, the Aldermen, to give incouragement to all tho&s;e that &s;hall out of their good affection and charity towards this City, adventure to bring Seacoales, Pitcoales, or any other manner of Fewell from any part of this kingdome, into the Port of <HI>London,</HI> for the u&s;e and benefit of the Inhabitants thereof, and parts adiacent; e&s;pecially of the poore and needy, which heretofore were yeerely provided for by the provident care of this City, from <HI>Newca&s;tle.</HI> Hath thought fit hereby to publi&s;h and declare, that &s;uch per&s;ons &s;hall have free leave and liberty, at their plea&s;ure to vend and put to &s;aile within this City and Liber|ties thereof, what&s;oever fewell they &s;hall bring hither, for the u&s;e and purpo&s;e afore&s;aid, and &s;hall be accounted men well affected to this City: And their doings and actions herein, &s;hall bee taken as a very acceptable &s;ervice to this City, and not to bee forgotten.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Dated at the Guildhall, London, <DATE>this 27 day of June, 1644.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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