Sentence:  Immediately / Was Samson as a <WSD>public servant</WSD> brought, / In thir state Livery clad; before him Pipes / And Timbrels, on each side went armed guards, / Both horse and foot before him and behind / Archers, and Slingers, Cataphracts and Spears. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Someone who labours for the public good; a convict assigned to work on public projects. (from 16th c.)