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Proclamation

Proclamation against the remonstrators

The king's majesty and estates of parliament considering how necessary it is for the honour of the parliament and the common interest of his subjects that the public peace and good order be kept in the place where the parliament is, and that all persons who have evidenced their disaffection to his majesty and his government may be removed at this time, do therefore ordain and command all such persons as had accession to the western remonstrance by contriving, presenting or adhering to the same, or who had accession to that unworthy paper entitled, The Causes of God's Wrath, or afterwards concurred in any act to the prosecution thereof (excepting such as are under bond or citation to appear before the parliament, or shall obtain special warrant from his majesty's commissioner or the lord chancellor to that effect) to remove out of this town and to repair home to their own houses and not to come within ten miles of this town during this session of parliament (unless their dwelling houses be nearer) in which cases they are to stay within their own parishes within forty-eight hours after the publication hereof under the pain to be esteemed and seized upon as public enemies to his majesty's government. And for the better order within the town ordains all persons of what rank or quality soever to repair to their several lodgings every night before 10 o'clock, with power hereby to the public guards of the city to seize upon, apprehend and secure all such persons as they shall find in the streets after that time, and it is hereby declared that if any persons shall be found offering any trouble or disturbance to the guards after the time foresaid they shall, of what quality soever they be of, be punished and censured as contemners of the authority of his majesty and estates of parliament and disturbers of the public peace, and ordains publication hereof to be made by a herald so none may pretend ignorance.