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<HEAD>By the Council of State.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">A PROCLAMATION.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas the Parliament a&s;&s;embled at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> the third of <HI>November,</HI> One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and forty, is now di&s;&s;olved, and the Enemies of this Commonwealth, in this Interval, are likely to take advantage, to carry on their de&s;igns, for di&s;turbance of the Publick Peace: And taking notice of the great Confluence of Papi&s;ts&punc; and other di&s;affected per&s;ons, at this time, to the Cities of <HI>London,</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and places adjacent, with Intention, probably, to put in execution their &s;aid de&s;igns, whereof, their great boldne&s;s and confidence expre&s;&s;ed both here, and in &s;everal parts of the Nation, giveth iu&s;t occa&s;ion of &s;u&s;pition, and more then ordinary apprehen&s;ion of danger, to tho&s;e who are well affected co the Peace of the Nation: For preventing the dangers that may be occa&s;ioned thereby: The Council have thought fit to publi&s;h and declare, and doth hereby enjoyn, and require all, and every per&s;on and per&s;ons, born within this Commonwealth, being a Papi&s;t, or Popi&s;h Recu&s;ant, and all, and every per&s;on and per&s;ons, who have, or hath at any time born Armes on behalf of the late King again&s;t the Parla|ment, or &s;ince, in pur&s;uance of that Intere&s;t, and every of them (who &s;hall not have leave from the Council of State, or the Lord General of the Army to the contrary) do before the Twenty fifth day of this in&s;tant <HI>March,</HI> or, if un|der re&s;traint, then, within three dayes after his or their enlargement, repair unto his, and their place of dwelling, where he or they&punc; u&s;ually heretofore made their common abode, and &s;hall not at any time after, until the Fir&s;t day of <HI>May</HI> next en&s;uing, return to the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> without like leave or licence. Or if &s;uch Pa|pi&s;ts, or Popi&s;h Recu&s;ant, or other per&s;on afore&s;aid, have no certain place, dwelling, or abode, within this Com|monwealth, that then all, and every &s;uch Popi&s;h Recu&s;ant, and other per&s;on afore&s;aid, do, by the time before limit|ted, remove to the di&s;tance of twenty miles at the lea&s;t from <HI>London</HI> or <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter&punc;</HI> and not at any time after re|turn until the &s;aid Fir&s;t day of <HI>May,</HI> without licence as afore&s;aid, upon pain of being apprehended, and proceeded again&s;t as di&s;turbers of the publick peace. And all Iu&s;tices of peace, Commi&s;sioners of the Militia for the Ci|ty of <HI>London,</HI> and the re&s;pective Counties and Cities of this Commonwealth, and all other Officers, Civil and Military, are to apprehend, or cau&s;e to be apprehended all, and every &s;uch Papi&s;t, and Popi&s;h Recu&s;ant, and other per&s;on or per&s;ons afore&s;aid, as &s;hall be found at any time after the &s;aid Twenty fifth of <HI>March,</HI> until the &s;aid Fir&s;t day of <HI>May,</HI> within the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> or within Twenty miles thereof, contrary to this Pro|clamation: And to &s;ecure all, and every &s;uch per&s;on or per&s;ons &s;o offending in the premi&s;es, to be proceeded again&s;t as afore&s;aid. And likewi&s;e to &s;eize on, and apprehend all, and every per&s;on and per&s;ons what&s;oever, who &s;hall rai&s;e Tumults, or &s;hall practi&s;e, or complot again&s;t the publick peace and &s;afety, or make di&s;turbance within this Nation, or hold corre&s;pondence with any the enemies thereof, and them to &s;ecure till upon notice to the Council, further Order &s;hall be therein given. And all Officers of the Ports, and Commanders of Ships, are required to apprehend and &s;ecure all &s;u&s;picious per&s;ons that &s;hall pa&s;s the Ports, either going, or coming from beyond Seas, without leave of the Council, till the Council, upon notice, take order therein.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Saturday the 17 of March 1659.</DATE></DATELINE>
At the Council of State at <HI>Whitehal</HI></OPENER>
<P>ORdered, That this Proclamation be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Jo. RUSHWORTH,</SIGNED>
Clerk of the Council.</CLOSER>
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<P>Printed by <HI>Abel Roper,</HI> and <HI>Thomas Collins,</HI> Printers to the Council of State.</P>
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