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<HEAD><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>blazon or coat of arms incorporating the Commonwealth Flag (1649-1651)</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE>BY THE COVNCIL.</HEAD>
<P>_WHEREAS the late Parliament di&s;&s;olving them&s;elves,
and re&s;igning their Powers and Authorities, The Go|vernment
of the Commonwealth of <HI>England, Scotland,</HI>
and <HI>Ireland,</HI> by a <HI>LORD PROTECTOR,</HI> and Succe|&s;ive
Triennial Parliaments, is now e&s;tabli&s;hed; And
whereas <HI>OLIVER CROMWELL,</HI> Captain-General
of all the Forces of this Commonwealth, is declared
<HI>LORD PROTECTOR</HI> of the &s;aid Nations, and
hath accepted thereof: We have therefore thought it ne|ce&s;&s;ary
(as we hereby do) to make publication of the Pre|mi&s;&s;es,
and &s;trictly to Charge and Command all and every per&s;on and per&s;ons, of
what Quality and Condition &s;oever, in any of the &s;aid three Nations, to take
notice hereof and to conform and &s;ubmit them&s;elves to the Government &s;o e&s;tabli&s;hed.
And all Sheriffs, Maiors, Bayliffs, and other Publick Mini&s;ters, and Officers,
whom this may concern, are required to cau&s;e this <HI>PROCLAMATION</HI> to be
forthwith publi&s;hed in their re&s;pective Counties, Cities, Corporations, and Mar|ket-Towns,
To the end none may have Cau&s;e to pretend ignorance in this behalf.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at <HI>White-Hall</HI> <DATE>this &s;ixteenth day of <HI>December,</HI> 1653.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Henry Hills,</HI> Printer to the Council, MDCLIII.</P>
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