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<HEAD>&leaf; By the Council of State. A PROCLAMATION.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas Colonel <HI>John Lambert</HI> was, in Order to the Publique Safe|ty, and for Rea&s;ons of High Concernment to the Peace of the Na|tion, Committed Pri&s;oner to the Tower of <HI>London,</HI> and there con|tinued under Re&s;traint by Order of the Late Parliament: And whereas the Council of State is Informed, That the &s;aid Colo|nel <HI>John Lambert</HI> hath broke Pri&s;on, and made his E&s;cape out of the Tower. The Council do hereby Charge, and Require the &s;aid Colonel <HI>John Lambert,</HI> at his uttermo&s;t Peril, to Render him&s;elf to the Council at <HI>Whitehall,</HI> within twenty four Hours after the Publi&s;hing of this Pro|clamation; And they do &s;trictly Prohibit all and every Per&s;on and Per&s;ons from Har|bouring, Sheltering, or in any kind Concealing of the &s;aid Colonel <HI>John Lambert</HI> upon &s;uch paines and penalties as the &s;aid Colonel <HI>John Lambert</HI> is him&s;elf lyable to, for the high crimes whereof he &s;tands guilty. And the Council do hereby declare, That who&s;o|ever &s;hall di&s;cover, and bring into them, the &s;aid Colonel <HI>John Lambert,</HI> &s;hall have One hundred pounds given him as a gratuity, and reward for &s;uch his &s;ervice. And all Officers Civil and Military are required to give their be&s;t A&s;&s;i&s;tance to any per&s;on that &s;hall make di&s;covery of the &s;aid Colonel <HI>John Lambert,</HI> for the &s;ecuring and bringing of him in &s;afe cu&s;tody to the Council.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Wedne&s;day 11 Aprill. 1660.</DATE>
At the Council of State at Whitehall.</DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>ORdered,</HI> That this Proclamation be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>WILLIAM JESSOP, Clerk of the Council.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed by <HI>Abel Roper</HI> and <HI>Tho. Collins,</HI> Printers to the Council of State.</P>
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