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<HEAD>&leaf; By the Council of State. A PROCLAMATION.</HEAD>
<P>_THe Council of State being Informed, That &s;ince the Officers of the Ar|mies
under the Lord Generals Command, by their late Humble Remon|&s;trance
and Addre&s;s, Declared their re&s;olution to ob&s;erve &s;uch Commands as
they &s;hall receive from His Excellency, or the Council of State, or the Par|liament
when A&s;&s;embled; &s;ome Per&s;ons de&s;igning to ob&s;truct the Nations
Settlement, have not been wanting to endeavour the removal of &s;ome in the
Army from their &s;tability and temper; And to accompli&s;h &s;o mi&s;chievous a De&s;ign, have
&s;cattered and fomented (among other untruths) fal&s;e rumours, That there is an Intenti|on
to deprive the Souldiers of their Arrears of Pay; Again&s;t which Attempt the Coun|cil
are well per&s;waded the fidelity and Intere&s;t of the Souldiers will be a good Securi|ty:
Yet to the intent a Report &s;o fal&s;e in it &s;elf, and &s;o de&s;tructive in its aim, may not make
the more ea&s;ie Impre&s;&s;ions upon any, through its pa&s;&s;ing uncontradicted, and thereby
gratifie tho&s;e only, who &s;eek advantages, by lengthning out our troubles. The Council
of State do hereby Declare, That it is not in their intention or thoughts, to retrench or
abate any part of the Arrears, that are, or &s;hall be due to the Souldiers, whil&s;t they con|tinue
in the Army, and in their obedience: But that on the contrary, it &s;hall be their endea|vour
to encourage them, by taking care for &s;atisfying their Arrears, as &s;oon as there &s;hall
be opportunity, in &s;uch &s;ort as to make an actual, a&s;well as verbal confutation, to &s;o fal&s;e
a &s;ugge&s;tion.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Fryday 13 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>JOHN RUSHWORTH,
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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