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<DATE>2012-11-13</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B120811.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>By the Lord Lieutenant of IRELAND HENRY CROMWELL.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas we take notice that there are &s;undry apprehen|&s;ions touching the pre&s;ent po&s;ture of affairs, whereby the mindes of the good People of this land may be di&s;|quieted, and from thence the Common Enemy and other di&s;affected per&s;ons among us encouraged to di&s;turbe the quiet &amp; peace of this Nation, for prevention thereof, We &s;trictly charge and require all Officers and Souldiers of the Ar|mie immediately to repair to their Garri&s;ons and Charges; and that all Sheriffs and other Officers, as well civil as Military, take diligent care to pre&s;erve the publick peace, &amp; by all due wayes &amp; means to hinder all unlawfull A&s;&s;emblies, the di&s;per&s;ing or divulging of any &s;editious papers, the &s;igning or procurement to &s;igne any te&s;t, en|gagement, or declaration of what kind &s;oever, which may tend to divide the good People of this land, or alienate them from obedi|ence to his Highne&s;&s;e and the pre&s;ent Government, and to give an account of their proceedings to us from time to time as there &s;hall be occa&s;ion. And we doe further order and require all Sheriffs, Mai|ors and other Officers of all Counties, Cities and towns Corpo|rate within this Dominion re&s;pectively, forthwith to publi&s;h and proclaim this Declaration within their &s;everal Juri&s;dictions, and al|&s;o the chief Officers pre&s;ent with the re&s;pective troopes or Com|panies are hereby required at their Garri&s;ons and Quarters, or at the head of their re&s;pective troops or Companies to publi&s;h the &s;ame accordingly.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under our hand at his Highne&s;&s;e Ca&s;tle at <HI>Du|blin,</HI> <DATE>the ninth of <HI>May</HI> 1659.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Ordered that the above Declaration be forth with printed and published.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Robert Gorges <HI>Secretary.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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