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<NAME>Simon Charles</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch Z140312.apex.</ITEM>
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<FIGDESC>royal blazon or coat of arms</FIGDESC>
<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
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<OPENER><SIGNED>BY THE KING.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<HEAD>A DECLARATION.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>JAMES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_WHEREAS a con&s;iderable number of the Arms given out of our Stores, and di&s;tributed to the Hor&s;e and Foot entertained in Our Service in this Our King|dom, have by the inadvertency of &s;everal of the Of|ficers of Our Army been Sold, carried away by De|&s;erters, or otherwi&s;e imbezelled, to the apparent pre|judice and hazard of Our &s;aid &s;ervice: We have there|fore thought fit to notify and declare, and do hereby notify and declare to all Officers and Commanders of Our Forces in this Our Kingdom, that as many of them as have already received, or &s;hall hereafter re|ceive any Arms out of any of our Stores for the u&s;e of their re&s;pective Regiments, Troops or Companies, and &s;hall not have the &s;ame ready to produce pur&s;uant to their &s;aid &s;everal Receipts now remaining in our Ordnance-Office, &s;hall be accountable to us for all &s;uch Arms as they &s;hall be &s;o found deficient for, and the Pay due to them &s;everally &s;topp'd till they &s;hall have made us &s;atisfaction therefore; unle&s;s it be made appear to us that the &s;aid Arms were lo&s;t in our actual Service.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>Dublin</HI> Ca&s;tle <DATE>this 18th. day of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> 1689. And in the Fifth Year of Our Reign.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>By His Maje&s;ties Command. RI: NAGLE.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<CLOSER>God Save the King.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>D&V;BLIN,</HI> Printed by <HI>Andrew Crook</HI> and <HI>Samuel Hel&s;ham,</HI> A&s;&s;igns of <HI>Benjamin Tooke</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty; and are to be Sold at His Ma|je&s;ties Printing-Hou&s;e on <HI>Ormonde-Key,</HI> and the <HI>Colledge-Arms</HI> in <HI>Ca&s;tle-&s;treet.</HI> 1689.</P>
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