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<HEAD><HI>AN ORDER OF THE Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, CONCERNING All Papi&s;ts, Officers, Souldiers of Fortune, and others that have born Arms again&s;t the Parliament; that they depart out of the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and Lines of Communication, before the end of the &s;ixth day of <HI>April,</HI> 1646. or be proceeded again&s;t as Spies, according to the Rules of VVar.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>31 <HI>Martii,</HI> 1646.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_THe Lords and Commons in Parliament a&s;&s;embled taking notice of the great confluence and re&s;ort of Papi&s;ts, Offi|cers and Souldiers of Fortune, and &s;uch as have born Arms again&s;t the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> from the Ene|mies Garri&s;ons and Quarters unto the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and other parts within the Lines of Com|munication, Do for the prevention of &s;uch Inconveniences as may thereby ari&s;e, think fit to Order, and it is hereby Ordered by the &s;aid Lords and Commons, That all Pa|pi&s;ts what&s;oever, and all Officers and Souldiers of For|tune, and other per&s;ons that have born Arms again&s;t the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> not being under re&s;traint, Do before the end of the &s;ixth day of <HI>April,</HI> 1646. depart out of the &s;aid Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and Lines of Communication; And if any &s;uch per&s;on &s;hall continue within the &s;aid Lines after that time, &s;uch per&s;on is hereby Declared a Spy, and &s;hall be apprehended, impri&s;oned and proceeded again&s;t as a Spy, according to the Rules of War. And the &s;aid Lords and Com|mons do further Order, That all &s;uch per&s;ons do forbear upon the penalty afore|&s;aid, to return or come within the &s;aid Lines, without Licen&s;e under the hands of the Committee appointed for Compo&s;itions at Gold&s;miths Hall: And the Com|mittee of the Militia of <HI>London,</HI> and their Sub-Committees in their &s;everal Li|mits re&s;pectively, are hereby required to keep &s;trict Guards and Watches, and cau&s;e frequent &s;earches to be made, and to take care for the due execution of this Order. Provided, That this Order nor any thing therein contained, &s;hall extend to any per&s;on or per&s;ons who &s;hall obtain Licen&s;e under the hands of the Committee of Gold&s;miths Hall to continue within the Limits afore&s;aid. Pro|vided, That this Order or any thing herein contained, &s;hall not extend to any per|&s;on or per&s;ons who came in to the Parliament before the fir&s;t of <HI>June</HI> la&s;t, and are cleared by both Hou&s;es of Parliament from their Delinquency. Provided al&s;o, That no Peer of this Realm &s;hall re&s;ort unto the Committee of Gold&s;miths Hall for Licen&s;e to continue within the Limits afore&s;aid; but &s;hall repair onely to the Hou&s;e of Peers for their &s;aid Licen&s;e. This Order to continue for the &s;pace of one Moneth, after the &s;aid &s;ixth of <HI>April,</HI> and no longer.</P>
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<P>ORdered by the Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, That this ORDER be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: El&s;ynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Edward Husband,</HI> Printer to the Honorable Hou&s;e of Commons, <HI>April</HI> 2. 1646.</P>
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