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<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 PROCLAMATION.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>JAMES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_WHEREAS &s;ince Our Arrival into this Our Kingdom of <HI>Ireland,</HI> We are informed that not|with&s;tanding the &s;everal Proclamations i&s;&s;ued by Our Chief Governor and Council of this Our Realm, a&s;&s;uring all Our Subjects of Our Pro|tection to their Per&s;ons, Liberties and Proper|ties, divers of them entred into actual Rebellion within this Realm, many of them withdrew them&s;elves into Our Kingdoms of <HI>England</HI> or <HI>Scotland,</HI> where they have adhered to Our Ene|mies and Rebels; and that others of them out of fear and apprehen&s;ion of meeting &s;ome ill u&s;age in this Realm, without any other evil intent, did tran&s;port them&s;elves into Our &s;aid Kingdoms of <HI>England</HI> or <HI>Scotland,</HI> having acted nothing more con|trary to their Allegiance; which removal of theirs, as it cannot be but very de&s;tructive to them&s;elves, &s;o it tends much to the depopulating of this Realm, and to the decay of Trade therein. And as We have an extraordinary re|gard for all Our Subjects of this Our Kingdom of what Per&s;wa&s;ion &s;o|ever in matters of Religion, who have hitherto &s;ince the late di&s;tractions re|mained firm and con&s;tant in their Duty and Allegiance to Vs, &s;o We cannot but have compas&s;ion and tenderne&s;s of tho&s;e who withdrew them&s;elves from their Fortunes and Being, in this Countrey, upon Iealou&s;ies and ground|le&s;s Fears that violence was to be u&s;ed towards them by their fellow Sub|jects,
<PB REF="2" MS="y"> or that they &s;hould be di&s;turbed in the exerci&s;e of their Religion. In order therefore to remove the&s;e Fears and Iealou&s;ies, and to unite all Our Subjects of this Our Kingdom, and to quiet the minds of Our People, and for the advance of Trade and Traffick here; We have thought fit, by the Ad|vice of Our Privy Council, to declare, and We do hereby declare, that it is Our Royal Will and Plea&s;ure that from henceforth all Our Subjects with|in this Our Realm may have and enjoy the free Exerci&s;e of their Religion, &s;o that they take &s;pecial care that nothing be Preached or Taught among&s;t them which may tend to alienate the hearts of Our People from Vs or Our Government. And that &s;uch Liberty and Freedom may be enjoyed with greater a&s;&s;urance, We have thought it requi&s;ite, and do hereby command, with the advice afore&s;aid, that no di&s;turbance be made, or interruption given unto them by any per&s;on what&s;oever, under pain of Our di&s;plea&s;ure, and to be further proceeded again&s;t according to the utmo&s;t rigour of the Law. And We do further hereby publi&s;h and declare, that We &s;hall from time to time equally pre&s;erve and protect all Our Subjects of this Kingdom of what per|&s;wa&s;ion &s;oever in matters of Religion in their Per&s;ons, Properties and Li|berties, excepting only &s;uch as are now, or of late have been in actual Rebel|lion again&s;t Vs. And We do hereby &s;trictly Charge and Command all Our Subjects of this Realm now re&s;iding in Our Kingdom of <HI>England</HI> or <HI>Scot|land,</HI> who either happen'd to be there before the late Troubles, or who tran&s;|ported them&s;elves thither upon the Fears and Iealou&s;ies afore&s;aid, and who acted nothing more again&s;t their Duty and Allegiance to Vs, to repair hither within forty days after the date hereof, and to return to their &s;everal Habita|tions and Callings, hereby a&s;&s;uring all &s;uch of Our &s;aid Subjects as &s;hall repair to this Our Kingdom in obedience to the&s;e Our Commands, that they &s;hall be protected by Vs in their Per&s;ons, Properties, Liberties, and the free Exerci&s;e of their Religion. And We do hereby Require and Command all Our Loving Subjects of this Kingdom of what per&s;wa&s;ion &s;oever, to joyn with Vs in the Defence of this Realm again&s;t all Rebels and Enemies&punc; who &s;hall endeavour to di&s;turb the Peace thereof.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>Dublin Ca&s;tle</HI> <DATE>the 25th day of <HI>March</HI> 1689. And in the Fifth Year of Our Reign.</DATE></DATELINE></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 Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty; and are to be Sold at the Kings 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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