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A80970 By the Protector. A proclamation commanding all papists and all other persons, who have been of the late Kings party or his sons, to depart out of the cities of London and Westminster, and late lines of communication, on or before Munday the 8. of March, one thousand six hundred fifty seven. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1658 (1658) Wing C7139; Thomason 669.f.20[72]; ESTC R212149 1,776 1

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OLIVARIVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIAE SCOTIAE ET HIBERNIAE c PROTECTOR PAX QVAERITVR BELLO ❧ By the Protector A PROCLAMATION Commanding all Papists and all other persons who have been of the late Kings Party or his Sons to depart out of the Cities of London and Westminster and late Lines of Communication on or before Munday the 8. of March One thousand six hundred fifty seven HIs Highness the Lord Protector being informed of the frequent meeting of divers Papists and other ill-affected persons who have born Arms against this Common-wealth or otherwise adhered to the Enemies in the late Wars in and about the Cities of London and Westminster and the places adjacent and having received of late certain intelligence of designes now on Foot and endeavoured to be carried on by correspondencies with the King of Spain and with Charls Stuart and their Agents and Complices and judging it necessary to use all means for preserving of the Peace of the Nation and to prevent the mischiefs which may arise by such designes Doth by and with the advice of his Privy Council straitly Charge and Command all Papists and all other persons who have been at any time in Arms against the Commonwealth or have adhered unto or willingly assisted the Enemies thereof in the time of the late War being within the Cities of London and Westminster or the late Lines of Communication and not under restraint on or before the Eighth day of March now next coming or if under restraint then within three daies after their respective enlargement to depart out of the said Cities of London and Westminster and late lines of Communication and all other places within Twenty miles of the said late Lines unless it be their places of habitation for themselves and their Families and not to return until the First day of Easter Term next And His Highness doth Require and Command the Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Aldermen of the said City and likewise the Iustices of the Peace within the said Cities and of the several Counties of Middlesex Surrey Hertford Kent and Essex within their Limits and Iurisdictions to cause strict Wards and Watches to be kept and to make frequent and diligent searches for and to apprehend or cause to be apprehended all such persons aforesaid which shall be found within the said Cities Places or Distance aforesaid after the time or times before Limited for their departure and them and every of them to commit to Prison and from time to time to certifie their proceedings therein to His Highness Council under their Hands and Seals And all Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables all Captains of Guards Officers and Souldiers and all other the good People of this Commonwealth are Required to be aiding and assisting to the said Iustices of the Peace and other Officers aforesaid in the due execution of the Premisses as they will answer the contrary at their utmost perils And for the better discovery of all Papists and ill affected persons which now are or during the time aforesaid shall resort unto the said Cities of London and Westminster or Places within the late Lines of Communication His Highness by and with the advice of His said Privy Council doth Charge and Require all and every Housholder and Housholders within the said Cities and Places aforesaid on or before the Tenth day of March now next coming to deliver in writing under their Hands unto the Alderman of the Ward if such Housholder live within the City of London or to the next Iustice of the Peace a perfect List of the Names of all persons now lodging within the House of such Housholder together with their Additions and if they are Papists to mention the same in such List and so from time to time within Four and twenty hours after the receiving of any person to Lodge in his or their House and Houses to deliver in the Names of such person and persons in manner aforesaid to such Alderman or next Iustice of the Peace And the Aldermen of the respective Wards within the said City of London and the Iustices of Peace within the said City of Westminster and places within the late Lines of Communication are Required to take care that Lists be accordingly sent in unto them from all and every Housholder aforesaid and to make enquiry of the truth of such Lists And all Constables and other Officers are enjoyned and required to observe the Orders and Directions of such Alderman and Iustice of Peace respectively herein and to yield obedience thereunto And the said Aldermen and Iustices of the Peace respectively are hereby likewise required to transmit true Copies of such Lists unto the Clerks of his Highness Council or one of them And his Highness doth hereby declare that all and every such Housholder as shall make default of sending in such Lists as aforesaid or shall send in a false List shall be taken and deemed an Enemy to the Peace and Security of the Commonwealth Given at Our Palace of Westminster the 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1657. London Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to his Highness 1657.