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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66295	By the King and Queen, a proclamation for apprehending of robbers on the high-way, &c. and for a reward to the discoverers, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1690 (1690)	Wing W2585; ESTC R38087	4,726	2

By the King and Queen A PROCLAMATION For Apprehending of Robbers on the High-way c. And for a Reward to the Discoverers c. WILLIAM R. WHereas many heinous Murders Robberies on the high-way and Burglaries and other Breaking of Dwelling-Houses have been committed and many leud disorderly and wicked Persons who betake themselves to commit such Murders Robberies and Burglaries have been and in time to come may be emboldened to the like Offences by reason of the negligence of due keeping of Watch and Warding and for want of that Pursuit which ought to be of Robbers on the High-way by Hue and Cry and sometimes they are emboldened to commit such Rapines through the refusal of Persons to give that Aid they ought to do in being Assistant to the Constables and other Publick Officers in Following and Apprehending of Felons and many times by reason of the Concealment of them and their Horses by Inn-keepers Hostlers and others where such Felons do set up and keep their Horses to Ride out and commit such like Thefts Burglaries and Robberies and by the Connivance of Persons keeping Horses to Lett out to Hire and also by other Persons who keep Lodgings where such Felons and Robbers do privately Harbour and are Harboured by evil disposed Persons and frequently by the private unlawful and clandestine Practic●● of Brokers and others who buy stoln Goods and who have sufficient cause to suspect but will not Apprehend the Felons and who often upon Enquiry refuse to produce what Goods they Buy or take to Pawn and by many the indirect Practices of such as Receive and Cenceal the said Felons and Robbers and share with them their stoln Goods And We being given to understand that many of Our Loving Subjects Travelling on the High-ways and other Parts upon their lawful Occasions are daily Set upon and put in fear and peril of losing of their Lives and others Our Subjects are by frequent Burglaries and Felonious Breaking of their Houses much disquieted in their Dwellings and Habitations and spoiled of their Goods And being in particular Informed That John Smith alias Ely Smith Charles Rawlinson alias Lloyd Edward Poor Anthony St. Leger Jonathan Compton Elias Carroll Henry Howell Charles Browne Richard Awson alias Old Mobb Thomas Randall Thomas Walters Nicholas Gradin Anthony Dunn Henry Vaughan alias Phillips _____ Trelawney and William Jennings are Persons notoriously known to be such as do daily commit such Offences in despite and defiance of the Law and are some or most of them Indicted or Accused upon Oath and all of them are known to be of one Party and Knott and commonly do keep Company the one with the other and all of them fly from Iustice although great Endeavour Pains and Cost have been used for their Apprehension And We being minded and Graciously inclined to preserve Our Loving Subjects in their Lives and Estates against such and all other like Rapine and Violence have thought fit by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council to Issue this Our Royal Proclamation and do hereby Command all Our Loving Subjects and Officers of Iustice that they do use all their best Endeavours for the Discovering and Apprehending as well the Persons particularly before mentioned as all such other Persons who have committed or shall commit any of the Offences aforesaid to the end they may be proceeded against according to Law for such their Offences And in Order thereto We do hereby Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be and do hereby Require and Command all and every Our Iustices of the Peace throughout this Our Realm of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed That upon Notice of this Our Royal Proclamation they do take Order and see that due Watch and Ward be constantly kept by Horse and Foot And that after Notice to them given of any Murder Robbery on the High-Way or Burglary and other Thefts committed that they take Care that Hue and Cry be made after Robbers and other pursuit made and raised and Felons pursued with the utmost Diligence that the Law requireth for the Apprehending of the Offenders And We do hereby strictly Charge and Command That all Vintuers Keépers of common Ordinaries Gaming-Houses Inn-keépers House-keepers and Persons keéping Lodgings Chamberlains and Keepers of Common Hostleries Goldsmiths and Workers in Gold and Silver Brokers and Common Buyers and Takers to Pawn of Goods and all other Persons whatsoever where any such Robber on the High-Way Burglarer Breaker of Houses or Murderer shall resort unto come or be or such Person as they have cause to suspect to be Robbers on the High-Way Burglarers or to have committed any Murder that they immediately stop them with their Goods suspected to be stoln and cause the said Offenders to be Apprehended and carry them before some of Our Iustices of the Peace to be Examined upon such Suspicions and proceeded against according to Law And they the said Goldsmiths and Workers in Gold and Silver are hereby Required upon any Melted Silver in Ingot or otherwise to be brought unto them to be well satisfied of the Persons who bring the same unto them that such Silver is honestly come by and who melted down the same and why the same was so melted down or to secure such Person so offering the same to Sell and to cause them to be brought before some Iustice of Peace that the same Suspicion may be further enquired after as they the said Goldsmiths and Workers in Gold and Silver will answer their Negligence therein at their Peril And for the Suppression of High-way Robbers Burglarers Breakers of Houses and Murderers and for the Encouragement of all such Persons as have Discovered and Apprehended and hall from henceforth Discover and Apprehend and cause to be brought into Custody Prosecuted and Convicted any Person or Persons who already have or hereafter shall commit any Murder Robbery Burglary or Breaking any Dwelling-House in the day time and commit any Murder or Rapine therein We are graciously pleased and do hereby Declare That such Person or Persons who already have or hereafter at any time until Our Pleasure be known to the contrary shall Discover Apprehend and cause to be brought into Custody Prosecuted and Convicted the Persons particularly before mentioned or any one or more of them or any other Person or Persons who already have committed or hereafter shall commit any Murder Robbery on or near the High-Way or Burglary or Break any Dwelling-House or Houses in the Day-time and commit any Murder or Felonious Rapine therein for which by the Laws of this Our Kingdom they ought to Receive Iudgment of Death shall for every of the Persons before herein particularly mentioned have and receive the Reward of Twenty Pounds and for every other Offender so Discovered Apprehended and Convicted the Reward of Ten Pounds of lawful Money of England within Fifteen Days after Conviction of such Offender or Offenders And all and every Sheriff and Sheriffs of the respective