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A84490 By his Excellency the Lord General and the Council of State. Whereas information is given that severall persons disaffected to the peace of this Common-Wealth, upon occasion of the present change of government, do assemble together in a riotous and tumultuous manner ... England and Wales. Council of State.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) aut 1653 (1653) Wing E794A; Thomason 669.f.17[27]; ESTC R211577 776 1

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By his Excellency the Lord General AND THE Council of State WHereas Information is given that severall persons disaffected to the Peace of this Common-wealth upon occasion of the present change of Government do assemble together in a riotous and tumultuous manner in the great Level of the Fenns and contrary to the Law in that case provided throw in Inclosures and by violence and force dispossess the Adventurers for Dreining the said great Level who in pursuance of an Act of Parliament have been establisht in the possession of severall proportions of Land alotted to them in recompence of their said undertaking which his said Excellency and Council of State taking into consideration and how illegal and prejudicial to the peace of this Nation such proceedings are have held themselves obliged streightly to forbid as they do hereby all such unlawfull Assemblies and riotous Actings for the future And to the end that all pretences may be taken away from the said persons The Council hath appointed uninteressed persons of the several Counties wherein the Level lies to be Commissioners to be Resident from time to time upon the place to hear and determine in a short and easie way particular Complaints and Grievances in reference to the Dreining of the great Levell to whom all such persons may in a peaceable manner make their application and have right done unto them And therefore if any Persons whatsoever shall hereafter continue the aforesaid force and violence or disturb the said Adventurers or their Agents in their possession or proceeding in the Works of Dreining according to the said Act of Parliament or otherwise demean themselves in any riotous disorderly or tumultuous manner they are to be lookt upon as disturbers of the publick Peace and be proceeded against accordingly And all Maiors Bayliffs Sheriffs Justices of the Peace Constables and other Magistrates and Officers both Civil and Military are hereby required to be very carefull and vigilant in the premisses and if any thing be done contrary hereunto they are to be aiding and assisting to bring the Offenders to punishment Wednesday Iune 29. 1653. At the Council of State at White-Hall Ordered That this Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published Iohn Thurloe Secr. London Printed for Giles Calvert Thomas Brewster and by and for Henry Hills MCDLIII