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A32053 By the King. A proclamation for the speedy calling in of all sheriffes, escheators, receivers, fee-farmers, farmers of recusants lands, and all other tenants who hold of the King in capite by knights-service, to pay His Majesties duties at his exchequer at Oxford.; Proclamations. 1645-03-25. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. aut 1645 (1645) Wing C2630; ESTC R213851 992 1

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CR HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE BY THE KING A Proclamation for the speedy calling in of all Sheriffes Escheators Receivers Fee-Farmers Farmers of Recusants Lands and all other Tenants who hold of the King in Capite by Knights-Service To pay His Majesties Duties at His Exchequer at OXFORD WHEREAS We are fully satisfied aswell by Records out of Our Court of Exchequer as by information of the severall Officers of Our said Court that divers Sheriffes and Escheators of Counties Cities and Townes Corporate Receivers Bayliffs of Liberties and other Accomptants As also diverse of Our Fee-Farmers Farmers of Recusants Lands and other Tenants who hold of Us in Capite by Knights service or otherwise under colour and pretence of the present Distractions and Troubles of these times have wholy neglected to make their Accompts and pay those duties which belong unto Us and to do and perform their Services for their Tenures And taking into consideration how much this neglect of theirs tends to Our prejudice and disservice We have thought fit by this Our Proclamation to Publish and Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be And We do hereby straitly Charg and Command all Sheriffes and Escheators of Counties Cities and Townes Corporate Receivers Bayliffs of Liberties and all other Accomptants as also all Our Fee-Farmers Farmers of Recusants Lands and Tenants who hold of Us in Capite by Knights-service or other Services that they forth with take notice of this Our Proclamation and either in their own Persons or by some others whom they shall appoint according as it hath bin heretofore used by them respectively make their appearance at Our Court of Exchequer at Oxford in Easter Terme next where they shall finde Officers and Clarkes appointed for the dispatch of Our affaires and busines in and concerning the Premises according to the ancient and usuall course of Our said Court and then and there to returne their severall Proces formerly issued out unto them out of Our said Court and be apposed charged and finish their Accompts and pay Us Our duties and do Us all other Services as severally and respectively they and every of them ought to have done at or before the time herein limited under pain of Our high Displeasure As also such other punishments which by the Lawes of this Kingdom may be inflicted upon them for their neglect or contempt herein Letting them know We cannot esteem them well affected to Us who shall under any excuse pretence or colour whatsoever neglect their known Duties wherein Our Rights and Profits are so much concerned And hereof none whom it may concerne are to faile as they respect their own indemnity and desire to preserve a good opinion in Us of their integrity Given at Our Court at OXFORD the 25. of March in the Twentieth year of Our Raigne GOD SAVE THE KING Printed at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the Vniversity 1644.