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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80975	By the Protector. A proclamation commanding all persons who have been in arms, or assisted in the wars against the state, to depart out of the cities of London and Westminster and late lines of communication, on or before the twelfth day of September instant.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1656 (1656)	Wing C7142; Thomason 669.f.20[30]; ESTC R211811	1,743	1

OP ❧ By the Protector A PROCLAMATION Commanding all persons who have been in Arms or Assisted in the Wars against the STATE to depart out of the Cities of London and Westminster and late Lines of Communication on or before the Twelfth day of September instant HIs Highness foreseeing the dangerous consequence that may arise to the Publique as at other times so especially now the Parliament is so near at hand by the confluence and freedome of access unto the Cities of London and Westminster and places thereabouts of those Malignant and ill-affected persons who have been in open hostility against the Common-wealth and otherwise adhered unto assisted and abetted the Common Enemy whose malicious restless spirits notwithstanding their often disappointments through the wonderfull mercy of God who hath hitherto infatuated their counsells and also notwithstanding the abundant grace and favour shewed them are still working by all the pernicious ways and means they can to sow seeds of sedition secretly to undermine the Government establisht within this Common-wealth and to raise new troubles in the bowells of these Nations and involve them again in blood and confusion as is evident by their treasonable Books and Pamphlets which they continually take the boldness to disperse and publish thinking thereby to poyson the hearts of the well-affected people and withdraw them from their obedience Therefore His Highness upon advice with his Council holding it most necessary to restrain the confluence and access of that party to the said Cities of London and Westminster and places adjoyning thereunto doth hereby Publish Command and Enjoyn that all persons abiding and remaining within the Cities of London and Westminster and late lines of Communication not under restraint by imprisonment of their persons who have been at any time in Arms against the State or adhered unto or wittingly or willingly assisted encouraged or abetted the Enemies thereof do on or before the twelfth day of September instant or if any of them be under such restraint then within five days next after their respective enlargement depart out of the said Cities of London and Westminster and the late lines of Communication and all places within twenty miles thereof unless it be the place of their constant habitation and residence for themselves and their Families as they will answer the contrary at their perills And that no such person do presume after the said twelfth day of September to come within the said Cities of London and Westminster or late lines of Communication within the time hereafter limited And His Highness doth command the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London and Iustices of Peace within the Cities of London and Westminster and the Liberties Suburbs and Precincts thereof As also within the several Counties of Middlesex Hertford Essex Kent and Surrey and the several and respective Officers of the Militia as well within the said Cities and Liberties as the Borough of Southwark and Hamlets of the Tower of London in their respective Limits and Iurisdictions to this purpose to cause strict wards and watches to be kept and to make frequent and diligent searches for and apprehend or cause to be apprehended all and every such person and persons as aforesaid who shall be found within the said Cities or distance aforesaid after the said twelfth day of this instant September and forthwith to certifie their names qualities and other circumstances unto His Highness or Council to the end that such Offendors may be dealt withall and proceeded against as disturbers of the publick peace and contemners of authority And all Sheriffs Baiilffs Constables Headboroughs and all Captains of guards Officers and Souldiers and others the good people of this Common-wealth are required to be ayding and assisting to the said Iustices of the Peace Officers and Ministers in the due execution of the premisses And to the end the designs and plots of the said malignant and disaffected party may be the better discovered and prevented His Highness doth straightly charge and command all and every the said person and persons so appointed to depart as aforesaid other then such of them as are restrained by imprisonment as aforesaid or such sickness or infirmity of body that they cannot travel without apparent danger of their lives or that have such suits in Law as inevitably require their personal presence do immediately repair to their several places of dwelling or common abode or not having any certain abode to the places of their birth or where their parents shall be then owelling and not return untill after the end of six Moneths to be accounted from the time of publishing this our Proclamation And His Highness doth admonish all those whom this Proclamation doth concern to be so wary as that His Highness have not just cause to make them examples of contempt which he must and will do if after the said time limited for their departing as aforesaid any of them shall be found to stay contrary to his said direction herein Given at Whitehall the 6. day of September in the year of our Lord 1656. London Printed by Henry Hills and John Feild Printers to His Highness 1656.