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A74151 By the Protector. A proclamation commanding all 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 Thursday the twelfth day of July instant. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. 1655 (1655) Thomason 669.f.20[3]; ESTC R211470 1,749 1

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OP ❧ By the Protector A PROCLAMATION Commanding all 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 Thursday the twelfth day of July instant HIs Highness taking notice of the great confluence and resort of divers ill-affected persons who have born arms against the Commonwealth and otherwise adhered to the Enemy in the late Wars unto the Cities of London and Westminster and the parts adjacent and are now lurking in and about the same and having of late received certain intelligence of Designs now in hand endeavored to be carried on by correspondencies with the Sons of the late King their Agents and Complices against the Commonwealth and present Government the Contrivers of which Plots may for the better effecting the same and with much more ease make use of such dangerous and discontented persons now remaining in about the said Cities doth by and with the advice of his Council for preventing such disturbances as may thereby arise in the future think fit and hereby publish declare and enjoin That all 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 Wars being within the Cities of London and Westminster or the late Lines of Communication and not under Restraint nor hereafter excepted shall on or before the twelfth day of July instant or if then under Restraint within five daies next after their respective Inlargement 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 Families And if any such person or persons shall continue within the said late Lines or the said distance of twenty Miles from the said Lines after the said twelfth day of July instant or if then under Restraint shall continue within the Distance aforesaid above five Dayes after his or their Inlargement or shall return without Licence then and in such case he and they shall be Apprehended Imprisoned and otherwise proceeded against as Disturbers of the Peace and Contemners of Authority And his highness doth Command the Lord Major and Aldermen of the City of London and all Justices of Peace within the said City and late Lines of Communication and of the several Counties of Middlesex Hertford Essex Kent and Surrey and the respective Committees and Commissioners of and for the Militia within the said City and Liberties the City of Westminfter Borough of Southwark hamlets of the Tower and Suburbs or any two or more of them in their respective Liberties and Jurisdictions to cause strict wards and watches to be kept and to make frequent Searches for and apprehend or cause to be apprehended all such persons as aforesaid which shall be found within the Distance aforesaid after the said Twelfth day of July next ensuing And of their doings therein under their hands and Seals in writing forthwith to certifie His Highness Council to the end the said Offenders may be dealt withal and proceeded against as Disturbers of the Peace and Contemners of Authority And all Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables and all Captains of Guards Officers and Soldiers and other the Good People of this Commonwealth are Required to be Ayding to the said Justices of Peace Committees and Commissioners their Agents Officers and Ministers in the due and speedy Execution of His Highness Commands in the Premises And for the better discovery preventing and avoiding of Plots and Disturbances dangerous to the Peace of the Commonwealth His Highness doth straitly Charge and Command That all the said Persons appointed to depart as afor esaid and not restrained or stayed either by Imprisonment or such Sickness and Infirmity of Body as they shall not be able to travel without imminent Danger of Life repair to their place of Dwelling or where they usually made their common Aboad or not having any certain Aboad to the place of their Birth or where their Parents shall be then dwelling and give notice of their coming thither and present themselves and deliver their true Names in Writing to the Minister of the Parish and to the Constable Headborough or Tything man of the Town who shall thereupon presently Enter the same into a Book to be kept in every Parish for that purpose And the said Minister Constable Headborough or Tythingman are hereby commanded to certifie the same in writing to the Justices of the Peace of the same County at the next General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for the same County there to be Entred by the Clerk of the Peace upon the Rolls of the same Session upon Record And it is further Declared That these Presents shall continue in force until the Twentieth Day of October next ensuing and no longer Given at WHITE-HALL this 6th day of July 1655. Published by His Highness special Command LONDON Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printer to His Highness MDCLV