WHeras the Queenes Maiestie doth vnderstand, that notwithstan­ding her late Proclamation concerning such persons as wander abroad in the habite of Souldiers, there are diuers persons pre­tending to haue serued in the late warres and seruice as Soul­diers, that remaine within and about the Cities of London and Westminster, whereof some are maymed, others haue receiued hurtes and woundes, or haue other infirmitie whereof they are not as yet perfectly cured: And some amongst these haue neither bene maymed nor hurt, nor yet serued at all in the warres, but take that cloake and colour, to bee the more pitied, and doe liue a­bout the Citie by begging and the disorderly manner: For which consideration the Lordes of her Maiesties Councill haue appoynted certaine of the Iustices of the Peace, as well in the Citie of London as in the Countie of Middlesex, with the Treasou­rer of the Warres for the Lowe Countreyes, and Fraunce, and other discreete persons be­fore whome all these kinde of people shalbe brought at the Sessions hall in the Olde Ba­lie, and by them to bee examined and viewed in what sort they are hurt, or diseased and maymed, that some good order may be taken for the reliefe of such of them as shall bee founde to haue receiued any mayme or hurt in Seruice, and for the punishment of others that being common Beggers, Roges and able persons, do counterfaite the name of Souldiers, or though they haue serued, do remaine without any iust cause about this towne, & therefore they haue commanded that the Sheriffes of the Citie of London, & in the countie of Middlesex, shall make proclamation that al such souldiers as haue serued in these late warres in the low Countreys or Fraunce which remaine about this Citie, shal repaire vnto the Sessions hall in the olde Balie on Saterday next, at one of the clocke in the afternoone to be ther: by the Commissioners examined, viewed and tryed whether they haue serued, and to shew their Pasportes: and that such as shal not appeare before the said Commissioners, and shall not be allowed to haue serued as Souldiers by the Billets of the sayde Commissioners signed with their hands to bee by the Iustices of the Peace, Constables, Headborowes and all others her Maiesties officers as well within the Citie, as in the exempt places for the Countie of Middlesex, and the seuerall liberties, committed to Prison to be Indyted and punished as Rogues and Vagarant persons.