FOrasmuch as Edward Ekins, late of Stanwick in Our Countie of Northampton, Yeoman, hauing beene a principall Malefactor (amongst diuers others) in a late outrage committed in Our Parke of Higham-Ferries, by violent entring thereinto, killing and carrying away Our Deare, and beating and wounding Our Kee­pers there, doth now lurke and keepe himselfe close in some secret place, and will not submit himselfe to Iustice, to the great abuse and vnsufferable contempt of Vs, and Our Regall authoritie; Wee haue thought fit to publish the same to all Our louing Sub­iects, not doubting of their care and forwardnesse in his discouery and apprehension: And doe hereby charge and command, all Iu­stices of Peace, Maiors, Sheriffes, Bayliffes, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Our Officers, Ministers and Subiects whatsoeuer, to be diligent in inquiring and searching for the said Edward Ekins in all places whatsoeuer, aswell within Liberties as without; whom if they shall happen to take, Our pleasure is, that they cause him to be safely brought before one of the next Iustices of the Peace to the place, and of the County where he shalbe found, which Iustice Wee doe hereby command to take sufficient bond of him, with two able sureties, for the personall appearance of the said Ekins in Our high Court of Star-Chamber, to answere the premisses within some conuenient time after his apprehension, and not to depart without licence of that Court. And if he refuse to enter into such bond, or cannot find sufficient sureties in that behalfe, That then the said Iustice doe send him with sufficient guard to the Goale of the Countie, or place where he shall be taken, there to remaine in safe custody, and withall pre­sently to aduertise one of Our principall Secretaries thereof, for such further course to be ta­ken with him, as We shall giue direction; Letting all Our louing Subiects know, that if any person or persons, after this Our Proclamation published, shall directly, or indirectly conceale, harbour, keepe, reteine, or maintaine the said Edward Ekins, or shall not vse his or their best endeauour for his apprehension, aswell by giuing due aduertisement thereof to Our Of­ficers, as by all other good meanes, Wee will (as there is iust cause) proceede against them, that shall so neglect this Our Commandement, with all seueritie.

Giuen at Our Court at Cambridge, the fourteenth day of December, in the two and twentieth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God saue the King.