THe Kings most Excellent Maiestie, beeing informed of the great Spoyles, Dammages, and Losses that his louing Subiects lately suffered by the Uiolences and Disor­ders committed by Souldiers, when they last passed through the seuerall Counties of this Realme to the Port of Douer; And His Maiestie hauing a tender care to secure His louing Subiects, both in their Persons and Goods, against all such offences or feares, Hath therefore thought fit, with the aduice of His Priuie Coun­cell, for repressing and preuenting the like Attempts, Actes, or Iniuries, by this Proclama­tion, to giue solemne warning, and publish His Royall Commandement concerning the same; wherein, to the end all pretence of Disorder shall bee taken from the Souldiers, His Maiestie in the first place doth giue strict charge and Command, to all Captaines, Lieu­tenants, Corporals, Conductors, and all other Officers, who haue, or shall haue any charge or command of Conducting any of the seuerall Companies, appointed out of the seuerall Counties of this Realme, to Plymmouth, That they doe, not onely see the Soul­diers of their seuerall Bands and Charges respectiuely, duely payd their Conduct-Mo­nies, and prouided for of fit necessaries in their passage, but doe also carefully Leade and Conduct them from place to place, whither they are to goe, keeping alwayes with their Companies, and suffering none of them vpon any pretence to wander or straggle from the rest.

Secondly, That no person or persons whatsoeuer, after hee or they hath, haue, or shall receiue his or their Prest-money, doe presume to absent or hide himselfe when hee shall [Page] be called to goe with the Companies, nor being in company, shall wander or straggle from his or their colours, or from the Captaine, Lieutenant, Corporall, Conductor, or other Offi­cer, to whom the conducting of them shalbe assigned; but that they all behaue themselues qui­etly and orderly, as becomes good Subiects, without offering iniury or violence in their pas­sage to any others, either in their persons, families, goods or cattell, or fall into any outrage or disorder amongst themselues.

And if any of the sayd Souldiers shall, notwithstanding this publique Warning, and their Captaines or Conductors care and restraint, breake out and commit any outrage, take or spoile any mans house or goods in the Townes or fields as they passe, straggle from their Companies, or otherwise outragiously behaue themselues, That then euery such Souldier so offending, be by vertue of this His Maiesties Proclamation, foorthwith committed to the Constable of the place next adioyning, and by him in safe and sure maner conducted to the Gaole of the Countie, there to remaine without Baile or Maineprise, vntill hee shall be pro­ceeded against by the strictest course of Law which his fact shall deserue, for an example to o­thers to auoid the like offences.

And for the better execution of this His Maiesties honourable, iust, and necessary Com­mandement, His Maiestie straitly chargeth and commandeth all Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieutenants, Maiors, Sheriffes, Iustices of Peace, Bayliffes, Headboroughs, and other Officers, and all other His Maiesties good and louing Subiects, to take care to preuent and represse all such disorders, as aforesaid, and to be ayding and assisting to the said Captaine and Captaines, or other Conductor or Conductors of Souldiers respectiuely, and to such Constable and Constables, as shall haue the charge of conducting any such disorderly Soul­diers to the Gaole respectiuely, in the due execution of this His Maiesties commandement concerning the premisses, as they tender their duety and allegiance to His Maiesty, and the peace and good of their Countrey, and will answere for the contrary at their vttermost perils.

Giuen at the Court at White-Hall, the fifteenth day of May, in the first yeere of the Reigne of our most gracious Souereigne Lord King CHARLES, of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God saue the King.