WHereas for the present raising of great sums of money for the speedy disbanding of both the Armies (a matter of high Con­cernment in the happy setling of Peace between His Majesties two Kingdoms of England and Scotland) an Act hath been lately made and published by Authority of this present Parliament, en­tituled, An Act for the speedy provision of Monies for Disbanding the Armies, and setling the Peace of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland: Whereby it is enacted, That all and every person and persons of the severall Ranks and Degrees mentioned in the same Act, shall for the purpose aforesaid, contribute and pay the severall sums of Money set down and appointed by the said Act: And howsoever His Majestie (out of the experience of the forward Affections of His loving Subjects towards him, and the publike good of both Kingdoms) can no way doubt of their alacrity and readinesse herein: Yet for a more speedy and generall publishing of the said Act to all His people, whereby the said Money may be leavied and paid within the respective times limited by the said Act, He hath thought fit (by advice of His Parliament) to make this publike De­claration therein, That all manner of persons of what degree, condition, or quality soever, according to the tenour and intent of the said Act, do without delay make payment of the severall sums appointed and assessed by the said Act, at such dayes and times, and to such persons, and at such places as are limited by the said Act, under the pains and penalties therein provided and expressed, and to be further punished according to the Law, and the merit of their offences in a businesse of such consequence to the publike.

Given at His Majesties Palace at Westminster the sixt day of July, in the seventeenth yeer of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord CHARLES by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.

❧ God save the King.