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By the King.
A PROCLAMATION Commanding all Papists, or reputed Papists, forthwith to Depart from the Cities of London and Westminster, and from within Ten Miles of the same.

CHARLES R.

WHereas the Papists, notwithstanding several Acts of Parliament to the contra­ry, do presume, upon the Expiration of His Majesties Royal Proclamation bear­ing date the third day of December last, Commanding their Departure and Absence for Six Months, to Repair at this present to the Cities of London and Westminster in great Numbers: The Kings most Excellent Majesty is there­fore graciously pleased to Revive and Continue His said former Proclamation, and doth by this His Royal Proclamation strictly Charge and Command all Papists, and Persons reputed Papists, and such as have been so within Six Months last past, That they and every of them do forthwith Depart from the said Cities of London and Westminster, and from all Places within the distance of Ten Miles of the same, and that they or any of them do not presume to Return again upon any pretence whatsoever, within the space of Six Months from the date of these Presents; And lest they or any of them should do the contrary, upon pretence of any Licence formerly granted by any of the Lords or others of His Majesties Privy Council, His Majesty doth hereby Declare, That he hath caused all Licences of that nature formerly granted by any of the Lords or others of His Privy Council, to be revoked. And His Majesty doth hereby further straitly Charge and Command all and eve­ry Iustice of the Peace, Constable, and others His Officers and Ministers of Iustice within His said Cities, or either of them, and within Ten Miles of the same, That they do make strict Search and Enquiry for, and with all rigour proceéd against all and every Person and Persons who shall be found within the said Cities of London and Westminster, and within Ten Miles of the same, during the said space of Six Months, contrary to the effect of any of the Statutes, and the Purport of this His Majesties Proclamation. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to any Person or Persons, who being formerly of the Popish Religion, have ful­ly Conformed to the Protestant Religion in such manner as is by Law appointed, nor from the time of their respective Conformity, to such as shall hereafter in like manner Conform themselves.

Given at Our Court at Newmarket the Fourth day of October 1680. In the Two and thirtieth year of Our Reign.

God save the King.

LONDON, Printed by John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1680.

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