WEE the Peers of the Realm, being Assembled with some of the Lords of the Privy Council, Do hereby Require all Persons whatsoever, to keep and preserve the Peace, and to forbear pulling down, or defacing of any House or Building whatso­ever, especially those of Foreign Ministers, upon pain of Imprisonment, and being further proceeded against, to the utmost Rigour of Law. And VVe do here­by Require the Sheriffs of the City of London, and likewise of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, and all Justices of Peace, Deputy Lieutenants and Con­stables, (who are Protestants) to proceed to Execute their Respective Offices, until further Order, and to take effectual Care to prevent any Disturbances of that Nature. And in case they cannot by the Assi­stance of the Civil Officers, suppress the Routs and Riots, which shall happen, that the Deputy Lieutenants do make use of the Militia, and the Sheriffs raise the Posse Comitatus, for the suppressing thereof, and for Apprehending of all such Obstinate Offenders, who shall be found disturbing the Publick Peace.

  • Tho. Ebor.
  • Halifax.
  • Kent.
  • Mulgrave.
  • Carlisle.
  • Ailesbury.
  • Sussex.
  • Berkeley.
  • Nottingham.
  • Rochester.
  • N. Duresme.
  • P. VVinchester.
  • Tho. Roffen.
  • North and Grey.
  • Chandos.
  • T. Jermyn.
  • Vaughan Carbery.
  • Lucas.
  • Crewe.
  • Osulston.

In the SAVOY: Printed by Edward Jones. MDCLXXXVIII.

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