WHereas his Majestie was graciously pleased by a Commission under the Great Seal of England, bearing date at Westminster on or about the Tenth day of December last past, to constitute and ap­point Sir Charles Meredith Knight, and Chancellor of his Majesties Court of Exchequer in this Kingdom, Sir James Cuffe Knight, John Stone Esq Robert Wood Dr. of Laws, Thomas Taylor Esq Robert Gorges Dr. of Laws. Thomas Sheridan, William Hanway, Edward Wigg, Thomas Waller, and Murtogh Dowling Esqs to be his chief Commissio­ners, & Governors for managing of all and every the Rates, Duties summe, and summes of money, and other his Majesties Revenues and In [...]omes in this Kingdom, during his Majesties pleasure. And whereas his Majestie hath been since graciously pleased by an Inden­ture under the Great Seal of England, bearing Late the Eighth day of April last to demise Grant, & to Farm let unto Sir James Shaen Knight & Baro­net, William Hill, William Rider, Thomas Hoar, Francis Soane, William Muschamp, Edward Richbill, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stannyan, John Gourney, and Thomas Sheridan Esqs all his Majesties Revenues, profits and Incomes in this Kingdom, which upon the 26th day of December last 1675, and until the 25th day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1682 inclusive, are or shall be due, answerable or payable unto his Majestie, his Heirs or successours (new Ai [...]es, or increase of his Majesties Revenue by Acts of Parliament to be hereafter past, only excepted) with full power and authori­tie, to govern, improve, let, set, receive, collect, levy & manage the same, by them­selves, their Deputies, Agents, Substitutes and servants at and under the Rents, Covenants, Conditions, Savings, Limitations and Restrictions therein mentioned, as in and by the said Letters Patents (relation there­unto being had) doth more fully and at large appear. And whereas some of the said Farmers are since arrived in this Kingdom, who have produced before us the Lord Lieutenant and Council, his Majesties said Letters Patents of the said Farm, bearing date the aforesaid Eighth day of April last, as also a sufficient power & authoritie from the rest of the said Farmers, to take upon them the care and management of the said Farm, and of his [Page] Majesties Revenue, thereby demised to them. And whereas his Majestie by his Letters under his signet and signe manual, bearing date at his Court at White-Hall the 18th day of this instant May, hath signified his Royal Will and Pleasure, that a Proclamation should issue for superseding, annulling and vacating the aforesaid Commission and all Powers and authorities therein and thereby Granted, which upon the perfecting and sight of the Patent of the said Farm are by his Majesties said Letters declared to be actually superseded, We the Lord Lieutenant and Council in obedi­ence to his Majesties said Letters, do therefore by this our Proclamation publish and declare, that the aforesaid Commission granted to the said Sir Charles Merideth, Sir James Cuff, John Stone, Robert Wood, Thomas Taylor, Ro­bert Gorges, Thomas Sheridan, William Hanway, Edward Wigg, Thomas Waller, and Murtogh Dowling, and all the powers and authorities thereby granted, are suspended, annulled and vacated, and shall from henceforth cease and determine. And we do hereby require and command the aforesaid Com­missioners, the chief Treasurer, and all other Receivours, Collectors, and Ministers, which are or have been imployed under them, to be answerable & accountable only to his Majesties said Farmers of his Revenue, for their respective receipts, proceedings and Actings, in, by and under the said Com­mission, and for preventing any inconvenience which may happen unto, or befall his Majesties said Revenue, by the revoking or superseding the said Commission, we do hereby further require and Command all and every th apersons imployed immediately under the said Commisioners at the head Office or generall Office of the Revenue at Dublin, and likewise the Recei­vers, Collectors, and other Officers and ministers who are now imployed in and about the said Revenue elsewhere, to continue and act in their seve­rall and respective imployments and stations, during the time they shall be continued and authorized, or untill they be removed dismissed or discharg­ed, by the said Farmers or the greater Number of them, or such as they or the greater Number of them have constituted and appointed, or shall hereafter constitute and appoint. And in the mean time, they are to observe and follow such Rules, Orders and Instructions, as they shall from time to time receive from the said Farmers, or the major part of them, or those authorized and appointed by the major part of them. And we do hereby require all his Majesties Officers and ministers in this Kingdom, to be aiding and asisting unto the said Farmers, and such as they shall from time to time associate unto or appoint, or imploy under them in and for the execution of the trust commited to them by the said grant and demise, where­of all Persons concerned are hereby required to take notice