WHereas We have received Certain Information, That James Duke of Monmouth, Ford late Lord Gray Out­lawed for High Treason, with divers other Traytors and Outlaws, are lately Landed in an Hostile man­ner at Lyme, in Our County of Dorset, And have Possessed themselves of Our said Town of Lyme. And have sent and dispersed some of their Trayterous Com­plices into the Neighbouring Countreys, to Incite them to Ioyn in open Rebellion against Us.

We do hereby, with the Advice of Our Privy Council, Declare and Pub­lish the said James Duke of Monmouth, and all his Complices, Adherents, Abettors, and Advisers, Traytors and Rebells; And do Command and Re­quire all Our Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieutenants, Sheriffs, Iustices of the Peace, Mayors, Bayliffs, and all other Our Offices, Civil and Mi­litary, to use their utmost endeavours to Seize and Apprehend the said James Duke of Monmouth, Ford late Lord Gray, and all their said Confede­rates and Adherents; And all and every other Person and Persons that shall be Aiding or Abetting the aforesaid Traytors and Rebells; And the said Persons, and every of them to Secure until Our further Pleasure be known, as they will Answer the contrary at their utmost Peril.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall this Thirteenth day of June 1685. And in the First Year of Our Reign.

God save the King.