WHEREAS several Persons in the Province of Ʋlster, and the Town of Sligo, in this His Majesties Kingdom, have entred into several Associations, containing no less offence than High Treason, and thereupon formed themselves into several Parties, dividing and marshalling themselves into seve­ral Regiments, Troops and Companies, marching well armed up and down the Countrey, to the great Terror of the King's liege People, in manifest breach of the Law and of the Peace of this Realm. And having resolved within Our Selves to prevent the effusion of Blood, as long as it was possible, by using all peaceable meanes to reduce the said Malefactors to their obedience, have of late issued a Proclamation, setting forth the said Disorders, requiring all the said Parties to di­sperse, and repair to their several Habitations and Callings, assuring every of them of His Majesties Pardon and Protection. And whereas We find the said Offenders, instead of complying with Our said Proclamation, still to persist in their wickedness, by continuing in actual Rebellion, breaking of Prisons, and discharging of Prisoners, secured by due course of Law, for Robberies, Felonies, and other hainous Crimes, by seizing upon His Majesties Arms and Ammunition, imprisoning several of His Majesties Army, disarming and dismounting them, killing and murdering several of His Majesties Subjects, pillaging and plundering the Countrey, and daily committing several other acts of Hostility; and sinding no other way left to suppress the said Rebellion, We the Lord Deputy have caused a Party of His Majesties Army, under the Command of Lieutenant General Richard Hamilton, to march into the Province of Ʋlster, to reduce the Rebels there by the force of Arms, the consequence whereof cannot be but very fatal to that Coun­trey and the Inhabitants thereof, and will inevitably occasion the total ruine and destruction of that part of His Majesties Kingdom; the consideration whereof hath given Us great disquiet and trouble of Mind, that a Countrey well planted and inhabited, should now, by the insolency and traiterous wickedness of its own Inhabitants, he brought to mine and desolation, which we are still willing to prevent, if any spark of grace be yet remaining in the hearts of those Conspirators, hereby declaring notwithstanding the many Affronts by them put upon His Majesties Goverment notwithstanding the several acts of ho­stility by them hitherto committed, that if they will now submit and become dutiful Subjects, His Majesties mercy shall be extended to them, excepting the persons hereafter excepted. And in order thereunto, We the Lord Deputy and Council do hereby strictly Charge and Command all such Persons in Arms in Ʋlster, or the Town of Sligoe, forthwith to lay down Arms, and that the principal persons amongst them now in the North do forthwith repair to the said Lieutenant General Richard Hamilton, and deliver up to him their Arms and serviceable Horses, and to give him Hostages as an assurance of their future Loyalty and Obedience to His Majesty. And that all their Adherents do deliver up their Arms and serviceable Horses to such person and persons as he the said Lieutenant General Hamilton shall appoint to receive them. And We do also further Charge and Command all the principal persons of other Commotions and Insurrections in Sligoe to repair forth­with either to Us the Lord Deputy, or to Colonel Mac Daniell at the Boyle, and to deliver up their Arms and serviceable Horses, and to give Hostages as security for their future peaceable deportment, and their adherents to lay down their Arms, to be delivered up together with their serviceable Horses to the said Colonel Mac Daniell; We the Lord Deputy hereby gi­ving safe conduct to such of them as will submit according to this our Proclamation. And we do hereby further declare, that such of the said persons as shall give obedience to these Our Commands, (except the persons hereafter excepted) shall have His Majesties protection and pardon for all past offences relating to the said Commotions and Insurrections; but in case they shall be so unhappy as to persist in their wicked Designs and treasonable Practices, We the Lord Deputy do hereby Com­mand all His Majesties Forces to fall upon them where ever they meet them, and to treat them as Rebels and Traytors to His Majesty. Yet to the end the innocent may not suffer for the crime of the nocent, and that the committal of inhumane acts may be prevented, We do hereby strictly Charge and Command His Majesties Army now upon their march to the North and all other His Majesties Forces, that they or either of them do not presume to use any violence to Women, Chil­dren, aged or decrepit Men, Labourers, Plowmen, or Tillers of the Ground, or to any other who in these Commotions de­meaned themselves inoffensively, without joyning with the Rebels, or aiding or assisting them in their traiterous actings and behaviours. But in regard Hugh Earl of Mount Alexander, John Lord Viscount Massereene, Robert Lord Baron of Kingston, Clotworthy Skevington Esq Son to the Lord Viscount Massereene, Sir Robert Colvill, Sir Arthur Rawdon, Sir John Magill, John Hawkins, Robert Sanderson, and Francis Hamilton Son to Sir Charles Hamilton, have been the principal Actors in the said Rebellion, and the persons who advised and fomented the same, and inveigled others to be involved therein, We think fit to except them out of this Our Proclamation, as persons not deserving His Majesties mercy or favour.