WHEREAS we are informed that several disaffected persons within this His Majesties Kingdom, have been of late very industrious by false Reports, and malicious Insinuations, to suggest to many of His Maiesties Loyal Subjects, as if we His Majesties Chief Governour intended to Govern un­der His Majesty here, otherwise than by the known Law of this Land of Ireland, and as if some of His Majesties Loyal Subjects should stand in hazard of being disturbed and disquieted in their just Liberties, Properties and other Rights due to them by Law, which Calumnies Have been height­ten'd and encouraged some few fiery Spitits in the Pulpits, by taking up­on them to treat of Matters that do not lye within their Province; for which Aspersions there was not the least ground, but the perverse honour and wicked Principles of the Authors, since His Sacred Majesty hath given all His Subjects frequent assurances of His Gracious Resolutions to Govern them by Law, and to Protect them in their respective Properties and Priviledges according to Law, Which Resolutions of His said Majesty He has given us His Depu­ty in particular charge of observe and signify to all His Subjects. For the removing therefore of all Fears and Iealousies proceeding from such scandalous suggestions from the Hearts of His Majesties Subjects here, and for quiting the Minds of the People: And to the end that all His Majesties Good and Loyal Subjects may with chearfulness apply themselves to their particular Concerns, Trade and Vocation: We the Lord Deputy and Council Do hereby Publish and Declare, That We will, by the Grace of God, apply all Our Care and Industry to yield exact and perfect Obedience to His Majesties said Commands: and do hereby Publish and Declare in His Majesties behalf, that We shall take diligent Care that all His Majesties Subjects within this Kingdom, of what perswasion in Religion or Degree, whatsoever they be, shall be Protected in their Iust Rights and Properties due to them by Law, and in the free Exercise of their Religion, provided they persevere in their Duty and Allegiance to His Majesty, without giving any occasion of Disturbance to the Peace of the Kingdom. And for the further Preservation of the pub­lick Peace of this Realm, We do Charge and Require all Persons whatsoever, to forbear speaking any undutiful or irreverend Expressions of His Majesties Sacred Person or Government. And We do Re­quire all His Majesties Iudges, Iustices, Magistrats, and Officers, to take particular Care that all persons that shall be discovered to be guilty of spreading such scandalous Reports, or using such malici­ous Insinuations, shall be prosecuted according to the utmost rigor of the Law, To the end the just Pu­nishment to be inflicted upon them, may terrify others from committing the like Crime.