Two orders the one, to all high sheriffes, iustices of the peace, and other officers, within 150. miles of the city of Yorke. The other, in particular, to the high sheriffes, iustices of the peace, and other officers, within the county of Lancaster. In generall, to all the counties of England and dominion of Wales.

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"Sabbathi 28. Maii, 1642. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that these orders be forthwith printed and published. Jo. Browne cleric. Parliamentorum.". As the King intends to make war on the Parliament all high sheriffs and lord lieutenants are to secure arms and ammunition and suppress the raising of troops with consent of Parliament. -- Steele. Reproductions of the originals in the Harvard University Library (Early English Books) and the British Library (Thomason Tracts).