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         England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
      
       
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             A proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his county of Chester
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             By L. Lichfield ...,
             [Oxford :
             1642]
          
           
             At head of title: By the King.
             "Given at our court at Oxford, the ninth day December, in the eighteenth yeare of our reigne."
             Imprint suggested by Wing.
             Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Proclamations -- Great Britain.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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               C
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           BY
           THE
           KING
           .
        
         
           
             ¶
             A
             Proclamation
             of
             His
             
               Majesties
            
             Grace
             ,
             Favour
             ,
             and
             Pardon
             to
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             His
             County
             of
             
               Chester
               .
            
          
        
         
           WHEREAS
           We
           have
           taken
           notice
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           Malice
           ,
           Industry
           ,
           and
           Importunity
           of
           severall
           ill-affected
           and
           seditious
           Persons
           in
           Our
           County
           or
           
             Chester
             ,
          
           very
           many
           of
           Our
           weake
           and
           seduced
           Subjects
           of
           that
           Our
           County
           have
           not
           only
           beene
           drawne
           to
           exercise
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           under
           colour
           of
           a
           pretended
           Ordinance
           ,
           without
           and
           against
           Our
           Consent
           ,
           (
           a
           Crime
           of
           a
           very
           high
           nature
           ,
           if
           We
           would
           strictly
           enquire
           thereinto
           )
           but
           have
           made
           Contributions
           of
           Plate
           ,
           Money
           ,
           and
           Horses
           ,
           towards
           the
           Maintenance
           of
           the
           Army
           now
           in
           Rebellion
           against
           Vs
           ;
           We
           doe
           hereby
           publish
           and
           declare
           ,
           That
           We
           are
           gratiously
           pleased
           to
           attribute
           the
           Crimes
           and
           Offences
           of
           Our
           said
           Subjects
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           to
           the
           Power
           and
           Faction
           of
           their
           Seducers
           ;
           Who
           ,
           We
           beleeve
           ,
           by
           Threates
           ,
           Menaces
           ,
           and
           false
           Informations
           compelled
           and
           led
           them
           into
           these
           Actions
           of
           undutifullnesse
           and
           disloyalty
           towards
           Vs
           ;
           And
           We
           doe
           therefore
           hereby
           offer
           Our
           free
           and
           gracious
           Pardon
           to
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           Our
           said
           County
           of
           
             Chester
             ,
          
           for
           all
           offences
           concerning
           the
           Premisses
           committed
           against
           Vs
           ,
           before
           the
           publishing
           of
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           ,
           except
           Sir
           
             William
             Brereton
          
           Knight
           ,
           against
           whom
           Wee
           shall
           proceed
           according
           to
           the
           Rules
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           as
           against
           a
           Traytour
           and
           Stirrour
           of
           Sedition
           against
           Vs
           ,
           And
           whom
           Wee
           doe
           hereby
           require
           all
           Our
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           of
           Iustice
           ,
           and
           all
           Our
           loving
           Subjects
           whatsoever
           ,
           to
           apprehend
           ,
           and
           cause
           to
           be
           kept
           in
           safe
           Custody
           till
           Our
           Pleasure
           be
           further
           knowne
           .
           Provided
           ,
           that
           this
           Our
           Grace
           shall
           not
           extend
           to
           any
           Person
           ,
           who
           after
           the
           publishing
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           shall
           presume
           by
           Loane
           or
           Contribution
           ,
           to
           assist
           the
           said
           Army
           of
           Rebells
           ,
           to
           assemble
           and
           muster
           themselves
           in
           Armes
           without
           Authority
           derived
           from
           Vs
           under
           Our
           Hand
           ,
           to
           enter
           into
           any
           Oath
           of
           Association
           for
           opposing
           Vs
           and
           Our
           Army
           ,
           or
           to
           succour
           ,
           or
           entertaine
           any
           of
           the
           Persons
           excepted
           in
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           ,
           or
           in
           Our
           Declaration
           of
           the
           12th
           of
           
             August
             .
          
           But
           We
           must
           and
           doe
           declare
           ,
           That
           whosoever
           shall
           henceforward
           be
           guilty
           of
           the
           Premisses
           ,
           or
           of
           either
           of
           them
           ,
           shall
           be
           esteemed
           by
           Vs
           ,
           as
           an
           Enimy
           to
           the
           publike
           Peace
           ,
           a
           Person
           disaffected
           to
           Vs
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Religion
           and
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           shall
           accordingly
           receive
           condigne
           punishment
           ,
           of
           which
           We
           give
           them
           timely
           notice
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           proceed
           accordingly
           at
           their
           perills
           .
           And
           Wee
           doe
           hereby
           will
           and
           require
           Our
           high
           Sheriffe
           ,
           Commissioners
           of
           
             Array
             ,
          
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Our
           Officers
           ,
           and
           loving
           Subjects
           to
           resist
           ,
           oppose
           ,
           and
           apprehend
           all
           such
           Persons
           as
           shall
           presume
           to
           make
           any
           Leavies
           in
           that
           Our
           County
           ,
           under
           what
           pretence
           soever
           ,
           without
           Authority
           derived
           from
           Vs
           under
           Our
           Hand
           .
           And
           We
           likewise
           will
           and
           require
           them
           ,
           and
           every
           of
           them
           to
           be
           assistant
           to
           all
           such
           as
           shall
           either
           Command
           the
           Traine
           Bands
           of
           that
           Our
           County
           ,
           or
           make
           any
           Leavies
           in
           the
           same
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           Our
           Commission
           under
           Our
           Great
           Seale
           ,
           or
           Signe
           Manuall
           .
        
         
           
             ¶
             
               Given
               at
               Our
               Court
               at
            
             Oxford
             ,
             
               
                 the
                 ninth
                 day
                 of
              
               December
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 Eighteenth
                 yeare
                 of
                 Our
                 Reigne
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             God
             s
             :
             ave
             the
             King
             .
          
        
      
    
    

