By the King, a proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his counties of Stafford and Derby
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             By the King, a proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his counties of Stafford and Derby
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             By Leonard Lichfield ...,
             Printed at Oxford :
             1642.
          
           
             "Given at our Court at Oxford this five and twentieth day of March in the eighteenth yeare of our reigne."
             Reproduction of original in the Societies of Antiquaries Library, London.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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             Royal coat of arms
          
           BY
           THE
           KING
           .
        
         
           ¶
           A
           Proclamation
           of
           His
           
             Majesties
          
           Grace
           ,
           Favour
           ,
           and
           Pardon
           to
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           His
           Counties
           of
           
             Stafford
          
           and
           
             Derby
             .
          
        
         
           WHEREAS
           We
           have
           taken
           notice
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           Malice
           ,
           Industry
           and
           Importunity
           of
           severall
           ill
           affected
           and
           seditious
           Persons
           in
           Our
           Counties
           of
           
             Stafford
          
           and
           
             Derby
             ,
          
           very
           many
           of
           Our
           Weak
           and
           seduced
           Subjects
           of
           those
           Our
           Counties
           have
           not
           only
           been
           drawn
           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
           ,
           Mony
           ,
           and
           Horses
           ,
           towards
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Army
           now
           in
           Rebellion
           against
           Us
           ,
           and
           have
           at
           last
           actually
           themselves
           taken
           Armes
           against
           Us
           ;
           We
           doe
           hereby
           publish
           and
           declare
           ,
           That
           We
           are
           gratiously
           pleased
           to
           attribute
           the
           Crimes
           and
           Offences
           of
           Our
           said
           Subjects
           of
           those
           Our
           Counties
           to
           the
           power
           and
           faction
           of
           their
           Seducers
           ,
           who
           ,
           We
           believe
           ,
           by
           Threats
           ,
           Menaces
           ,
           and
           false
           informations
           ,
           compelled
           and
           led
           them
           into
           those
           Actions
           of
           Undutifulnesse
           and
           Disloyalty
           towards
           Us
           ;
           And
           We
           doe
           therefore
           hereby
           offer
           Our
           free
           and
           gratious
           Pardon
           ,
           to
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           Our
           said
           Counties
           of
           
             Stafford
          
           and
           
             Derby
             ,
          
           for
           all
           offences
           concerning
           the
           premises
           committed
           against
           Us
           ,
           before
           the
           publishing
           of
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           ,
           except
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Gell
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             William
             Brereton
          
           Knights
           ,
           against
           whom
           We
           shall
           proceed
           according
           to
           the
           Rules
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           as
           against
           Traitors
           and
           Stirrers
           of
           Sedition
           against
           Us
           ,
           And
           whom
           We
           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
           farther
           known
           .
           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
           Us
           under
           Our
           hand
           ,
           to
           enter
           into
           any
           Oath
           of
           Association
           for
           opposing
           Us
           and
           Our
           Army
           ,
           or
           to
           succor
           or
           entertain
           any
           of
           the
           Persons
           excepted
           in
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           ,
           or
           in
           Our
           Declaration
           of
           the
           twelfth
           of
           
             August
             .
          
           But
           We
           must
           and
           doe
           declare
           ,
           That
           whosoever
           shall
           henceforward
           be
           guilty
           of
           the
           Premises
           ,
           or
           of
           either
           of
           them
           ,
           shall
           be
           esteemed
           by
           Us
           ,
           as
           an
           enemy
           to
           the
           publique
           Peace
           ,
           a
           Person
           disaffected
           to
           Us
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Religion
           and
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           guilty
           of
           High
           Treason
           ,
           and
           shall
           accordingly
           receive
           condigne
           punishment
           ,
           of
           which
           We
           give
           them
           timely
           notice
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           proceed
           accordingly
           at
           their
           Perills
           .
           And
           we
           doe
           hereby
           require
           Our
           High-Sheriffes
           ,
           Commissioners
           of
           Array
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Our
           Officers
           &
           loving
           Subjects
           to
           resist
           ,
           oppose
           ,
           and
           apprehend
           all
           such
           persons
           ,
           as
           shall
           presume
           to
           make
           any
           Leavies
           in
           those
           Our
           Counties
           ,
           under
           what
           pretence
           soever
           without
           Authority
           derived
           from
           Us
           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
           those
           Our
           Counties
           ,
           or
           make
           any
           Leavies
           in
           the
           same
           by
           virtue
           of
           Commission
           under
           Our
           great
           Seale
           or
           Signe
           Manuall
           .
           And
           Our
           Pleasure
           is
           ,
           That
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           shall
           be
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Parish
           Churches
           and
           Chappells
           within
           those
           Our
           Counties
           of
           
             Stafford
          
           and
           
             Derby
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Given
               at
               Our
               Court
               at
            
             OXFORD
             ,
             
               
                 this
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
              
               March
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 Eighteenth
                 yeare
                 of
                 Our
                 Reigne
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           God
           Save
           the
           KING
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           Oxford
           by
           LEONARD
           LICHFIELD
           ,
           Printer
           to
           the
           University
           .
           1642.