By the King. A proclamation for the ease of the citty of Oxford, and suhurbs [sic], of the connty [sic] of Oxford, of unnecessary persons lodging or abiding there. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74218 of text R211743 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[133]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A74218 Thomason 669.f.5[133] ESTC R211743 99870448 99870448 160845 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A74218) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160845) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f5[133]) By the King. A proclamation for the ease of the citty of Oxford, and suhurbs [sic], of the connty [sic] of Oxford, of unnecessary persons lodging or abiding there. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1643] At foot of page: Ginen [sic] at Our court at Oxford, the twentieth day of Ianuary, in the Eighteenth yeare of Our reigne. God save the King. Place and date of publication from Madan. Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Oxfordshire (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A74218 R211743 (Thomason 669.f.5[133]). civilwar no By the King. A proclamation for the ease of the citty of Oxford, and suhurbs [sic], of the connty [sic] of Oxford, of unnecessary persons lo England and Wales. Sovereign 1643 729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-11 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion BY THE KING . A Proclamation for the ease of the Citty of Oxford , and Suburbs , of the County of Oxford , of unnecessary Persons lodging or abiding there . HIS MAIESTY being inforced to draw into these parts and places divers Regiments of Souldiers , who want fit places to Billet them in , by reason ( as He is informed ) there are many Women and Children as well as Men , who have no necessary employment either about His Maiesties Person , or Court , or Army , and yet haue thrust themselves into houses and Lodgings in these places , from whence they keepe out others , which must be placed here , and are but a burden in the consumiug those provisions which are and must be made for those , whose attendance and service is necessary , Hath therefore , by the advice of the Lords , and others His Highnesse Commissioners , of His Princely care , thought fit to publish and declare His Royall pleasure and command as followeth . 1. That all such as have houses , or parts of Houses , or other Roomes , fit for the entertaining , lodging , or disposing of any Souldiers , or others , doe truly deliver the number of roomes they have , the number of beds , the true number of Persons there lodged , entertained or reaceaved , and their names , as neere as they can , and to whom they doe belong , or under whose command they are . 2. That all such as are so lodged or entertained doe truly deliver what their qualities are , under whose command , or upon what attendance , either to the Court or Army , what their names are , and doe truly set downe what bedds they haue to receave them , and where . 3. That if any doe refuse to give such true information , or doe mis-informe in any thing , or doe colour any others to lodge there which ought not so to be , that He or Shee shall be subiect to that punishment which the offence deserveth . 4. That if any person shall not immediatly , orwithin twenty foure houres after the publishing of this Proclamation , depart from this Citty and Suburbs thereof , and County aforesaid , who cannot justify their abiding here as aforesaid , they shall be sent away by the Officers of the Army , or Ministers af Iustice , as the cause shall require , with such disgrace as they diserve for such their fault herein . 5. That if in this Country there be any Women or Children lodged or entertained under pretence of attending the Army , or any Souldiers therein , that the Commanders in that place shall examine and certify to the Kings Commisioners , what they conceave to be fit , According to whose Certificate , that shall be done which shall be just in such case . 6. That if any have houses of abiding in this Country , or neere thereunto , that they remoue therevnto speedily , where they shall haue the Kings Protection for their safety . 7. That if any shall in any of these thinges offend , they ere hereby to know , that they shall not only incurre the danger of contempt to his Maiecty for such their offence , but also such other punishment as the nature of their offences shall deserve . 8. That if any person come into the Citty or Suburbes thereof he shall that night , or before , discover unto Sir lacob Ashley the Governour of the Citty , his owne name , and the names of his servants , or company and the place from whence he came , and the occasion of his comming . And that the Master of the House shall , before any new commer shall lodge in any house , deliuer the name of such Person and his company , to the Governour of the Citty , upon the like pain as aforesaid . Giuen at Our Court at Oxford , the twentieth day of Ianuary , in the Eighteenth yeare of Our Reigne . God save the King .