By the Council of State. A Proclamation. The Council of State having received information, that since the escape made out of the Tower of London, by Colonel John Lambert, a person of loose principles, and reduced, by his own miscarriages, into a desperate fortune, he doth endeavour without any colour of authority, to rendevouz such of the souldiers ... Proclamations. 1660-04-21 England and Wales. Council of State. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84482 of text R211824 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.24[70]). 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. 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A84482) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 135091) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2484:5) By the Council of State. A Proclamation. The Council of State having received information, that since the escape made out of the Tower of London, by Colonel John Lambert, a person of loose principles, and reduced, by his own miscarriages, into a desperate fortune, he doth endeavour without any colour of authority, to rendevouz such of the souldiers ... Proclamations. 1660-04-21 England and Wales. Council of State. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by Abel Roper and Tho. Collins, printers to the Council of State, London : [1660] At end: "Given at the Council of State at Whitehall, this one and twentieth day of April, 1660". "John Lambert, since his escape, is trying to foment a new war. All persons aiding him are proclaimed traitors. His and their estates are forfeit. His adherents are to submit themselves within 24 hours."--Steele. Title from caption and opening lines of text. Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library. eng Lambert, John, 1619-1683 -- Early works to 1800. England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England A84482 R211824 (Thomason 669.f.24[70]). civilwar no By the Council of State. A Proclamation. The Council of State having received information, that since the escape made out of the Tower of Lo England and Wales. Council of State 1660 600 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 C The rate of 17 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-01 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2008-01 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ❧ By the Council of State . A PROCLAMATION . THe Council of State having received Information , That since the escape made out of the Tower of London , by Colonel John Lambert , a Person of loose principles , and reduced , by his own miscarriages , into a desperate Fortune , he doth endeavour without any colour of Authority , to Rendevouz such of the Souldiers , and others , as , by falshood and mis-information he can with-draw from their obedience , and to engage them to a conjunction with him , in order to the raising of a New War , the Embroiling the Nation in Blood , and Distractions , the making of disturbances in opposition to the present Government , as the same is established , and the hindering of the Members from Meeting in the next Parliament , on whose Free Counsels , under God , the hopes of setling these Nations do principally depend : They do therefore hereby Declare the Actions and Proceedings of the said Colonel John Lambert , to be High Treason , and himself , for the same , a Traytor . And do strictly Charge , Require , and Command all , and every Person and Persons , adhering to , and joyning with him , in such his Treasonable Attempts and Endeavours , forthwith to withdraw and separate from him at his , and their uttermost perils : And the Council do further Declare , That whatsoever person or persons , of what condition or quality soever he or they be , whether Souldiers , or others , shall presume after the Publication hereof , to joyn with , or Assist him therein , All , and every such person and persons , shall be reputed guilty of High Treason , and incur the Pains and Penalties , which by Law , are to be inflicted on Traytors ; And his , and their Estates shall be forthwith Seized and Sequestred to the use of the Commonwealth . And that every person ▪ who hath been so far deluded , as to adhere to , and joyn with him therein , and shall not within twenty four hours after the Publication hereof , in the County or Place where such Person or Persons are or shall be , wholly desert and withdraw from Him , and his Party , submit to the Present Authority , and render himself to the Governour of the next Garrison , or Commander in Chief of the next Forces of this Commonwealth , under the obedience of the present Government , Quartering in the Countrey where such person shall at that time be , All , and every such person and persons , shall incur the same Pains , Penalties , and Sequestration , and be proceeded against , as aforesaid . And all the Militia Forces of this Commonwealth , and all other well-affected Persons whatsoever , are required to be Aiding and Assisting in the surprizing and subduing of the said John Lambert , and all such as shall be Accomplices with , or Adhere to , and Assist him in his said Treasonable Practises , or any others that shall in any part appear in Arms , without Authority from the Parliament , the Council of State , or General . Given at the Council of State at Whitehall , this one and twentieth day of April , 1660. LONDON , Printed by Abel Roper and Tho. Collins , Printers to the Council of State .