By the King, a proclamation commanding the due observation of the desires of the commissioners for the contribution of the county of Oxford, and for punishing all stragling souldiers and others, robbing, and plundering the country
         England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
      
       
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             By the King, a proclamation commanding the due observation of the desires of the commissioners for the contribution of the county of Oxford, and for punishing all stragling souldiers and others, robbing, and plundering the country
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             By Leonard Lichfield ...,
             Printed at Oxford :
             1643 [i.e. 1644]
          
           
             "Given at our court at Oxford this fourteenth of February, in the nineteenth year of our raigne."
             Imperfect: folded, with very slight loss of print.
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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               CR
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           BY
           THE
           KING
           .
        
         
           ¶
           A
           Proclamation
           Commanding
           the
           due
           observation
           of
           the
           Desires
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           for
           the
           Contribution
           of
           the
           Country
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           and
           for
           punishing
           all
           stragling
           Souldiers
           and
           others
           ,
           Robbing
           ,
           and
           Plundering
           the
           Country
           .
        
         
           WHEREAS
           the
           High-Sheriffe
           ,
           and
           other
           the
           Commissioners
           for
           Contribution
           of
           this
           Our
           County
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           have
           lately
           by
           their
           humble
           Petition
           acquainted
           Us
           with
           the
           many
           and
           frequent
           Insolencies
           offered
           the
           Inhabitants
           thereof
           by
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           others
           pretending
           themselves
           to
           be
           of
           Our
           Army
           ,
           as
           in
           taking
           away
           Horses
           from
           the
           plough
           ,
           robbing
           by
           the
           High-way
           ,
           wasting
           and
           destroying
           of
           Corn
           ,
           and
           other
           personall
           Injuries
           dayly
           offered
           unto
           them
           :
           And
           likewise
           that
           Free-Quarter
           is
           frequently
           taken
           where
           the
           Contribution
           is
           paid
           ,
           We
           thereupon
           in
           tender
           Commiseration
           of
           their
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           being
           most
           ready
           to
           satisfie
           their
           just
           requests
           ,
           were
           gratiously
           pleased
           to
           give
           Order
           ,
           That
           the
           Desires
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           for
           the
           weekly
           Loan
           ,
           for
           the
           supply
           of
           the
           Horse
           of
           Our
           Army
           ,
           from
           this
           Our
           County
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           should
           be
           forthwith
           published
           in
           Print
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           information
           of
           the
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           of
           Our
           Army
           ,
           the
           which
           We
           do
           hereby
           strictly
           charge
           and
           Command
           all
           the
           said
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           punctually
           to
           observe
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           infringe
           them
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           them
           at
           their
           perils
           .
           And
           for
           prevention
           of
           the
           like
           violences
           and
           outrages
           hereafter
           ;
           We
           do
           farther
           require
           and
           authorise
           the
           Lord-Lieutenant-Generall
           of
           Our
           Army
           ,
           to
           ordain
           and
           allow
           such
           a
           fit
           person
           as
           the
           Commissioners
           shall
           make
           choyce
           of
           to
           be
           a
           Provost-Marshall
           ,
           who
           with
           a
           sufficient
           Guard
           of
           Twenty
           persons
           shall
           constantly
           scoure
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           apprehend
           and
           punish
           by
           Marshall-Law
           all
           stragling
           and
           wandring
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           as
           shall
           any
           kind
           offer
           any
           violence
           to
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           according
           to
           such
           directions
           as
           he
           shall
           from
           time
           to
           time
           receive
           ●rom
           the
           Lord-Lieutenant-Generall
           .
           And
           to
           the
           end
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           of
           this
           County
           may
           find
           the
           effect
           of
           Our
           Care
           ●or
           their
           preservation
           ;
           We
           do
           farther
           require
           the
           Lord-Lieutenant-Generall
           ,
           to
           name
           and
           appoint
           a
           Court
           of
           War
           to
           ●it
           Constantly
           every
           
             Wednesday
          
           and
           
             Saturday
          
           with
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           to
           hear
           and
           give
           redresse
           to
           their
           just
           Com●laints
           ;
           to
           which
           Court
           of
           Warre
           the
           
             Provost-Marshall
          
           is
           likewise
           to
           give
           a
           weekly
           accompt
           of
           his
           proceedings
           .
           This
           ●…ur
           grace
           and
           favour
           We
           Command
           shall
           be
           forthwith
           put
           in
           execution
           ,
           and
           therefore
           Our
           Pleasure
           is
           ,
           That
           it
           be
           pub●●shed
           in
           all
           the
           Hundreds
           ,
           Townes
           ,
           and
           Parishes
           of
           this
           County
           ,
           and
           annexed
           to
           the
           late
           printed
           Desires
           of
           the
           Commissi●ners
           ,
           that
           so
           it
           may
           be
           hence
           forward
           duly
           observed
           by
           all
           the
           Officers
           ,
           and
           Souldiers
           of
           Our
           Army
           ,
           at
           their
           perills
           .
        
         
           
             
               Given
               〈◊〉
               Our
               Court
               at
            
             Oxford
             
               
                 this
              
               Fourteenth
               
                 of
              
               February
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 Nineteenth
                 year
                 of
                 Our
                 Raigne
                 .
              
            
          
           
           GOD
           SAVE
           THE
           KING
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           by
           
             Leonard
             Lichfield
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Vniversity
           ,
           1643.