By the Commander in Chief of all the forces in Scotland. Whereas (amongst other things) by Proclamation of the 27. of Sept. 1653 all magistrates and officers of burghs and parishes and all other persons whatsoever, are required to secure, or give intelligence of all suspected persons, travelling through, or abiding within their bounds or jurisdictions, ... Lilburne, Robert, 1613-1665. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A48492 of text R216535 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L2201). 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'). 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Whereas (amongst other things) by Proclamation of the 27. of Sept. 1653 all magistrates and officers of burghs and parishes and all other persons whatsoever, are required to secure, or give intelligence of all suspected persons, travelling through, or abiding within their bounds or jurisdictions, ... Lilburne, Robert, 1613-1665. 1 sheet ([1] p.) [s.n.], Printed at Leith : in the year, 1654. Signed and dated at end: Given under my hand and seal at Dalkeith, the 7. day of April, 1654. R. Lilburne. "Cites proclamation 27 Sept. 1653, no. 2105, q.v. for securing suspected persons. No person after the next ten days is to travel five miles from home without a pass from the Commander-in-Chief or his deputies on pain of being considered a spy. ..". Cf. Steele. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Spies -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1714 -- Early works to 1800. A48492 R216535 (Wing L2201). civilwar no By the Commander in Chief of all the forces in Scotland. Whereas (amongst other things) by Proclamation of the 27. of Sept. 1653 all magistr Lilburne, Robert 1654 986 8 0 0 0 0 0 81 D The rate of 81 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF Of all the FORCES in SCOTLAND . WHereas ( amongst other things ) by Proclamation of the 27. of Sept. 1653. all Magistrats and Officers of Burghs and P●rishes , and all other persons whatsoever , are required to secure , or give Intelligence of all suspected persons , travelling through , or abiding within their bounds or jurisdictions , as in and by the said Proclamation more particularly is expressed : No●with-standing nothing to this time hath been effectually done , but on the contrary , diverse Rebels , aswell considerable numbers as Spyes , have been , and still are frequently permitted and suffered to pass , march through , and abide in any Burgh or Parish within the Quarters of our Army unquestioned , as if no Rebellion were , who thereby take oppor●un●ty , not onely to get Intelligence , but also to entice many loose persons to joyn with them in Rebellion , and commit frequent Robberies and barbarous Murders , and other Out-rages upon the Persons , Goods and Geer , aswell of Scots as En●lish . These are therefore strictly to charge and command , That no person or persons , of wha● degree or quality soever ( not being a Member of the English Army ) do presume after ten dayes next after Publication hereof , to passe above five miles from his and their respective aboads or habitations , unlesse he or they have first obtained a Passe from my Self , or the Commander in Chief of the Forces in Scotland for the time being , or from the next Chief Officer of the English Army , or the Judge-Advocate of the Army ; ( of whose circumspection and care in parting with the said Passes to persons well-affected , or upon good caution , I nothing doubt ) whith said Passe is to be signed and sealed with my Hand and Seal , conform to the Hand and Seal hereunto subscribed and affixed , or the Hand and Seal of the Commander in Chief for the time being , and subscribed by the said Officer from whom it shal be obtained , with his name , ●ogether with the time and place of his subscription , ( except he or they make it appear , he or they are upon their ready way to the next Chief Officer for obtaining the said Passe ) under the pain of being adjudged , deemed and taken as Enemies in Rebellion against the Peace of the Commonwealth , and dealt withal accordingly . And all Magistrats and Officers , and all other persons whatsoever within Burghs or Parishes , are hereby strictly required , that if any person or persons ( except as before is excepted ) and not being Members of the English Army shall contrary hereunto , presume to march , travell , passe through , or abide in any Burgh or Parish , without a Passe as aforesaid , the said Magistrates , Officers and Parishioners of such Burgh and Parish , are hereby required to secure them , if they shal be of strength sufficient , and them safely keep , untill notice be given to my Self , the Commanders in Chief for the time being , or the next adjacent Officer in Chief of the English Forces ( any of whose Orders thereanent is duely to be observed ) under the penalty of twenty pounds sterling , and such further punishment , according to the quality of the Offence , as to a Court Marti●ll to be held for the Head Quarters , or any other Inferiour Court Martiall , before whom the matter shall be tryed , shall be thought just ; And whensoever any Par●y of the Rebells , which now are , or hereafter shall break forth into Rebellion , or any other person , not having a Passe , as aforesaid , shall march or travell , into or through any Burgh or Parish ; and if the Burgh , Parish and Inhabitants shall not be of strength sufficient to secure them , That in such case the Magistrates , Officers , and Inhabitants of the said Burgh , and Parishioners of the said Parish , and every individuall person thereof , are hereby strictly charged and required , to take care that such expedient be found out amongst themselves , that upon the first entrance of such Rebells , or persons not having a Passe , as aforesaid , whether they make stay or not , immediatly to take care that with all possible speed , one or more persons , mounted on as good a Horse as at present may be had , or otherwise a nimble Foot-man , to post away with all possible speed to the next and nearest Forces of the English Army , wheresoever they shall happen to be , and give true Intelligence to the Officer or Officers thereof , of their number , and who commands them , so near as may be , under the like penalty of twenty pounds sterling , and such farther punishment , according to the quality of the Offence , as to a Court Martiall , to be held for the Head-Quarters , or any other Inferiour Court Martiall of the Army , before whom the matter shall be tryed , shall be in like manner thought just . Given under my Hand and Seal at Dalkeith , the 7. day of April , 1654 . R. LILBVRNE . To be proclaimed at the Mercat Crosse of the chief Burgh in every County or Sheriffdom , and upon the Lords day , the Parishioners being conveened together at the Kirk , to be openly read unto them by the Clerk thereof . Printed at Leith , in the Year 1654.