By the Protector. A proclamation prohibiting delinquents to bear office, or to have any voice or vote in election of any publique officer. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74146 of text R211602 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[15]). 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. 5 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 A74146 Thomason 669.f.20[15] ESTC R211602 99870314 99870314 163432 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. A74146) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163432) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[15]) By the Protector. A proclamation prohibiting delinquents to bear office, or to have any voice or vote in election of any publique officer. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to his Highness, London : MDCLV. [1655] Dated at end: Given at White-Hall the one and twentieth day of September, in the year of Our Lord God, one thousand six hundred fifty and five. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Debtor and creditor -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A74146 R211602 (Thomason 669.f.20[15]). civilwar no By the Protector. A proclamation prohibiting delinquents to bear office, or to have any voice or vote in election of any publique officer. England and Wales. Lord Protector 1655 769 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 2008-07 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-08 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ❧ By the Protector . A PROCLAMATION Prohibiting Delinquents to bear Office , or to have any Voice or Vote in Election of any Publique Officer . WHereas by Act of Parliament made , and published the eighth day of October , in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty and two ; It is ( amongst other things ) Enacted and Ordained , That no person or persons whatsoever that had his Estate sequestred , or his person imprisoned for Delinquency , or did Subscribe , or Abet the Treasonable Engagement in the year one thousand six hundred fourty and seven , or had been aiding , or assisting to the late King , or any other Enemies of the Parliament , should be capable to elect , or be elected , to any Office , or Place of Trust , or Power within this Commonwealth ; or to hold , or execute any Office or Place of Trust , or Power within the same ; His Highness the Lord Protector in His great Care and Wisdom , considering the premisses , and foreseeing the Dangers this Commonwealth must necessarily be exposed unto , if such Malignant and disaffected persons should be in Offices of Trust and Power in the Commonwealth ; And calling to mind the late horrid Treason and Rebellion , contrived and carried on by the inveterate and restless malice of that Party to involve these Nations in blood and confusion ; who have avowedly , and with open face professed their end was , and still is ( though in the utter ruin and desolation of these Nations ) to set up that Power and Interest which Almighty God hath so eminently appeared against ; His Highness therefore , in order to the Peace and Welfare of these Nations , committed to His Charge , and to prevent the dangerous consequence of permitting such persons to hold , or exercise any place or Office of Trust or Power in this Commonwealth , hath , by and with the advice and consent of His Council , thought fit to Publish and Declare , and doth hereby signify His Will and Pleasure to be , That especiall Care be taken , That the Magistrates , Officers , and Ministers of Iustice elected and chosen within the several Places of this Commonwealth , shall be such as are of pious and good conversation , and well qualified with Discretion , Fitness and Ability to discharge the Trust committed to them . And that no person or persons of what quality or condition soever , whose Estates have at any time heretofore been duly sequestred , or their persons imprisoned for their Delinquency , or who did subscribe , or abet the said Treasonable Engagement , or have been in any wise aiding , assisting , or abetting the late King , or his Family , or Allies , or any other the Enemies of this State and Commonwealth , shall be elected , or give his or their voice or vote , in the election of any Person or Persons to any Office or Offices , Place or Places of Trust , Power or Government , within this Commonwealth ; or shall hold , exercise , or execute by him , or themselves , or his or their Deputies or Assigns , any such Office or Offices , Place or Places within the same , untill his Highness Command be further known , on pain of his Highness Displeasure , and such penalties , and punishments as may and shall be severely inflicted on them as disturbers of the publique Peace , and Contemners of His Highnesse just Commands herein : And for the better and more effectual execution of the Premisses , His Highness doth hereby straightly charge and command all Sheriffs , Mayors , Bayliffs , Constables , Head-boroughs , and other Officers and Ministers both Civil and Military in their several Places , to take especial care , That this His Highness Pleasure , and express Commandment , be from time to time in every thing duly performed , as they and every of them will answer the neglect of their duties herein , whereof His Highness will expect a strict and due accompt from them . Given at White-Hall the one and twentieth day of September , in the year of Our Lord God , One thousand six hundred fifty and five . London , Printed by Henry Hills and John Field , Printers to His Highness , MDCLV .