By the Protector. A declaration of His Highnes with the advice of the Council, in order to the securing the peace of this Commonwealth. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80903 of text R211676 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[20]). 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 A80903 Wing C7075 Thomason 669.f.20[20] ESTC R211676 99870382 99870382 163437 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. A80903) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163437) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[20]) By the Protector. A declaration of His Highnes with the advice of the Council, in order to the securing the peace of this Commonwealth. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness, London : 1655. Dated at end: Given at Whitehall this 24. of November, 1655. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Peace -- 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. A80903 R211676 (Thomason 669.f.20[20]). civilwar no By the Protector. A declaration of His Highnes with the advice of the Council, in order to the securing the peace of this Commonwealth. England and Wales. Lord Protector 1655 650 3 0 0 0 0 0 46 D The rate of 46 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion blazon or coat of arms ❧ By the Protector . A DECLARATION Of His HIGHNES with the Advice of the Council , in order to the Securing the PEACE of this COMMONWEALTH . HIs Highness the Lord Protector , upon advice with His Council , finding it necessary for the Reasons and upon the Grounds expressed in His late Declaration , to use all good means to secure the Peace of the Nation , and prevent future troubles within the same , Hath thought fit to Publish and Declare , and by and with the Consent of His Council , doth Publish , Order and Declare , That no person or persons whatsoever in England or Wales , whose Estates have been Sequestred for Delinquency , or who were actually in Armes for the late King against the then Parlament , or for Charles Stuart his Son , or have adhered to , abetted , or assisted the Forces raised against the said Parliament , do , from and after the first day of December 1655. buy , use , or keep in his or their house , or houses , or elsewhere , any Arms offensive or defensive , upon payn that every person and persons so offending shall forfeit and lose such Arms , and be otherwise proceeded against according to the Orders of His Highness and the Council , for securing the peace of the Commonwealth . And His Highness by the advice of his Council , doth also Publish , Declare and Order that no person or persons aforesaid do ▪ from & after the first day of January 1655. keep in their houses or Families , as Chaplains or School-Masters , for the education of their children , any sequestred or ejected M●nister , Fellow of a Colledge , or School-master , nor permit any of their children to be taught by such , upon pain of being proceeded against in such sort as the said Orders do direct in such cases . And that no person , who hath been sequestred or ejected out of any Benefice , Colledge , or School for Delinquency , or scandall , shall , from and after the said first day of January , keep any School , either publick or private , nor any person who after that time shall be ejected for the causes aforesaid . And that no person , who for Delinquency or Scandall hath been Sequestred , or Ejeted , shall , from and after the first day of January aforesaid , Preach in any publick place , or at any private meeting of any other persons then those of his own family , nor shall administer Baptism , or the Lords Supper , or Marry any persons , or use the Book of Common-prayer , or the forms of prayer therein contained , upon pain that every person , so offending in any the premisses , shall be proceeded against as by the said Orders is provided and directed . And to the end all persons concerned may take notice hereof , and avoid the danger of any the said penalties , His Highness doth Charge and Command all Sheriffs within their respective Counties , Cities and Towns , to cause this Declaration to be Proclaimed and Published . Nevertheless His Highness doth Declare , That towards such of the said persons as have , since their Ejection or Sequestration , given , or shall hereafter give , a reall testimony of their Godliness ▪ & good affection to the present Government , so much tenderness shall be used as may consist with the safety and good of this Nation . Given at Whitehall this 24. of November , 1655. Printed and Published by His Highness speciall Commandment . London , Printed by Henry Hills and John Field , Printers to His Highness , 1655.