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By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation commanding persons of quality to reside in their Countries.  
WHereas by two former Proclamations, the one dated the twentieth of November, and the other the two and twentieth of December last We did publish and declare Our Royal pleasure concerning the repair of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and of other persons foe quality from the Cities of London and westminster, and other parts adjacent, and from other Cities and Towns unto their Country dwellings: we have lately caused diligent survey and enquiry to made in the Cities of London and westininster and the Suburbs of the same; whereby it appeared, That as many persons of quality and worth, both men and women, have dutifully submitted to Our gracious commandment, so diverse have not only neglected the same, but retiring for a time unto some in or near the said Cities, where they secretly sojourn, or otherwise obscure and cover themselves only to be out of the way of enquiry, do endeavour so elude and frustrate Our sincere and Honourable intendments, whereat We aimed in both Our said Proclamations, which is the reviving and settling of Hospitality and good Government in all the parts of this Our Kingdom. And therefore, as We may not let pass the obedience of the one, without Our Gracious approbation and acceptance; so We cannot but give notice to the other, that We are sensible of their contempt, and that those subtleties and evasions, can neither hide them from the eye of Our providence, nor excuse them from the hand of Our Justice, which without Our greater clemency, expecting their speedy reformation and conformity, would soon seize and lay hold on them for their obstinacy and disobedience; And therefore We being fully resolved for the general good of Our people to perfect that work which We have (upon such just grounds and important reasons) begunned, Have thought fit once more to admonish all such as have not yet conformed to Our said Proclamations, That they immediately yield obedience thereto by repairing with their families to their proper dwellings & habitations in the Country, as by Our former Proclamations they were enjoined, and that such as are at this present resident in their Countries do there continue their habitations and families; And that all persons do forbear by sojourning in or about any Cities or Towns, or by any other evasions whatsoever, to endeavour the frustrating of the said Proclamations. And to the intent, that none should upon hope of alteration of Our purpose either take or keep houses in or about the Cities of London or Westminster with intent to withdraw themselves, their wives or families thither from their habitations in the Country in the winter next ensuing, We have thought good to let them know, That We are fully determined to hold the same course then, which We have formerly propounded, and therefore they being forewarned may so dispose of their affairs, as with least intonuenience to themselves they may perform Our Royal commandment, given by this and other Our former Proclamations.  
Given at Our Court at Newmarket the six twentieth-day of March, in the one and twentieth year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland. 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiesite. M.DC.XXIII.