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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   = royal blazon  
¶ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation for restraint of disorders in Soldiers, pressed for his Majesty's Service.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty, being informed of the great Spoils, Damages, and Losses that his loving Subjects lately suffered by the Uiolences and Disorders committed by Soldiers, when they last passed through the several Counties of this Realm to the Port of Dover; And His Majesty having a tender care to secure His loving Subjects, both in their Persons and Goods, against all such offences or fears, Hath therefore thought fit, with the advice of His Privy Council, for repressing and preventing the like Attempts, Acts, or Injuries, by this Proclamation, to give solemn warning, and publish His Royal Commandment concerning the same; wherein, to the end all pretence of Disorder shall be taken from the Soldiers, His Majesty in the first place doth give strict charge and Command, to all Captains, Lieutenants, Corporals, Conductors, and all other Officers, who have, or shall have any charge or command of Conducting any of the several Companies, appointed out of the several Counties of this Realm, to Plymmouth, That they do, not only see the Soldiers of their several Bands and Charges respectively, duly paid their Conduct-Monies, and provided for of fit necessaries in their passage, but do also carefully Lead and Conduct them from place to place, whither they are to go, keeping always with their Companies, and suffering none of them upon any pretence to wander or straggle from the rest.  
Secondly, That no person or persons whatsoever, after he or they hath, have, or shall receive his or their Prest-money, do presume to absent or hide himself when he shall be called to go with the Companies, nor being in company, shall wander or straggle from his or their colours, or from the Captain, Lieutenant, Corporall, Conductor, or other Officer, to whom the conducting of them shallbe assigned; but that they all behave themselves quietly and orderly, as becomes good Subjects, without offering injury or violence in their passage to any others, either in their persons, families, goods or cattle, or fall into any outrage or disorder amongst themselves.  
And if any of the said Soldiers shall, notwithstanding this public Warning, and their Captains or Conductors care and restraint, break out and commit any outrage, take or spoil any man's house or goods in the Towns or fields as they pass, straggle from their Companies, or otherwise outrageously behave themselves, That then every such Soldier so offending, be by virtue of this His Majesty's Proclamation, forthwith committed to the Constable of the place next adjoining, and by him in safe and sure manner conducted to the Gaol of the County, there to remain without Bail or Maineprise, until he shall be proceeded against by the strictest course of Law which his fact shall deserve, for an example to others to avoid the like offences.  
And for the better execution of this His Majesty's honourable, just, and necessary Commandment, His Majesty straight chargeth and commandeth all Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieutenants, Majors, Sheriffs, justices of Peace, Bailiffs, Headboroughs, and other Officers, and all other His Majesty's good and loving Subjects, to take care to prevent and repress all such disorders, as aforesaid, and to be aiding and assisting to the said Captain and Captains, or other Conductor or Conductors of Soldiers respectively, and to such Constable and Constables, as shall have the charge of conducting any such disorderly Soldiers to the Gaol respectively, in the due execution of this His Majesty's commandment concerning the premises, as they tender their duty and allegiance to His Majesty, and the peace and good of their Country, and will answer for the contrary at their uttermost perils.  
Given at the Court at White-Hall, the fifteenth day of May, in the first year of the Reign of our most gracious Sovereign Lord King CHARLES, 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 Majesty. ANNO DOM. M.DC.XXV.