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❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation for all Soldiers to Repair to their Companies.  
WHereas We are informed that diverse of the Soldiers Billeted, and provided for in several Counties of this Our Realm, (do notwithstanding Our Princely care of them, and Our Royal directions given for keeping them there in good order) wilfully continue, lurk and remain in Our City of London, or the Suburbs of the same, and straggle up and down in the high ways, and other places, to the ill example of the rest, the offence of Our people, and contempt of Our Commandment in that behalf: We have thought fit, with the advice of Our Privy Counsel, hereby to publish and declare Our Royal pleasure, and express Commandment, That all Soldiers remaining and lurking in or near Our said City of London, or the Suburbs thereof, or elsewhere, and which were or are in Our pay, do forthwith repair into that County where the body of that Regiment, to which they respectively belong, is Billetted, and there remain with their fellows, and demean themselves in orderly manner, upon pain of Our Indignation and high displeasure: And that all such Soldiers as shall be so found in or about Our said City, and the Suburbs thereof, or elsewhere, contrary to this Our Proclamation, and shall not presently, after the publication hereof, repair to the Companies of those Regiments whereunto they respectively belong, to be there Billeted and remain with their fellows, shall be reputed and taken as Vagrants: And such as shall do any violence or outrage, or otherwise carry themselves then becometh Soldiers in orderly discipline, shall be proceeded against by the course of Marshal law, or otherwise; straight charging and commanding all Majors, Sheriffs, justices of Peace, Bailiffs, Constables, and other Our Officers and Ministers, from time to time, to make diligent search and searches for all such Soldiers, as now are, or hereafter shall be found offending against the tru● meaning of this Our Proclamation within their several Limits and jurisdictions respectively, and them to apprehend, and cause to be imprisoned in the next Gaol to the place where they ●●●ll be found, to be proceeded against, and punished according to the tenor of these presents, as Our said Officers, and every of them, tender Our Royal pleasure and Command, and will answer for the contrary at their perils.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the fi●● and twentieth day of january, in the third 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 Majesty. M.DC.XXVII.