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❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation commanding the repair of all Noblemen, Knights, Gentlemen, and others, unto their Houses and Lands in the Northern parts, by the first day of March next, and there to abide for the service and safeguard of their Country.  
THe King's most excellent Majesty understanding that diverse of the Nobility, Gentry, and others of the Northern parts, who have houses and lands there, are now abiding in and about London, and in other Southern parts of this Kingdom; And holding it necessary, that (according to the Laws & Customs of the Realm, and constant practice of all former ages in times of danger) they should at this present be required to repair to, and reside upon their Lands in those parts; Is pleased (out of His Princely care to provide for the safety of His Kingdom and people) to declare His Royal pleasure herein: And therefore His Majesty (with the advice of His Privy Council) doth hereby straight charge and command, That all Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, Knights, Gentlemen, and others whatsoever, who have Houses and Lands in the Counties of York, Lancaster, Chester, Stafford, Leicester, Derby, Rutland, Lincoln, Nottingham, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Bishopric of Duresme, or in the Counties and Towns of Kingston upon Hull, and Newcastle upon Tyne, or any of them (except such of the Nobility as shall attend His Majesty's Person in obedience to His Letters, and such Officers, and others, who are likewise to attend His Majesty's Person and other special services) Do forthwith and without delay, with their Families and Retinue, repair to their several Houses and Lands there, so as they fail not to be there resident and abiding in their persons, with their said Families and Retinue, well arrayed and furnished with good and sufficient Arms, according to their several degrees and qualities, for the defence and safeguard of those parts, by or before the first day of March now next coming at the furthest, and there during His Majesty's pleasure so to continue, to attend the service and defence of their Country, upon pain of His Majesty's most heavy indignation and displeasure, and of such further censure and punishment as may be by the Laws and Statutes of the Realm inflicted upon them for their disobedience and contempt or neglect of this His Royal Commandment, wherein the public is concerned: Whereof as His Majesty intendeth to take a strict and severe account, so he doth hereby require and command as well the Lords and others of His Privy Council, as all other His Officers and Ministers whom it shall any way concern, to take order that all such as shall offend, may receive condign punishment without toleration or connivance.  
Given at the Court at Whitehall the nine and twentieth day of January, in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign. 
 ¶ God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty: And by the Assigns of JOHN BILL. 1638.