C R  DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon or coat of arms  
❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation to summon all such as hold of His Majesty by Grand Sergeanty, Escuage, or Knight's Service, to do their Services against the Scots, according to their Tenors.  
WHereas the King's Majesty intends forthwith in his own person, or by his Lieutenant, with an Army Royal, to go in war against the Scots (by God's assistance) to repress their Treasons and Rebellions: and for that end hath already begun His journey towards the Northern parts of this Kingdom, His Majesty therefore doth hereby require, and straight charge & command, all Lords Spiritual and Temporal, Baronet's, Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen, & all others, of what estate or condition soever, who hold of His Majesty by grand Sergeanty, or hold of His Majesty, or of any of His Wards by Escuage, or Knight's Service (and are thereby bound to go in their own persons, or to find others for them to go with His Majesty, or His Lieutenant in the said war, against the said Rebels) That they take knowledge of this His Majesty's public Summons, and with all meet expedition after the publishing hereof, and at the farthest before the twentieth day of September next, be ready furnished with Horse and Arms for performance of their said Services, at the Town of New castle upon Tyne, or at such other place where His Majesties said Army shall then reside; from thence to go with His Majesty, or His Lieutenant, in War against the said Rebels: And hereof they may not fail, under the penalties of the Law, and as they tender the Service of His Majesty, and the safety of the Kingdom.  
Nevertheless, for such as do so hold of His Majesty, or of His said Wards, who upon just occasions shall seek to be spared and dispensed with, for their attendance and service in this expedition, His Majesty is graciously pleased, and hath authorized the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of His Exchequer for the time being, or any two or more of them (whereof the Lord Treasurer, or Chancellor to be one) upon Fines to His Majesty's use, to admit to Composition, and Compound with such of those Tenants, as they shall think fit to be spared and dispensed with for this present Service, whom His Majesty doth hereby declare shall be freed and exempted accordingly: So as they shall make their said Compositions before the said twentieth day of September next, whereby His Majesty may be provided of other meet persons in their turn to perform the said Services.  
Given at the Court at Whitehall the twentieth day of August, in the sixteenth 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. 1640.