CR HONI SOIT x MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms BY THE KING. ΒΆ A Proclamation for the speedy calling in of all sheriffs, Escheators, Receivers, Fee-Farmers, Farmers of Recusants Lands, and all other Tenants who hold of the King in Capite by Knights-Service, To pay His majesty's Duties at His Exchequer at OXFORD. WHEREAS We are fully satisfied, as well by Records out of Our Court of Exchequer, as by information of the several Officers of Our said Court, that divers sheriffs, and Escheators of Counties, Cities, and towns Corporate, Receivers, bailiffs of Liberties, and other Accomptants; As also diverse of Our Fee-Farmers, Farmers of Recusants Lands, and other Tenants, who hold of Us in Capite by knight's service or otherwise; under colour and pretence of the present Distractions, and Troubles of these times, have wholly neglected to make their accounts, and pay those duties which belong unto Us, and to do and perform their Services for their Tenures; And taking into consideration how much this neglect of theirs, tends to Our prejudice and disservice; We have thought fit by this Our Proclamation, to Publish and Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be; And We do hereby straightly charge and Command all sheriffs, and Escheators of Counties, Cities, and towns Corporate, Receivers, bailiffs of Liberties, and all other Accomptants, as also all Our Fee-Farmers, Farmers of Recusants Lands, and Tenants who hold of Us in Capite by Knights-service, or other Services, that they forth with take notice of this Our Proclamation, and either in their own Persons, or by some others whom they shall appoint, (according as it hath been heretofore used by them respectively) make their appearance at Our Court of Exchequer at Oxford, in Easter term next, (where they shall find Officers and clerks appointed for the dispatch of Our affairs and business, in and concerning the Premises, according to the ancient and usual course of Our said Court,) and then and there to return their several process, formerly issued out unto them out of Our said Court; and be opposed, charged, and finish their accounts, and pay Us Our duties and do Us all other Services, as severally and respectively, they and every of them ought to have done, at or before the time herein limited, under pain of Our high Displeasure; As also such other punishments, which by the laws of this Kingdom, may be inflicted upon them for their neglect or contempt herein; Letting them know We cannot esteem them well affected to Us, who shall, under any excuse, pretence, or colour whatsoever, neglect their known Duties, wherein Our Rights, and Profits are so much concerned. And hereof none, whom it may concern, are to fail, as they respect their own indemnity, and desire to preserve a good opinion in Us of their integrity. Given at Our Court at OXFORD, the 25. of March in the Twentieth year of Our reign. GOD SAVE THE KING. Printed at Oxford, by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the university. 1644.