C.R.   royal blazon or coat of arms By the King.  
A Proclamation touching the Adjourning of part of Hillary term.  
THE King's most excellent Majesty being now involved in an unnatural War, raised against Him by divers of His own Subjects, and finding no hope of a present Peace, which He hath much desired and endeavoured, and being now settled at His City of Oxford, in His own Person, and His Army attending Him there for His necessary defence for this Winter season, hoping that, before any new occasions shall be offered for the effusion of more blood unnaturally spilled, it will please God who is the God of Peace, to open some way to attain thereunto, which some by all means endeavour to divert, hath amongst other things which concern the Good and Prosperity of His people, taken into His Princely consideration, how, and in what place, and in what manner the next ensuing Hilary term with most conveniency for himself, and His own affairs, and for His good Subjects may be held in a time of so much danger and distraction; and upon serious weighing of all Circumstances fit to be considered of, His Majesty hath resolved, and by this His royal Proclamation doth Order, Appoint, Declare, and Publish, That because the Lord Keeper of the Great seal is the supreme Judge of the High Court of Chancery, and he must necessarily attend His majesty's Person, that the said Court of Chancery, and all proceedings of what kinds or sorts soever, shall, and by these presents are, and stand adjourned to the City of Oxford, where His majesty's residence now is, and for that time is likely to be, for the whole term of Saint Hillary now next ensuing; and shall begin, and be there held and continued upon, and from the three and twentieth day of January, now next ensuing, until and upon the Thirteenth day of February than next following. And because the Commissioners for His majesty's Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, are likewise here attending His Person, that the Receipt of His majesty's Exchequer, and of the first Fruits, and Tenths payable by all spiritual Persons, and others, shall be, and by these presents is, and stand adjourned for and during all the Term, and time aforesaid, unto the said City of Oxford, and shall be there held and continued. And because the Court of the duchy of Lancaster may with more ease, and conveniency to all His majesty's Officers, and loving Subjects having occasion to attend the same, be kept in the City of Oxford, then at the City of Westminster, in these troublesome times, that the said Court of duchy of Lancaster shall be, and by these presents is, and stands adjourned for, and during all the term and time aforesaid, unto the said City of Oxford, and shall be there held and continued. And because His majesty's Court of Wards, and Liveries is principally intent upon matters of His Revenue, and the same with much more conveniency to His Majesty, and with as little inconveniency to His Subjects having business therein, may be as well held in Oxford, as in Westminster, His Majesty doth farther also by these Presents, Order, Appoint, Declare and Publish, That the said Court of Wards, and Liveries shall be, and by these Presents is, and stands adjourned for, and during all the term and time aforesaid from the said City of Westminster, unto the said City of Oxford, and shall be there held and continued. And because it is most proper that the Lord privy-seal for the time being, and the Masters of Requests to His Majesty, who are the council of the Court of Whitehall, or Court of Requests should attend His majesty's Person, wheresoever He is, or shall be; and all Suits depending in that Court, are properly depending before His Majesty, and the Bills there are exhibited unto His Majesty and to none other, His Majesty doth likewise Order, Appoint, Declare, and Publish that the said Court of Requests or Court of Whitehall shall be, and by these presents is Adjourned from Westminster aforesaid, unto the said City of Oxford, and for, and during all the term and time aforesaid shall there be held and continued. And because in the time of this miserable distraction the Subjects of this Kingdom, having Suits in any of the Courts of the Kings-Bench, Common-Pleas, and Exchequer cannot with such safety, and contentment as His Majesty wish●● unto them, attend their Suits, and Causes depending in any of the said three Courts, And yet that many Causes of smaller moment may be dispatched 〈◊〉 out the Clients and Suitors themselves, by their attorneys, and solicitors, if but a part of the said term may be held and kept in the places where Records of those Courts now are, and from whence without very much trouble, and charge they cannot be removed; His Majesty hath further resolved, by these presents doth publish, and declare, That He shall, and will by His Writs of Adjournment totally adjourn the two first returns of the said ensu●●● term of Saint Hillary, commonly called Octabis Hillarii, and Quindena Hillarii, until the return called Crastino Purificationis, and that the two las 〈…〉 turns of the said term called Crastino Purificationis, and Octabis Purificationis, shall be held at Westminster in the usual places where formerly they were ●el● All which His Majesty signifieth to all, and singular His Officers, Ministers, and loving Subjects of this His realm, to the intent that they, and every them who have, or shall have any suit, or other occasion to attend any of the said Courts of Chancery, Receipt of Exchequer, and of First Fruits and Tenth● duchy of Lancaster, Court of Wards, and Liveries, and Court of Requests, may give their attendance at the said City of Oxford as aforesaid, and not elsewhere, and that such of them as have, or shall have cause to attend, or who have cause or commandment to appear in any of His majesty's said Courts Kings-Bench, Common-Pleas, and Exchequer at Westminster, in or at the said returns of In Octabis Hillarii, and Quindena Hillarii, or in, or at any day or ti●● from and after the said returns of Octabis Hillarii, and Quindena Hillarii, and before the said return of Crastino Purificationis, may tarry at their dwelling or where their business otherwise shall lie, without resorting to any of the said Courts for that cause before the said return of Crastino Purificationis next coming, and that without danger of forfeiture, penalty, or contempt, to incur towards His majesty in that behalf. And nevertheless His majesty's pleasure is, that two of His Justices, that is to say, of either Bench one, shall the first day of the term of Saint Hilary, called Octabis Hillarii, according to the ancient order of the laws, keep the Essoines of the said Octabis Hillarii, at which return of Octabis Hillarii Writs of Adjournment shall be directed to the said Justices, giving them authority to adjourn part of the said term of Saint Hilary, that is to say, from Octabis Hillarii, until the said return of Crastino Purificationis, as before is said, and the same Adjournment shall be made in the first day of the said Octabis Hillarii, commonly called the day of the Essoines. Willing, and Commanding all, and every of His majesty's Officers, Ministers, and Subjects, to whom it doth, or shall appertain, to observe, and keep their Assemblies, and Appearances with all their returns, and Certificates in His highness' said Courts at Westminster In Crastino Purificationis next, then, and there to be holden, and kept, and there to do their Offices, and Duties in every behalf in like manner and form, as they should or aught to have done if this present Proclamation had not been had or made, as they will answer the contrary at their perils.  
¶ Given at His majesty's Court at Oxford, the 27 day of December, in the Eighteenth year of His reign.