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By the King.  
A PROCLAMATION For Disarming and Securing of Popish Recusants.  
CHARLES R.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty (upon the Humble Desire of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in Parliament Assembled) for the Prevention of the present Dangers threatening His Majesty's Sacred Person and Government, from the Pernicious Plots and Contrivances of Popish Persons universally spread over this His Majesty's Kingdom, doth (by this His Royal Proclamation) strictly Charge and Command all Sheriffs, justices of the Peace, Mayor, and other Magistrates within their respective Counties, Cities and Places in England and Wales, with all Speed and Diligence to Apprehend, Disarm, and Secure all Popish Recusants, and all others who are or shall be justly Suspected to be Papists, and them to Require to enter into Recognizances with Sufficient Sureties to keep the Peace, and to be of the Good Behaviour, and to Return such Recognizances to the next General Sessions of the Peace for their respective Limits, where they are to be proceeded against according to Law. And in case they shall not give such Recognizances, to Commit the Refusers to the Common Gaol, where they are to remain till the next General Sessions of the Peace (unless they shall in the mean time enter into such Recognizances with Sureties as aforesaid) where they are likewise to be Proceeded against according to Law.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Twentieth day of December, 1678. In the Thirtieth year of Our Reign. 
 God save the King.   

LONDON, Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1678.