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A PROCLAMATION For the Discovery of the Murderers of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey.  
CHARLES R.  
WHereas it appears by an Inquisition lately taken before one of His Majesty's Coroners of His County of Middlesex, upon view of the Body of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey Knight, one of His Majesty's justices of the Peace for the same County, That the said Sir Edmundbury Godfrey was in a Barbarous and Inhuman manner lately Murdered, by persons whose names were to the jury unknown; The Kings most Excellent Majesty out of His Royal Inclination to justice, and to the intent that so Horrid and Detestable a Murder may be with utmost Severity punished, whereby all others may be deterred from Committing or Attempting such Bloody and Wicked Crimes, doth, by this His Royal Proclamation, Strictly Charge and Command, all His judges, justices of the Peace, and other Magistrates, and all His Officers, and other His loving Subjects, That they do use their utmost diligence in their several Places and Capacities, to Find out and Discover the Murderers of the said Sir Edmundbury Godfrey; and if they make any considerable Discovery by whom the said Murder was Committed, to give speedy Information thereof to one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; and likewise to use their utmost Endeavour to Apprehend the Murderers: And as a Reward to such as shall make a Discovery of the Murderers, His Majesty is graciously pleased hereby to Promise, to any Person or Persons, who shall make such a Discovery, whereby the said Murderers, or any of them shall be Apprehended, the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, which shall be immediately paid down, upon sufficient Testimony, that such Persons or Person Apprehended, are, or is Guilty of the said Murder: And if any one of the Murderers shall Discover the rest, whereby they, or any one of them shall be Apprehended, such Discoverer shall not only be Pardoned his Offence, but shall in like manner receive the said Reward of Five hundred Pounds.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Twentieth day of October1678. 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.