DIEV· ET· MON· DROIT  
CR   royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL.  
ESSEX.  
COMPLAINT having been made at this Board, That divers of His Majesty's good Subjects have been very much grieved and molested, by reason of illegal Warrants issued against them by some of his Majesty's Sheriffs and justices of Peace in this Kingdom, who sometimes have granted Warrants for apprehending the Persons whose names are therein under-written, by means whereof it hath been in the power of other persons, to add whose names they please thereunto, and to give them trouble under colour thereof, whereas all persons names, against whom such Warrants are granted, aught to be expressed in the body thereof; and other Warrants have been sometimes granted for bringing the persons against whom the same are issued, before that justice of Peace only who granted the Warrant who lives often far, remote from the place where the persons are apprehended, in cases where such Warrants may as well be granted for bringing such persons, either before the justice of Peace who granted the Warrant, or any other of His Majesty's justices of Peace of such County, and in some cases, Warrants have also been issued by justices of Peace only on pretente of debts, or other duties pretended to be owing to the persons who desire such Warrants from them, whereas the justices of Peace have not by their Commission any Cognizance of such Matters.  
We the Lord Leiutenant and Council, for prevention of such trouble, as doth or may arise to His Majesty's Subjects by such illegal proceedings, do think fit hereby to require and Command all His Majesty's Sheriffs and justices of Peace in this Kingdom, that they do from henceforth forbear the granting or issuing any such Warrants. And we do hereby further declare, that in case any persons shall find themselves aggrieved by any such illegal Actings of any of ●is Majesty's Sheriffs or justices of Peace in this Kingdom in their Office, that they m●y for redress herein apply themselves either to this Board, or else to His Majesty's justices of Assize in their respective 〈…〉 ies from whom we shall expect a particular account of such 〈…〉 'tis and justices of the Peace, who shall appear 〈…〉 aded themselves in their respective Offic●●.  
Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin the 26th. day of April 1677. 

Ja: Armachanus.  
Mich: Dublin. Canc.  
Thomond.  
Blesinton.  
Lanesborough.  
Hen Midensis.  
R: Coote.  
Ca: Dillon:  
Cha●: Mered●●●  
I: Poey.  
Ro: Booth.  
John Colc.  
Ja: Cuffe  
VVm: Flow●●●  
Abrah: Yarner.   God Save the King.   

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