DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL.  
ORMONDE.  
FOR the prevention of all Evil designs and practices by any persons of the Popish Religion in this Kingdom, against His Majesty's Government, the Peace and Quiet of this Realm, and the Protestant Religion; We the Lord Lieutenant & Council, Have thought fit, and accordingly by this Our Proclamation do charge and command, all and every person and persons of the popish Religion, or so reputed, that he and they and every of them, from and after the publishing of this Proclamation, do forbear to come within His Majesty's Castle of Dublin, or any other His Majesty's Forts and Cittadal of this Kingdom, without special Order from Us the Lord Lieutenant.  
And for the better security of His Majesty's Garrisons in ' the Towns of Drogheda, Wexford, Cork, Lymerick, Waterford, Youghal and Galway. We do hereby order and command that the Market and Fairs, usually held in every of the said Towns, be from henceforth (until further order from this Board) held and kept in some convenient places without the walls of the said several Towns, and that no person or persons of the Popish Religion, be suffered to reside or continue in the said Towns, or in any other of the Corporations of this Kingdom wherein any Garrison is kept, who have not for the greatest part of twelve months now last passed inhabited within some one of the said Towns, or Corporations; and also that no such Persons, be suffered to come to any fairs or Markets, within this Kingdom Armed, with Swords, Pistols or any other weapons, or Fire-armes whatsoever.  
And We do hereby, also require all Persons of the Popish Religion, that they do forbear meeting together, at any time either by day or night, in any great or unusual numbers, in any places within this Kingdom, and the Sheriffs and justices of the peace of the several Counties of this Kingdom, and all his Majesty's Officers both Civil and Military, are hereby strictly required to take care to disperse, and dissolve all such Tumultuous and unlawful meetings, and assemblies, and also to commit the principal offenders to prison, there to remain until they find good Security to answer the same at the next General assizes or sessions of the peace to be held for such Counties, and that they do also from time to time send unto Us an account thereof, as also the names of all such persons as shall either occasion, maintain or countenance any such tumultuous unusual and unlawful meetings and assemblies, and all Mayors, Sheriffs, justices of peace, and all other His Majesty's Officers both civil and Military, are hereby required to take care to have this our proclamation strictly and duly Executed.  
Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin, the 20th. of November 1678. 

Mich: Dublin C.  
Lanesborough.  
Hen: Midensis.  
R. Coote.  
Ed: Villiers.  
Rob. Fitzgerald.  
Ca: Dillon.  
Char. Meredith.  
Ro. Booth.  
Jo: Davys.  
Wm: Gore.  
Will: Stewart.  
John Cole.  
Hans Hamilton.  
VVm: Flower.  
Ric: Gethin.  
H: Ingoldesby.  
Walter Plunkett.  
Theo: Jones.  
Tho: Radcliffe.   
 God Save the King.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Benjamin Took, Printer to the KING's most Excellent Majesty and are to be sold by Mary Crook at His Majesty's Printing-House in Skinner-Row, 1678.