DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL.  
ORMONDE.  
HIs Majesty's Chief Commissioners and Governors of his Revenue in this Kingdom, having informed Us, That several Branches of the said Revenue are likely to become much impaired by the negligence or connivance of several justices of the Peace, and other Magistrates, and the great discouragement and obstruction given by some of them to his Majesty's Officers and their Deputies, in the improvement and Collection of the Revenue arising as well by Hearths, and other firing places, as by the Excise of B●er and Ale, and Ale Licences, and also by Countenanceing, and refuseing to punish according to Law, such persons as do commit Outrages in making Rescues of distresses legally taken by his Majesty's Officers, and such as Defraud his Majesty by concealing the said duties, and by selling B●er and Ale, by Retail without Licence, as also by suppressing or not Returning of Recognizances taken for the appearance of persons who ●pon complaint or suspicion of Misdemeanours are bound to appear at th● General Assizes or Sessions, or by taking insolvent security for the appearance of such persons so bound over, And We being desirous to Redress the aforesaid Abuses and for the time to come, to remove all Impediments to the improving Levying, and Collecting of the said Revenue. Do hereby Strictly Charge and Command all justices of the Peace, Chief Magistrates and other his Majesty's Officers, and Ministers whom it doth or may concern. That upon pain of being proceeded against as contemners of his Majesty's Authority, and as persons ill affected to the Peace and safety of his Kingdom; That they and every of them, do from time to time, for the future give their vigorous and effectual assistance to his Majesties said Officers, and their Deputies, as well in the improvement as in the Collecting of the said several Branches of his Majesty's Revenue; And Likewise in the speedy prosecution and punishing according to Law, all such persons as shall by any Illegal or Undue practices labour to subtract, or impair any Branch of the said Revenue: And likewise that they do henceforth take special care that in all such Recognizances to be taken as aforesaid, for the appearance of any person or persons, there be some solvent or Responsible person Bound, and that such Recognizances be duly returned according to Law.  
Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin the 22d day of August, 1684, 

Mich: Armach.  
C. Franc. Dublin.  
Arran,  
Longford,  
Granard.  
Anth. Midensis.  
William Kildare.  
Cham Fielding.  
Rich. Coote.  
Herald Hene.  
Ol. St. George▪  
Tho. Newcomen.  
Lem. Kingdon.   
 God Save the King.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Benjamin Took, Printer to the Kings most Excellant Majesty, and are to be sold by Mary Crook at His Majesty's Printing-House, on Ormonde-Key. 1684