royal blazon or coat of arms BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL.  
ESSEX.  
WHEREAS His Majesty by His Letters, bearing Date the Fourteenth Day of this instant January, to Us the Lord Lieutenant directed, taking notice of a malicious suggestion, diffused amongst His Subjects of this Kingdom, as if His Majesty did desire to infringe or weaken the late Acts of Settlement and Explanation passed in this Kingdom; hath been pleased by His Letters, to command Us, by all the ways and means that We shall judge most proper, to extinguish and suppress the same; and thereby hath also Declared, That it never entered into His heart, either by the Late Commissions granted in England, for inspection into the Affairs of this Kingdom, or by any indulgence lately granted to His Roman Catholic Subjects of this Kingdom, to live in Corporations to infringe, or any ways weaken the said Arts. And hath required Us the Lord Lieutenant, to make known His Majesty's mind therein. We the Lord Lieutenant and Council, for the better suppressing of such malicious suggestions, and Declaring His Majesty's gracious intentions, have thought fit by this Our Proclamation, to give public notice of His Majesties said Letters, to all His Majesty's good Subjects of this Kingdom. And We do hereby strictly charge and require all persons whatsoever, That they do hereafter forbear either raising such Reports, or diffusing such Suggestions amongst any of His Majesty's Subjects of this Kingdom; and that they do as becomes good Subjects, dispose themselves to live, both dutifully towards His Majesty and His Government, and peaceably with one another.  
Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin, the 24th Day of January, 1672. 

Ja: Armachanus.  
Mich: Dublin. Canc.  
Thomond.  
Donegall.  
Conway and Kilulta.  
Hen: Midensis.  
Fran: Aungier.  
Jo: Bysse.  
I: Temple.  
H: Ingoldesby.  
Theo: Jones.  
W: Flower.  
Ed: Massey.  
A: Chichester.  
Char: Meredith.  
Hen: Ford.   God Save the King.   

DUBLIN; Printed by Benjamin took, Printer to the KING'S most Excellent Majesty; And are to be Sold by Joseph Wild, Bookseller in Castle-street. M.DC.LXXII.