DIEV ET MON DROIT  
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL. 
ORMONDE.  
WHEREAS the Process of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer, are issued out to several Sheriffs, Collectors, and Receivers of the respective Counties, Towns, and Places of this Kingdom; for divers Arrears of Rents, Debts, and other sums of Money, due to the King's Majesty, at or before the Twenty fifth. day of December, One Thousand six hundred sixty Eight. And for other Branches of His Majesty's Casual, or other Revenue not in Farm to the late Farmers, and due at or before the Twenty fifth. day of December, One Thousand six hundred seventy five. Which by contract with the King's Majesty, are to be applied to certain Payments undertaken by Richard, than Lord Viscount, now Earl of Ranelagh, and others his Partners. And forasmuch as We are informed, That several doubtful and uncertain Charges have issued in such Process, and that several of such Sheriffs, and Collectors have been dilatory, or negligent in the Collection of such Charges as are clear and undoubted, and remiss in the due payment of what hath been Collected. We the Lord Lieutenant and Council, being desirous, That his Majesty's good Subjects, that stand unduly charged in such Process, may be freed from all trouble and vexation concerning the same; And that the Arrears and Debts of all others that stand duly Charged, and are able and responsible to pay the same, may be put into some speedy and easy way of Collection, have thought fit, at the humble desire of John Stepney, one of the Partners Party to the said Contract, and John Hayes Esq Acting and Entrusted for others of them, and accordingly do Order and Require by this our Proclamation, That all and singular such Sheriffs, Collectors, and Receivers, do from and after the Tenth day of May next, forbear to Collect, Levy, or Receive any Rents, Debts or Sums of Money, by virtue or colour of such Process; And that they and every of them do at or before the last day of May next, account in His Majesty's Court of Exchequer, for all Moneys by them received by virtue of such Processs, and pay the same into His Majesty's Receipt of His Exchequer. And we do also hereby require all Sheriffs, and Collectors, that have accounted and not taken out their Quietus est, at or before the said last day of May next, to clear their accounts.  
Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin the 27th, day of April 1678. 

Ja: Armachanus.  
Mich: Dublin Canc.  
Donegall.  
Longford.  
Strafforde.  
Massereene.  
Blesinton.  
Granard.  
Lanesborough.  
Hen: Midensis.  
Ca: Dillon.  
Char: Meredith.  
Jo: Bysse.  
Ol: St. George.  
Hans Hamilton,  
Ja: Cuffe.   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 Book: seller in Castle-street, 1678.