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By the King and Queen, A PROCLAMATION, Commanding all Papists, and Reputed Papists, forthwith to departed from the Cities of London and Westminster, and from within Ten Miles of the same.  
MARIE R.  
WHereas by an Act of Parliament made in the First Year of Our Reign, Entitled, An Act for the Amoving Papists, and Reputed Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster, and Ten Miles distance from the same, It is thereby required that the Lord Mayor of London for the time being, and justices of the Peace of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark, and County of Middlesex, should within their respective Limits cause to be brought before them every Person or Persons not being a Merchant-Stranger within the said Cities, or Ten Miles distance of the same, as were, or were Reputed to be Papists, and Tender unto him or them the Declaration mentioned in the said Act; and upon Refusal to Make and Subscribe the said Declaration, he or they should Suffer as a Popis; h Recusant Convict. And whereas notwithstanding the said Act, and s; everal other Acts of Parliament against Papists Resorting to the Cities of London and Westminster and Places thereunto adjacent, We are Informed that divers Popish Recusants intending to Disturb the Peace and Safety of this Our Kingdom, have lately Resorted to the said Cities and Places in great Numbers, and thereby having the Opportunity to Meét, have taken great Boldness to Consult and Prosecute divers Mischievous and Treasonable Designs and Practices against Us and Our Government: We have therefore thought fit (by the Advice of Our Privy Council) to Issue this Our Royal Proclamation; And We do hereby strictly Charge and Command all Papists and Reputed Papists Except Merchant-Strangers, and such other Persons as in the said Act are Excepted) on, or before the Ninth Day of this instant May, to Departed out of the said Cities, and from all places within the Distance of Ten Miles of the same.  
And We do hereby straightly Charge and Command the Lord Mayor of London, and all justices of the Peace of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark, and all Constables, and other Our Officers, and Ministers of justice within the said Cities and Places, that they do make strict Search and Enquiry for, and with all Vigour Proceed against all and every Person or Persons who shall be found within the said Cities of London and Westminster, and within Ten Miles of the same, contrary to the Effect of the abovementioned Acts, and the Purport of this Our Proclamatiom. And We further strictly Charge and Command, That immediately after the said Ninth Day of May, the Constables, Churchwardens, and other Officers within the said Cities and Places, do go from House to House in their several Parishes, Hamlets, Constableries and Divisions respectively, and there take an Account of the Names and Surnames of all such Persons as are Popish Recusants, or Reputed so to be, as well Householders as Lodgers or Servants, and to carry a List of their Names to the two next justices of the Peace, who are hereby required to Send for, and Proceed against them (Excepting always Merchant-Foreigners, Settled Housekeepers, and other Persons in the said Acts Excepted) as aforesaid. And they the said justices are likewise Required, when they shall have received such List or Lists, to Certify the same, together with their proceedings thereupon, to Our Privy Council.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Third Day of May, 1692. In the Fourth Year of Our Reign. 
 God s; ave King William and Queen Mary.   

London, Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceased; Printers to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties. 1692.