royal blazon or coat of arms C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT ❧ By the King. ¶ A Proclamation for the establishing of the Peace and Quiet of the Church of England. THe King's most Excellent Majesty, in His most religious care, and Princely consideration, of the Peace of this Church & Common wealth of England, and other his Dominions, whereof God of his goodness hath, under his Son Christ jesus, made him the supreme Governor, observing, that in all ages great disturbances, both to Church and State, have ensued out of small beginnings, when the seeds of Contention were not timely prevented, and finding, that of late some Questions and Opinions seem to have been broached or raised in matters of Doctrine, and the Tenants of our Religion, which at first only being meant against the Papists, but afterwards by the sharp and indiscreet handling and maintaining of some of either parts, have given much offence to the sober and well grounded Readers, and Hearers of these late written Books on both sides, which may justly be feared, will raise some hopes in the professed enemies of our Religion, the Romish Catholics, that by degrees, the professors of our Religion may be drawn first to Schism, and after to plain Popery. His Majesty therefore, in the integrity of His own heart, and singular providence of the peaceable government of that people, which God hath committed to His charge, hath thought fit, by the advice of His reverend Bishops, to declare and publish, not only to His own people, but also to the whole world, His utter dislike to all those, who to show the subtlety of their wits, or to please their own humours, or vent their own passions, do, or shall adventure to stir or move any new Opinions, not only contrary, but differing from the sound and Orthodoxal grounds of the true Religion, sincerely professed, and happily established in the Church of England; And also to declare His full and constant resolution, that neither in matter of Doctrine, or Discipline of the Church, nor in the government of the State, he will admit of the least innovation, but by God's assistance will so guide the Sceptre of these His Kingdoms and Dominions, by the Divine providence put into his hand, as shall be for the comfort and assurance of His sober, religious, and well affected Subjects, and for the repressing and severe punishing of the insolences of such, as out of any sinister respects, or disaffection to his Person or Government, shall dare either in Church or State, to disturb or disquiet the peace thereof.