BY THE KING. 
A Proclamation for the ease of the city of Oxford, and Suburbs, of the County of Oxford, of unnecessary Persons lodging or abiding there.  
HIS majesty being enforced to draw into these parts and places divers Regiments of soldiers, who want fit places to Billet them in, by reason (as He is informed) there are many Women and Children as well as Men, who have no necessary employment either about His majesty's Person, or Court, or Army, and yet have thrust themselves into houses and Lodgings in these places, from whence they keep out others, which must be placed here, and are but a burden in the consumiug those provisions which are and must be made for those, whose attendance and service is necessary, Hath therefore, by the advice of the Lords, and others His highness' Commissioners, of His Princely care, thought fit to publish and declare His royal pleasure and command as followeth.  

1. That all such as have houses, or parts of Houses, or other rooms, fit for the entertaining, lodging, or disposing of any soldiers, or others, do truly deliver the number of rooms they have, the number of beds, the true number of Persons there lodged, entertained or reaceaved, and their names, as near as they can, and to whom they do belong, or under whose command they are.  
2. That all such as are so lodged or entertained do truly deliver what their qualities are, under whose command, or upon what attendance, either to the Court or Army, what their names are, and do truly set down what beds they have to receive them, and where.  
3. That if any do refuse to give such true information, or do misinform in any thing, or do colour any others to lodge there which ought not so to be, that He or she shall be subject to that punishment which the offence deserveth.  
4. That if any person shall not immediately, orwithin twenty four hours after the publishing of this Proclamation, depart from this city and Suburbs thereof, and County aforesaid, who cannot justify their abiding here as aforesaid, they shall be sent away by the Officers of the Army, or Ministers of justice, as the cause shall require, with such disgrace as they deserve for such their fault herein.  
5. That if in this Country there be any Women or Children lodged or entertained under pretence of attending the Army, or any soldiers therein, that the Commanders in that place shall examine and certify to the King's Commisioners, what they conceive to be fit, According to whose Certificate, that shall be done which shall be just in such case.  
6. That if any have houses of abiding in this Country, or near thereunto, that they remove thereunto speedily, where they shall have the King's Protection for their safety.  
7. That if any shall in any of these things offend, they e'er hereby to know, that they shall not only incur the danger of contempt to his Maiecty for such their offence, but also such other punishment as the nature of their offences shall deserve.  
8. That if any person come into the city or suburbs thereof he shall that night, or before, discover unto Sir lacob Ashley the governor of the city, his own name, and the names of his servants, or company and the place from whence he came, and the occasion of his coming. And that the Master of the House shall, before any new comer shall lodge in any house, deliver the name of such Person and his company, to the governor of the city, upon the like pain as aforesaid.   
given at Our Court at Oxford, the twentieth day of January, in the Eighteenth year of Our reign.  
God save the King.