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❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation declaring His majesty's express Command, That no Popish Recusant, nor any other, who shall refuse to take the two oaths of Allegiance and supremacy, shall serve Him in His Army: And that the soldiery commit no rapines upon the People, but be fitly provided of necessaries for their money.  
WHereas We have heretofore, by Our Proclamation, straightly charged and commanded, That the Laws should be put in due execution against Popish Recusants, and We have, and shall have it still in Our care, to suppress and prevent the growth of Popery, and to use all good means that may tend thereunto, and not to countenance Papists, by any employment or trust, by or for us. And whereas there are now at and near London great Forces levied, and in levying, and Moneys raising, by way of contribution, and otherwise, towards the charge of raising, and maintaining an Army, or Forces, under pretence of the Order of Our two Houses of Parliament, not only without Our consent, but contrary to Our several express Commands, published by several Proclamations, Letters, and otherwise. And the same Forces are actually in so much forwardness, as that t●ere are divers Horsemen daily Exercised, and Trained in places about London, and great numbers of Foot in raising; and a general, and other principal Officers are nominated and declared, and they have accepted and taken upon them those places, and have already done several Acts of Hostility against us, which clearly appear to be a levying of War against us; We have found it necessary, to raise and levy Forces, for the defence of the true Protestant Religion, Our Person, the two Houses of Parliament. And now, lest any Popish Recusants should presume to offer to serve us herein, or procure themselves to be listed, as Officers, or soldiers in Our Army, without Our knowledge, and to the end that Our intention herein may be clearly known, That whereas one principal aim of raising these Forces, is, for the defence and maintenance of the true Protestant Religion, We may not be served with Papists, as falsely and slanderously hath been objected against us, We do hereby declare Our express Will and Pleasure to be, and We do hereby straightly Command, That no Person or Persons soever being Popish Recusant, shall presume to come to Our Court, contrary to the Law in such Case provided, nor any Popish Recusant, or Papist take any Office, or Place, or List himself as a soldier in this Service.  
And to the end there may be as full discovery as can be made of such as shall, contrary to this Our Proclamation, be 〈◊〉 listed into such Our service, We do straightly command and charge all Officers and soldiers, who shall be entered or listed for this Our service, That upon the first Muster-day after they shall be so listed, they take the oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, both which We shall take care shall be tendered unto them according to the Law, throughout Our Army. And if any shall continue his name in those Lists, and yet shall refuse the said oaths, We shall not only cashier them, but also otherwise proceed against them, according to the Law.  
And as We shall be careful that all Our Officers and soldiers shall be duly paid, that there be no occasion or pretence of necessity amongst them to burden any of Our Subjects, So we do hereby straightly charge and command, That none of the said Officers, or soldiers presume to take any thing from any of Our good subjects, without due payment for the same, nor commit any unlawful Violence or Outrage. And to all these Our Commands We expect a strict Obedience of all Our Subjects whom it may concern, as they will answer the contrary at their uttermost peril. And being thus careful that by this Our necessary service, Our Subjects should not in any degree suffer or be wronged, so We do expect and require, That all Our sheriffs, justices of Peace, Majors, bailiffs, and all other Our Officers and Subjects, should use their best endeavours as there shall be occasion for the assistance and convenient supplies of Our said Officers, and soldiers, with such things as shall be necessary and fit for them, at reasonable Rates and Prices.  
Given at Our Court at York the tenth day of August, in the eighteenth year of our Reign. 1642. August 15th 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most 〈…〉