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Dieu ET MON DROIT  ❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for putting the Laws against Popish Recusants in due execution.  
THe King's most Excellent majesty, having been formerly moved by His Parliament, for putting the Laws in execution against Papists, whereto He hath from time to time still given His gracious Answers, expressing His willingness thereunto: But now finding, that no such proceedings against them have been yet had, as might answer His majesty's expectation: His majesty therefore, out of His Princely and pious care, as well for maintaining the true Protestant Religion established in this Kingdom, as for suppressing by lawful ways, all increase and growth of Popery; Hath thought fit to publish His royal Pleasure therein; Wherefore His majesty doth hereby straightly charge and command, all and every His judges and justices of Assize, Sheriffs, justices of Peace, and other His Officers and Ministers whatsoever, whom it doth any way concern, That they, and every of them, according to the duties of their several Offices and places, do forthwith, and without further delay, put in due and effectual execution the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, provided and made against Popish Recusants, and that without favour or connivance; As they tender His majesty's just and royal Commands, the good of this Church and Kingdom, and will answer for neglect of their duties herein.  
Given at His majesty's Court at Stanford the sixteenth day of March, in the seventeenth year of His Reign.  
❧ God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barket, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of John Bill. 1641.