HONI SOIT x MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE KING.  
¶ A Proclamation forbidding all the Tenants or Debtors of such who are in actual and open Rebellion, or who adhere to, or assist the rebels, to pay any Rents or Debts to such Persons or any of them.  
WHEREAS We have, by Our several Proclamations, bearing Date the Eight Day of March last and the Seventh Day of April last, published Our Resolution to grant out Our Commissions for the seizing of the Goods, and sequestering the Estates of all such Persons who are in Rebellion or do assist those who are, to the intent that such their Goods, and Rents, may be safely deposited until such Time as the Offenders can be brought to a legal trial, which shall speedily proceed against them as soon as they can be apprehended, and delivered into the hands of justice. And We did therefore command all Persons who were any ways indebted unto, and all the several Tenants of all such Persons, to forbear to pay any Rents, or Debts due to the said several Person but to detain the same in their hands towards the maintenance of the Peace of the several Counties, and the Reparation of such men who have suffered by the violence of the rebels. Since which time hath pleased God so far, and so eminently to bless Our Armies, that We have again reduced several Counties to Our Obedience, which were for the greatest part, if not totally, possessed by the rebels; And considering therefore that it very probable Our said Proclamations were kept from the knowledge of Our good Subjects of those Counties, We have once more thought fit to publish the same, and do hereby Declare to all Our loving Subjects whatsoever, that as We have already issued out such Our Commissions into several Counties, in which We give Authority to the Persons trust by Us to distinguish between those who have been active and malicious Contrivers of this Rebellion, and those who have been through weakness or fear seduced by them; So We will daily issue out other Commissions to the same Purpose. And We do straightly charge and command all Our loving Subjects of what Condition soever, as they will answer their Disobedience at their utmost perils, That they pay no Rents or Debts which now are, or hereafter shall grow due to any Persons who either are, or lately have been in Rebellion, (and have not since submitted themselves to Us) or to any such who adhere to, or assist those who are in Rebellion, and that they presume not to receive any Good Money or Stock in trust for any such Persons, but that they faithfully account, and pay the same to such Persons as either are, or shall be entrusted by Us for that Purpose, and We shall proceed against all such Persons who shall wilfully, and peremptorily disobey Us herein, as against Persons notoriously disaffected to Us and Our Service. And Our Pleasure is That this Our Proclamation be read in all Churches and chapels throughout this Our Kingdom.  
Given at Our Cou●● at Oxford, the Twenty fifth day of September, in the Nineteenth year of our reign. 
 God save the King.   

Printed at Oxford, by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the university. 1643.