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❧ By the King.  
HIs majesty taking into His Princely consideration the manifold Inconveniences and Mischiefs that may arise and happen by the Riotous and Tumultuous Assemblies, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, not only to the violation of His majesty's Peace, and scandal of Government, but to the disturbance of His Houses of Parliament now assembled; Doth straightly charge and Command all the Inhabitants of His Cities of London and Westminster, and the Liberties thereof, and also of the Suburbs and Confines of the said Cities and places adjoining, That upon no occasion they do assemble themselves in any Tumultuous or Riotous manner, in any part or place in or near the said Cities or Liberties, and that all persons now assembled in any numbers, (without His majesty's authority) do forthwith, upon publishing this His majesty's Proclamation, dissolve their Assemblies and Companies, and repair to their dwellings or places of abode, upon their perils, of being proceeded against as violaters of the public Peace of this His majesty's Kingdom, and of being punished according to the severity of the laws and Statutes of the same.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, this eight and twentieth day of December, in the seventeenth year of Our Reign. 
 ❧ God save the King.   

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