royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
Die Veneris. 5 March. 1646.  
WHereas by several Acts of Parliament Provision is made for repairing and amending of the High ways of this kingdom, whereby such as travel may safely and securely pass too, and from one place of the kingdom to another without danger; But by reason of the distraction of these unhappy times the care thereof hath been altogether neglected, by which means most of the said ways in this kingdom, and especially the great Road-waies leading unto the City of London, are likely to become unpassable, but with danger to the Persons of all Travellers, and loss of their Horse, Coaches, and wagons. The Lords now Assembled in this present Parliament taking the same into their consideration, do hereby Order, That the Judges and Justices of Assize, and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer, and general goal delivery in their several Circuits, and Justices of Peace in their Sessions, do strictly and carefully put in Execution the said laws so made, for repairing of High ways as aforesaid, and that the said Judges, and Justices of Assize, commissioners of Oyer and Terminer, and general goal delivery, do give the said Acts of Parliament in Charges at the Assizes in all the Countries where they shall come and keep Assizes.  

Die Veneris 5. March. 1646.  
ORdered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament, That this Declaration be printed and published, and that the Judges at the next Assizes cause the same to be proclaimed in their several Circuits by their crier respectively.  
Joh. Brown clear. Parliament.    

Printed at London for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old bailie. 1646.