HONI SOIT x MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
By the Lords, Justices, and council.  


Will. Parsons,  
Jo Borlase.    
WHereas a Petition hath been preferred unto Us, by divers Lords, and Gentlemen of the English Pale, in the behalf of themselves and the rest of the Pale, and others of the old English of this Kingdom; showing, That whereas a late conspiracy of Treason is discovered, of ill affected Persons of the old Irish, And that thereupon, a Proclamation was published by Us, wherein among other things, it is declared, That the said conspiracy was perpetrated by Irish Papists without distinction of any; And they doubting by those general words of Irish Papists, they might seem to be involved, though they declare themselves confident, that We did not intend to include them therein, in regard they are none of the old Irish, nor of their faction, or confederacy; but they are altogether a verse and opposite to all their designs, and all others of like condition: We do therefore, to give them full satisfaction, hereby declare and publish, to all His majesty's good Subjects in this Kingdom, That by the words, Irish Papists, We intended only such of the old mere Irish in the Province of Ulster, as have plotted, contrived, and been actors in this Treason, and others who adhere to them; And that We did not any way intend, or mean thereby any of the old English of the Pale, nor of any other parts of this Kingdom, We being well assured of the fidelities to the Crown, And having experience of the good affection and service of their Ancestors in former times of danger, and rebellion; And We further require all His majesty's loving Subjects, whether Protestants, or Papists, to forbear upbraiding matter of Religion, one against the other. And that upon pain of His majesty's Indignation.  
Given at His majesty's Castle of Dublin, the 29, of October. 1641. 

R. Rantlagh,  
R. Dillon,  
Anth. Midensis,  
Ad. Loftus,  
Geor. Shurley,  
Gerard Lowther,  
L. Temple,  
Fr. Willoughby,  
Ja. Ware.   God save the King.   

Imprinted at Dublin by the Society of Stationers.