royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for suppressing of false Rumours touching Parliament.  
WHereas, notwithstanding Our late Declaration, for satisfying of the mindes and affections of Our loving Subiects, some ill disposed persons do spread false and pernicious Rumours abroad, as if the scandalous and seditious propositon in the House of Commons, made by an vtlawed man, desperate in mind and fortune, which was tumultuously taken up by some few, after that by Our royal authority, Wee had commanded their adjournment, had been the vote of the whole House, whereas the contrary is the truth; for it was then decried by the wisest and best affencted, and is since disavowed vpon examination, by such as were suspected to haue consented thereunto, and affirmed, as well by them as others who served in the House that day, to bee a thing of a most wicked and dangerous consequence to the good estate of this kingdom: Which appeareth to be so, by those impressions which this false Rumour hath made in mens mindes, whereby, out of causeless fears, the Trade of the kingdom is disturbed, and Merchants discouraged to continue in their wonted traffic. Wee haue thought it expedient, not onely to manifest the truth hereof, but to make known Our royal pleasure, that those who raise, or nourish such false reports shall be severely punished, and such as cheerfully go on with their Trade, haue all good encouragement, not purposing to overcharge Our Subiects by any new burdens, but to satisfy ourselves with those Duties that were received by the King Our Father of blessed memory; which Wee neither can, nor will dispense withall, but shall esteem them unworthy of Our Protection, who shall deny the same; Wee intending to employ it for defence of Our kingdoms, Dominion of Our Seas, and safeguard of Our Merchants, specially by such Shipping, as are now making ready, and such further preparation for aid of Our Friends and Allies as need shall require.  
And whereas, for several ill ends, the calling again of a Parliament is divulged, howsoever Wee haue shewed, by Our frequent meeting with Our People, Our love to the use of Parliaments; Yet the late abuse, having for the present driven us unwillingly out of that course, Wee shall account it presumption, for any to prescribe any time unto us for Parliaments, the Calling, Continuing, and dissolving of which is always in Our own power; and Wee shall bee more inclinable to meet in Parliament again, when Our People shall see more clearly into Our Intents and Actions, when such as haue bread this interruption shall haue received their condign punishment, and those who are misled by them, and by such ill reports, as are raised vpon this occasion, shall come to a better understanding of us and themselves.  
given at Our Court of White-Hall, this seven and twentieth day of March, in the Fifth year of Our reign of Great britain, France, and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent majesty. M.DC.XXIX.