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C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
¶ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for the speedy sending away of the Irish beggars out of this kingdom, into their own country, and for the suppressing and ordering of the English Rogues and Vagabonds, according to the laws.  
WHereas this realm hath of late been pestered with a great number of Irish beggars, who live here idly and dangerously, and are of ill example to the natives of this kingdom; And whereas the multitude of English Rogues& Vagabonds do much more abound then in former times, some wandring and begging under the colour of Souldiers and Mariners, others under the pretext of impotent persons, whereby they become a burden to the good people of the Land: All which happeneth by the neglect of the due execution of the laws formerly with great providence made, for relief of the true poor and indigent, and for the punishment of the sturdy Rogues and Vagabonds: For the reforming therefore of so great a mischief, and to prevent the many dangers which will ensue by the neglect thereof, The Kings most excellent majesty, by the aduise of his privy counsel, and of his Iudges, doth straitly charge and command, that all the laws and Statutes of this realm heretofore made, and now standing in force for the punishment of Rogues and Vagabonds bee duly put in execution in every part thereof; And more particularly, His majesty doth expressly charge and command, that all Irish beggars which now are in any parts of this kingdom wandring or begging, under what pretence soever, shall forthwith depart this realm, and return into their own country, and there abide: And if any Irish man or woman, shall after the end of six weekes, to bee accounted from the date hereof, bee found wandering or begging, that then he or shee shall bee apprehended, used, ordered, and punished as Rogues and Vagabonds, by the laws of this realm, and then shall bee conveyed from Constable to Constable unto one of these Ports following, that is to say, bristol, Mynhead, Barstable, Chester, Lirepoole, Milford-Hauen, and Workington, or such of them as shall bee most convenient for them; And if the number of those Irish in any one company shall grow too great to be so conveyed by Constables, that then they be conveyed from sheriff to sheriff unto one of the Ports aforesaid.  
And His majesty doth straitly charge and command, that no person after the end of the said six weekes, do in any wise relieve those Irish Beggars, or any of them, which shall so wander or beg, and shall not apply themselves to be transported as aforesaid.  
And His majesty doth further charge and command, that at the said Ports they be shipped at the charge of that County and Port respectively, those Ports having been the cause of this disorder, by permitting them to bee there landed, contrary to the laws, and that from thence, with the next wind and convenient means, they bee transported and set on land on some part of that kingdom of Ireland, there to bee disposed of according to the laws of that kingdom: And that from henceforth no man be so hardy, as to convey or bring into this realm, any Irish person from that kingdom, who is likely to bee a Beggar here, nor that any such bee suffered to Land in any Port of this realm, vpon pain of such forfeitures and penalties, as by the laws of this kingdom, or that kingdom may bee inflicted vpon them for the same, and vpon such further pains and punishments, as His majesty by his prerogative royal may inflict or impose vpon them. And if notwithstanding any such Irish shall hereafter bee transported from thence hither, that vpon true enquiry made at what Port or place they were Landed, they shall with all speed bee sent back thither to bee transported back again, at the charge of that Port and County where they were so Landed.  
And His majesty doth straitly charge and command all sheriffs, Maiors, Iustices of peace, Customers. controllers, Searchers, and all other His majesties Officers, Ministers, and loving Subiects, that they and every of them in their several places do their best endeavours to observe and perform His majesties Command in this behalf.  
And His majesty doth further straitly charge and command, that if any born within this realm, shall hereafter wander and beg in this kingdom, as Souldiers or Marmers, that they bee forthwith apprehended and committed to the common goal of that County where they shall bee apprehended; and bee proceeded against as Felons according to the laws.  
And His majesty doth straitly charge and command all sheriffs, Maiors, Iustices of Peace, Constables, Headborougs, Tithingmen and all other His majesties Officers, Ministers and Subiects whom it may concern, that they use all care and diligence to execute the laws against all Rogues and Vagabonds in that behalf made and provided, and now standing in force, as they will answer the neglect thereof at their uttermost perils, and that the Iustices of Peace of each County do use their best endeavours to inquire out, and punish all such neglects and offences, and at every Assizes to be held for that County, do give an exact and true account to the Iudges of Assize for that County, how, and in what manner they haue observed the same.  
given at Our Court at Greenwich, the seventeenth day of May, in the fift 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. ANNO M.DC.XXIX.