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C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for the repressing and punishing of the late Rebellious and traitorous assemblies in Lambeth, Southwark, and other places adjoining; and particularly for the apprehension of John Archer, George sears, William Seltrum, and divers other Rebellious persons.  
WHereas all those Rebellious and Tumultuous persons, who upon monday and Thursday nights last, assembled themselves together in a warlike manner in Lambeth, Southwark, and other places, near unto the City of London, and those who abet, or knowingly conceal, harbour, and relieve them, by the laws and Statutes of the Realm are guilty of high Treason; His majesty out of His Princely care, to prevent any danger that may happen to His Loving and loyal Subjects, doth hereby straitly charge and command them, That they and every of them do forthwith use their utmost diligence and endeavour to find out and apprehended the persons of John Archer of Southwark, Glover, George sears, Poulterer, and William Seltrum, shoemaker, who have been principal Actors in the said traitorous and Rebellious Assemblies: And that they further discover and apprehended all other the said wicked and Rebellious persons, and bring them before His Majesties Iustices of Peace, or other Magistrates, whereby they may be delivered over into the hands of Iustice: And that they do not presume to harbour, aid, relieve, or conceal them, or any of them, as they will avoid the penalties of the Law in the case of high Treason.  
And His majesty doth further straitly charge and command all householders, Citizens, and Inhabitants within the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Suburbs thereof, and the Borough of Southwark, and Lambeth, and all other Towns, Villages, and places adjoining, That they be vigilant and careful from time to time, to keep their Apprentices and Servants in good government and order within their own houses, and not to suffer them in any night to be, or lodge out of the same, as they will answer the contrary at their utmost perils. And lastly, His majesty doth require and command, as well the Lord Maior of the City of London, and all Lord-Lieutenants, and Deputy-Lieutenants, as all Iustices of Peace, Maiors, Sheriffes, bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other His Officers, Ministers, and Subjects, to be assisting, helping, and aiding in the execution of these His Majesties royal commands, as they tender the common peace and good of the Kingdom.  
Given at the Court at Whitehall this fifteenth day of May, in the sixteenth year of His Majesties 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. 1640.