C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon surmounted by a crown BY THE KING. ΒΆ A Proclamation commanding all Debts, Rents, and money whatsoever, owing unto Persons that are in Rebellion against His Majesty, or residing in places where Garrisons are kept without Commission from His Majesty, to be brought into His Majesties Receipt at Oxford. WHEREAS We have by Our several Proclamations commanded all Persons who are any ways indebted unto, and all the several Tenants of all such Persons who are in Rebellion against Us, or do assist those who are, to forbear to pay any Rents or Debts due to the said several Persons, but to detain the same in their hands; to the end that it may be employed for the procuring and maintaining the Peace of the Kingdom: And whereas We have daily experience, how all Persons of known Affection and Loyalty to Us, have their Estates seized, and their Goods, Rents, and Debts taken, by order of the pretended Houses of Parliament, and their Committees, or by the power and violence of other Rebells, in obedience to their unjust Commands; and on the other side, that the said Rebells and their adherents, find means to receive their Rents, Debts and other moneys owing to them from Persons in habiting and residing in Cities and towns within Our obedience: We do once more require all Persons whatsoever, upon their Allegiance, not to presume to pay any Rents or Debts, which now are, or hereafter shall grow due to any Persons who are in Rebellion, or to any Inhabitant of the Cities of London or Westminster, or any other City or town, in which there is a Garrison kept without Commission granted from Us. But if it shall fall out that any Person who hath preserved his Duty and Loyalty to Us, and is inhabiting within any of the places aforesaid, shall any way suffer by these Our Commands, We will take special care in the behalf of such Person, that this Our Proclamation shall be no prejudice to him or them. And We do farther Will and Command all such Persons who stand indebted by Obligation, mortgage, or any other speciality, to any of the Persons aforesaid, that they pay the said debts, and sums of moneys, so due, and owing by them, into Our Receipt at Oxford, within forty daies after the publishing this Our Proclamation; for the which they shall receive a discharge and Receipt, and We promise to save them harmless for the same. And for their better encouragement to obey Us in these Our just commands, We do hereby promise to all such Persons, who shall, within the time aforesaid, bring and pay into Our said Receipt, any sums of money due and owing by him to any of the persons aforesaid, that is, to any Person in Rebellion against Us, or to any Inhabitant or other Person, who is resident in Our cities of London or Westminster, or in any City or town in Rebellion against Us; such Person shall be allowed a third part of what is so due and owing by him, and upon the payment of the other two parts, We will save him harmless, and keep him indemnified from the said whole debt. And whosoever shall discover to Our Lord Treasurer, or Chancellor of Our Exchequer for the time being, any such Debts or sums of money owing to any such Person as aforesaid, and shall be an effectual means whereby the same may be recovered to Our use, every such Person shall receive a fourth part of all such debts so by him discovered, and shall furthermore perform a very acceptable service to Us. Given at Our City of OXFORD this tenth day of December, in the Nineteenth year of Our reign. 1643. GOD SAVE THE KING. Printed at Oxford, by LEONARD LICHFIELD, Printer to the University. 1643.