C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon surmounted by a crown BY THE KING. ΒΆ A Proclamation concerning the Fortifications about the city of Oxford. HIs Majesty, having often called upon the finishing of these Fortifications, and directed the way how and by what means the same should be performed, and yet notwithstanding all His care thereof, finding how slowly it hath proceeded, and that the not paying by some, who are averse from so good a work, doth discourage those also who are and have been forward( as justly it may,) and so the work is in danger to fail when it is even almost finished, hath thought fit once more to declare, and He doth hereby declare His express Pleasure and Command as followeth, That every Person above the age of sixteen years, and under the age of sixty, inhabiting or residing for the present within the University or city of Oxford, shall once in every Week, either work in Person at or upon the Fortifications there, or for his, her, or their not working shall pay twelve pence for every such default, wherewith some other able and fit person may be hired to work in their stead, and this to continue until the said Fortifications shall be fully finished, and those workers to be ordered in such manner as His Majesty hath appoynted or shall appoint. And because the safety and defencablenesse of the place doth concern all Persons of all sexes and of all degrees and qualities, who reside here, His Majesties pleasure and Command is, That all Women of the ages aforesaid( not having Husbands in this place, who either work in their Persons, or pay for others to work in their turns) shall pay their Twelve pence as well as men, their safety being concerned as well or more then men are concerned in this case. And His Majesty doth farther Declare, that he doth expect that all Noblemen, and such as are of His Privy-Councell, shall in this case pay as well, or rather before others, thereby to give example to others; And that all His servants of His household, Servants to His dearest Consort the queen, Also servants to Prince Charles, and the Duke of york shall duly pay; All such also as work unto His Majesty in any faculty whatsoever, All Gentlemen attending Him in His Troope, and their Servants, and all Commanders, Captains, Officers and Souldiers residing in this city, not being bound to continual duty, in their turns shall work in Person, or pay for the same as aforesaid; And if any Person shall willingly and voluntarily extend him or herself farther in a case of this consequence, His Majesty will graciously accept thereof. His Majesty doth farther command, That all the arreerages past be duly paid into the hands of the several Treasurers or Receivers for that purpose appoynted, which in the colleges and Halls is to some public Officer of the House, and in the city is to the Church-wardens and Constables of the several Parishes, by or before Wednesday next at twelve of the Clock,& from thenceforth duly paid weekly;& because the payment may not be deferred unnecessarily, His Majesty doth command, That all Lodgers within every house within this city, do leave their money payable by them with the master, mistress or Dame of the family, of whom it shall be demanded without expecting a personal demand from any: But if any shall refuse or neglect to observe His Majesties command in and concerning the premises, His Majesties express pleasure is, That He be speedily informed of the names of all such Persons, whom He shall esteem as Persons disaffected to His service, and besides the levying of the money from them in such a way as the nature of the service doth require, if such defaulters be His own Servants, He shall hold them unworthy to be continued in His Service; if they be such Persons whose company may well be spared in this place, He will ease the place of their presence, seeing they will not be sensible of the safety thereof. Given at Our Court at Oxford this 21. day of July, in the nineteenth year of Our reign. God Save the KING. Printed at Oxford by LEONARD LICHFIELD, Printer to the University. 1643.