C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown  
BY THE KING.  
¶ A Proclamation for the better Government of His Majesties Army, and for the preventing the plundering, spoiling, and Robbing of His Majesties Subjects, under any Pretence whatsoever, upon pain of the Punishments herein Declared.  
WEE, Having taken into Our Princely and serious consideration the great misery and ruin falling, and likely to fall upon Our good Subjects( if not timely prevented) by the plundering, Robbing, and spoiling of their Houses, and taking from them their Money, Plate, household-stuff, Cattle and other goods, under pretence of their being dis-affected to Us and Our Service; And these unjust and unlawful Actions done by divers Souldiers of Our Army, and others sheltering themselves in the same, under that Title; Have, of Our tender commiseration of such their sufferings, as detesting all such Horrid and Barbarous proceedings, and for their future defence and preservation, thought fit to publish and declare Our royal pleasure to be; That from hence-forth no Officer, soldier of Horse or foot, or Party sent from Our Army, presume to search for, or seize upon any Money, Plate, Goods or household-stuff belonging to any of Our Subjects, of what condition soever, without Our express Warrant for the same, under Our sign manual, declaring the cause of such seizure: And if any, either Officer or soldier of Our Army of Horse or Foot, presume from hence-forth, to Plunder, spoil or rob any of Our People, or take from them any their Money, Plate, household-stuff or any Oxen, Sheep or other Cattle, or any victuals, corn, Hay or other Commodities or Provisions going to, or from any Our Markets or otherwise, being in the Grounds Houses or Possession of any of Our Subjects without giving full satisfaction for the same, upon complaint made thereof Wee will and command the Officer in chief of the Quarter, within which such Fact shall be committed, to proceed against such Offendor or offenders by the Law Martiall, without Favour or connivance, and to cause him or them to be executed accordingly without Mercy. And if any Officer in chief of such Quarter shall either neglect or refuse to do Iustice upon any person whatsoever offending against any particular herein mentioned, Our will is, and We do require the Party grieved to repair unto Us wheresoever We shall remain, and appeal to Our Iustice, which We shall be ever most ready to afford any of Our Subjects for redress of their sufferings in any the least kind whatsoever. Likewise for the better Order in Our Army, and for the preservation of the due government thereof, We do farther strictly charge and Command all Officers and Souldiers both of Horse and Foot of the same, as also all Parties sent out; That they no● any of them presume to depart or be absent from their Quarter, without a pass or Licence under the hand of the Officer commanding in chief in such Quarter of Our Army, upon pain of Death, nor that any other, but such Our Officer in chief, presume to give any pass or other Licence to any Officer or soldier to be absent upon pain of Cashiering. And that Our pleasure herein declared may be fully observed, and produce the effects We intend for the good and security of Our Subjects, We do hereby further require all the Officers commanding in chief, in any the Quarters of Our Army, to cause this Our Proclamation to be published and made known to all the Officers and Souldiers under their Command, and to see that severe and due punishment be inflicted upon such as shall henceforth offend against any the least particulars herein before mentioned, As they and every of them expect to avoid Our high displeasure for the neglect thereof.  
¶ Given at Our Court at Reading, the 25 day of November, in the eighteen year of Our reign. 
 God save the King.