C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown  
BY THE KING.  
¶ A Proclamation of His Majesties Grace, Favour, and Pardon to the Inhabitants of His County of Buckingham.  
WHEREAS We have taken notice, that by the Malice, Industry, and Importunity of several ill-affected and seditious Persons in Our County of Buckingham, very many of Our weak& seduced Subjects in that Our County have not only been drawn to exercise the Militia, under colour of a pretended Ordinance, without and against Our Consent,( a Crime of a very high nature, if We would strictly inquire thereinto) but have made Contributions of Plate, Money, Horses, &c. towards the Maintenance of the Army now in Rebellion against us; We do hereby publish and declare, That We are graciously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that County, to the Power and Faction of their Seducers; Who, We believe, by threats, Menaces, and false Informations compelled and lead them into these Actions of undutifullnesse and disloyalty towards us; And We do therefore hereby offer Our free and gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Buckingham, for all offences concerning the premises committed against us, before the publishing of this Our Proclamation, except Master John Hampden, and Arthur Goodwin Esquires, against both which We shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law, as against traitors and Stirrers of Sedition against us, And whom We do hereby require all Our Officers and Ministers of Iustice, and all Our loving Subjects whatsoever, to apprehended, and cause to be kept in safe Custody till Our Pleasure be further known. Provided, that this Our Grace shall not extend to any Person, who after the publishing this Our Proclamation shall presume by loan or Contribution, to assist the said Army of Rebells, to assemble or muster themselves in arms without Authority derived from us under Our Hand, to enter into any Oath of Association for opposing us and Our Army, or to succour, or entertain any of the Persons excepted in this Our Proclamation, or in Our Declaration of the 12th of August. But We must and do declare, That whosoever shall henceforward be guilty of the premises, or of either of them, or shall give any obedience to any Warrants concerning any Musters, levies, or Contributions for levies whatsoever, under any pretence of Authority whatsoever, either from the said Master John Hampden, and Master Arthur Goodwin, or from any other Persons whatsoever, without Our express Consent Declared under Our Great seal or sign manual, shall be esteemed by us as an Enemy to the public Peace, a Person disaffected to us, and to the Religion and laws of the kingdom, and shall accordingly receive condign punishment, of which We give them timely notice, that they may proceed accordingly at their perils. And Wee do hereby will and require Our high sheriff, Iustices of the Peace, and all other Our Officers, and loving Subjects to resist, oppose, and apprehended all such Persons as shall presume to make any levies in that Our County, under what pretence soever, without Authority derived from us under Our Hand. And We likewise will and require them, and every of them to be assistant to all such as shall either Command the Traine-Bands of that Our County, or make any levies in the same, by virtue of Commission under Our Great seal, or sign manual.  
¶ Given at Our Court at Oxford, the 24 day of December, in the eighteen year of Our reign. 
 God save the King.