C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown  
BY THE KING.  
¶ A Proclamation prohibiting all Persons within this County of Oxford from buying or receiving Horse or arms of any kind from any Souldiers of His Majesties Army, with a Command for bringing in of all such as have been Sold, Pawned, Left, or Lost by any soldier.  
WHEREAS We have found by Our own experience, as well as the information of others, That many Souldiers of Our Army have presumed to sell and pawn their arms, which with so great difficulty We have provided for the defence of Us and Our Kingdom, and which by Our Military Orders, and Law-Martiall is death, as well to the Receiver and Buyer, as to the Seller. And whereas other of Our Souldiers upon their March have thrown away, or through negligence have lost many of their arms, and have sold their Horses; We do hereby require all Persons whatsoever within this Our County of Oxford, That they hence-forth presume not to buy any arms whatsoever of any Souldiers in Our Army; and that within four daies after the publishing this Our Proclamation, they bring and deliver all such arms of what kind soever, either Muskets, Pikes, Swords, great Saddles, Pistols, Carabines, or the like, which they have so bought or received as aforesaid, to the hands of Our trusty and Well-beloved Winter grant Esquire, Our Waggon-Master general, at John Robotham's house in Granpoole in Our city of Oxford, promising them that they shall no ways suffer for what is past, so that they be not hereafter guilty of the same Offence. And We do farther require every soldier of Our Army, who hath sold or pawned any of Our arms whatsoever as aforesaid, That within four daies after the publishing this Our Proclamation, he inform and acquaint the chief officer of that Regiment wherein he serveth, with the names of such Places and Persons where and to whom he, or any other, to his knowledge, hath sold or pawned any such arms as aforesaid, promising likewise, That the said soldier or Souldiers shall no ways suffer for what is past, so that they be not hereafter guilty of the same Offence. And We farther require all Persons whatsoever, who have taken up, or found any arms left or lost by any Souldiers in Our Army, or any Souldiers of the Army now in Rebellion against Us, or have bought any Horse, Gelding or mere of any of Our Common-Souldiers, That they henceforward presume not to buy any Horse of what kind soever of any Common-souldier without the consent of the colonel or chief Officer of the Regiment of which such soldier is, and that they likewise within four daies bring and deliver all such arms and Horses to the said Winter grant, or his deputies, at the said John Robotham's house in Our city of Oxford, who shall take a note of the names of all such who shall obey Us in these Our commands, and present their names unto Us, that We may take notice of their duty and Affection to Our service. And if a speedy obedience be not given to these Our Commands, We shall give further direction for the searching all Houses where is probable suspicion to find any such arms or Horses. And Our pleasure is, That this Proclamation be red in every Parish Church throughout this County, and in the head of every Regiment in Our Army.  
¶ Given at Our Court at Oxford, the fifth day of january, in the eighteen year of Our reign. 
 God save the King.