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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
C. R.  BY THE KING.¶ A Proclamation to Prorogue the Assembly of the Lords and Commons of Parliament at OXFORD, until the ninth day of November next.  
WHEREAS by Our Proclamation bearing date the 22th day of December last, for the Reasons therein Expressed, We Assembled, at Our City of Oxford the 22. day of January last, the Members of both Our Houses of Parliament, which Assembly was, by Our Consent, Adjourned, until the 8th day of October next; We now taking into Our Princely Consideration, the present Difficulties in the Passage unto Our said City of Oxford, and the Dangers, that those Members of both Houses may thereby incur, if they should reassemble at the said time and place, before the several Counties about Oxford be cleared from the Rebells Forces, that infest those, and other Parts, through which the said Members must necessary pass, and the Incertainty of Our return to Oxford, so soon as the time appointed; And We most earnestly desiring, as soon as with Conveniency may be, to be assisted with the council, and Advice of the said Members of both Our Houses of Parliament, and to have them Witnesses of all Our Actions, and Proceedings, in order to the Peace of this Our kingdom, and the good of Our People; have resolved to respite the meeting of the said Assembly, till such time as it may consist with the present Condition of Our affairs, and be convenient for the Members access to Us. And to that end, We do hereby Declare, Our Will and Pleasure to be, That the meeting of the said Assembly at Oxford, be prorogued, from the said 8th day of October next, until the 9th day of November next. And We do hereby. Will, and Require all the Members of both Houses, mentioned in Our said Proclamation to Assemble themselves together at Our City of Oxford, upon the said 9th day of November, next ensuing the date hereof, where all possible Care shall be taken, for their free Passage and Accommodation, and where( We being debarred by force of arms, to receive their Advice at Our City of Westminster) all Our good Subjects shall behold Our constant Care, and Resolution, to prepare, promote, and perfect, by the concurrent Councells of the said Members of both Houses of Parliament, all means consisting with piety towards Almighty God, and Justice to ourselves and them, which may best prevent that general Desolation which will inevitably follow the continuance of this war, and to endeavour to remove all Impediments, that obstruct the way to a happy Peace to this Nation, and Our other kingdoms, which out of Our Princely, and Fatherly Compassion of Our Peoples sufferings, and Calamities, under the inevitable pressures of a Civill war, and foreign Invasion, We do, and ever shall, prefer before all earthly Blessings that may befall Us, and daily implore the God of Peace to vouchsafe it Us, and Our People. And Our Pleasure is, That this Our Proclamation be red in all Churches, and chapels within this Our kingdom, and Dominion of Wales. Given at Our Court at EXCESTER, the Twenty first day of September, in the Twentieth year of Our reign. 1644.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

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