CHARLES R.  
His Majesty taking into His Princely consideration the present Condition of divers of His good Subjects now in, and about the City of Oxford, who have faithfully served Him in His war, against those who are in Rebellion against Him, and in that service have received divers maims, and wounds, whereof they are not yet cured, nor can be without care and cost, in attending them and providing for them; and His Majesty having already taken them, and others of the like condition, into His Gracious consideration to provide for their sustentation for the future, as appears by His Proclamation of the date of the second of this present month. But by reason of the many, and those important occasions He hath otherwise, He cannot for the present so provide for these poor distressed souls as He would, and as the necessity of their cases doth require, Doth therefore out of His Princely goodness recommend them to the Charity of His well-disposed Subjects, out of their bounty and compassion to contribute towards their present relief, in such measure and manner as God shall move their hearts unto. And for the better collecting thereof, He doth require, That on the next Sunday, or Lords day, in every college in the university at such time as they shall think fit, and in every Church in this City and Suburbs, this His pleasure be signified at morning-Prayer in those Churches, and either the Church-wardens, or some other persons of honesty and discretion in every of those places, to be appoynted by the mayor of the City, shall receive those Collections. And His Majesty doth hereby require that they who shall be so trusted, shall under their hands deliver true notes of the money collected, and the moneys themselves to the hands of Leonard Bowman of this City, Mercer, whom His Majesty doth appoint to be treasurer for that purpose, and whose pains and care His Majesty intendeth to use in this charitable work for the relief of these His Majesties poor Subjects, who shall expend the same according to such instructions as shall be given by the Commissioners appoynted for the care of His Majesties Army, sitting in the Audit house at Christ-Church.   

OXFORD, Printed by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the UNIVERSITY. 1643.  
This was read publicly in the aforesaid places& at the time appointed.  
Sunday .7. of May .2643.