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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
C. R.  AT THE COURT AT OXFORD, The sixth of October 1665.  
Present 

The KING's most Excellent Majesty.  
His royal Highness the DUKE of york.  
His Highness PRINCE RUPERT.  
Lord chancellor.  
Lord Treasurer.  
Lord Chamberlain.  
earl of Lauderdail.  
Lord Viscount Fitzharding.  
Lord Arlington.  
Lord Berkley.  
Mr. Secretary morris.  
sir, William Coventrie.    
HIS Majesty taking into His royal Consideration and Princely Care the preventing( by Gods blessing) as much as may be, any growth of the Infection, so dreadfully spread in other places, from this His City of Oxford, which without strict Regulation may likewise fall into the same Sad calamities by the concourse of Persons Diseased, under pretence of vending Commodities, or of having buisness to the Parliament, or to attend His most honourable Privy council, or other like occasions; Hath therefore been graciously pleased to Declare, and by, and with the advice of His most honourable Privy council doth Order, that the Care and Trust of allowing and approving certificates, whereby the stay of any Person in this City shall be warranted be Committed unto the Persons, and disposed in the Method following.  
First, That all certificates which concern, or relate to any Members of Parliament, and their respective Retinues, with all those who belong to this University, be wholly referred to the care of the Vice-Chancellour, or his Deputy, and to such whom he shall entrust.  
Secondly, That all Persons whatsoever who shall come with, or bring into this City, any wears, Commodities, or Provisions to be here vended or exposed to Sale; And all Gentlemen, and others who shall come out of the Country( not being Members of the Parliament) be wholley referred to the mayor of this City, and such as he shall call to his assistance.  
Thirdly, That all Persons belonging unto His Majesties Court, or pretending any buisness relating unto the same, be referred to the Examination of the Officers of His Majesties Green-Cloath, or to His Knight Marshall.  
Fourthly, That a general Search and Inquiry be forthwith made in every Parish within this City, and Suburbs thereof by the Vice-Chancellour of the University, and mayor of the City of Oxford; and the Names of all Persons, and their Qualities Lodged and Quartered in every particular house, and exact Lists of them be drawn& delivered to the chief Officers before mentioned, who are to represent the same to the Right honourable the Lord High chancellor of England and chancellor of this University to be considered of, unto whose wisdom it is referred, to the end that all unnecessary Persons may be( by Proclamation, or such other ways as shall be thought fit) removed, and sent out of this City.  
Robert Southwell.   

Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the University. Anno Dom. 1665.