C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ●Y THE KING A PROCLAMATION declaring james MARQVES OF ORMOND TO BE lieutenant general AND general GOVERNOVR OF THE kingdom OF IRELAND.  
●●ARLES R.  
●harless By the grace of God. king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland De of the faith &c. To all our Officers, Ministers and subiects of our realm of Ireland, or 〈◇〉 our Dominions, and to all others whom it may concern, Greetinge. Whereas our ●oyall Father of ever blessed memory by letters patents under the great seal of England, ●●nstitute and appoint our right trusty and right entirely beloved Cussin JAMES QVES OF ORMOND &c. to be his Lieutenant general and general governor realm of Ireland, giuing unto him all the powers and rights which belonged to that office or any other Lieutenant general or chief governor or Gouernours of that kingdom had yed. And whereas as well our said Father, as wee ourselves, while we were Prince, did lately and confirm unto the said Marques all the said powers and rights. Now wee do hereby 〈◇〉 and declare, that wee do fully ratify and confirm all and whatsoever the said Marques hath 〈◇〉 virtue or pretext of any of the praemisses and according to the tenor therof. And that wee ●gaine constituted and appointed our said right trusty and right interilie beloved Cussin 〈◇〉 MARQVES OF ORMOND, to be our Lieutenant general and general ●●mour of our said realm of Ireland, and wee haue given unto him all the powers, authorities, ctions, pre-eminences, dignities, profits and advantages belonging or reputed to belong ●aid office, or which any orher Lieutenant general or chief governor or governors kingdom hath here to fore had or enjoyed, And hereof wee require all our Officers, 〈◇〉 and subiects of that kingdom or of any others our Dominions, to take due notice and to 〈◇〉 our said Lieutenant, all the honor and obedience due and belonging to our Lieutenant all of the said kingdom, as they will answer the contrary at their perils.  
given at the Hage province of holland the 17. day of February in the year of our Lord 1648. according ●ould style and computation of the Church of England, and in the first year of our reign.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

Printed at Kilkenny in the year of our Lord 1649.