English coat of arms, circa 1688 
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
dieu ET MON DROIT   
BY THE Lord Deputy General, AND General Governor of His Majesties Kingdom of IRELAND.  
A DECLARATION  
TYRCONNEL,  
WHEREAS several of the people of this Kingdom have contrary to their Duty and Allegiance to His Majesty entred into several treasonable Associations, formed themselves into Regiments, Troops and Companies, seized upon several parcels of His Majesties Arms and Horses, murdered, plundered and pillaged many of his Majesties good Subjects, possessed themselves of strong Holds and Garrisons, and committed many other acts of Hostility, and have put many other sleights and affronts upon the Government, at a time when We have employed all Our care and industry to preserve the public Peace of the Realm, and to protect all his Majesties Subjects in their persons, liberties and properties. And finding they were much encouraged thereunto by the quantities of Arms, and number of Horses they had in their hands, and by the Arms and Horses carried or sent to them out of the peaceable parts of this Realm by several persons disaffected to the Government: And being informed that the Prince of Orange doth resolve to land an Army here, with an intention to reduce this Kingdom under his power, and upon his landing to seize upon the Arms and Horses remaining in private mens possession to supply his occasions. We conceiving it fit to prevent these mischiefs, have given orders for seizing all the Arms and serviceable horses in particular mens hands within the most parts of this Kingdom, excepting such as belonged to any of His Majesties Privy council, or to any of his Majesties Army; which Orders We hope are by this time executed. And to the end that the several Inhabitants within this Realm may remain free from any apprehenion of being further preached or molested upon the account of Horses or Arms, and that they may be put in a way of satisfaction for the horses taken away from them, which shall not be restored, as hereafter is directed. And that his Ma●… sty may have a perfect account of the Arms and horses seized upon for his use, ●… have thought fit, and do hereby strictly charge and command all Officers and Souldiers of his Majesties Army within this Realm, to bring in all the Arms and horses by them respectively seized upon, and to deliver the same to the respective colonels under whom they respectively serve, upon pain of being Disbanded, banded, and of being for ever after made incapable of serving his Majesty in any Civil or Military Employment. And We do further strictly charge and command all colonels of the Army, that they do make diligent search and enquiry of all the Arms and horses seized upon by any of the Officers and Souldiers under their respective Commands, and to compel them to render an account thereof, and to procure the same to be delivered into their respective hands.  
And We do further require all such colonels to Restore to the right Owners such of the said Horses as are not fit to be used in troops of Horse in the Kings Army, and that the said respective Colonels do forthwith sand Us a particular account under their hands of all the Serviceable Horses and Arms, that they and their under Officers or Soldiers have got into their hands; And We do also require the several persons within this Kingdom from whom any Horses or Arms were taken by virtue of our said Orders or under pretence thereof, to give in two Lists of such Arms and Horses, wherein they are to insert as near as they can the names of the persons who seized upon such Horses and Arms, and to deliver one of the said Lists to the Chief Officer of the County wherein they dwell, and the other to the High Sheriff of the County where they reside who are hereby required to transmit the same to Us, that a just satisfaction may be made to every person from whom such Horses were taken which shall not be restored to the owner: And We do further charge and command all colonels who have Seized any Horses or Arms within the City or County of cork, to deliver the same to Lieutenant General Mac-Carty who is to restore to the Owners such of the said Horses as are not Serviceable to be made use of in Troops of Horse, who is hereby required to take an exact account of such Arms and Horses and to transmit a List of them to Us, And We do also require all Officers and Soldiers and such others as have seized any Arms or Horses within the City of Dublin or the Suburbs thereof, or within the Liberties of St. Thomas Court or St. sepulchre, to deliver the same upon the penalties aforesaid to the Chief Officer in Command under Us within the City of Dublin, And We do strictly charge and command all Officers and Soldiers of his Majesties Army within this Realm, and all other persons whatsoever that they or either of them do not for the future presume to seize upon any Fire Arms, Swords or Bagganets, or Horses belonging to any person or persons whatsoever, who are not or shall not appear to be in actual Rebellion against his Majesty under the penalty of being not only cashiered but to be looked upon as Robbers and Thieves, hereby forbidding any further Search or Entry to be made into the Houses, Out-houses or Stables of any person whatsoever for any such Arms or Horses. And We likewise forbid upon the penalties aforesaid any interruption to be given to any Travellers, Passengers or others going upon their occasions to any place or places whatsoever; Excepting the Province of Ulster, and Town of Sligoe. And We do also hereby require all General Officers and Colonels of his Majesties Forces to restore to the Right Owners such Horses belonging to them as were commonly used for ploughing or Tillage, or were used commonly for the carriage of any goods, or for Hackney Coaches, or which persons made use of for Earning their livelihood.  
Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin, the 1st day of March In the Year of our Lord God. 1688/ 9. By his Excellencies Command W. ELLIS  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

DUBLIN,  
Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham, Assigns of Benjamin took Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty; and are to be Sold by Andrew Crook at His Majesties Printing-house on Ormonde-Key, and by Samuel Helsham at the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street. 1688.