HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ye MEIN TIENDRAY  
BY THE LORDS-JUSTICES Of IRELAND, A PROCLAMATION.  
sidney, THO: CONINGESBY  
THE General of Their Majesties Forces in this Kingdom, having thought fit to March the Army to their Winter-Quarters, to remain there until Occasion require them to take the Field. We think it absolutely necessary, that the said Army in their respective Quarters be provided for with necessary Meat and Drink. And whereas many Inconveniencies may attend Their Majesties good Subjects remaining in the several Quarters, by the Disorder of Souldiers, where some regular Method is not laid down for their Support. And being desirous to take away all manner of Excuse from the said Souldiers for committing such Disorders, and to accommodate the said Army, and to encourage the said Subjects in the quiet enjoyment of their Property and respective Enjoyments. We have thought fit, and do hereby will and require all their Majesties Subjects within the several Provinces and Counties in this Kingdom under Their Majesties Obedience, that they and every of them do constantly supply the Markets, in each Town wherein any of the said Forces are Quartered, with all sorts of Provisions as usually done heretofore, and not to demand higher Rates, then what are hereafter mentioned. And whereas many of the Souldiers Quartered in Towns and Villages, may not at present be able to pay for their diet. We do think St, and accordingly do hereby Order, that the respective Inhabitants in every Town and Village, on whom Souldiers shall be Quartered, do provide for the said Souldiers, decent, wholesome diet, such as the Country affords; that is to say, one hot Meal a Day, and the remainder of the Dinner for Fright, for which, the Person so providing, shall receive for every Foot soldier, three pence a day, for every Dragoon, three pence half-penny, and for every Trooper, four pence, and for Horse-meat, the Rates hereafter set down All which several Rates shall be paid to the Person that shall provide the said diet, or to their assigns, they producing such Certificate of the Debts as is required by Lieutenant-General Ginckell's Orders of the Thirteenth day of November Instant. And We are assured that he will severely punish any soldier, that shall presume( being thus provided for) to steal, or forcibly take from any Person, Provisions or other Commodities. And whereas many Farmers, and others, may have great Quantities of Hay and Corn, more then will answer the maintenance of their respective Families, and for Sowing their Land; all such Persons are hereby required, to bring in such surplus of Hay and Corn, to such Their Majesties Garrisons, as are or shall be appointed for Magazines, by the General of the said Forces, where the same shall be received by Store-Keepers, appointed for that purpose, who upon receipt of any Parcels of Hay or Grain are hereby required to give a Certificate of the Quantities received, which said Certificate, shall be a Security unto the Person delivering the said Hay and Corn, for so much as it amounts unto, according to the following Rates, or under, according to the goodness of the Commodity, which Money shall be allowed and paid to the respective Persons.  

RATES of PROVISIONS.  
WHeat, Fifteen Shillings per Barrel, containing 128. Quarts Winchester-Measure.  
〈◇〉 Seven Shillings six pence per Barrel. Ditto Measure.  
Oats, four shillings per Barrel. Ditto Measure.  
Oat-Meale, one penny per Quart.  
Mutton, one penny half-penny per Pound.  
Beef, one penny per Pound,  
New-Milk Cheese, two pence half-penny per Pound.  
Skim-Milk Cheese, one penny half-penny per Pound.  
Butter, four pence per Pound.  
Strong Beer in the Quarters, two pence per Quart, and if brought above ten Miles, three pence per Quart.  
Brandy, two shillings per Quart.  
Good Waters, one Shilling three pence per Quart.  
Sweet Milk, a half-penny per Quart.  
Hay, twelve pence per Hundred weight.   
Given at their Majesties Castle of Dublin the Fourteenth day of November, 1690. And in the Second year of their Majesties Reign. 
 God Save the KING and QUEEN. 
 Jon. Davis   

Dublin, Printed by Andrew Crook Assignee of Benjamin Took Printer to the King and Queen at their Majesties printing-house on Ormonde-Key.