arms of James II HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT BY THE KING.  
A PROCLAMATION.  
JAMES R.  
WHEREAS We have upon several occasions solemnly declared Our Royal Inclinations and constant resolution of giving Free Liberty of Conscience to all Our Subjects: In pursuance whereof, We have given Our Royal Assent to a Bill passed in the last Session of Parliament lately Held for this Our Kingdom; By which it is Enacted, that all and every person and persons professing Christianity, shall have and enjoy Liberty of Conscience, and Full and Free Exercise of their respective Religious Ways and Forms of Worship within this Realm; and that they and every of them may Meet and Assemble together, with their Pastors, Teachers and Preachers, to Teach, Preach, and Exercise their several Functions in such Churches, Chaples, Private Houses, and other Places as they shall have for that purpose. And whereas We are informed that several Persons of late have entred into some Churches within this Our Kingdom, wherein the Protestant Ministers did perform their Functions; And as We cannot but resent in a high measure their Carriage and behaviour therein, as being done disorderly, and contrary to Our many repeated Declarations, and even contrary to the said late Act of Parliament for Liberty of Conscience; So We find ourself obliged to prevent the like Disorder for the future: And therefore have thought fit, by the Advice of Our Privy-Council, to Charge and Command, and We do hereby strictly Charge and Command all Our Subjects of this Kingdom, that they or any of them do not presume to dispossess any Protestant Archbishop, Bishop, Dean or Chapter, Curate, Vicar or other Protestant Incumbent of any Church or Churches whatsoever that they or any of them are in possession of; and that they or any of them do not presume to enter into any other Church formerly belonging to the Protestants, upon pretence of being deserted by the Minister or Incumbent thereof, or that the Minister is become a Rebel, or a traitor, and the Church going to ruin or decay, without first making their application to us, to know Our Pleasure therein.  
Given at Our Court at Dublin-Castle the 13th Day of December 1689. And in the Fifth Year of Our Reign.  
God Save the King.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Andrew Crook the Assign of Benjamin took Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and are to be Sold at His Majesties Printing-House on Ormonde-Key, 1689.