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W R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MONDROIT By the King, A PROCLAMATION.  
WILLIAM R.  
WHereas His Majesty hath been Informed, That great Numbers of Papists and other Disaffected Persons, who Disown His Majesty's Government, have lately Resorted to and Assembled in the Cities of London and Westminster, contrary to the known Laws of this Kingdom, whereby they may have Opportunity to perpetrate some Wicked Attempt upon His Majesty's Royal Person; His Majesty therefore, upon the humble Address of the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled, hath thought fit, by she Advice of His Privy Council, to Issue this His Royal Proclamation, and does hereby Strictly Charge and Command all Popish Recusants, Natives or Denizens, being above the Age of Sixteéns Years, That they do, according to the Statutes in that behalf made, Repair to their respective Places of Abode, and if they have none, then to the Places where their respective Father or Mother is or shall be dwelling, and do not hereafter Remove or Pass above Five Miles from thence. And His Majesty does hereby Command the Lord Mayor of London, and all other justices of the Peace, and other Officers within the Cities of London and Westminster, and Ten Miles of the same, That they do effectually proceed to put in Execution the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty and of the late Queéns Marry of Blessed Memory, Entitled, (An Act for the Amoving Papists and Reputed Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster, and Ten Miles distance from the same) by Tendering to them the Declaration therein mentioned, and otherwise according to the said Act. And His Majesty does likewise Charge and Command the aforesaid, and all other justices of the Peace whatsoever, To tender the Declaration aforesaid, according to one other Act made in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty and the said late Queéns, Entitled, (An Act for the better Securing the Government by Disarming Papists and Reputed Papists.) And for the better Discovery of Persons Disaffected to the Government, and that, being Discovered, their Dissoyal and Wicked Purposes and Attempts may be Disappointed, His Majesty does Strictly Charge and Command all justices of the Peace and other Officers in that behalf Authorized, That where they shall find or be informed of any Person, who by reason of his Conversation, Discourse or other Demeanour shall be Suspected not to be Well Affected to His Majesty's Government, they do effectually put in Execution the Act made in the Seventh and Eighth Years of His Majesty's Reign, Entitled, (An Act for the better Security of His Majesty's Royal Person and Government) by Summoning the said Persons, and Tendering to the●● the Oaths by the said Act appointed to be taken, and in case of Refusal or Neglect of Appearance to proceéd further against such Offenders, according to the Directions of the said Act; it being His Majesty's Pleasure, That the Laws be Executed to the utmost against such Offenders. And His Majesty does hereby Charge and particularly Require all Deputy Lieutenants and justices of the Peace, That they do meét Monthly, to Inquire into and Inform themselves of the Affairs of their respective Counties and Divisions in relation to the Premises, and take special Care to Preserve the Peace, and Prevent all Unlawful Meétings and Assemblies, and that from time to time they give Information of their Proceed and Discoveries to the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.  
Given at Our Court at Kensington the Second Day of March, 1698. In the Eleventh Year of Our Reign.  
God save the King.   

London, Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceased, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1698.