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thee more free patfage of all His loving
_Subjeéts,:ac1de the free carriage and

V conveyance of their Horfes, Provifions, or other;

. Goods from any one place or part to another,
‘ lyvithin His Kingdom ofEnglam1,andthe A
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(which hath peradventure a_ll'b'h;1pne‘d.eL§l
where) have been “ftopfaed, ‘examined, fearched, l1ayed_ agd.m9l¢-
fled,oncl y upon cauflelfe fixfpiziozi, to their greatvexauon, dlltur-

l b;a;icé.§nd_ _l‘xinélera£a<_:_el,’c.ci>gntra'nv ,t<)..t-hé wanted }ibe(t}'nnd"frcE]om

"of the Su‘bjeél,and th.e‘e{h1blI{hed. Law of,the.Land_, I ’ _A ; 3 - .. ;  A
We therefore,’ fol‘ the prelent relief of 0ur_gQQd Sdubgefis her;-‘A
"in,and to prevefit all furtlie,f tfoulilc t0 llsnpon other xlce Cort}-
plaints (by a timely andmfblifie nbtice id that behalf) doe, by this
Our Proelamat~ion flricfily chargeand commzmd all maul pf r-
w'fons,_Ma'gifirates*,O*flicets,Minii’c<;rS;afId othé; l011T_5l1l’lF .3 W 4 =1 '
1 foe-mt, whom .rhéfcn'1'a)z any ‘ways ccintarn,l1‘1a'_:a:t:‘tla"eyg dfidiflfy
A of them; {hall ~,-- and do: from ’heh’cc-forth: ‘from acne 1q‘t5f!'!¢\p€{'*
mit and {uffer all arid eVe'ry501lr<lov‘¥flg 31ibi3&.-9' ‘O Pill”: 3l'§d.tneIr
be’ earned or

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Kingdome of ‘£ngla;_zd~snd Duminions t‘r_1<_’I€.0f >_’ ‘1‘_1}FElY

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out afiy Iuch or other Order or direé‘t-ion‘7ol7one-or~ aboth_ Hollkéfi-E

i-Parliarnent, made or given, or to be made or given , Wlihout my
cxprelle confent thereunto , and not orherwife in any forts amfi
fuch O rder or direétionto the contrary in any wife notwithfla ,
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And futher, That in cafe
Subjeéis in their pafsing

es, pgovifions, or other Goods whatfoever, in thfiif a?“-'¥’Y“,‘§figf
c_on'veying,be otherwife flayed, then all and"every».fu¢.l?;®'“§   1 rd
je Cts be forthwith fet at Libertie, and fuch Horfes, prov1fi0_fl5:3i§
other Goods forthwith delivered to the Owners thereof. 3 j
And We require all manner of perfons whatfoevegwhom ‘I’
‘may any wa

(fo upon the way) any Of  “Y loving

ys concern , to take fpeciall notice of this Our ~p1¢3‘.
fate, and to

performe all ready obedience thereunto in all ‘points,
‘as they and every of them offending to the contrary , Will anfW¢‘
fghe fame at their uttnolt perils.   ’ i

Givenat Our Court at York, the eighteenth day-of I"???
 theeighteenthvyeer ofourkeign, 1642.

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. By the King.

lfi Proclamation to informe all Our 10:

Tying Subieéls of the Lawfulnelle of Our Commifllons Of   1

.- ,Array, i{Tued into the feverall Counties ‘of Our Realme of
'_ ,Englam1,and Dominion of Wale

:, and of the ufe of them 1 Ant!
_ commanding them to obey Out Commiflioners therein

named, in the Execution of their {aidCommiflions.  

i Hereas, by the Laws of this Land, the Ordering and G93
‘ verning of the Mzlztiq of the Kingdomfor the preventing
and fuppxeflion of all Invafions and Rebellions, hath (as a molt
known and undoubted

A right and prerogative)bc1ono¢d' in all times
folcly F0 Our Sclfc an<%.0»_1r Prosénisors. Kin °

gs of §ngla'nd.i 1 And
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i.iicC°rd’"s‘313'i Wee have hCret3C5f)‘0re' awarded‘ Com millions’of I:ieV5‘:*
‘tfinancy into the feverall Counties 0‘ this Our Realm ,for the gals:
j}f€fmng.and exercifing of the ‘Souldiorie and =’I1rained=Bandsn there,‘
‘1}l<c_as.Ch1een Elizaéetb and'_Our deareFather,- both of happy me-,
monc, had done before us. ' And therein( amongft other:;;thingS;) -
Save P0W€r to the Commiflioners in each County, to Levie,,..tca
,_t0gether,Arme, Array, Train, and Muller Our'Subje&s inhabiting
in the faid feverall Counties, andto condufit and. lead them againfl:
all Our Enemies, and all Rebels and Traitors from Iiltie to time;
as often as need (hduld require. a -
_ "All which Com millions ( although We did,fince the beginning
Of this parliament, grant the like for the County of iTcrlve,';to the
now Earle of Eflex, with the privitie of both '0 ur Houfes of’ Pat-
liament, and without’ exception from either) have, without hea- 5
ring any of Our Councell learned, been {ince Voted in Our faid
Houfesof Parliament to be illegall and void"-','tl1e realon whereof
d oF,nor can imagine: For that nei-
jther any illcgall Claufe (if any fuch be) in thofc Commillions,
nor any exceffe or abufe of their Authority, by any Lievtenants or’-,,
Iheir Deputies, in railing of Moncys,‘taxing ofthe lnhabitants,l *3’ 3
otherwile could, by Law, make void any fuch powers‘ as in th g, ‘:1
felvcs werelawfull to be ranted and ut in execution. P" 

And whereas, in cafe 0 danger an necefsity, it had beer 1110!!
he times, and the good lilting Of Our

futable to the conditionof t

Subj:-€ts( who cannot be well pleafed with any new ‘W“Y¢5a. OW
fpecious foever) that‘Our, I-Ioufes of Parliament flaox-'d’haV€ Ear
ken Order that our Commifsions of Lievtenanciex the Courfc
whereof had fo lone continued )fl10uld,for the prrI¢I“3:l11V€ 13.“?

"putin’ex“ecution,at eaflivife fi1cl*'rp’ar_t1thereo at W35 lmdwlfibl-Y
.and unqueltionably lcgall, and was fulficient fof thc PU1‘P0_f€S be-
fore mentioned, or 'that(a°ecordi ,, , l' “ 'P‘¢fid€DtS mfor-n 
mer times) they would -haverdeiired ‘ s to have grantedtgnew  
Commilsions of‘ that nature,-‘omitting f uch Clmfcs’ as might y1fi- i. 4
' ' i " ted ad:1in{f)whi'ch We-would not have denied ;
millions‘? bc,
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gt fcvetall ‘times had ’be<5n réffufcd 
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ag:a’inl’c10ur Coz1£~:1'1t (-the r
to all Our Subjcfis) is not
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- ’VVhctcfc5rc,«out'of'thc care which

oncly without any one 'warr.m.ra'b‘1¢P"¢_f
es’ (as webclccvc )but -( as We are well 35112

L Wéliave-of (_)ur pcofalfia Q33
undcmhc pretence of danger, neccfsity, and'w;mt of Authonty
from U.$tO ut themintoa

Militaric.pofture,thcy’fhnuld be d’raW“.
and ‘ingtigcd many’ oppofiti

Qn againft Us or O u r }u%fi Authotitié‘ 5
and that they maykndw they are 1)

and fccured againfi all jufi caufcs o Fears and Dangcrsi from 311}?
iorce ixmlcgall way ( for We are re
.abi§Ch§according=toour known.Laws oncly3 We have though?
fiébt t-hcdprcfcnt,~l1€reby{hu§Iimel to publiih and ’d:.:1are,T113t

'-ave awarded into the fcvcrall éoxintiéé .c'yfd_O‘ur Kingdom: of

  D0mini0n0fWalu Our fcverall Commifsions of AT‘

132"; ‘ by gwmg POWCF #20 feyega11:pcr£on§; 0fdHQ'Vn9ur, Rep“:

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3 ‘Which power oxgan:k:g%13:;g;?§:;E}g§ Si-gcd Om’
‘and 0“ K1983 03‘: as it is inhcrcntddin  add’
Our. .Cx.'own,('9 it hambeen " ’

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thc4M’z'Ii£ia’,‘;uhdér4he name of MOI? ‘  
dinpncc (rw hith twoot tht:

nd bqing ‘mad f not o.n¢1y W7f50Ut:b'*‘t-d
pjqrfons whercé are fiifl“1éiefit13l1'<fi0Wn¢'

Us othcrwifcfprovidcd 501':
folvcd to rule and govern 0"? ’

dc ,. fuélion 5: our Encmiés. d
défehéc of U9-

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warranted’ by Prcf d

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lfigall‘ cven\byj~rl«ic‘two‘lé;zrn¢dTud¢¢s*, .53‘ Ge‘o”rg,éA<?‘  
Rzcbazd Hu:mz.(%_amongft a_H the ref)‘ fin ‘their‘ A}g"};‘m‘¢n;§;, 
oonchJd'¢d"_on the °Sub'j_‘¢ 6155 prntt in oQ'g1‘...oE}3¢H if net"-:
Mafie.r*Harnydep:.'C.af fe;as‘b){‘ (HE .f.5.‘r1)(’,‘ Ax‘   
appears, ‘together wit’h“cfivcrs;p:1rticu1ar Riacords in‘. 1'23‘/,c‘Af;J}.Al\' 
thcrcin mentioned, to‘ which n1any.rn<Srénia'y: bc”:'addéd§ 1  o .\ ‘
1 A'1‘_1d‘in*th:Cf€ Our Co;ntpif_ _i_0ns,to pI;¢Y1f‘r‘§'E§*1l§f  ‘I:1tfl¢:‘t,gof~‘
crptoion;-.We 11av‘e;int.1'"né‘}><)*\%{€1'S given iro DurfC:ojmii1‘Ifs‘i5fiérs,Jn,
afl 'poinrs'followcd that Commif’si‘on ‘of Array, whic'h.W.‘a%s~ agreed!
upon byrhc King and both houfes of P;:rli:zmcnt;aFtcr confcréncc.
with the Judges of the Realmfin thcfihh Y °Ct€o0'f Kingrflgdrj 
fourth, 3nd'w%.1s dons upon*tl_1‘c dcfirtq of the :C.Omn1oi1's'," 10.’. have’
fome alterations from former Commifsions in certain over-flrifi‘ \
CIz1ufcs,.Whereunto ncverthclcflh no exception’ was taken, forthe.
legalitic, but the Kings A‘fl"cnotaocknowV1¢dgcdAasan Afi o£7g_re,at'§
Grace,-as app :=arcri1 by the Padiament‘ Ro1‘I's of‘ that y,c'cré.’ Smcnf
ifsionsof Array have frequently ifI’ucdfoi‘ pjrc.

Which‘tim.e. C om m‘ _ ‘
vention of 'dangcr,eithcr offincrmcs abroad or at home (1nboth—

which rcfpcéts Our Houfes oF.P.1rIiamcnt have‘ yotcd this King;-3
dom tobc in dzzngc-r)‘thc fame bsing indeed the-old ’ordina4’y‘ way.’
for the prefervatzon ofthc King and Kxngdom, wl_1o mull _not ‘_dc->3
by thcir'prepar;;tion till {uch dam:-r break {oft}; xnto aéhop, and
10 .p¢.,},3p3 move mg Ljtc,‘ And thcf; Commxflions of Afray xvcgrg;
not di{~'cof1tin'ucd,‘ till by rcafon ofthc C oxnnnffions of Lncvtcnan-3.
CiC(Which1'n Tubthznce conmined the-.po.wcrs gnvcn-byuthofc Ciom-~
mifsionsof Array)7.-hey came to belof l1ttlc,uf;+.   _ ' r
- ‘And’. Whcrcas by.thc §tatnt_,c,ofthe:fo;urth rand‘  of’;
t}1¢WRcjgf1'of’P}J!]l.P and '/liar; Kingfand ',<3_u¢¢n_c qfIEflg14H_.J, It 15 en.’ ‘
aéied * T7hat'if "any pcrfon or per/fons that’_fli3I'lAbC«COn‘I’A_rl1alld:j§i:  . "
néra 1913' ‘or Tpeciauy to Mnficr 35°F? 3“Y—f”°hF‘o,‘ ‘h‘?1,2;T,"~V§ ‘A“     '
' n:?emé“nt forth‘: fa’me,by,oi-‘from t c Kin .0; 
or other perfon or _pcr.f9nsat_1t1,1qrII§:d for
-or*:h'emfc}j7c§‘fifofit tflclflmc‘ .
ablr: cxcufé ‘of’SIcknCflE‘, or o. . ‘
‘ C

Jityflr Comma
any Li¢vtenant,W;2rdcn, _ V: i .
;1m.fg.mg','dd -w~iLlingly-'\abfent"h1fIl
Muflcxs, having no true and 

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not bring with them fuch their belt:
he‘ or they {hall then havefor his ort

heir o wn pet for; in .readxn¢fT€,_
thatmfufih perfon orperfons ifhal,f‘or everyfuch default and ofi'enCes,

incurfuch, pen.alties,and IQ be’inf1i&‘ed' in . fuch man
{aid Stf.,t,ute,a're limited. Which Statute is in fiullfforce. — ‘
A W.E.do thereFore,by this Our P
command _a'll‘Our Sheriifs , Jufiices of
Conftabl‘cs,andall;othcr Our 0 flicjcrs
jeétsof Our feverall‘ Counties»

Wale: refpe&ively,l_Tl1at they be
felling, and at the

peace, Majors, Bailiflis,
,and other Our loving Sub-

attending, aiding, afsifling, coun-
commandment of the faida Commifsionersof

,   . xvely in the execution of their Com‘ \
mifsions, as they will anfwer th

e contrary at theirutmofl"perils.. l
— _ hing doubt thatany of Our loving
Subjeéts mall or willoppoiie ° ' ' '

cution any power touching ‘the Militia, not warmnrcd by Our
A1 thority, or otherwifetdifiurbing Our faid Commifsioner-sin
1ce,,con{ider.ino

ircumfiances , bythe flriéi:
: Yet left any ill-affeéied per-
fons, too far prefuming upon 0ur“Clemency ,

° end Us and

Our Laws, contra-
-,VS{ee doe hereb

ry tnthis‘ Our proclamation
Suhjeéts, That whofoever fllall, after th
liflied,‘ do any thing in oppofitiont of our
obeying their Commands, accord
tion any. other Command concern
contrary to LaW,Wec {hall
an . Mere ,

ing to L

. aw. , or putting in excu-
rngthe

Militia of our Kingdom,"

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