By the King. To our trusty and welbeloved high shieriffe of our county of Yorke.

Proclamations. 1642-05-05
Part of: Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides.

[London] : Printed at Yorke by Robert Barker, and now re-printed at London for J.W., I. in the Old-Baily, 1642.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 36 x 27 cm (full-sheet)

Against Sir John Hotham and against any raising of arms, trained bands, etc. without special writ from the King or the sheriff of York.

Text begins: Trusty and wel-beloved, wee greet you well: whereas wee understand that Sir Iohn Hotham takes upon him (without any legall authority or power) to issue warrants to constables, and other our officers, to raise diverse of our trained bands of this our county, and requires them to march with their arms, and to come into our town of Hull ...
"Given at our court at Yorke the fifth day of May, in the eighteenth yeere of our raigne, &c."
"J.W., I." is John Wright, Junior.
Royal arms at head, with border measuring 7 x 19 cm; unrecorded in Crawford but similar to Arms 34. Decorated initial (8 lines). The last word of the first line of text is 'Iohn'; the word at the lower right-hand corner of the initial is 'our'; the last word of the last full line of text is 'King-'.
This edition not in Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714. See I, 2105-2109 for other editions.

English short title catalogue, R173730
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C2829A

Great Britain -- England -- London.

265- 673b

Number '77' in pencil and red ink in later hand. Slight slurring or offset. Mounted on stiff paper backing. Disbound from the second of four volumes of the Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides. Acquired from C.R. Johnson, 2009-12-16.

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