By the King. A proclamation for the apprehending and punishing all stragling souldiers : for the greater security of His Majesties good subjects.

By the King. A proclamation for the apprehending and punishing all stragling souldiers : for the greater security of His Majesties good subjects.

Proclamations. 1643-12-01

Imprinted at Bristoll : By Robert Barker and John Bill, printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie, 1643.

1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 41 x 29 cm (full-sheet)

"Certain soldiers and others are quartering themselves on the subjects and robbing them. If any persons pretending to be soldiers cannot produce a pass signed and sealed by their officer, they are to be arrested and handed over to the provost marshal. Sick and wounded soldiers returning home are to be cared for by the constables out of the contribution"--Crawford, J.L.L. Royal proclamations, 1485-1714, 2513 (describing the Oxford edition).

"Given at our court at Oxford, this first of December, in the nineteenth yeer of our reign, 1643."

Not in Wing (2nd ed.); not in Crawford, J.L.L. Royal proclamations, 1485-1714; not in ESTC 2013-12-03

Crawford-style notation: Arms 24 are any per-

Great Britain -- England -- Bristol.

267- 244b

Mounted on stiff backing; untrimmed. Bought from James Burmester Rare Books, 11 April 2012.

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