By the King. A proclamation for the apprehending and punishing all stragling souldiers : for the greater security of His Majesties good subjects.
1643
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Title
By the King. A proclamation for the apprehending and punishing all stragling souldiers : for the greater security of His Majesties good subjects.
Uniform title
Proclamations. 1643-12-01
Created/published
Imprinted at Bristoll : By Robert Barker and John Bill, printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie, 1643.
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 41 x 29 cm (full-sheet)
Corporate author
England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
Associated name
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Barker, Robert, -1645, printer.
Bill, John, active 1630-1681, printer.
Barker, Robert, -1645, printer.
Bill, John, active 1630-1681, printer.
Summary
"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).
Note
"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-
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-
Genre/form
Proclamations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Bristol.
Item Details
Call number
267- 244b
Folger-specific note
Mounted on stiff backing; untrimmed. Bought from James Burmester Rare Books, 11 April 2012.
Folger accession
267244