WHEREAS by Our late Proclamation Wee declared Our pleasure for proroguing the Parliament from the Sixteenth day of Februa­rie last past, vnto the Fifteenth day of this instant March; Now for weightie and important reasons, Wee, with the aduice of Our Priuie Counsell, haue resolued to prorogue the said Parliament yet further, vnto the Twentieth day of April now next ensuing: And to the end, that, aswell the Lords Spirituall and Temporall, as the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Parliament, may spare and forbeare their attendance accordingly, Wee haue thought fit by this Proclamation, to publish and declare Our resolution and intention therein; So that none of them (other then such as for other occasions shall happen to be in London or Westminster, who may attend the making of the said Prorogation) shall be bound to appeare the said Fifteenth day of March at the said Citie of Westminster, but are to hold their appearance and meeting there, vpon the said Twentieth day of April next comming, to treate, consent, and conclude vpon such matters, as in the said Parliament shall then and there, of the Common Counsell of the Realme (by Gods fauour) happen to be ordained.

Giuen at Our Court of Theobalds the third day of March, in the two and twentieth yeere of Our Raigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland.

God saue the King.