• The Kings most Excellent Majesty.
• His Royal Highness
• Prince Rupert
• Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
• Lord Chancellour
• Lord Treasurer
• Lord Duke of Bucks.
• Duke of Lauderdaill
• Lord Marquess of Worcester
• Lord Marquess Dorchester
• Earl of Ogle
• Earl of Ossory
• Earl of Bridgwater
• Earl of Bathe
• Earl of Anglesey
• Earl of Craven
• Earl of Arlington
• Earl of Carbury
• Viscount Fauconberge
• Viscount Halifax
• Lord Bishop of London
• Lord Newport
• Lord Holles
• Lord Berkley
• Mr. Secretary Coventry
• Mr. Chancellour of the Exchequer
• Sir Robert Long
• Master of the Ordnance
• Sir Thomas Osborne.

HIS Majesty is pleased to Declare in Council, That being mindful of his for­mer Declaration, bear­ing Date January the Second 1671/2 by which His Majesty caused a Stop to be made of the Payment of any Moneys then being, or to be brought into the Exchequer, for the space of One whole Year, ending the Last Day of December instant; And did then also Require and Command Sir Heneage Finch Knight and [Page 2] Baronet, His Attourney General, to prepare a Bill for His Royal Signature to Pass the Great Seal, in pursuance of the said Declaration: Which was accordingly done.

And His Majesty having also considered, that the said Last Day of December is near approch­ing, longer then which time His Majesty did by His said Declaration Declare the said Stop of Payments should not continue,

But notwithstanding His Majesty hath not been wanting on His part to comply with all honourable ways and means that might ope­rate such happy Effects; Yet the Continuance of those inevitable Necessities which first in­forc'd His Majesty (contrary to His own In­clinations) to cause a Stop to be made of Pay­ment of Moneys, compells him at this present to continue the same Stop of Payments of any Moneys now being, or to be brought into the Exchequer, until the First Day of May next ensuing; with such Directions to the Lord High Treasurer, and other Officers and Persons concern'd, and with such Limitations and Di­stinctions, as by His said Declaration above­mention'd was directed and enjoyn'd.

And that this His Majesties Pleasure and De­claration may be speedily and effectually put in Execution, His Majesty is pleased to Order, and doth hereby Require and Command Sir Heneage Finch Knight and Baronet, His At­tourney General, forthwith to prepare a Bill for His Royal Signature to Pass the Great Seal; Thereby commanding the Lord High Trea­surer of England immediately to Order and Direct all and every the Officers of His Maje­sties [Page 3] Exchequer, to Post-pone all Warrants and Orders, whether Registred or not Registred; And other Securities and Payments whatsoever, except such as are excepted in the above menti­oned Declaration and Letters Patents, until the First Day of May next ensuing, with such other Directions and Clauses as shall be necessary for the pursuance of this His Majesties Decla­ration.

And His Majesty doubts not but that all His Loving Subjects have such Trust and Confi­dence in His Justice, that it will take away all apprehensions of their being in the least defrauded of any thing that is justly due to them.

And His Majesty is graciously pleased farther to Declare, That He continued this Stop of Payments to so short a time as the First of May next; to shew His intentions of taking the first opportunity that any way or means shall offer to him; to restore to His good Subjects all that is justly due to them, and render them under His Government both safe and happy.