AN ORDER OF THE LORDS Spiritual and Temporal, Assembled at WEST MINSTER, in the House of LORDS, December 22. 1688.
PRESENT, • Lord Archbishop of
York. , • Duke of
Norfolk. , • Duke of
Somerset. , • Duke of
Grafton. , • Duke of
Ormonde. , • Duke of
Beaufort. , • Marquess of
Hallifax. , • Earl of
Oxford. , •
Earl of Shrewsbury. , • Earl of
Kent. , • Earl of
Bedford. , •
Earl of Pembroke. , • Earl of
Dorset. , •
Earl of Northampton. , •
Earl of Devonshire. , •
Earl of Bolingbrooke. , •
Earl of Manchester. , •
Earl of Mulgrave. , • Earl of
Rivers. , •
Earl of Stamford. , •
Earl of Winchelsea. , • Earl of
Thanet. , •
Earl of Scarsdale. , •
Earl of Clarendon. , • Earl of
Craven. , •
Earl of Burlington. , • Earl of
Sussex. , •
Earl of Maclesfield. , • Earl of
Radnor. , •
Earl of Yarmouth. , •
Earl of Berkeley. , •
Earl of Nottingham. , •
Earl of Rochester. , •
Earl of Abington. , •
Lord Visc. Fauconberg. , • Lord Viscount
Mordaunt. , • Lord Viscount
Newport. , • Lord Viscount
Weymouth. , • Lord Viscount
Hatton. , • Lord Bishop of
London. , • Lord Bishop of
Duresme. , •
Lord BP of Winchester. , • Lord Bishop of St.
Asaph. , • Lord Bishop of
Ely. , • Lord Bishop of
Rochester. , •
Lord Delawarr. , •
Lord Grey
of Ruthen. , • Lord
Eure. , •
Lord Wharton. , •
Lord Paget. , •
Lord North
and Grey. , •
Lord Chandos. , •
Lord Montague. , •
Lord Grey
of Warke. , •
Lord Maynard. , •
Lord Howard
of Escrick. , •
Lord Jermyn. , •
Lord Vaughan Carbery. , •
Lord Culpeper. , •
Lord Lucas. , •
Lord Delamere. , • Lord
Crew. , •
Lord Lumley. , •
Lord Carteret. , •
Lord Ossulstone. , •
Lord Godolphin. ,
and •
Lord Churchill.
THE Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled in this Extraordinary Conjuncture, considering the great Mischiefs that have happened unto, and do still threaten this Kingdom, by the evil Designs and Practices of the Papists, in great numbers restoring unto, and abiding in the City of London, and places adjacent to the said City; For the better preservation of the Peace and common Safety, have thought fit, and do Order and Require, That all Papists, and Reputed Papists do, and shall, within Five Days after the Date hereof, depart from the said City, unto their respective Habitations; from which they are not to remove above Five Miles distance.
Except such as now are in the Actual Service of the Queen Dowager; and Except all Ambassadors, and Foreign Ministers, with their Domestick Servants, being Foreigners; and all other Foreigners, being Merchants or Factors, or who are come into, or do reside in this Kingdom upon the account of Trade only. Except also all such Persons as have been Housholders, or have exercised any Trade within the said City of London, or within Ten Miles of the same, by the space of Three Years last past (other than such as do sell Arms,) so as such Housholders shall, within Eight Days from the Date hereof, leave an Account in Writing with the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, or some Alderman, being a Justice of Peace within the said City, or other Justice of Peace, of their respective Names, and Places of their Habitations.
Except also all such Popish Officers as shall within Six Days from the Date hereof, give good and sufficient Bail before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, or some Alderman, being a Justice of Peace within the said City, for their Appearance in the Court of King's Bench, the First Day of the next Term, to answer such Things as shall be there Objected to them; and in the mean time for the keeping of the Peace. And it is hereby Ordered, that such Popish Officers as shall not within the said Eight Days give such Bail as aforesaid, shall be committed into Custody; and be detained and kept in some publick Inns, by the Trained Bands or Militia of the said City or Counties adjacent respectively, until further Order.
WE, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled in this Extraordinary Conjuncture, Do appoint Francis Gwyn, Esquire, for Ʋs, and in Our Names, to Sign and Subscribe such Orders as shall be from time to time by Ʋs made. Dated at the House of Lords in Westminster the 22 day of December, 1688.
- Tho. Ebor.
- Norfolk.
- Somerset.
- Grafton.
- Ormond.
- Beaufort.
- Northumberland.
- Hallifax.
- Oxford.
- Kent.
- Bedford.
- Pembrooke.
- Dorset.
- Devonshire.
- Bolingbrooke.
- Manchester.
- Rivers.
- Stamford.
- Thanet.
- Scarsdale.
- Clarendon.
- Burlington.
- Sussex.
- Maclesfield.
- Radnor.
- Berkeley.
- Nottingham.
- Rochester.
- Fauconberg.
- Mordaunt.
- Newport.
- Weymouth.
- Hatton.
- W. Asaph.
- Fran. Ely.
- La-warr.
- R. Eure.
- P. Wharton.
- Paget.
- North and Grey.
- Chandos.
- Montague.
- Grey.
- Maynard.
- T. Jermyn.
- Vaughan Carbery.
- Tho. Culpeper.
- Lucas.
- Delamere.
- Crew.
- Lumley.
- Carteret.
- Ossulstone.
LONDON, Printed for Awnsham and William Churchill, M DC LXXXVIII.