¶ By the King.

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❧ A Proclamation for the Banishing of Giles Mompesson.

WHereas Giles Mompesson, late Knight, for great and insuffer­able crimes by him committed, to the abuse of his Maiestie, and grieuous oppression of his Subiects, hath by the high Court of Parliament beene declared to bee Degraded of the Order of Knighthood, and sentenced and adiudged to susteine and beare other punishments, as by the Record of the foresaid Iudge­ment appeareth: The Kings most Excellent Maiestie approo­uing in all things the iust proceedings and sentence of the same his high Court of Parliament; Which to preuent, the said Mompesson (while the matters were in examination) escaped from his Keeper, and fled, and is not now to be found. Ne­uerthelesse, His Maiestie (desiring to assure all his louing Subiects, how hatefull and of­fensiue it is to His Maiestie, that His people should be so iniured, molested, vexed or oppressed, and willing by the seueritie of His Iustice to deterre all others from any like attempt or enterprise hereafter) hath resolued (ouer and besides all the punishments inflicted vpon the said Mompesson, by the Iudgement of Parliament) to adde this further punishment, in detestation of his offences, vtterly to Banish and expell the said Giles Mompesson out of His Realmes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and all other His Maiesties Dominions, as a per­son infamous and vnworthy to partake of any the comforts of His Maiesties happy Go­uernment. And therefore His Maiestie doth hereby expresly charge and command, that the said Giles Mompesson, if now he be abiding within any of His Maiesties Dominions, doe forth­with, after the publication hereof, depart and withdraw himselfe out of the same: And that after such his departure, or if he be now in any parts out of His Maiesties Dominions, that he doe not at any time hereafter returne into the same or any of them, vpon paine to incurre, not onely the seuerest & vttermost execution of the said Sentence and Iudgement of Parliament, but the forfeiture of whatsoeuer he may forfeit to His Maiestie, and of all such further punishment as His Maiesty in His Kingly power and prerogatiue may inflict vpon him.

Giuen at Our Palace of Westminster the thirtieth of March, in the nineteenth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland.

God saue the King.

His Maiestie (of his blessed disposition for the Weale of His Subiects) being carefull to stoppe the current of this growing euill, vntill vpon mature deliberation, an exact and full remedy may be prouided by Parliament in that behalfe, Doth hereby signifie and de­clare his most gracious Will and pleasure, and doth expresly charge and command, That all and euery Iudge & Iudges in the sayd Courts of Equity, where such Billes of con­formity doe depend, for so much of the matter in those seuerall Billes conteyned as concer­neth such conformity as aforesaid, and for and concerning all such persons, parties to those Suits, which haue not consented thereunto, shall forthwith, absolutely dismisse the same, and that the said Defendants in such suits be not bound or pressed to any further atten­dance in that behalfe. And that all Orders, Sentences, Decrees, Iniunctions and other restraints or Proces whatsoeuer grounded vpon any such Bill or Suite to the preiudice, hurt or hindrance of any Creditor or Creditors (not hauing consented as aforesaid) and the execution of the same, be from henceforth fully and wholly suspended, and not to be put in execution vntill order and prouision by some Act of Parliament, for a perpetuall refor­mation thereof bee had and taken in that behalfe. And that no Bill or Suite of the effect or nature aforesaid be hereafter receiued, accepted or allowed in the sayd Court of Chancery or other Court of Equity, vntill some such order as aforesaid bee taken in Parliament. And that all and euery person and persons now being in prison, or restrayned of liberty, or stan­ding vpon Bond, Bayle or Mainprise, by or by reason of any such Order, Sentence, Decree, Iniunction or other restraint, (and for no other cause) vpon any Bill or Suit of the effect or nature aforesaid in any of the said Courts of Equity whatsouer, or by reason of any procee­ding thereupon, bee forthwith by the sayd Iudge and Iudges of the sayd Courts of Equity, set at liberty and freed from his and their imprisonment or restraint, and be dischar­ged of his and their Bonds, Recognizances, Bayle or Mainprise for appearance, without molestation, vexation or trouble for or by reason of any such Order, Sentence, Decree, Iniunction, Restraint, Bond, Recognizance, Bayle or Mainprise vntill such furtheror­der be taken in Parliament as aforesayd. And therefore His Maiesty doth authorise and require aswell the Lord Chauncellor of England, as all other His Maiesties Iudges and Iustices, & other persons whatsoeuer, hauing any place of Iudicature, & all and euery His Officers, Ministers and Subiects that now bee or hereafter shalbe, to see and cause this His Maiesties pleasure duely with all conuenient expedition to be put in execution.

Giuen at Our Palace of Westminster the one and thirtieth day of March, in the nineteenth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God saue the King.