WHEREAS We have by Our severall Proclamations commanded all Persons who are any wayes indebted unto, and all the severall Tenants of all such Persons who are in Rebellion against Us, or doe assist those who are, to forbeare to pay any Rents or Debts due to the said severall Persons, but to detain the same in their hands; to the end that it may be imployed for the procuring and maintaining the Peace of the Kingdom: And whereas We have dayly experience, how all Persons of known Affection and Loyalty to Us, have their Estates seized, and their Goods, Rents, and Debts taken, by order of the pretended Houses of Parliament, and their Committees, or by the power and violence of other Rebells, in obedience to their unjust Commands; and on the other side, that the said Rebells and their adherents, finde means to receive their Rents, Debts and other Monies owing to them from Persons in habiting and residing in Cities and Townes within Our obedience: We doe once more require all Persons whatsoever, upon their Allegiance, not to presume to pay any Rents or Debts, which now are, or hereafter shall grow due to any Persons who are in Rebellion, or to any Inhabitant of the Cities of London or Westminster, or any other City or Towne, in which there is a Garrison kept without Commission granted from Us. But if it shall fall out that any Person who hath preserved his Duty and Loyalty to Us, and is inhabiting within any of the places aforesaid, shall any way suffer by these Our Commands, We will take speciall care in the behalfe of such Person, that this Our Pro­clamation shall be no prejudice to him or them. And We doe farther Will and Command all such Persons who stand indebted by Obligation, Morgage, or any other speciality, to any of the Persons aforesaid, that they pay the said debts, and summes of Monies, so due, and owing by them, into Our Receipt at Oxford, within forty daies after the publishing this Our Proclamation; for the which they shall receive a discharge and Receipt, and We promise to save them harme­lesse for the same. And for their better encouragement to obey Us in these Our just commands, We doe hereby promise to all such Persons, who shall, within the time aforesaid, bring and pay into Our said Receipt, any summes of Mony due and owing by him to any of the persons aforesaid, that is, to any Person in Rebellion against Us, or to any Inhabitant or other Person, who is resident in Our Citties of London or Westminster, or in any City or Towne in Rebellion against Us; such Person shall be allowed a third part of what is so due and owing by him, and upon the payment of the other two parts, We will save him harmelesse, and keep him indemnified from the said whole debt. And whosoever shall discover to Our Lord Treasurer, or Chancellor of Our Exchequer for the time being, any such Debts or summes of Mo­ny owing to any such Person as aforesaid, and shall be an effectuall meanes whereby the same may be recovered to Our use, every such Person shall receive a fourth part of all such debts so by him discovered, and shall furthermore performe a very acceptable service to Us.

Given at Our City of OXFORD this tenth day of December, in the Nineteenth yeare of Our Raigne. 1643.

GOD SAVE THE KING.