WEE taking care for the preservation of Our good Subjects, and their Estates, and that no dammage may happen unto them, as farre as Our providence or Pow­er can prevent it, and that the good fruits of the Earth may not wilfully or negligently be consumed or de­stroyed, when they may be preserved, doe expresly charge and Command, That none belonging to Our Court or Army, doe presume wilfully or willingly, with their Horses or otherwise, to destroy or hurt the Corne or Grasse, growing in or upon any ground, neere Our City of Oxford, or elsewhere in Our said County, or in any other Counties or Places, where any part of our Army this yeare ensuing is, or shall be quartered, least by such wilfull or negligent spoyle, We or Our Army, or Our good Subjects, may be distressed in the yeare now next ensuing, for want of such provisions. And all Commanders, Captains and Officers of Our Army, or any part thereof, are hereby required to take strict care, that if any Souldiers under their Command, wilfully offend herein, that they be duely punished for such their contempt, according to the quality of their offence.

Given at Our Court at Oxford, under Our Sign Manuall, this one and thirtieth day of March, in the Ninteenth yeare of Our Reigne.

God save the KING.