WHEREAS an Address hath been made to Us by se­veral good and pious persons, for Our License to make a collection for the better assistance of such of the Souldiers of Our Army as now are, or shall be sick and wounded in Our Service, We could not but very well approve of so Charitable and Christian-like a proposal; and have therefore thought fit hereby not only to License, but also earnestly to Recommend the same to all the Nobility, Gentry, and others through­out this Kingdom, to contribute towards so good a Work, in such proportion as they shall think fit. And for the further promoting and effecting thereof, We do hereby likewise recommend it to the several Archbishops and Bishops, [...] well Roman Catholicks as Protestants, to appoint in their respective Diocesses and Parishes, some fit persons to demand and receive the Benevolence and Cha­ [...]y of all good Christians, for the use of the said sick and wounded Souldiers; and that they do also take care that the Names of the persons who shall so con­tribute, together with what Money shall be so collected upon that occasion, be returned, and paid into the hands of Luke Hore of Dublin Merchant, who is here­by authorized to receive the same. And We shall take care that the same (over and above Our allowance to such sick and wounded Souldiers) be applied, and issued from time to time, for the use and purpose aforesaid.

God Save the King.