WHereas vpon credible informacion of sundry decaies of houses and enclosures , made by diuerse persones contrary to the Kynges Maiesties lawes and statutes of this realme : His highnes by the aduise of his derest vncle , the Lorde Protector , and others of his maiesties priuie counsaill , myndyng a gentle reformacion of the same , gaue warnyng by Proclamacion to the offendors , to redresse and amende their offences in that behalf , before a certain daie , entendyng after thesaied warnyng , to haue executed his highnes said lawes and statutes sharpely against suche as notwithstandyng thesaied warnyng , would haue continued in their saied offence : Beeyng enformed that certain nombers of disobedient and sedicious persones , assemblyng theimselfes together vnlawfully , in some partes of the realme , haue moste arrogantly and disloyally vnder pretence of thesaied Proclamacion , taken vpon theim his Maiesties aucthoritie , presumed to plucke his highnes sworde , out of his hande , and so gone about to chastice and correct , whom thei haue thought good : in pluckyng doune Pales , Hedges , and Ditches , at their will and pleasure , contrary to their dueties of allegeaunce , and to the daunger of his maiestie , and al other his highnes good and louyng subiectes . Like as his Maiestie , by the aduise and counsaill aforesaied , hath resolued to take suche ordre for the one partie , as thesaied decaies and enclosures shall , when his highnes seeth tyme 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 reformed accordyng to his maiesties lawes . statutes : And on the other parte , these outragious attemptates , of thesaied sedicious and leude persones , staied , corrected , and punished , accordyng to iustice , for the more suretie of his highnes , good and louyng subiectes , so hath his Maiestie thought good , to will , charge , and commaunde , like as by these presentes , his maiestie doth straightly charge and commaunde , all and synguler his highnes good subiectes , of what estate , degree , or condicion soeuer thei be , not onely to beware how thei presume , at any tyme from hencefurth to make any suche riottes , or vnlawful assembles , for any cause whatsoeuer , vpon pain of his highnes vtter indignacion , and as thei will auoyde the extremitie and vttermoste perill , that maie ensue for the contrary : But also , assone as by any meanes , thei shall haue any certain knowlege , intelligence , or vehement suspicion , of any secrete or open conspiracie , or vnlawfull assembly of any multitude , either for the breakyng doune of Hedges , Paies , Ditches , or enclosures , or for any other vnlawfull purpose whatsoeuer , that in euery suche cace , thei and euery of theim , hauyng any knowlege , or vehement suspicion , as is aforesaied , faile not with asmuche spede , as he or thei possibly maie , to geue notice and informacion , to the next Iustice of Peace , for the more spedy state , and repressyng thereof .

And his highnes further pleasure is , that if any persone or persones ( this the declaracion of his maiesties pleasure notwithstandyng ) shall presume ( as his Maiestie trusteth none will ) to make any the like sedicion , assembles , routes , or riottes , that the Sherief , and Iustices of Peace in euery Shire , within this his highnes realme , and euery of them shall not onely extend their forces , with all their possible diligence , for the state therof , as is aforesaid , but also , that thei and euery of thē , faile not to prosecute by the sworde , and with all force and extremitie , all suche offendors : and also , when thei shal be departed from their houses , to any assembly for any suche vnlawfull purpose , to spoyle and rifle their houses and goodes to their vtter ruyne and distruccion , and the terrible example of others : straightly chargyng and commaundyng all Maiors , Bailiefes , Hedborewes , Constables , and all other his maiesties officers , ministers , true and faithfull subiectes , that thei and euery of them , be aidyng and assistyng , to thesaid Sheriefes and Iustices , and to euery of them in and aboute the execucion of the premisses , as thei will auoyde his Maiesties indignacion , and imprisonment duryng his highnes pleasure , without baill or mainprise , and make further aunswere at their vttermoste perill .

And yet his maiestie doth his highnes good and louyng subiectes to vnderstand , that if any of them do or shall suffer any wrong or 〈◇〉 in any of thesaied caces , or any like vpon their humble and ◇ his maiestie will commaunde suche order to be geuen for redresse thereof , as his maiesties lawes iustice and 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 .