IT
hath
beene
our
desire
and
disposition
in
all
the
course
of
our
Gouernment
(
as
one
of
the
best
and
safest
remedies
)
to
extend
our
naturall
clemencie
in
forewarning
Offenders
where
reason
of
State
will
not
permit
vs
to
vse
the
same
in
dispensing
with
their
offences
;
And
hauing
lately
obserued
that
diuers
of
our
Subiects
haue
repaired
into
our
Realme
of
England
from
the
parts
beyond
the
Seas
(
being
persons
of
meane
condition
,
and
of
wandring
course
of
life
,
and
vnknowen
to
any
of
credit
that
might
vndertake
for
them
)
who
haue
refused
to
take
the
Oath
of
allegeance
,
lately
by
our
Parliament
deuised
:
We
can
not
but
conceiue
that
such
persons
are
not
vnlike
to
become
bad
Instruments
of
practise
and
perill
against
our
State
.
For
considering
that
we
had
neuer
any
intention
in
the
forme
of
that
Oath
to
presse
any
point
of
Conscience
for
matter
of
Religion
,
but
only
to
make
some
discouerie
of
disloyall
affection
:
the
refusall
thereof
in
any
person
must
both
induce
a
vehement
suspition
in
it selfe
,
and
much
more
in
such
a
one
as
may
be
probably
supposed
to
haue
come
from
such
parts
,
where
he
may
haue
conuersed
with
Traitors
and
Fugitiues
,
and
is
also
of
a
needie
fortune
,
which
may
make
him
apt
for
any
dangerous
or
desperate
imployment
:
And
therefore
Wee
haue
resolued
,
and
accordingly
doe
charge
and
commaund
all
persons
authorized
by
Law
,
to
minister
the
said
Oath
,
that
taking
information
from
the
Officers
of
our
Ports
,
and
by
all
other
good
wayes
and
meanes
,
they
faile
not
to
tender
the
same
Oath
at
the
Ports
to
all
our
Subiects
comming
from
beyond
the
Seas
,
(
not
being
knowen
Merchants
or
men
of
some
qualitie
)
and
vpon
refusall
thereof
the
Law
to
be
seuerely
executed
,
which
willeth
to
commit
them
to
Prison
vntill
the
next
Assises
,
or
Generall
quarter
Sessions
,
and
so
vpon
a
second
refusall
to
be
brought
within
the
degree
of
a
Praemunire
.
Wherein
,
because
the
penaltie
is
so
grieuous
(
of
which
neuerthelesse
we
can
not
in
our
Princely
prouidence
make
any
alteration
)
We
haue
thought
good
to
notifie
our
resolution
,
and
order
giuen
therein
,
which
we
doubt
not
,
but
wil
be
in
small
time
dispersed
abroad
;
to
the
end
that
such
as
now
are
,
or
heereafter
shal
be
in
forraine
parts
,
and
finde
in
their
owne
hearts
such
affections
,
as
can
not
stand
with
the
said
Oath
,
may
know
their
peril
,
and
thereby
either
refraine
their
comming
in
,
or
expect
the
execution
of
our
Lawes
.
Giuen
at
our
Palace
of
Westminster
the
xxix
.
day
of
April
in
the
sixt
yeere
of
our
raigne
of
Great
Britaine
,
France
and
Ireland
.
God
saue
the
King
.