By the King. A proclamation for the speedy calling in of all sheriffes, escheators, receivers, fee-farmers, farmers of recusants lands, and all other tenants who hold of the King in capite by knights-service, to pay His Majesties duties at his exchequer at Oxford.

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royal blazon or coat of arms BY THE KING .

¶ A Proclamation for the speedy calling in of all Sheriffes , Escheators , Receivers , Fee-Farmers , Farmers of Recusants Lands , and all other Tenants who hold of the King in Capite by Knights-Service , To pay His Majesties Duties at His Exchequer at OXFORD .

WHEREAS We are fully satisfied , aswell by Records out of Our Court of Exchequer , as by information of the severall Officers of Our said Court , that divers Sheriffes , and Escheators of Counties , Cities , and Townes Corporate , Receivers , Bayliffs of Liberties , and other Accomptants ; As also diverse of Our Fee-Farmers , Farmers of Recusants Lands , and other Tenants , who hold of Us in Capite by Knights service or otherwise ; under colour and pretence of the present Distractions , and Troubles of these times , have wholy neglected to make their Accompts , and pay those duties which belong unto Us , and to do and perform their Services for their Tenures ; And taking into consideration how much this neglect of theirs , tends to Our prejudice and disservice ; We have thought fit by this Our Proclamation , to Publish and Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be ; And We do hereby straitly Charg and Command all Sheriffes , and Escheators of Counties , Cities , and Townes Corporate , Receivers , Bayliffs of Liberties , and all other Accomptants , as also all Our Fee-Farmers , Farmers of Recusants Lands , and Tenants who hold of Us in Capite by Knights-service , or other Services , that they forth with take notice of this Our Proclamation , and either in their own Persons , or by some others whom they shall appoint , ( according as it hath bin heretofore used by them respectively ) make their appearance at Our Court of Exchequer at Oxford , in Easter Terme next , ( where they shall finde Officers and Clarkes appointed for the dispatch of Our affaires and busines , in and concerning the Premises , according to the ancient and usuall course of Our said Court , ) and then and there to returne their severall Proces , formerly issued out unto them out of Our said Court ; and be apposed , charged , and finish their Accompts , and pay Us Our duties and do Us all other Services , as severally and respectively , they and every of them ought to have done , at or before the time herein limited , under pain of Our high Displeasure ; As also such other punishments , which by the Lawes of this Kingdom , may be inflicted upon them for their neglect or contempt herein ; Letting them know We cannot esteem them well affected to Us , who shall , under any excuse , pretence , or colour whatsoever , neglect their known Duties , wherein Our Rights , and Profits are so much concerned . And hereof none , whom it may concerne , are to faile , as they respect their own indemnity , and desire to preserve a good opinion in Us of their integrity .

Given at Our Court at OXFORD , the 25. of March in the Twentieth year of Our Raigne . GOD SAVE THE KING .