By
the
King
.
A
PROCLAMATION
For
the
Apprehending
certain
Persons
therein
Named
,
Accused
of
High
Treason
.
CHARLES
R.
WHereas
it
appeareth
by
Information
upon
Oath
,
That
Francis
Evers
,
alias
Ewrie
,
alias
Ireland
,
late
of
Tixall
in
the
County
of
Stafford
,
John
Gaven
,
late
of
Wolverhampton
in
the
same
County
,
_____
Vavasor
,
alias
Gifford
,
late
of
Boscobell
in
the
same
County
,
Edward
Levison
,
late
of
Wilnott
in
the
same
County
(
being
all
Iesuits
)
and
also
_____
Broadstreet
,
late
of
Horecross
in
the
same
County
(
a
Popish
Priest
)
are
guilty
of
the
late
Damnable
and
Treasonable
Plot
for
destruction
of
the
Kings
Royal
Person
,
the
Subversion
of
His
Government
,
and
for
the
Extirpation
of
the
True
Protestant
Religion
Established
by
Law
within
this
Kingdom
;
The
Kings
most
Excellent
Majesty
(
with
Advice
of
His
Privy
Council
)
doth
by
this
His
Royal
Proclamation
straitly
Charge
and
Command
all
and
every
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
Sheriffs
,
Mayors
,
Constables
,
and
other
His
Majesties
Officers
and
Loyal
Subjects
whatsoever
,
That
they
do
use
their
utmost
and
most
effectual
endeavour
for
the
Apprehending
and
Securing
of
the
said
Offenders
,
and
of
every
of
them
,
and
after
such
their
Apprehension
,
they
do
with
all
speéd
and
care
,
bring
them
and
every
of
them
unto
,
and
before
one
of
His
Majesties
Principal
Secretaries
of
State
,
or
the
Chief
Iustice
of
His
Majesties
Court
of
Kings
Bench
,
to
be
by
them
,
or
one
of
them
,
Examined
,
and
Committed
to
safe
Custody
,
in
order
to
their
Trial.
And
His
Majesty
doth
hereby
straitly
Forbid
and
Prohibit
any
of
His
Subjects
from
Concealing
,
Sheltering
,
Relieving
,
or
Receiving
any
of
the
said
Offenders
,
under
Peril
of
being
themselves
proceeded
against
(
as
by
Law
they
may
)
for
the
Crime
of
High
Treason
.
And
for
the
better
Encouragement
of
such
as
shall
do
their
Duty
herein
,
His
Majesty
doth
hereby
Graciously
promise
to
any
who
shall
Discover
and
Apprehend
the
said
Evers
,
the
sum
of
One
hundred
pounds
;
and
to
any
who
shall
Discover
and
Apprehend
any
other
of
the
said
Offenders
,
the
Reward
of
Fifty
pounds
;
which
said
respective
Sums
shall
be
immediately
respectively
paid
down
to
the
person
or
persons
who
shall
Apprehend
the
said
Evers
,
or
any
other
of
the
Offenders
aforesaid
,
and
shall
bring
,
or
cause
to
be
brought
,
such
of
them
before
either
of
His
Majesties
said
Principal
Secretaries
,
or
the
said
Chief
Iustice
.
Given
at
Our
Court
at
Whitehall
the
Fifteenth
day
of
January
1678/9
;
.
In
the
Thirtieth
year
of
Our
Reign
.
God
save
the
King
.