WHereas We have been informed that divers of the late Disbanded Officers , and Souldiers , and several other persons heretofore Cashiered and turned out of the late Army ( many whereof being persons of desperate fortunes and designs ) do now remain in and about Our Cities of London and Westminster , and have their dayly meetings , and are frequently Plotting and Contriving wicked Designs and Practises against Our Royal person , and the peace and Government of this Our Kingdom . We taking the same into Our serious Consideration , and for preventing the evil consequences thereof , have thought fit , upon the humble Desire of Our two Houses of Parliament , to publish and Declare , and do hereby publish and Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be , That all and every person and persons being heretofore an Officer or Souldier , serving in any of the Armies of the late Usurped Powers , and have been Disbanded , Cashiered , or Turned out of any of the said Armies ( who are not under Imprisonment , or other legal restraint , or have not their constant habitations and families within Our Cities of London and Westminster , or the Suburbs thereof , or who shall not procure or obtain a Licence from Us , or any three or more of Our Privy Councel in this behalf ) do on or before the Fourth of December next , depart out of the said Cities of London and Westminster , and the Liberties and Suburbs thereof . And We do hereby Charge and Require them and every of them to depart accordingly , and not to return again , or come within Twenty miles of the same Our cities of London and Westminster , or either of them , from this time until after the Twenty fourth day of June next ensuing . And that they , or any of them , do not , or shall not , in the mean time , wear , use , carry , or ride with any Sword , Pistol , or other Arms or Weapons : And herein We do and shall expect , from all persons concerned , a due and punctual Submission and Conformity at their perils , and upon pain of Our high Displeasure . Willing and hereby Commanding the Lieutenants , Deputy-Lieutenants , and other Our Officers and Ministers , of and in the several Counties , Cities and Places of this Our Kingdom , to apprehend and seize the persons , and take away the Arms and Weapons of all such as shall be found Faulty , or Offenders , in , or contrary to the purport true intent and meaning of this Our Royal Proclamation , and them to bring before the Lords of Our Privy Councel , to be further proceeded against for their Contempts , according to Justice .

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Twenty eighth day of November , 1661. in the Thirteenth Year of Our Reign .