A
PROCLAMATION
BY
His
Highness
and
the
Parliament
.
WHereas
the
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
the
Parliament
of
England
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
,
taking
into
their
consideration
,
the
duty
incumbent
upon
them
,
to
provide
for
the
future
Peace
and
Settlement
of
the
Government
of
these
Nations
,
according
to
the
Laws
and
Customes
of
the
same
,
by
their
Humble
Petition
and
advice
,
have
presented
their
desires
unto
His
Highnes
Oliver
Lord
Protector
,
that
He
would
by
and
under
the
Name
and
Stile
of
Lord
Protector
of
the
Common-wealth
of
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
,
and
the
Dominions
and
Territories
thereunto
belonging
,
Hold
,
and
Exercise
the
Office
of
Chief
Magistrate
of
these
Nations
;
Whereunto
the
Lord
Protector
,
upon
due
and
mature
Consideration
of
the
said
Petition
and
Advice
,
hath
consented
:
And
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
and
the
Parliament
,
judging
it
necessary
,
that
Publication
be
made
of
the
Premisses
;
Have
thought
meet
,
and
do
hereby
strictly
Charge
and
Command
all
and
every
person
and
persons
,
of
what
Quality
and
Condition
soever
,
in
any
of
the
said
three
Nations
,
to
take
notice
of
the
Premisses
,
and
to
conform
and
submit
themselves
unto
the
Government
so
established
.
And
the
Lord
Mayor
of
the
City
of
London
,
and
all
Sheriffs
,
Mayors
,
Bailiffs
,
and
other
Publick
Ministers
and
Officers
,
whom
this
may
concern
,
are
required
to
cause
this
Proclamation
,
together
with
the
said
Petition
and
Advice
,
to
be
forthwith
Published
in
the
City
of
London
,
and
the
respective
Counties
,
Cities
,
Corporations
and
Market-Towns
,
to
the
end
that
none
may
have
cause
to
pretend
ignorance
in
this
behalf
.
Given
at
Westminster
the
26.
day
of
June
,
1657.