By
the
Council
of
State
.
A
PROCLAMATION
.
WHereas
by
an
Act
of
the
last
Parliament
,
Intituled
,
An
Act
for
Dissolving
the
Parliament
begun
the
Third
of
November
1640
,
and
for
the
calling
and
holding
of
a
Parliament
at
Westminster
the
25
of
April
1660.
It
is
expresly
Declared
and
Enacted
,
That
all
Persons
Engaged
in
the
late
Rebellion
in
Ireland
,
and
all
who
profess
the
Popish
Religion
,
and
all
and
every
other
Person
and
Persons
who
have
Advised
,
or
Voluntarily
Ayded
,
Abetted
,
or
Assisted
in
any
War
against
the
Parliament
,
since
the
first
day
of
January
1641.
and
his
or
their
Sons
(
unless
he
or
they
have
since
manifested
their
good
affection
to
the
said
Parliament
)
shall
be
incapable
to
be
elected
to
serve
as
Members
in
the
next
Parliament
.
And
whereas
the
Council
of
State
is
given
to
understand
,
That
notwithstanding
the
good
provision
that
is
therein
made
,
and
albeit
the
happiness
and
settlement
of
the
Nation
is
so
much
concerned
in
the
observance
thereof
,
yet
divers
Persons
more
respecting
private
Interests
,
and
Personal
Satisfactions
,
then
Publique
Safety
,
do
intend
and
endeavor
▪
to
promote
the
Electio●●
of
Persons
not
qualified
▪
as
by
that
Act
is
directed
,
to
the
violating
of
that
Law
,
and
the
perverting
of
those
good
Ends
of
Peace
and
Establishment
which
are
thereby
aimed
at
;
Therefore
,
according
to
the
Trust
reposed
in
them
for
the
due
Execution
of
the
Laws
,
and
to
the
intent
,
those
who
have
not
been
hitherto
acquainted
with
the
Tenor
and
purport
of
that
Act
,
may
be
the
better
informed
how
far
they
are
thereby
obliged
,
and
that
they
may
avoid
the
penalty
unposed
upon
the
Infringers
thereof
,
The
Council
have
thought
fit
hereby
strictly
to
enioyn
,
and
require
all
Persons
any
waies
concerned
in
the
Election
of
Members
to
serve
in
Parliament
,
to
take
notice
of
the
said
Act
,
and
of
the
Qualifications
thereby
prescribed
as
aforesaid
,
and
not
to
do
,
or
attempt
any
thing
to
the
contrary
thereof
.
To
which
purpose
,
the
Sheriffs
and
Chief
Magistrates
of
the
respective
Counties
,
Cities
,
and
Borroughs
of
this
Nation
,
are
required
,
at
the
times
and
places
appointed
for
Electing
their
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
,
and
before
they
do
actually
proceed
to
such
Elections
,
to
cause
this
Proclamation
to
be
publickly
read
,
and
Proclaimed
in
their
several
Counties
,
Cities
,
and
Borroughs
,
that
none
may
have
colour
to
pretend
ignorance
thereof
;
In
which
behalf
,
the
Council
shall
expect
a
punctual
Compliance
,
and
call
those
to
a
strict
Accompt
who
shall
neglect
the
same
.
Wednesday
March
28.
1660.
By
the
Council
of
State
at
VVhitehal
.