❧
By
the
Council
of
State
.
A
PROCLAMATION
.
THe
Council
of
State
having
received
Information
,
That
since
the
escape
made
out
of
the
Tower
of
London
,
by
Colonel
John
Lambert
,
a
Person
of
loose
principles
,
and
reduced
,
by
his
own
miscarriages
,
into
a
desperate
Fortune
,
he
doth
endeavour
without
any
colour
of
Authority
,
to
Rendevouz
such
of
the
Souldiers
,
and
others
,
as
,
by
falshood
and
mis-information
he
can
with-draw
from
their
obedience
,
and
to
engage
them
to
a
conjunction
with
him
,
in
order
to
the
raising
of
a
New
War
,
the
Embroiling
the
Nation
in
Blood
,
and
Distractions
,
the
making
of
disturbances
in
opposition
to
the
present
Government
,
as
the
same
is
established
,
and
the
hindering
of
the
Members
from
Meeting
in
the
next
Parliament
,
on
whose
Free
Counsels
,
under
God
,
the
hopes
of
setling
these
Nations
do
principally
depend
:
They
do
therefore
hereby
Declare
the
Actions
and
Proceedings
of
the
said
Colonel
John
Lambert
,
to
be
High
Treason
,
and
himself
,
for
the
same
,
a
Traytor
.
And
do
strictly
Charge
,
Require
,
and
Command
all
,
and
every
Person
and
Persons
,
adhering
to
,
and
joyning
with
him
,
in
such
his
Treasonable
Attempts
and
Endeavours
,
forthwith
to
withdraw
and
separate
from
him
at
his
,
and
their
uttermost
perils
:
And
the
Council
do
further
Declare
,
That
whatsoever
person
or
persons
,
of
what
condition
or
quality
soever
he
or
they
be
,
whether
Souldiers
,
or
others
,
shall
presume
after
the
Publication
hereof
,
to
joyn
with
,
or
Assist
him
therein
,
All
,
and
every
such
person
and
persons
,
shall
be
reputed
guilty
of
High
Treason
,
and
incur
the
Pains
and
Penalties
,
which
by
Law
,
are
to
be
inflicted
on
Traytors
;
And
his
,
and
their
Estates
shall
be
forthwith
Seized
and
Sequestred
to
the
use
of
the
Commonwealth
.
And
that
every
person
▪
who
hath
been
so
far
deluded
,
as
to
adhere
to
,
and
joyn
with
him
therein
,
and
shall
not
within
twenty
four
hours
after
the
Publication
hereof
,
in
the
County
or
Place
where
such
Person
or
Persons
are
or
shall
be
,
wholly
desert
and
withdraw
from
Him
,
and
his
Party
,
submit
to
the
Present
Authority
,
and
render
himself
to
the
Governour
of
the
next
Garrison
,
or
Commander
in
Chief
of
the
next
Forces
of
this
Commonwealth
,
under
the
obedience
of
the
present
Government
,
Quartering
in
the
Countrey
where
such
person
shall
at
that
time
be
,
All
,
and
every
such
person
and
persons
,
shall
incur
the
same
Pains
,
Penalties
,
and
Sequestration
,
and
be
proceeded
against
,
as
aforesaid
.
And
all
the
Militia
Forces
of
this
Commonwealth
,
and
all
other
well-affected
Persons
whatsoever
,
are
required
to
be
Aiding
and
Assisting
in
the
surprizing
and
subduing
of
the
said
John
Lambert
,
and
all
such
as
shall
be
Accomplices
with
,
or
Adhere
to
,
and
Assist
him
in
his
said
Treasonable
Practises
,
or
any
others
that
shall
in
any
part
appear
in
Arms
,
without
Authority
from
the
Parliament
,
the
Council
of
State
,
or
General
.
Given
at
the
Council
of
State
at
Whitehall
,
this
one
and
twentieth
day
of
April
,
1660.