❧
By
the
Queene
.
¶
A
proclamation
of
the
Queenes
Maiesties
pardon
graunted
to
certaine
of
her
subiectes
vppon
the
west
borders
,
hauyng
offended
by
Leonard
Dacres
abusyng
of
them
,
in
a
rebellion
lately
stirred
by
him
.
THe
Queenes
Maiestie
beyng
infourmed
,
that
in
a
late
rebellion
attempted
by
Leonard
Dacres
in
Cumberlande
,
within
the
west
Mardenry
vppon
the
frontiers
of
Scotland
,
the
great
number
of
her
subiectes
that
came
to
hym
,
were
abused
and
falsely
allured
to
ayde
him
,
partly
for
defence
of
his
possession
which
he
had
gotten
of
certaine
houses
whervnto
he
pretended
title
,
though
against
the
order
of
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
,
and
partly
to
withstand
certaine
incursions
that
he
vntruely
pretended
,
shoulde
be
shortly
made
into
those
borders
by
the
outlawes
of
Scotland
,
and
the
Rebelles
lately
fled
out
of
Englande
:
And
nowe
sence
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
contrary
to
his
false
perswasions
,
hath
manifestly
declared
him selfe
by
his
traytorous
actes
,
to
haue
assembled
this
power
only
to
make
a
newe
rebellion
against
her
Maiestie
and
the
crowne
of
this
Realme
:
The
multitude
of
her
sayd
poore
subiectes
which
were
by
such
false
and
traytorous
deuices
allured
to
come
to
him
in
force
and
armes
,
without
knowledge
of
his
traytorous
intentes
,
haue
most
lamentably
acknowledged
and
confessed
their
errors
,
and
with
clamors
and
outcryinges
haue
accursed
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
,
as
a
most
wicked
and
pernitious
traytor
,
making
most
pitifull
intercessions
,
by
meanes
of
her
Maiesties
right
trusty
and
welbeloued
cosyn
the
Lorde
of
Hunsdon
,
gouernour
of
the
towne
of
Barwicke
,
and
Lorde
warden
of
the
east
marches
towarde
Scotlande
,
that
they
might
be
receaued
to
her
Maiesties
mercie
,
and
haue
their
pardons
,
with
full
intent
to
be
hereafter
during
their
liues
,
more
carefull
how
to
be
abused
,
in
like
maner
to
assemble
and
arme
themselues
vpon
prouocation
of
any
priuate
subiect
,
hauyng
no
office
nor
auctoritie
vnder
her
Maiestie
,
as
in
deede
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
had
none
.
Herevpon
her
Maiestie
beyng
specially
mooued
by
the
information
of
her
sayde
cosyn
the
Lord
of
Hunsoon
,
and
also
of
the
Lorde
Scroope
her
warden
vpon
the
same
west
borders
,
aswell
of
the
abuse
and
errors
of
her
sayde
subiectes
,
as
of
their
repentanuce
(
amongst
whom
,
to
her
Maiesties
great
comfort
,
no
gentleman
of
blood
and
estimation
hath
ben
as
yet
founde
to
haue
offended
)
hath
ben
pleased
to
extende
her
mercie
in
this
sort
following
.
That
it
shal
be
lefull
for
all
her
sayd
subiectes
,
which
in
this
rebellion
were
in
company
with
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
,
or
any
wyse
attendyng
or
assysting
hym
the
xix
.
and
xx
.
of
the
last
moneth
of
February
,
to
returne
to
their
habitations
and
dwellyng
places
,
and
immediatly
assoone
as
they
may
,
to
geue
knowledge
to
the
Lord
Warden
of
the
sayde
west
marches
,
or
to
the
Sheriffe
of
any
of
the
shyres
where
their
habitations
were
before
their
offences
,
or
to
such
inferior
officers
as
they
shall
appoint
for
that
purpose
.
And
there
vpon
her
Maiestie
wylleth
and
commaundeth
,
that
no
maner
of
officer
or
other
person
,
shall
molest
them
in
their
persons
,
goods
,
chattelles
,
or
landes
,
for
their
assystyng
and
aydyng
of
the
sayde
Leonard
Dacres
in
his
sayde
treason
:
so
as
euery
such
person
after
notice
geuen
to
the
sayde
Lorde
warden
,
Sheryffe
,
or
their
ministers
,
shall
by
the
direction
of
them
,
submit
them selues
to
such
orders
as
by
them
shal
be
notified
,
for
recognition
of
their
offences
:
and
so
consequently
euery
of
them
shall
haue
and
enioy
theyr
full
pardons
from
her
Maiestie
,
whensoeuer
they
shall
sue
for
the
same
in
the
Chauncery
.
Prouided
alwayes
that
this
her
Maiesties
pardon
shall
not
extende
by
any
construction
to
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
,
nor
any
of
his
brethren
,
nor
to
any
that
dyd
before
offende
in
the
late
rebellion
with
the
two
Earles
of
Northumberlande
&
Westmerlande
,
nor
to
any
Iustices
of
Peace
,
Constables
,
Ryues
,
Bayliffes
of
Cownes
,
or
lande
Seriantes
:
nor
to
any
that
at
the
publication
of
this
Proclamation
shal
be
in
pryson
deteyned
for
this
rebellion
:
nor
to
any
persons
that
shall
be
by
the
Lorde
warden
of
the
west
borders
,
thought
for
their
wylfull
and
contemptuous
behauiour
in
this
rebellion
,
or
for
lacke
of
their
due
repentaunce
vnworthy
of
this
mercy
:
so
as
the
names
of
the
sayde
persons
so
to
be
thought
vnworthy
,
be
in
wrytyng
set
vp
to
be
read
&
openly
seene
at
the
market
crosse
of
Carlile
,
or
other
market
townes
in
the
sayde
Mardenry
,
the
day
of
the
publication
hereof
.
And
because
the
vnworthynesse
of
the
sayde
traytour
Leonard
Dacres
,
may
in
some
part
the
more
appeare
to
suche
as
be
ignoraunt
thereof
,
her
Maiestie
is
content
it
be
vnderstande
,
that
as
the
hath
ben
by
the
goodnesse
of
her
nature
abused
by
the
two
late
Earles
of
Northumberlande
and
Westmerlande
,
so
was
she
euen
in
the
beginning
of
the
saide
Earles
rebellion
contented
,
vpon
sute
made
by
the
sayde
Leonarde
Dacres
(
notwithstandyng
she
had
heard
that
he
had
ben
the
sommer
before
secretlye
conuersant
with
the
sayde
Earles
)
to
admit
him
at
Windsor
to
her
presence
:
where
being
priuately
with
her selfe
,
he
made
offers
of
his
seruice
agaynst
the
sayde
Earles
,
beyng
then
proclaymed
traytors
,
and
most
earnestly
requested
her
Maiestie
therein
to
commit
trust
to
hym
,
as
to
a
most
faithfull
subiect
and
seruaunt
,
vsing
many
kind
of
speaches
,
not
without
assuraunces
by
othes
to
prouoke
her
Maiestie
not
onlye
to
offer
hym
her
fauour
,
but
to
commit
to
hym
charge
to
repayre
into
the
place
where
he
nowe
committed
this
treason
,
and
there
to
ioyne
with
her
warden
in
seruice
against
the
sayde
rebelles
.
According
whereunto
he
departed
in
all
haste
,
and
as
hath
ben
since
discouered
to
her
Maiestie
,
dyd
then
immediatly
in
his
iourney
comming
neere
the
rebels
,
renewe
his
former
conspiracies
by
secret
comforting
the
sayde
rebels
,
with
promises
of
ayde
of
men
and
money
,
vsing
for
more
credite
the
names
of
princes
Ambassadours
:
and
after
that
conspired
with
them
by
letters
and
messages
,
vnder
colour
of
gathering
of
force
for
seruice
of
her
Maiestie
,
to
haue
traytorouslye
destroyed
the
lorde
Scroope
in
the
feelde
,
&
to
haue
taken
the
citie
and
castle
of
Carlile
,
&
there
to
haue
murdered
the
byshop
.
And
not
beyng
able
to
compasse
the
same
as
he
desyred
,
seeing
the
two
Earles
forced
to
flee
the
Realme
,
he
sent
messages
and
letters
of
his
owne
hand
(
which
are
extant
to
be
seene
)
to
certayne
in
Scotlande
,
requiring
fauour
to
be
shewed
to
the
sayd
Earles
,
and
promising
(
assoone
as
he
coulde
finde
tyme
)
to
shew
him selfe
an
open
freende
to
them
,
&
so
did
he
manifestly
&
traitorously
perfourme
the
same
,
by
fortifiyng
the
castle
of
Nawarde
with
men
,
munition
,
and
vittaile
,
by
assemblyng
the
Queenes
Maiesties
subiectes
with
firing
of
Beacons
,
and
in
the
ende
finding
his
power
increased
with
a
great
number
of
Scottes
,
did
enter
into
the
playne
feelde
,
against
the
Queenes
Maiesties
power
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
lorde
of
Hunsdon
,
which
when
he
woulde
haue
vanquished
(
as
he
certainely
accompted
that
he
myght
by
reason
of
his
great
numbers
)
he
was
forced
like
a
traitor
to
flee
,
and
all
his
owne
power
vanquished
by
the
iustice
of
Almightie
God
,
assistyng
her
Maiesties
Wardens
of
her
East
&
Middle
marches
,
being
in
number
farre
inferiors
,
but
in
the
goodnes
of
the
cause
farre
superiors
,
and
of
them
through
Gods
goodnes
very
few
hurt
:
whereof
it
is
good
for
all
persons
to
take
example
,
and
to
beware
howe
they
shall
follow
the
lewd
perswasions
of
any
other
in
causes
vniust
against
their
soueraigne
Lady
,
beyng
by
Almightie
God
(
as
is
manifestly
seene
)
ordeyned
to
be
the
superior
and
vanquisher
of
all
wicked
persons
,
and
their
attemptes
.
Gyuen
at
the
Queenes
Maiesties
honor
of
Hampton
court
the
fourth
day
of
Marche
.
1569.
in
the
twelfth
yere
of
her
Maiesties
reigne
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.