IT is so manifest to the world by all our proceedings hitherto towards those Subiects of ours , which doe professe the Romish Religion , how slowe Wee haue been to extend the seueritie of our Lawes ( in matter of life ) euen against the Romish Priests themselues , who seditiously incite and warrant the ignorant Papists to forsake their naturall loue and loyaltie ; as We assure our selues that all which Wee shall now require hereby at the hands of our people , will appeare most iust by the Lawes of Nature , and by the straight bonds of our peoples affections to vs their Soueraigne , and to their Countrey ( although there were no such certaine positiue Lawes as there are , so straightly to enioyne the same , and vnder so heauie paines . ) And therefore seeing it is now made plame and euident by diuers examinations of many of those Prisoners that haue been the principall Conspiratours in the barbarous practise to destroy ( with Powder ) our owne Person and Posteritie , with the whole State of the Realme in Parliament assembled , that those three Iesuites vnder named , Iohn Gerrard aliâs Brooke , Henry Garnet aliâs Walley , aliâs Darcy , aliâs Farmer , Oswald Tesmond aliâs Greenway , haue all three peculiarly been practisers in the same ; and being throughly perswaded that ( in this Treason so foule and odious to euery good Subiects eares and hearts ) We shall find no man so blind or impious , as for any distinction whatsoeuer to forbeare to doe their vttermost dueties for the discouerie and apprehension of them that haue so extraordinarily sinned against GOD , and betrayed vs :

We haue now thought good ( in that consideration the rather ) not only to make knowen to all men , the bloody and cruell crimes wherof these particular persons are guiltie , but also to declare to all our Subiects hereby , That although the conformitie of all our Subiects to our commandements herein , shall be no more then that which we do assuredly promise our selues from such louing people , of whose fidelitie we haue had so extraordinary experience in like cases ; Neuerthelesse wee are resolued , that whosoeuer shal be found to haue beene the particular occasion or instrument of their apprehensions , or any of them , shal be particularly rewarded by vs , as diuers haue beene already , that haue shewed their zeale and forwardnesse for the prosecution and apprehension of some of these Conspirators : Adding thereunto this further protestation , That if it shall appeare by any confessions hereafter , that any persons within our Dominions or Countreyes ( after this declaration of these mens guiltines in crimes so farre beyond example ) shall presume to be a Harbourer , mainteiner , or Concealer of any of these three persons , or shall not doe his best for their discouery and apprehension , That we are resolued ( without hope of mercy or forgiuenesse ) to suffer the Lawes of the Realme , to be most seuerely executed vpon them , as vpon those whom we esteeme to be no lesse pernitious to our Person , State and Common wealth , then those that haue beene Actours and Concealers of the maine treason it selfe .