WHereas Wee , by the aduice of Our Priuie Counsell , haue granted Our Commission vnto Our right trustie and right welbeloued Cousin , Emmanuell Earle of Sunderland , Lord President of Our Counsell established in the North parts , and to Our right trusty and welbe . loued Counseller , Sir Iohn Sauill , Knight , and diuers others , Gentlemen , and persons of principall note and qualitie , of , and in Our Counties of Yorke , Stafford , Darby , Notingham , Lincolne , Chester , Lancaster , Westmerland , Cumberland , Northumberland , and Bishopricke of Durham , and Counties of the Cities of Yorke , Lincolne , and Chester , and Townes , and Counties of Newcastle-vpon-Tine , and Kingston vpon-Hull , and haue thereby giuen vnto Our sayd Commissioners , full power and authority in Our name , and to Our vse , to treate and compound with all persons conuicted , or hereafter to be conuicted for Recusancie , either dwelling or residing in those Counties , Cities or Townes , or any of them , or hauing any Mannours , Lands , Tenements , Leases , Goods or Chattels within those Counties , Cities or Townes , or any of them , for Leases of their Lands , or Farmes , or other composition for the forfeitures of such Recusants , incurred or forfeited since the tenth yeere of the Reigne of Our late deare Father , or which shall be hereafter incurred or forfeited , according to such instructions and directions for Our Seruice , as in , and by the sayd Commission sealed with Our great Seale of England , and Instructions signed with Our Royall hand , doth at large appeare .

The benefit of all which Forfeitures and summes of Money , which doe , or shall by that meanes accrue or growe vnto vs out of those Counties , Cities and Townes , Wee haue specially appointed to bee imployed , for , or towards the Prouiding , Arming , and Maintaining of sixe able Shippes of Warre , for the defence and guard of those Northerne parts , and of the Shippes , Vessels , Goods and Merchandize , passing and repassing by those Coastes , which are more dayly infested and endangered by Enemies , and Pirats , like as Wee haue also appointed , and destinated those summes of money , which shall accrue vnto vs by the Forfeitures of Recusants , in all other parts of this Our Kingdome , for , or towards the maintenance of Our Nauie , and other publike Seruices , and no wayes to bee imployed to Our priuate or particular vse .

Now , to the end that Our pleasure herein may be the better knowen , and also Our Subiects whom it may any way concerne , may the better take notice thereof , and apply themselues accordingly , Wee , by the like Aduice of Our Priuie Counsell , haue thought fit to publish and declare the same by this Our Royall Proclamation , and doe hereby publish and declare the same , willing and requiring all those , whom it shall , or may concerne , to repaire to Our sayd Commissioners , who , or a competent number of whom , according to the tenour of Our sayd Commission , shall , and will be remaining at Our Citie of Yorke , to giue dispatch to all Suitors , who shall desire the same .

And , Wee doe hereby further declare Our pleasure and resolution to be , that if any Recusant , whom it may concerne , shal refuse or neglect to accept of Our Grace thus offered , & to be extended vnto them by Our sayd Commissioners , for those Counties , Cities , and Townes by the space of two moneths , from the date of this Our Proclamation ; Or , by the Lords , and other Our Commissioners for the other parts of this Our Kingdome of England , and Dominion of Wales , who are also appointed to attend the execution and dispatch thereof at Our Palace of White-Hall , that they must know that we are fully resolued against all such , to take the vttermost benefit of those Forfeitures which haue accrued , or shall accrue vnto vs , without any fauour towards those who shall so neglect it .