WHereas Wee are informed by the chiefe Landlords , and Inhabitants of the Lands and Possessions , next adioyning to the Out-Bounds of Our Kingdomes of England and Scotland , that by the great and generall intercourse , secret practises , and combinations of Outlawes , Felons , and Malefactors of both those Kingdomes , diuers and sundry Outrages and Felonies haue beene by them committed , to the great hurt , dammage and preiudice of Our good and dutifull Subiects , contrary to the weale and peaceable gouernment of both Our sayd Realmes ; Wee hereupon taking into Our tender and Princely consideration , the speedy reformation of such so enormious mischiefes and inconueniences , and calling to minde , that sundry the chiefe Landlords of the Lands and Possessions next adioyning to the Frontiers of Our sayd two Kingdomes , were contented to vndertake to Our late Father of blessed memorie , that their Tenants vnder them should be answerable to Our Lawes , for any Felony , or other capitall Crime they should bee charged with ; and if the partie or parties delinquent should happen to flie before hee or they should bee apprehended , and the partie grieued should by course of Law Iudict and Conuict the partie or parties delinquent , of the said Felonie or Felonies , that then the sayd Landlord , to whom the Forfeiture of such partie or parties Conuicted should accrew , should make restitution to the partie grieued , of such goods as were stollen from him by the said partie or parties Conuicted , by the sight of two Iustices of Peace of the said County , where the said Felonie was committed , to bee indifferently chosen by the sayd partie grieued , and the sayd Landlord : The sayd Landlord beeing lawfully authorized by himselfe , his officers and seruants to search for , and to apprehend any Felons , Fugitiues , Receitors , Abettors , Out-putters , or any other suspected persons secretly lurking , remaining , or beeing within the sayd Landlords bounds or limits , and him or them to bring , and make answerable to the seuerall Lawes of Our said Kingdomes : Of which sayd vndertaking Wee well approue , and by this Our Proclamation doe straitly charge and command all chiefe Landlords in the Counties of Cumberland and Northumberland , whom it may in any sort concerne , to put the same in execution to the vttermost of their power : And hereby accordingly giuing them , their officers and seruants , full and absolute power and authoritie , to search for all manner of Felons , Fugitiues , Outlawes , Receitors , Abettors , Out-putters , or any other vnknowen or suspected persons , secretly lurking , remayning or beeing within euery , or any of the sayd seuerall chiefe Landlords Bounds or Limits , and them to apprehend and make answerable to the seuerall Lawes of Our said Kingdomes .

And Wee doe hereby further forbid , forwarne , and straitly charge and command all , and all manner of persons , inhabiting any where within Tenne miles of the said Out-Bounds , and Frontiers of either of Our said Kingdomes , to forbeare to harbour , receiue , entertaine , or relieue any Felon , Fugitiue , outlawed , vnknowen or s●spected person , wherein if any bee discouered to offend after the Feast of Saint Iames the Apostle next ensuing , Wee will and command all and singular the sayd chiefe Landlords , their officers , and seruants , forthwith to apprehend all such offenders , in whose seuerall bounds or limits they inhabite ; and them to present to the next Iustice of Peace of the County where they shall be apprehended , whom Wee straitly charge and command instantly to commit them to the next Gaole , there to remaine without Baile or Maineprise , vntill the partie or parties so harboured , receiued , entertained , or relieued , doe yeeld themselues to bee brought foorth , and personally appeare before the seate of Iustice , to answere and abide their Trials for such their offences , as on Our behalfe they shall be charged with , according to the seuerall Lawes of Our said seuerall Kingdomes .