WEE , Having taken into Our Princely and serious consideration the great misery and ruine falling , and likely to fall upon Our good Subjects ( if not timely prevented ) by the Plundring , Robbing , and spoyling of their Houses , and taking from them their Money , Plate , Housholdstuffe , Cattle and other goods , under pretence of their being dis-affected to Us and Our Service ; And these unjust and unlawfull Actions done by diverse Souldiers of Our Army , and others sheltring themselves in the same , under that Title ; Have , of Our tender commiseration of such their sufferings , as detesting all such Horrid and Barbarous proceedings , and for their future defence and preservation , thought fit to publish and declare Our Royall pleasure to be ; That from hence-forth no Officer , Souldier of Horse or foot , or Party sent from Our Army , presume to search for , or seize upon any Money , Plate , Goods or Housholdstuffe belonging to any of Our Subjects , of what condition soever , without Our expresse Warrant for the same , under Our Signe Manuall , declaring the cause of such seizure : And if any , either Officer or Souldier of Our Army of Horse or Foot , presume from hence-forth , to Plunder , Spoyle or Robbe any of Our People , or take from them any their Money , Plate , Housholdstuffe or any Oxen , Sheep or other Cattle , or any Victualls , Corne , Hay or other Commodities or Provisions going to , or from any Our Markets or otherwise , being in the Grounds Houses or Possession of any of Our Subjects without giving full satisfaction for the same , upon complaint made thereof Wee will and command the Officer in chief of the Quarter , within which such Fact shall be committed , to proceed against such Offendor or Offendors by the Law Martiall , without Favour or Connivence , and to cause him or them to be executed accordingly without Mercy . And if any Officer in chiefe of such Quarter shall either neglect or refuse to doe Iustice upon any person whatsoever offending against any particular herein mentioned , Our will is , and We doe require the Party grieved to repaire unto Us wheresoever We shall remaine , and appeale to Our Iustice , which We shall be ever most ready to afford any of Our Subjects for redresse of their sufferings in any the least kind whatsoever . Likewise for the better Order in Our Army , and for the preservation of the due government thereof , We do farther strictly charge and Command all Officers and Souldiers both of Horse and Foot of the same , as also all Parties sent out ; That they no● any of them presume to depart or be absent from their Quarter , without a Passe or Licence under the hand of the Officer commanding in chiefe in such Quarter of Our Army , upon pain of Death , nor that any other , but such Our Officer in chiefe , presume to give any passe or other Licence to any Officer or Souldier to be absent upon pain of Cashiering . And that Our pleasure herein declared may be fully observed , and produce the effects We intend for the good and security of Our Subjects , We do hereby further require all the Officers commanding in chiefe , in any the Quarters of Our Army , to cause this Our Proclamation to be published and made known to all the Officers and Souldiers under their Command , and to see that severe and due punishment be inflicted upon such as shall henceforth offend against any the least particulars herein before mentioned , As they and every of them expect to avoid Our high displeasure for the neglect thereof .