WHEREAS We have by Our frequent and severall Declarations and Proclamations , to the end that none of Our good Subjects might be misled from their duty and Allegiance unto Us by any spetious pretences whatsoever , warned and forbid Our good Subjects to assist this odious Rebellion raised against Us , to take our life from Us , to alter the Religion and Lawes established , and to subvert the whole frame of Government : Notwithstanding all which gratious proceedings of Ours , in which we have so often remembred Our People of their naturall duty , and their Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacy , so evidently violated by all those who take up Armes against Us , or Assist those who doe ; the power and Malice of those in Rebellion against Us ( with the assistance of Factious and seditious Preachers , who have been and are Principall fomenters of this Rebellion ) have so farre prevailed upon the hearts of many of Our Subjects that instead of assisting Us with their Persons and Estates ( which in this case of extremity and Rebellion by the Lawes of the Land they ought to doe ) they joyne with , and assist the Rebells with their Personall services , or by furnishing them with Horses , Armes , Plate , Mony , and intelligence ; And diverse persons have so farre expressed their Malice to Us , and affection to them , that when Our Armies have marched neere them , they have used their utmost endeavours to keep any supplies of Victuall and Provision for Horse , and Man , from Our said Armies , and have murthered many of Our Souldiers as they have passed in small numbers ; And on the other side have with great Industry and Affection furnished the Rebells with all things necessary ; And some Majors , Constables and Tything men , being Officers more immediatly sworn to Our service , have malitiously presumed to stop Our Packquets , apprehend and imprison Our Messengers , and all other Persons comming to , or going in Our service , to seize all goods and Provisions to be brought to Us , or belonging to any Person imployed , trusted or affected by Us ; And to countenance , assist , and relieve all those who Rebell against Us , by which their seditious , and Rebellious demeanour , Our Commanders , and Souldiers are sometimes compelled to prosecute such Persons and Places with unusuall severity , We doe hereby publish and declare to all Our Subjects , That if they shall henceforward be guilty of such high disloyalty against Us , and shall furnish , and assist the Rebells with Provision , or malitiously refuse to supply Our Armyes in their March ; If they shall stop any of Our Packquets , or apprehend , or disturbe any of Our Messengers , or Servants travelling in Our service ; If they shall offer any violence to any of Our Souldiers , as they Peaceably passe by them ; Or if any Constables , Tything-men , or any other shall presume to publish or to execute any pretended Warrants , or Precepts to be made or set forth by any Persons whatsoever in favour or assistance of the said Rebellion , Wee shall proceed against all such Persons who shall be guilty of the Premises with Fire and Sword , as the most desperate and malitious fomenters of this Horrid , Odious , and Bloody Rebellion . And that all Our Subjects may know the danger they incurre by disobeying Us herein , and so avoyd the misery will else fall upon them , Our Will and Pleasure is , That this Our Proclamation be read in all Churches , and Chappells within this Kingdom . Given at Our Court at Oxford this Eighteenth day of Iuly , in the Ninteenth yeare of Our Raigne .