WHereas Wee heretofore , by Our Proclamation , straightly charged and Commanded , That the Lawes should bee put into due Execution against Popish Recusants , and Wee have , and shall have it still in Our care , to suppresse and prevent the growth of Popery , and to use all good meanes that may tend thereunto , and not to countenance Papists , by any employment or trust , by or for Vs. And whereas there are now at and neere London , great Forces levyed , and in levying , and Moneys raising , by way of contribution , and otherwise , towards the charge of raising , or maintaining an Army , or Forces , under pretence of tste Order of our Two Houses of Parliliament , not onely without Our consent , but contrary to Our severall expresse Commands , published by severall Proclamations , Letters , and otherwise . And the same Forces are actually in so much forwardnesse , as that there are divers Horsemen daily Exercised , and trained in places about London and great numbers of foot in raising ; and a Generall , and other principall Officers are nominated and declared , and they have accepted , and taken upon them those places , and have already done severall Acts of Hostility against Us , which cleerly appeare to bee a levying of Warre against vs ; We have found it necessary , to raise , and levy Forces , for the defence of the true Protestant Religion , Our Person , the two Houses of Parliament , the Lawes of the Land , the Liberty and propriety of the Subiect , and the iust priviledges of Parliament . And now , lest any Popish Recusants should presume to offer to serve vs herein , or procure themselves to bee listed , as Officers , or Souldiers , in Our A●my , without Our knowledg , and to the end that Our intention herein may be cleerly known , That whereas one principall aim of raising these Forces , is , for the defence and maintenance of the true Protestant Religion , We may not be served with Papists , as falsely and slanderously hath been obiected against Us , We do hereby declare Our expresse Will and Pleasu e to be , and We do hereby straightly Command , That no Person or persons soever being Popish Recusants , shall presume to come to Our Court , contrary to the Law in such case provided , nor any Popish Recusant , or Papist , take any Office , or Place , or List himselfe as a Souldier in this Service .

And to the end there may be as full discouery as can be made of such as shall , contrary to this Our Proclamation , be so listed into such Our service , We do straightly command and charge all Officers and Souldiers , who shall bee entred or listed for this Our Service , That upon the first Muster-day after they shall be so Listed , they take the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance , both which We shall take care shall be tendered unto them according to the Law , throughout Our Army . And if any shall continue his name in those Lists , and yet shall refuse the said Oathes , We shall not onely cashiere them , but also otherwise proceed against them , according to Law .

And as We shall be carefull that all Our Officers and Souldiers shall be duely payed , that there be no occasion or pretence of necessity amongst them to burthen any of Our Subjects , So We do hereby straightly Charge and Command , That none of the said Officers , or Souldiers , presume to take any thing from any of Our good Subjects without due payment for the same , nor commit any unlawfull Violence or Outrage . And to all these Our Commands We expect a strict Obedience of all Our Subjects whom it may concerne , as they will Answer the contrary at their uttermost perill . And being thus carefull that by this Our necessary Service , Our Subiects should not in any degree suffer or be wronged , so We do expect and require , That all Our Sheriffes , Iustices of Peace , Majors , Bayliffes , and all other Our Officers and Subiects , should use their best endeavours as there shall be occasion for the assistance and convenient Supplies of Our said Officers , and Souldiers , with such things as shall be necessary and fit for them , at reasonable Rates and Prices .