WHereas Our Loyal Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled , in order to the Suppressing the Insolencies of the Papists , have humbly desired vs forthwith to Issue out Our Royal Proclamation for the Banishment of all Priests and Iesuites out of this Kingdom within Thirty days , to be therein limited , other then such ( not being Our natural born Subjects ) who are obliged to attend upon Our Royal Consort the Queén , or the Queén Our Dear Mother . And that if any Priest or Iesuite shall happen to be taken in England after the said days , That the Laws be put in due execution against them ; And have further humbly desired vs , That in the said Proclamation , strict Order be given to the Iudges , and Barons of the Exchequer , and to all Our Iustices of Peace , and to all other Ministers of Iustice , for the putting the Laws in due execution against all Popish Recusants , and such as are suspected so to be , in order to their speédy Conviction ; and that the said Iudges , Barons and Iustices , be required at their respective Assizes , and Quarter-Sessions , to give the Laws in Charge against Popish Recusants .

And We having seriously considered thereof , and accepting with much contentment the great care of Our said Loyal Subjects , the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons in Parliament Assembled , for the preservation of the true Religion Established in this Kingdom ; Do therefore by this Our Proclamation Require , Charge and Command all Iesuites , and also all Priests who have taken Orders from the Sea of Rome , or by the Authority , or pretended Authority thereof , and are not since , and so continue , reconciled to the Church of England ; That they and every of them do before the Tenth day of December next ensuing , Depart out of this Our Kingdom of England , and Dominion of Wales , upon pain of having the Penalties of the Laws and Statutes of this Our Realm inflicted upon them . And for their better means to depart accordingly , We do hereby Declare and Publish Our further Pleasure , That if at any time before the said Tenth day of December next , they or any of them , shall resort to any Port-Town of Our said Kingdom of England , or Dominion of Wales , and there declare him or themselves to the Magistrate of the Town , or other Officers of any Port , to be Priests or Iesuites , and that he or they are there to take Shipping for his or their passage , such Magistrate and Officers shall suffer him or them quietly to depart , and shall seé them Shipped and sent away for Foreign parts , and give them their furtherance for their departure . And to the end that this Our Proclamation may be the better observed and obeyed , We do hereby strictly Charge and Command all Our Lieutenants , Deputy-Lieutenants , Commissioners , Iustices of the Peace , Mayors , Sheriffs , Bayliffs , and all other Our Officers whatsoevever , That they be circumspect and vigilant , each of them in their several Charges , from and after the said Tenth day of December , in Searching for , Discovering , and Apprehending all such Iesuites and Priests ( as aforesaid ) as shall presume to remain within this Our Realm of England , or Dominion of Wales , contrary to Our Laws , and Our Royal Pleasure and Command herein Declared , to the end that the Laws may be put in due execution against them .

Provided always , and Our intention is ( which We do hereby Declare ) That this Our Proclamation shall not extend to Priests ( not being Our natural born Subjects ) that do or shall from time to time attend upon the Persons of Our dearest Consort the Queén , or of the Queén Our dear Mother , according to the Treaties of their several Marriages , ( the names of which Priests shall be set down and signified by them under their Great Seals respectively , and such Signification Enrolled in Our Court of Kings Bench . )

And We do also further Require , Charge and Command , That all Our Iudges , Barons of our Exchequer , Iustices of Peace , and Ministers of Iustice in their several places , do not onely observe Our Will and Pleasure herein before expressed , in all and every the Premisses ; but also do forthwith put all other Our Laws in due execution against all Popish Recusants , and such as are suspected so to be , in order to their speédy Conviction . And We do further Will and Command , That all Our said Iudges , Barons of Our Exchequer , Iustices of the Peace , and Ministers of Iustice to whom the same shall appertain , at and in thier respective Courts , Assizes , Goal-Deliveries , and Quarter-Sessions , do publickly give the Laws in Charge against Popish Recusants , and take order that they be speédily Presented , Indicted , and Convicted according to Law . And that all Our Iudges of Assize , at their returns out of their respective Circuits , do from time to time hereafter , give a true and strict account of their proceédings therein , unto Our Chancellour for the time being : And that he do present the same to Vs.