WHereas His Majesty hath Received Information upon Oath , of a Horrid and Detestable Conspiracy to Assassinate and Murther His Royal Person , carried on by Papists , and other Wicked and Traiterous Persons ; And hath also Received certain Intelligence of an Invasion intended by the French upon this Kingdom ; And His Majesty taking Notice , That great Numbers of Papists and other Ill Disposed Persons have lately Resorted to , and Assembled in the Cities of London and Westminster , contrary to the known Laws of this Kingdom , and in Order , as may reasonably be thought , to put their said Wicked and Traiterous Designs in Execution : His Majesty therefore , upon the humble Address of the Knights , Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled , hath thought fit , by the Advice of His Privy Council , to Issue this His Royal Proclamation , and does hereby strictly Charge and Command all Popish Recusants , Natives or Denizons , being above the Age of Sixteén Years , That they do , according to the Statutes in that behalf made , repair to their respective Places of Abode , and if they have none , then to the Places where their respective Father or Mother is or shall be Dwelling , and do not thereafter Remove or Pass above Five Miles from thence . And His Majesty doth likewise Charge and Command all Papists and Persons reputed so to be ( Except Merchant Strangers , Settled Housholders , and other Persons Excepted in the Statutes made in this behalf ) on or before the Tenth Day of March next , to Depart out of the said Cities of London and Westminster , and from all Places within the Distance of Ten Miles of the same . And His Majesty does hereby Command the Lord Mayor of London , and all other Iustices of the Peace , and other Officers within the said Cities , and Ten Miles of the same , That they make Strict Search for , and Proceed against all such of them as shall presume to Remain , Repair or Return within the Limits aforesaid , according to the Statutes in that Case provided , and particularly the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty and of the late Queén Mary of Blessed Memory , Intituled , ( An Act for the Amoving Papists and Reputed Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster , and Ten Miles Distance from the same ) by Tendring to them the Declaration therein mentioned , and otherwise according to the said Act. And His Majesty does likewise Charge and Command the aforesaid , and all other Iustices of the Peace whatsoever , who shall Know or be Informed , that any Person is , or is Suspected to be a Papist , to Tender unto such Person the Declaration aforesaid , and Proceed thereupon , according to one other Act made in the said First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty and the said late Queen , Intituled ( An Act for the better Securing the Government , by Disarming Papists and Reputed Papists . ) And for the better Discovery of Persons Disaffected to the Government , and that being Discovered , their Disloyal and Wicked Purposes and Attempts may be Disappointed , His Majesty does strictly Charge and Command all Iustices of the Peace , and other Officers in that behalf Authorized , That where they shall Find or be Informed of any Person , who by reason of his Conversation , Discourse or other Demeanour , shall be Suspected not to be well Affected to His Majesties Government , they do Tender unto such Person the Oaths Appointed by an Act made in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty and the said late Queen , Intituled ( An Act for the Abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and Appointing other Oaths ) and that in Case of Refusal to take the same due Prosecution be made thereupon . And for the more effectual Performance thereof , the said Iustices of Peace are to make and keép Entries or Records of such their Proceédings , in order to the Tendring the said Oaths again to the Person so Refusing ; it being His Majesties Pleasure , that the said Law be Executed to the utmost against such Offenders . And His Majesty does hereby Charge and particularly Require all Deputy Lieutenants and Iustices of the Peace , that they do meét Monthly , to Inquire into and Inform themselves of the Affairs of their respective Counties and Divisions in Relation to the Premisses , and take special Care to Preserve the Peace , and Prevent all Vnlawful Meétings and Assemblies against His Majesty and His Government , and that from time to time they give Information of their Proceédings and Discoveries to the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council .