STATE PAPERS. 
ing the laws and happy constitu- 
tion of government, civil and reli- 
gious, established in this kingdom, 
and endeavouring to vilify and 
bring into contempt the wise and 
wholesome provisions made at the 
time of the glorious Revolution, 
and since strengthened and confirm- 
ed by subsequent laws, for the pre- 
servation and security of the rights 
and liberties of our faithful and lov- 
ing subjects: and whereas divers 
writings have also been printed, 
published, and industriously dispers- 
ed, recommending the said wicked 
and seditious publications to the at- 
tention of all our faithful and lov- 
ing subjects: and whereas we have 
also reason to believe, that corres- 
pondences have been entered into 
with sundry persons in foreign parts, 
with a view to forward the crimi- 
nal and wicked purposes above men- 
tioned: and whereas the wealth, 
happiness, and prosperity of this 
kingdom do, under Divine Provi- 
dence, chiefly depend upon a due 
submission to the laws, a just con- 
fidence in the integrity and wisdom 
of parliament, and a continuance of 
that zealous attachment to the go- 
yernment and constitution of the 
kingdom, which has ever prevailed 
in the minds of the people thereof: 
and whereas there is nothing which 
we so earnestly desire as to secure 
the public peace and prosperity, 
and to preserve to all our loving 
subjects the full enjoyment of their 
rights and liberties, both religious 
and civil; we therefore being re- 
solved, as far as in us lies, to repress 
the wicked and seditious practices 
aforesaid, and to deter all persons 
from following so pernicious an ex- 
ample, have thought fit, by the ad- 
vice of our privy council, to issue 
this our royal proclamation, solemn- 
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ly warning all our loving subjects, 
as they tender their own happiness 
and that of their posterity, to guard 
against all such attempts which aim 
at the subversion of all regular go- 
vernment within this kingdom, and 
which are inconsistent with the 
peace and order of society; and 
earnestly exhorting them, at all 
times, and to the utmost of their 
power, to avoid and discourage all 
proceedings tending to produce 
riots and tumults. And we do strict- 
ly charge and command all our ma- 
gistratesin and throughout our king- 
dom of Great Britain, that they do 
make diligent inquiry, in order to 
discover the authors.and printers of 
such wicked and seditious writings 
as aforesaid, and all others who shall 
disperse the same; and we do fur- 
ther charge and command all our 
sheriffs, justices of the peace, chief 
magistrates of our cities, boroughs, 
and corporations, and all other our 
officers and magistrates throughout 
our kingdom of Great Britain, that 
they do, in their several and respec- 
tive stations, take the most imme- 
diate and effectual care to suppress 
and prevent all riots, tumults, and 
other disorders, which may be at- 
tempted to be raised or made by 
any person or persons ; which, on 
whatever pretext they may be 
grounded, are not only contrary to 
law, but dangerous to the most im- 
portant interests of this kingdom: 
and we do further require and com- 
mand all and every our magistrates 
aforesaid, that they do, from time to 
time, transmit to one of our prin- 
cipal secretaries of state due and full 
information of such persons as shall 
be found offending as aforesaid, or 
in any degree aiding or abetting 
therein; it being our determina- 
tion, for the preservation of the 
peace 
