165-1-1G55.] CROMWELL'S PROCLAMATION. 205 



They also wrote to the Honourable Captain Charles 

 Howard, enclosing a copy of this proclamation, which 

 he was to publish at all convenient places, 



^ ... Berwick. 



within his jurisdiction, in the North of 

 England. The Council intimated that they received 

 intelligence of a projected race-meeting at Berwick, 

 which he was instructed to prevent, and authorized to 

 secure any person he thought necessary, and to report 

 results. Cromwell ordered one or two troops of horse 

 to go to his assistance, besides conferring on him 

 powder to raise 40 dragoons " whereupon he may 

 mount soldiers." * 



On the 23rd of February, 1655, an Order in Council 

 was made, on a letter of February 1 7th, " to request 

 his Highness to publish a Declaration to 

 forbid horse races for six months within this 

 nation ; and on the following day (when the following 

 members were present : "His Highnesse, Ar Law- 

 rence, Lo. Pres*, Lord Viscount Lisle, S^ Gilbert 

 Pickering, Generall Disbrow, Colonell Sydenham, 

 Colonell Montagu, S'" Charles Wolseley, and M'" 

 Strickland ") the proclamation in question was read, 

 amended, and passed. Annexed is a verbatim copy 

 of the document ; the letters black being- omitted : — 



^f fl tw^^ ^^ ^^^ Highness: 



■^•■^^ A PROCLAMATION 



PROHIBITING 

 xTrM>cT7 T5Am7c Interregnum. 



HORSE-RACES 1654[-55.] 



FOR 



SIX MONTHS. 



Whereas notwithstanding the many Eminent Testimonies 

 * Ibid.., p. 419. 



