May, 1646
[7 May, 1646.]
Ord. of 31 March, 1645 as to removal of Papists, etc., from London, recited.; Said Ord. to continue for another month.; Papists, etc., to remove 20 miles at least from London.; And to send notice to Committee of intended resort.
Whereas the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled,
by an Ordinance of the One and thirtieth of March last, for the
reasons therein mentioned have Ordered, That all Papists whatsoever, and all Officers and Soldiers of Fortune, and other persons
that have born Arms against the Parliament, not being under restraint should before the end of the sixth day of April last past,
depart out of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Lines
of Communication; the said Order to continue for the space
of one Moneth after the said sixth day of April, under divers
Penalties, Limitations and Provisoes in the said Ordinance mentioned, whereunto relation being had doth and may appear. And
whereas the said Lords and Commons do take notice that divers
persons, in obedience to the said Ordinance, have departed the
said Cities and Lines of Communication, and yet do remain in the
Towns and Villages near adjoyning; who, upon all attempts
that might be made to the disturbance of the peace of the said
Cities, can soon draw themselves together for action, and put
themselves into a condition to act any mischievous design that
may be against the said Cities; The said Lords and Commons
for the safety of the Parliament and Cities of London and Westminster do conceive it most necessary, that further care and provision should be had to prevent the great Inconveniences that
may arise by the continuance of the said persons in the said
places, or their present resort to the said Cities, Do Ordain and
Declare, That the said Ordinance, and all and every Clause, and
Article and Provisoes thereof, shall continue and be in force to all
intents and purposes, under the penalties therein mentioned,
against all and every such person and persons for the space of one
Moneth more from the end and expiration of the aforesaid
Moneth, as if the said Ordinance had been made to have continued
for two Moneths from the said sixth day of April. And it is
further Ordained, That all persons that have born Arms against
the Parliament, and all Papists whatsoever, which went out of
the Lines of Communication, in obedience to the said Ordinance,
and all other such persons as aforesaid, as have since come from
the Enemies Quarters to or near the said Cities, shall by the
Twelfth day of this instant May, depart and remove themselves
Twenty miles at the least distant from the said Cities, and Lines
of Communication, under the Penalties mentioned in the said
recited Ordinance: And of the places whither they intend to
resort, shall give or send particular notice under their hands in
writing unto the Committee sitting at Goldsmiths Hall, mentioned in the said recited Ordinance, before the said Twelfth day
of May.