A proclamation by His Highness and the Parliament. Whereas the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland,

taking into their consideration, the duty incumbent upon them, to provide for the future peace and settlement of the government of these nations, ...
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
Contributors: Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : printed by Henry Hills and John Field, printers to His Highness, 1657.
Subjects:
Notes:"The Parliament have petitioned the Lord Protector to exercise the office of Chief Magistrate of these nations, and he has consented. All persons to take note and conform themselves to the law. This to be proclaimed in London and the country." -- Steele.

Title taken from caption and first lines of text.

At end of text: Given at Westminster the 26. day of June, 1657.

Steele notation: Parliament presented that; Arms 48.

In this edition, the line beginning "Given at Westminster ... " ends under the "e" in "ignorance", and has printer's name "John"; in another edition, the line ends under the "c" and has the name "Iohn".

Previously at Ir 941064 A1 (2).

Physical description: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1o.

Citations/References: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C7137

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