07-18-2009, 03:38 AM
A PROCLAMATION FOR SUPPRESSING REBELLION AND SEDITION
BY THE KING
A PROCLAMATION
JAMES R.
BY THE KING
A PROCLAMATION
JAMES R.
Whereas several of Our subjects resident within Our Kingdom of Hanover, misled by a dangerous and ill-designing man, and forgetting the allegiance which they owe to Us; after various disorderly acts committed in disturbance of the public peace, most notably their subscription to the so-called "Request for Constitutional Rule" published by a probationary subject known by the alias "George Konigsmark", formerly known by the alias "George Guelph", &c; have at length proceeded to open and avowed rebellion, by arraying themselves in a hostile manner, to withstand the execution of the law, and traitorously preparing, ordering and levying insurrection against Us:
And whereas, there is reason to apprehend that such rebellion hath been much promoted and encouraged by the traitorous correspondence, counsels and comfort of divers wicked and desperate persons within this realm: To the end therefore, that none of Our subjects may neglect or violate their duty through ignorance thereof, or through any doubt of the protection which the law will afford to their loyalty and zeal, we have thought fit to issue Our Royal Proclamation, hereby declaring, that not only all Our Officers, civil and military, are obliged to exert their utmost endeavors to suppress such rebellion, and to bring the traitors to justice, but that all Our subjects of this Realm, and as well of Our Kingdom of Varennes, are bound by law to be aiding and assisting in the suppression of such rebellion, and to disclose and make known all traitorous conspiracies and attempts against us, Our Crown and Dignity;
And We do accordingly strictly charge and command all Our Officers, as well civil as military, and all others Our obedient and loyal subjects, to use their utmost endeavors to withstand and suppress such rebellion, and to disclose and make known all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which they shall know to be against Us, Our Crown and Dignity; and for that purpose, that they transmit to Our principal minister, or other proper officer, due and full information of all persons who shall be found carrying on correspondence with, or in any manner or degree aiding or abetting the persons now in open rebellion against Our Government, within Our Kingdom of Hanover, in order to bring to condign punishment the authors, perpetrators, and abettors of such traitorous designs.
And We do finally enjoin Our chief minsiter to deprive, with out delay, all and singular the treacherous signatories to the aforementioned instrument of insurrection of all administrative and moderative priviliges and capabilities with regard to their use of the public posting fora of Our Kingdom of Hanover. Indeed We do further enjoin Our chief minister to deprive all and singular the treacherous signatories to the aforementioned instrument of insurrection of their very posting privileges with regard to their use of the public posting fora of Our Kingdom of Hanover.
Given at Our Court at St. George's the Seventeenth day of July, Two Thousand and Nine, in the First Year of our Reign.
God save the King.