An ordinance or proclamation by the Prince of Orange and states of Holland, in Her Majesties behalf and at her request wherein is expresly commanded that no fugitive or delinquent fled from the Parliament in England shall presume to come within ten miles of Her Maiesties court upon perill of their apprehension, and being sent over into England to answer their accusers : whereunto is added the maner of scituation and setling of Her Majesties court at the Hage, the great and most sumptuous entertainment of the Lady Elizabeth towards her, with many other things of worthy note.

An Ordinance.

UPon Her Maiesties going over into Holland with the Princesse Mary, to visite the most noble Prince of Orange, in congratulation of those many and Honourable favours, conferred upon this Kingdom, during his residence in Eng∣land; Divers Delinquents that were fled from the English Parliament, upon accusation of their iniustice in the State, and abuse of the trust re∣posed in them, and imposed upon them, for the administring of equity to the Subiects, made their repeal into Holland: Whereof the Lord Finch, formerly Lord Keeper of the great Seal of E••g••and, Secretary Windebank, chief Secretary o•• State to His Maiesty, and the Lord Digby, with divers others. All of which humbly desired and emplored Her Maiesties Favour towards them, for to entertain them into Her Court; as those which would apply themselves in all obse∣quious duty to repair their lost credit in England, by their good humble and diligent endeavours towards Her Maiesty: which Petition of theirs, Her Maiesty taking into serious and mature deli∣beration, considering with Her self what an ill aspersion it might iustly cast upon Her, if she

should so much forget Her self if she should en∣certain those into favour, who were formerly disfavourd for their misdeamenours by her Parlia∣ment, she forthwith requested the Prince of O∣range who likewise moved the states therein for the publishing of a speedie severe and authorised Ordinance or Proclamation therein to command the absence of all delinquents to the Parliament in England from her Majesties Court, which was ac∣cordingly effected; The contents whereof follow.