By the King it is a thing notorious that many of the meanest sort of our people in diuers parts of our kingdome ... haue presumed lately to assemble themselues riotously in multitudes ...
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By the King it is a thing notorious that many of the meanest sort of our people in diuers parts of our kingdome ... haue presumed lately to assemble themselues riotously in multitudes ...
England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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By Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie,
Imprinted at London :
Anno Dom. 1607.
For suppressing riots against enclosures.
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❧
By
the
King.
IT
is
a
thing
notorious
that
many
of
the
meanest
sort
of
our
people
in
diuers
parts
of
our
kingdome
,
either
by
secret
combination
,
wrought
by
some
wicked
instruments
,
or
by
ill
example
of
the
first
beginners
,
haue
presumed
lately
to
assemble
themselues
riotously
in
multitudes
,
and
being
armed
with
sundry
weapons
,
haue
layd
open
in
forcible
maner
a
great
quantitie
of
seuerall
mens
possessions
,
some
newly
enclosed
,
and
others
of
longer
continuance
,
making
their
pretence
that
some
townes
haue
been
depopulated
,
and
diuers
families
vndone
by
meanes
of
such
Enclosures
.
In
which
seditious
courses
they
haue
persisted
not
onely
after
many
prohibitions
by
our
Ministers
in
the
seuerall
Counties
,
but
after
particular
Proclamations
published
by
our
Royal
Authoritie
,
&
which
is
more
,
when
so
many
meanes
of
lenitie
and
gentlenesse
were
offered
to
reclaime
them
,
as
no
Prince
would
haue
vsed
,
but
such
a
one
as
was
both
confident
in
the
loyall
affections
of
his
Subiects
in
generall
,
and
compassionate
towards
the
simplicitie
of
such
Offenders
:
many
of
them
stood
out
most
obstinately
,
and
in
open
fielde
rebelliously
resisted
such
forces
as
in
Our
name
,
and
by
Our
authoritie
came
to
represse
them
,
whereupon
insued
by
necessitie
in
the
end
that
some
blood
was
drawen
as
well
by
martiall
Execution
,
as
by
ciuil
Iustice
.
Vpon
this
accident
it
seemeth
good
vnto
Vs
to
declare
to
the
world
,
and
specially
to
Our
louing
Subiects
,
as
well
that
which
concerneth
Our
affections
(
which
vpon
seueral
respects
are
diuided
betweene
comfort
and
griefe
)
as
that
which
concerneth
also
Our
Princely
intentions
,
which
likewise
are
bent
vpon
the
contrary
obiects
and
courses
of
Grace
and
Iustice
.
For
first
of
all
We
finde
cause
of
comfort
in
our selues
in
regard
of
the
clearenesse
of
Our
conscience
(
to
whome
God
hath
committed
the
care
and
supreme
Gouernment
of
Our
people
)
from
giuing
cause
or
colour
of
such
complaint
;
the
matter
whereof
is
such
,
as
Wee
take
Our selues
more
interessed
therein
then
any
our
Subiects
can
bee
:
For
as
Wee
cannot
but
know
,
that
the
glorie
and
strength
of
all
Kings
consisteth
in
the
multitude
of
Subiects
,
so
may
Wee
not
forget
that
it
is
a
speciall
and
peculiar
preheminence
of
those
Countreyes
,
ouer
which
God
hath
placed
Vs
,
that
they
do
excell
in
breeding
and
nourishing
of
able
and
seruiceable
people
,
both
for
Warre
and
Peace
,
which
Wee
doe
iustly
esteeme
aboue
all
Treasure
and
Commodities
,
which
our
said
dominions
do
otherwise
so
plentifully
yeeld
vnto
Vs.
Neither
in
this
particular
case
of
depopulation
,
can
any
man
make
doubt
but
it
must
bee
farre
from
our
inclination
to
suffer
any
tolleration
of
that
which
may
bee
any
occasion
to
decay
or
diminish
our
people
,
if
wee
did
consider
nothing
else
,
but
that
vse
and
application
which
wee
may
make
(
as
other
Princes
do
)
both
of
the
bodies
of
our
people
to
carrie
armes
for
defence
of
our
Crown
,
and
of
their
goods
and
substance
to
supply
our
wants
vpon
all
iust
&
resonable
occasions
,
so
as
we
may
by
many
reasons
sufficiently
iustifie
our
care
herein
towards
God
&
the
world
(
forasmuch
as
apperteineth
to
our
Kingly
Office
)
seeing
the
said
Inclosures
(
lawfull
or
vnlawfull
)
were
all
or
the
most
part
made
before
we
had
taken
the
Scepter
of
this
Gouernment
into
our
Possession
.
Whereunto
we
may
adde
(
as
wholy
cleansing
and
washing
our
hands
from
the
tolleration
of
these
grieuances
)
the
continuall
and
strict
charges
and
commandements
giuen
by
vs
to
our
Iudges
and
Iustices
,
for
,
the
care
and
reformation
of
those
things
which
may
bee
in
any
wise
grieuous
to
our
people
in
their
seuerall
Countreyes
,
although
in
this
point
there
is
some
defence
alledged
by
our
subordinate
Ministers
,
and
specially
by
the
Iustices
of
Assise
,
that
our
people
haue
beene
wanting
to
themselues
in
the
due
and
ordinary
meanes
which
they
ought
to
take
,
by
presentment
of
such
as
are
or
haue
beene
guilty
of
these
oppressions
.
But
as
wee
take
comfort
that
the
causes
of
these
complaints
haue
not
proceeded
from
our
Gouernment
,
hauing
contrariwise
(
before
these
seditious
courses
first
brake
forth
)
taken
into
our
Princely
consideration
this
matter
of
depopulating
and
decaying
of
Townes
and
Families
(
whereof
we
are
more
sensible
,
then
any
other
)
with
resolution
to
cure
whatsoeuer
is
amisse
,
by
iust
and
orderly
remedies
:
So
are
wee
grieued
to
behold
what
the
disloyalty
and
obstinacy
of
this
rebellious
people
hath
forced
vs
vnto
,
who
being
naturally
inclined
to
spare
shedding
of
blood
,
could
haue
wished
that
the
humble
and
voluntary
submission
and
repentance
of
all
those
Offenders
,
might
both
haue
preuented
the
losse
of
the
life
of
any
one
of
them
,
and
the
example
of
Iustice
vpon
some
might
haue
preuented
the
losse
of
more
.
And
seeing
it
was
of
such
necessity
,
that
some
in
regard
of
their
intollerable
obstinacy
in
so
pernicious
Treason
should
perish
,
rather
then
the
sparkes
of
such
a
fire
in
our
Kingdome
should
be
left
vnquenched
,
that
it
may
yet
serue
to
put
others
in
mind
of
their
duetie
,
and
saue
them
from
the
like
ruine
and
destruction
,
for
such
and
so
Traiterous
attemps
hereafter
:
In
all
which
considerations
,
for
that
which
may
concerne
our
own
Royall
intention
,
as
wee
would
haue
all
men
know
and
conceiue
,
that
neither
the
pretence
of
any
wrongs
receiued
,
nor
our
great
mislike
of
depopulation
in
generall
,
can
in
any
wise
stay
vs
any
longer
,
from
a
seuere
and
iust
prosecution
of
such
as
shall
take
vpon
them
to
be
their
owne
iudges
and
reformers
,
either
in
this
or
any
other
pretended
grieuance
:
So
on
the
other
side
,
we
are
not
minded
that
the
offences
of
a
few
(
though
iustly
prouoking
our
Royall
indignation
)
shall
alter
our
Gracious
disposition
to
giue
reliefe
in
this
case
,
where
it
apperteineth
,
were
it
for
none
other
cause
,
then
in
respect
of
so
many
others
our
good
and
louing
Subiects
,
which
might
haue
alledged
like
cause
of
griefe
,
and
neuerthelesse
haue
contained
themselues
in
their
due
obedience
.
And
therefore
Wee
doe
first
declare
and
publish
our
Princely
resolution
,
That
if
any
of
our
Subiects
shall
heereafter
vpon
pretences
of
the
same
or
like
grieuances
,
either
persist
in
the
vnlawfull
and
rebellious
Act
already
begun
,
or
renewe
and
breake
forth
into
the
like
,
in
any
parts
of
our
Kingdome
;
We
will
prefer
the
safetie
,
quiet
,
and
protection
of
our
Subiects
in
generall
,
and
of
the
body
of
our
State
,
before
the
compassion
of
any
such
Offenders
,
bee
they
more
or
lesse
,
and
howsoeuer
misled
:
and
must
forget
our
naturall
clemency
by
pursuing
them
with
all
seuerity
for
their
so
hainous
Treasons
,
as
well
by
our
Armes
as
Lawes
,
knowing
well
,
that
We
are
bound
(
as
the
head
of
the
politike
body
of
our
Realme
)
to
follow
the
course
which
the
best
Phisitians
vse
in
dangerous
diseases
,
which
is
,
by
a
sharpe
remedy
applyed
to
a
small
and
infected
part
,
to
saue
the
whole
from
dissolution
and
destruction
.
To
which
ende
We
doe
accordingly
charge
and
command
all
our
Lieutenants
,
Deputie
Lieutenants
,
Sheriffes
,
Iustices
of
Peace
,
and
all
other
Magistrates
of
Iustice
vnder
Vs
,
and
all
other
our
louing
Subiects
to
whom
it
shall
any
wayes
appertaine
,
to
doe
and
imploy
their
vttermost
indeauours
and
forces
for
the
keeping
of
our
Subiects
in
peace
and
obedience
,
for
preuention
of
all
such
riotous
and
rebellious
Assemblies
,
and
destroying
them
,
(
if
any
doe
remaine
,
or
shall
happen
to
arise
)
by
force
of
Armes
,
and
by
execution
(
euen
to
present
death
)
of
such
as
shall
make
resistance
.
On
the
other
side
We
doe
notifie
and
declare
to
all
our
louing
Subiects
,
That
We
are
resolued
,
not
out
of
any
apprehension
or
regard
of
these
tumults
and
disorders
(
which
Wee
know
well
to
be
only
dangerous
to
those
that
attempt
them
,
and
which
experience
may
teach
them
,
that
they
are
in
a
momēt
to
be
dispersed
)
nor
to
satisfie
disobedient
people
,
be
they
rich
or
poore
:
But
meerely
out
of
loue
of
Iustice
,
Christian
compassion
of
other
of
our
Subiects
,
who
being
likewise
touched
with
this
griefe
,
auoyded
the
like
offences
,
As
also
out
of
our
Princely
care
and
prouidence
to
preserue
our
people
from
decay
or
diminution
,
To
cause
the
abuses
of
Depopulations
and
vnlawfull
Inclosures
to
be
further
looked
into
,
and
by
peaceable
and
orderly
meanes
to
establish
such
a
reformation
thereof
,
as
shall
bee
needfull
for
the
iust
reliefe
of
those
that
haue
iust
cause
to
complaine
,
and
therin
neglect
no
remedy
,
which
either
the
lawes
of
our
Realme
doe
prescribe
,
or
our
owne
Royall
Authority
,
with
the
aduice
of
our
Councell
can
supply
.
For
which
purpose
wee
haue
already
assembled
our
Iudges
,
and
giuen
them
in
charge
straightly
,
to
make
it
one
of
their
principall
cares
aswell
to
discouer
the
said
offences
,
as
to
consider
how
farre
they
may
be
touched
in
law
,
and
in
what
course
,
and
accordingly
to
proceede
against
them
with
all
seueritie
.
And
yet
because
the
execution
thereof
requireth
some
time
,
though
no
more
then
must
of
necessitie
bee
employed
therein
,
if
any
turbulent
or
seditious
spirits
by
their
impatience
,
or
through
their
desire
to
satisfie
their
owne
wicked
humors
,
by
moouing
common
troubles
shall
seeke
to
preuent
the
course
of
Iustice
by
any
such
vnlawfull
attempts
,
as
haue
beene
lately
vsed
,
and
abusing
our
gracious
disposition
shall
take
the
presumption
to
be
Reformers
of
the
said
inconuenience
by
any
force
,
because
they
perceiue
hereby
how
much
we
mislike
of
it
:
Wee
doe
once
againe
denounce
vnto
them
the
same
seuere
punishment
,
which
belongeth
to
Rebels
in
the
highest
degree
,
And
doe
require
all
and
euery
our
Magistrates
,
Officers
and
Ministers
of
Iustice
(
according
to
their
place
of
authoritie
)
and
all
our
loyall
Subiects
according
to
their
duety
of
assistance
(
laying
aside
all
slackenes
or
fond
pittie
)
to
see
it
duely
put
in
execution
:
As
on
the
other
side
we
doe
promise
,
and
are
resolued
graciously
to
lend
our
eares
to
humble
and
iust
complaints
,
and
to
affoord
our
people
Iustice
and
fauour
both
in
this
and
all
occasions
fit
for
a
King
to
doe
for
his
good
Subiects
in
generall
and
in
particular
.
Giuen
at
our
Mannour
of
Greenewich
the
xxviij
.
day
of
Iune
,
in
the
fifth
yeere
of
our
Reigne
of
Great
Britaine
,
France
and
Ireland
.
God
saue
the
King.
❧
Imprinted
at
London
by
Robert
Barker
,
Printer
to
the
Kings
most
Excellent
Maiestie
.
ANNO
DOM.
1607.