By the King, a proclamation for restraint of disorderly and vnnecessary resort to the court England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1625 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22370 STC 8780 ESTC S122666 23959483 ocm 23959483 27023 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649. 2003-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-08 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2003-08 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ❧ By the King. ¶ A Proclamation for restraint of disorderly and vnnecessary resort to the Court. THe Kings most Excellent Maiesty , hauing taken into His Princely consideration , the many inconueniences which may fall out by the vnlimited concourse of people of all sorts to His Court , or the Townes or Parishes neere the same , especially at this time , and in this season of the yeere , which growes euery day more dangerous for increasing the infection , already begun in the Citie of London , and Confines of the same ; And being graciously and prouidently carefull to take away and preuent all occasions tending thereunto , hath thought fit by aduice of His Priuie Councell , by this Proclamation to publish and declare his Royall pleasure and commandement concerning the same , That although his Maiestie cannot but conceiue great ioy and contentment , when His louing Subiects , out of their loyall and dutifull affections towards him , shall desire to see the Persons of Himselfe , or of his deare Consort the Queene , who is ( by Gods blessing ) shortly to come ouer into England ; yet , in his Princely care of His people , Hee is contented to dispence with those publike shewes of their zeale , chearefulnes , and alacritie at this time ▪ lest the present occasions of ioy and reioycing , should produce a contrary effect , by dispersing the Infection into other parts of the Realme , where his Maiestie shall keepe his Royall Court and residence . And therefore his Maiestie doth hereby straitly charge and command , That aswell in the Iourney , which Himselfe shortly intendeth to Douer in Kent , for the reception of his deare Consort , the Queene , at Her arriuall , as also in His , and Her Maiesties returne from thence , and in all other Iourneys and Progresses , which they or either of them shall make this Summer now ensuing , till they shall returne to a standing house in Winter , No person or persons whatsoeuer , not being thereunto called or appointed , or not hauing speciall cause of personall attendance at the Court for his Maiesties seruice , or for some necessary occasion of extremity concerning their owne estate , doe presume to follow , or resort to the Court with Petitions , or vpon other pretence , or vnto any Citie , Towne , Uillage , or priuate house within twelue miles of the same , as they tender his Maiesties displeasure , and will answere for the same , as contemners of this his Maiesties iust and Royall commandement . And whereas many of his Maiesties louing Subiects haue been heretofore wont to pester the Court , vnder colour of repairing thither for healing the disease called The Kings Euill , His Maiestie doth hereby publish and declare his pleasure , That vntill Michaelmas next , and after His Coronation shall be solemnized , He wil not admit any person or persons to come to the Court for healing ; And doth straitly charge and forbid , That no person or persons doe in the meane time presume to importune his Maiestie in that behalfe : And for auoyding many , and great abuses in that behalfe , his Maiesty doth straitly charge and command , That no person or persons doe at any time hereafter resort to his Maiestie , or His Court for healing of that disease , without bringing a Certificate from the Minister , and Churchwardens of the Parish wherein they inhabite , or some other neighbours of more eminent quality , expressing the time they haue been troubled with that infirmity , and that they haue not at any time before been healed by his Maiestie , or the late King : And to auoid the great disorder of poore people , who are vsed to come flocking into the high wayes , and streetes , where his Maiestie is to trauell , vnder colour of reliefe from the Almoner , his Maiestie hath taken order , that in all the Townes and Parishes , through which Hee shall passe , his Maiesties sayd Almoner shall deliuer his Maiesties Almes to the Ouerseers of the Poore , to be distributed amongst them , for their better & more equall reliefe , then they should receiue by comming abroad in that dishonourable & vndecent maner ; which therfore his Maiesty straitly chargeth and commandeth them to forbeare , and all Maiors , Sheriffes , Iustices of Peace , Constables , and other Officers , to take due care of accordingly . And for other wandering poore , Uagabonds , Rogues , and such like base and vnruly people , which pester the high way , and make it their Trade or profession to liue by begging , pilfering , or other vnlawfull shifting , His Maiestie doth hereby straitly charge and command , aswell the Knight Marshall of His houshold and his deputies , as all Maiors , Sheriffes , Iustices of Peace , Constables , and other his Maiesties Officers and louing Subiects , to cause such as bee Impotent , to bee foorthwith returned into their owne Countreys , and such as be able to labour , to bee sent to the houses of Correction , or otherwise ordered according to the Lawes : To which end also , his Maiestie likewise chargeth and commandeth the sayd Sheriffes , Iustices , and other Officers , to cause diligent Watch by night , and Ward by day to be kept by honest and substantiall housholders , in euery Citie , Towne , Uillage , and Parish , through which his Maiesty shall passe , and within twelue miles compasse of his Maiesties passage or Court , aswell to be ready vpon all occasions to suppresse disorders and breaches of the Peace , as to make speciall search for all such persons , as shall pretend themselues to bee his Maiesties Seruants , or followers of the Court , and craue Lodging without hauing Billets for the same , and to apprehend all such as they shall finde so lodged or entertained , & not billeted , and to bring them before the Knight Marshal , or his deputy , and in all other things to be assisting to him and them concerning the premisses , for all occasions of his Maiesties seruice . And because his Maiestie findeth much disorder in some of his owne seruants , in vnnecessary pestering of the Court , when there is no cause for their attendance or imployment , His Maiesty straitly forbiddeth , That any of his seruants do either in this Iourney of his Maiesties intended to Douer , or elsewhere in His Summers Progresse , or vntil his Maiestie shal come to keepe a standing house in Winter , resort to the Court , execpt such onely of his Maiesties seruants , as are , or shall be set downe in the Liste , or shall be allowed for seruice within doores , and aboue staires , by the Lord Chamberlaine of his Maiesties honourable houshold , or below staires , by the Treasurer and Comptroller of the houshold , or for seruice without doores by the Knight Marshall , vpon paine of his Maiesties displeasure , and incurring the Censure of a high contempt . And to the end his Maiesties Royall pleasure herein before declared , may bee in all points obserued , his Maiestie straitly chargeth and commandeth His Knight Marshall , and all Maiors , Sheriffes , Iustices of Peace , Constables , Headboroughs , Bayliffes , and other his Maiesties Officers whatsoeuer , to see all things concerning the premisses , carefully performed , and put in due execution , according to the dueties of their seuerall places , as they and euery of them will answere for any their neglects herein , at their vttermost perils . Giuen at the Court at White-Hall , the seuenteenth day of May , in the first yeere of his Maiesties Reigne of Great Britaine , France and Ireland . God saue the King. ¶ Printed at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . M.DC.XXV .