¶
By
the
Kyng
and
the
Quene
,
WHere
as
many
good
and
profitable
lawes
,
statutes
,
and
ordynaunces
,
haue
bene
heretofore
made
and
deuysed
,
for
●he
good
gouernement
,
ordre
,
and
common
weale
of
this
realme
,
and
for
the
better
execution
of
the
sayd
lawes
,
&
statutes
,
it
hath
pleased
our
most
dread
soueraigne
Lord
,
&
Lady
,
the
Kyng
and
the
Quenes
maiesties
,
to
addresse
of
late
their
seuerall
lettres
with
certen
articles
and
instructions
,
to
the
Iustices
of
peace
,
sheriffes
&
other
their
minysters
in
euery
shire
,
Citie
,
&
Borough
,
of
this
their
realme
,
for
the
bettre
ordre
of
the
same
,
expecting
and
hoping
,
that
by
force
therof
,
such
diligent
care
and
vigilant
eye
,
shold
haue
byn
had
and
vsed
by
the
sayd
Iustices
and
other
ministers
in
euery
of
the
sayde
shieres
,
that
the
offendours
of
the
sayd
lawes
,
and
statutes
,
should
not
for
want
of
due
execution
of
the
same
,
ben
permytted
and
encoraged
to
vse
and
continue
as
they
do
their
vnlawfull
mysdemenors
,
and
disorders
in
contempte
of
the
sayd
lawes
,
and
statutes
,
and
to
the
present
perill
and
daunger
of
the
common
welth
,
and
to
the
great
disquietnes
.
&
griefe
of
their
maiesties
,
whose
only
desire
,
pleasure
,
&
good
contentment
is
to
haue
their
lawes
,
trulye
executed
,
and
the
trangressours
therof
to
be
punyshed
,
accordynge
to
the
qualities
of
their
offences
,
and
their
good
and
natural
subiectes
to
be
preserued
in
quietnes
,
And
to
thintent
,
the
same
may
the
better
,
take
effecte
,
their
highnes
haue
thought
it
good
eftsones
by
this
their
proclamation
,
strayghtlye
to
charge
and
commaunde
,
all
and
singuler
Iustices
of
prace
,
Maiors
,
Sheriffes
,
Bailiffes
,
constables
,
&
al
other
their
mynysters
and
subiects
,
to
whome
the
charge
of
due
execution
of
the
same
lawes
,
and
statutes
apperteyneth
,
that
they
with
all
theyr
dyligence
and
dexteritie
,
shall
endeuor
themselues
to
the
vttermost
of
their
powers
to
the
due
and
effectuall
execution
of
the
sayd
lawes
and
statutes
.
And
in
especiall
to
see
all
the
articles
and
commaundementes
conteyned
in
the
saied
Letters
and
instructions
,
lately
sent
vnto
them
by
there
saied
maiesties
,
to
be
diligently
obserued
and
kepte
.
And
also
to
see
the
lawes
,
statutes
,
ordynaunces
,
and
prouysions
,
hereafter
specefied
specially
,
to
be
put
in
due
execucion
,
and
thoffendours
in
the
same
to
be
condignely
punyshed
.
That
is
to
saye
,
the
lawes
,
and
statutes
heretofore
,
made
and
prouyded
,
concerning
,
or
in
any
wise
,
touching
the
punishement
of
heresie
,
and
lolardye
,
false
rumors
,
and
tales
,
excesse
of
apparrell
,
counterfeyting
of
Coigne
,
vnlauful
assembles
and
conuenticles
:
Reading
and
expounding
of
scriptures
,
and
matters
of
religion
,
in
secret
corners
,
by
persons
not
aucthorised
,
And
also
al
other
statutes
,
&
lawes
,
made
touching
the
duties
of
Sheriffs
and
their
deputies
in
the
execucion
of
writtes
and
processes
,
and
of
sturdy
vacaboundes
and
idle
persones
,
of
iorney
men
,
and
of
alehouses
and
suspect
hostries
,
And
not
to
faile
hereof
as
they
tendre
theyr
dueties
to
the
King
,
and
Quenes
moost
excellent
maiesties
,
and
mynde
to
be
noted
and
taken
worthye
to
deserue
their
mooste
gracious
fauours
.
And
if
it
maye
appeare
to
their
highnesse
that
the
sayde
Iustices
of
peace
,
Mynysters
,
and
subiectes
shall
hereafter
neglecte
to
do
their
dueties
in
this
behalfe
,
their
maiesties
entend
to
procede
agaynst
such
of
them
as
shall
herein
soo
neglect
,
or
offende
,
with
suche
seuere
Iustice
and
sharpe
correction
as
the
same
shal
be
to
the
example
of
all
others
lyke
offenders
.
Geuen
vnder
our
Signes
Manuell
,
at
our
honoure
of
Hampton
courte
.
the
.xxvi.
day
of
May
,
the
fyrst
and
second
yeares
of
our
reygnes
.
God
saue
the
Kynge
and
the
Queene
.