¶
By
the
Queene
.
A
Proclamation
for
maintenaunce
of
Tillage
.
THE
Queenes
Maiestie
our
Soueraigne
Lady
,
callyng
to
her
most
gracious
remembraunce
,
the
good
and
profitable
lawes
and
statutes
made
and
set
foorth
in
the
tyme
of
her
noble
progenitours
for
the
maintenaunce
of
houses
and
tenements
of
husbandry
,
and
for
the
increase
of
Tillage
,
and
for
the
mayntenaunce
of
hospitalitie
in
diuers
of
the
late
priories
and
monasteries
,
and
agaynst
the
lettyng
downe
of
townes
,
and
the
decay
of
houses
of
husbandry
,
and
also
against
the
conuertyng
of
earable
grounde
from
Tillage
into
pasture
,
as
by
the
said
lawes
and
statutes
more
at
large
doth
and
may
appeare
:
And
forasmuch
as
her
Maiestie
is
geuen
to
vnderstand
,
that
notwithstandyng
the
saide
good
and
profitable
statutes
&
lawes
,
diuers
and
sundry
of
her
subiects
in
many
shires
of
this
realme
,
vpon
a
greedy
and
couetous
minde
,
not
hauing
regarde
to
obey
the
saide
lawes
,
haue
and
do
dayly
decay
Townes
and
houses
of
husbandrye
,
and
inclose
their
groundes
,
and
conuert
the
same
from
tyllage
into
pasture
,
and
kepe
not
such
hospitalitie
as
by
the
saide
lawes
they
ought
to
do
,
to
the
great
displeasure
of
almightie
God
,
the
prouocation
of
idlenesse
,
and
destruction
of
her
Maiesties
people
,
whereby
her
realme
is
in
some
part
weakened
,
and
more
is
like
,
if
speedy
reformation
be
not
had
therein
.
The
perill
that
may
ensue
many
wayes
therby
,
her
highnes
entendeth
to
foresee
,
and
to
let
the
partyes
offendyng
therein
to
vnderstande
,
that
her
Maiestie
mindeth
to
haue
speciall
regarde
therevnto
.
And
yet
doth
neuerthelesse
in
the
meane
season
by
these
presents
straightly
charge
and
commande
them
,
and
euery
of
them
that
haue
offended
in
the
any
of
the
premisses
,
that
they
do
foorth
with
refourme
all
such
things
,
as
they
and
euery
of
them
haue
done
or
suffered
contrary
to
the
said
lawes
and
statutes
,
wherein
yf
her
Maiestie
shall
perceaue
they
do
neglect
her
commandement
therin
,
her
highnesse
intendeth
foorthwith
,
and
with
all
seueritie
to
proceed
against
such
offenders
,
and
to
see
reformation
of
their
offences
,
according
to
the
expresse
wordes
and
true
meaning
of
her
Maiesties
lawes
,
without
any
further
tolleration
or
remission
.
And
for
the
better
vnderstanding
of
all
such
offendours
,
her
highnesse
pleasure
is
,
that
all
her
Iustices
of
assise
,
and
Iustices
of
the
peace
,
within
the
limittes
of
their
Commissions
,
shall
make
diligent
inquiry
of
the
offences
aforesayde
,
from
tyme
to
tyme
in
all
their
assises
and
sessions
:
and
shall
further
make
speciall
report
to
her
highnesse
,
what
they
shall
fynde
of
any
such
offendours
in
the
premisses
,
or
any
part
thereof
.
Geuen
at
her
Maiesties
Pallaice
of
Westminster
,
the
first
day
of
March
.
1568.
in
the
xi
.
yere
of
her
highnesse
most
prosperous
raigne
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.