AT our first entrance into this our Realme , and in al the way as we haue passed , we tooke no small contentment in the resort Noblemen , Gentlemen and other our Subiects comming to visit vs , holding their affectionate desire to see our Person , to bee a certaine testimony of their inward loue . And in the same contentment we haue dwelled since our soiourning at this place , and shall euer remaine , as long as such concourse of them to our Court may bee without grieuance and offence to the Body of this Realme . But hearing from all parts of our Kingdome , that by the remooue of great numbers of the principall Gentlement out of the seuerall Counties , aswell of such as haue charge there , as Deputie Lieutenants , or Commissioners for the Musters or for the Peace , as others with their whole families , both th' execution of things incident to their charge is omitted , and hospitalitie exceedingly decayed , whereby the reliefe of the poorer sort of peole is taken away , who had from such Houses much comfort and case towards their living : For remedy of the inconueniences like to grow thereby , and also for that we finde the sicknesse already somewhat forward within our City of London , which by concourse of people abiding there is very like to be increased , and importeth vs aswel for our peoples sake , as for the safety of our owne Person ( who for the most part liue in places neere the said City ) to preuent by all prouident meanes : Wee haue bene mooued rather to want for a time the contentment wee haue in the sight and resort of our Subiects to vs , then for our owne priuate delight , to giue way to so great a mischiefe , as the continuall resort hither may breed . Wherefore we do hereby wil and command all Gentlemen and others , aswell such as haue any kind of charge in the Counties of their ordinary habitation , as of other sort , That if they haue not some speciall cause of attendancé at our Court for our Seruice , or for some necessary cause concerning their owne estate , whereof they may informe our Priuie Councell , they shall immediatly after the ende of this Terme depart our said City of London and the Suburbs thereof , and returne to their seuerall habitations in the Counties of their abode , vntill the time of our Coronation be come , at what time we shall not mislike to haue them returne vntill that solemnitie be passed . And because we perceiue that heretofore there hath bene a great neglect in obeying Proclamations published vpon iust causes , we do admonish all those whom this Proclamation concerneth , to be so wary , as Wee haue not iust cause to make them an example of contempt , which wee must and will doe , if after the Terme ended we shall finde any making stay here , contrary to this direction .