FOrasmuch as it hath pleased GOD of his exceeding goodnesse , to stay his heauy hand wherewith the last yeere hee punished our City of LONDON by the infection of the Plague , Wee haue iust cause giuen vs both to bee thankefull to his Diuine Maiestie for his goodnesse , and to bee as prouident as a carefull Prince can bee , to take away occasion of reuiuing the same . Wherefore , for that there is at hand a notable Faire at Bristoll , commonly called S. Iames Faire , whereunto there is great resort , especially from our Citie of LONDON , and the Sicknesse raigning now in the said Citie of Bristoll , and places there-abouts : We haue thought good by open declaration of our pleasure , to admonish and require all our louing Subiects of our said Citie of LONDON , to forbeare to resort at this time to the saide Faire , vpon paine of such punishment , as for a contempt so much concerning the vniuersall safety of our people of our said Citie , they shall be adiudged to deserue , which Wee shall haue so much the more cause seuerely to inflict , because our returne to our said Citie of LONDON is like to bee very soone for our abode there , about great and waighty causes , from which by reuiuing of the Sickenesse in that place ( which GOD forbid ) we might be put off , to the great hinderance of our affaires .