THe Kings most Excellent Maiestie , considering what perill oftentimes ensueth by the meanes of great assemblies of people in the time of infectious diseases ; doth therfore straitly charge and command , that no maner of person or persons , of what estate , degree , or condition he or they be , inhabiting within the Cities of London , and Westminster , and the Suburbes of the same , or any other place where the Infection of the Plague is , or hath bene within sixe weekes next before the date hereof , doe presume to resort , or come vnto his Highnesse Court at Whitehall , or whersoeuer it shall please the King , the Queene , or the Prince to lie or abide , vntill such time as his Highnesse pleasure shall bee further knowen therein , except the Lords the Bishops of this Realme , the Iudges of the Lawe , his Maiesties learned Councell , the principall Magistrates of the Cities of London , and Westminster , and all Houshold seruants of his Maiesties , and other necessary persons for prouisions of his Highnesse Houshould , not hauing the Infection of the Plague in their houses , or neere vnto them , by the space of sixe weekes , as aforesaid .

It is also further by his Maiestie thus prouided , That if any other ( except before excepted ) shall haue necessary cause to resort or come vnto the Court from any of the places before named , the same persons shall not come within the vtter gates of the Court , vntill they haue first sent one of the Kings Maiesties Porters at the Gates , and to him declared , vnto whom they haue necessary occasion to repaire within the Court , And thereupon the saide Porter shall cause the parties to stay abroad , without entring into any House , Tent , or companie of any person , and shall certifie the Lord Steward , the Lord Chamberlaine , the Treasourer , the Comptroller , the Secretary , the Vice chamberlaine , or any other of his Maiesties Prinie Councell , or some of the principall Officers of the Greenecloth , if the matter shal appertaine to the Kings Maiesties Houshould , according to the qualitie of the matter , and of the persons with whome the parties haue to doe in the Court : and by a warrant in writing vnder the hands of any of the said Lords Counsellers , or Officers , or by signification from some principall person about them , certified to any of the Kings Maiesties Porters , that the said persons shall or may come into the Court : then the said Porter shall permit and suffer them so to doe : otherwise the said persons shal be commanded to returned without any longer abiding , vpon paine of his Maiesties grieuous displeasure , and seuere punishment in the Marshalsey .