THe Kings most Excellent Maiestie , considering what peril oftentimes ensueth by the meanes of great assemblies of people in the time of infections diseases ; Doeth therefore straitly charge and command , That no maner of person , or persons , of what estate , degree , or condition he or they bee , inhabiting within the Cities of London , and Westminster , and the Suburbs 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 wheresoeuer it shall please the King , the Queene , or the Prince to lie , or abide , vntill such time as his Highnesse pleasure shal be further knowen therein , Except the Lords the Bishops of this Realme , the Iudges of the Law , 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 houshold , 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 vnto 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 said Porter shall cause the parties to stay abroad , without entring into any House , Tent , or company of any person , and shall certifie the Lord Steward , the Lord Chamberlaine , the Treasourer , the Comptroller , the Secretary , the Vicechamberlaine , or any other of his Maiesties Priuie Councell , or some of the principall Officers of the Greenecloth , if the matter shall appertaine to the Kings Maiesties Houshold , according to the qualitie of the matter , and of the persons with whom the parties haue to doe in the Court : and by 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 saide persons shall or may come into the Court ; then the said Porter shall permit and suffer them so to doe : Otherwise the said persons shall be commanded to returne without any longer abiding , vpon paine of his Maiesties grieuous displeasure , and seuere punishment in the Marshalsey .