WHereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie , out of His Princely and Christian care of His louing Subiects , by His Royall Proclamation , bearing date the fourth day of August last , to preuent the further spreading of the great Infection of the Plague , as much as by all good meanes Hee might , did , by the aduice of His Maiesties Priuie Councell , forbid the holding and resorting vnto the two great Faires of speciall note , then by course of time neere approching , the one vsually kept in Smithfield , neere the Citie of London , called Bartholomew Faire , and the other neere Cambridge , called Sturbridge Faire ; and did thereby also further charge and enioyne , all Citizens and Inhabitants of the said Citie of London , that none of them should repaire to any Faire , held within any part of this Kingdome , vntill it should please God to cease the Infection then reigning amongst them : Now , seeing it hath pleased Almighty God , of his great mercy and goodnesse , to stay his hand from further punishing that Citie , and the places adiacent , and that , that Contagion and dangerous Sicknesse is now ceased there , His Maiestie , taking into His Princely consideration , that in the mutuall Commerce of His Subiects standeth their very subsistence , at least , their well-being ; by the like aduice of His Maiesties Priuie Councell , doth hereby publish and declare His Will and Pleasure to be , That seeing God , of his mercy , hath graciously remooued the Cause of the former restraint , that now the Citizens , and Inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster , and places adioyning , may freely repaire to any Faire , hereafter to be held in this Kingdome , and that any other of His Highnesse louing Subiects , may freely buy of them , any Wares or Merchandize , comming from those Cities or places , the said Proclamation , bearing date the said fourth day of August , and one other Proclamation , bearing date the eleuenth day of October now last past , or any other Proclamation or Restraint whatsoeuer to the contrary . And His Maiestie , doth hereby straitly charge and command , that no Maiors , Bailifes , Iustices of Peace , or any other of His Maiesties Officers , Ministers , or louing Subiects whatsoeuer , doe presume , vnder colour of the said former Proclamations , or of any other Restraint whatsoeuer , to interrupt or hinder the Citizens or Inhabitants of the said Cities of London or Westminster , or places neere adioyning , to repaire to any Faires , and to vtter , sell , barter , or dispose of their Wares or Merchandize there , at their free will and pleasure .