WHereas by the grace and blessing of God , the Kings and Queenes of this Realme by many ages past , haue had the happinesse by their sacred Touch , and inuocation of the Name of God , to cure those who are afflicted with the Disease called , The Kings Euill : And His now most Excellent Maiestie , in no lesse measure then any of his Royall Predecessors , hath had good successe herein , and in His most gracious and pious disposition , is as ready and willing as any King or Queen of this Realme euer was , in any thing to relieue the distresses and necessitie of His good Subiects , yet in His Princely wisedome foreseeing , that in this ( as in all other things ) order is to bee obserued , and fit times are necessarily to bee appointed for the performing of this great worke of charity : His most Excellent Maiestie doeth hereby publish and declare His Royall will and pleasure to bee , That whereas heretofore , the vsuall times of presenting such persons to His Maiestie for this purpose , were Easter and Whitsuntide , that from henceforth the times shall be Easter and Michaelmas , as times more conuenient , both for the temperature of the season and in respect of any Contagion which may happen in this neere accesse to His Maiesties sacred Person ; And His Maiestie doth accordingly will and command , that from the time of publishing this Proclamation , none presume to repaire to His Maiesties Royall Court to be healed of that disease , before the Feast of S. Michael now next comming .

And His Maiestie doth further will and command , that all such as hereafter shall come , or repaire to the Court for this purpose , shall bring with them Certificates vnder the hands of the Parson , Vicar or Minister , & Church wardens of those seueral Parishes where they dwell , & from whence they come , testifying according to the trueth , that they haue not any time before been touched by the King , to the intent to be healed of that Disease : And his Maiesty doth straitly charge all Iustices of the Peace , Constables , and other Officers , That they doe not suffer any to passe , but such as haue such Certificates , vpon paine of his Maiesties displeasure .

And , to the end that all His louing Subiects may the better take knowledge of this his Maiesties pleasure and command , His will is , That this Proclamation bee published and affixed in some open place in euery Market Towne of this Realme ; All which , his Maiestie hauing by former Proclamations , vpon the like occasion published and commanded , hee doth now againe command strictly to be obserued , by all and euery person and persons whom it shall or may concerne , vpon such paines and penalties as may be inflicted vpon them for the neglect thereof .