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 Maiestly , in no lesse measure then any of His Royall Predecessors , hath bad good successe therein : and in His most gracious and pious disposition , is as ready and willing as any King or Queene of this Realme euer was , in any thing to relieue the distresses and necessities of His Subiects , Yet in His Princely wisdome , foreseeing that in this , ( as in all other things ) Order is to be obserued , and fit times are necessary to be appointed for performing of this great worke of charity ; His most Excellent Maiestie doth hereby publish and declare his Royall will and Pleasure to be , That whereas herefore the vsuall times of presenting such persons to His Maiestie for this purpose , were Easter and Whitsontide , That from henceforth the time 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 Maiesty 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 that Feast of Saint Maichael 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 , and Church-wardens of these seuerall Parishes where they dwell , and vnder the hands and seales of one or more Iustices of the Peace for that County from whence they come , testifying according to the truth , That they haue not at any time before beene touched by the King , to the intent to be healed of that Disease . And His Maiesty doth straightly 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 be published and affixed in some open place in euery Market Towne of this Realme , and be read in euery Church twice a yeare , that is to say , at Shrouetide and Bartholomewtide , whereby the people may not pretend ignorance of His Maiefties pleasure .