THe Kings most Excellent Majesty , out of His Princely and Christian care of His loving Subjects , that no good means of Providence may be neglected to stay the further spreading of the great Infection of the Plague , Doth find it necessary to prevent all occasions of publick concourse of His people for the present , till it shall please Almighty God of His goodness to cease the violence of the Contagion , which is very far dispersed into many parts of this Kingdom already : And therefore remembring that there is at hand a Fair of note , unto which there is usually extraordinary resort out of several parts of the Kingdom , kept at Wanting or Wantage , in the County of Berks ; The holding whereof at the usual time , would ( in all likelihood ) be the occasion of further danger and Infection to other parts of the Land , which yet by Gods mercy stand clear and free : Hath ( with the Advice of His Privy Council ) thought good by this open Declaration of His Pleasure and necessary Commandment , not only to admonish and require all His loving Subjects to forbear to resort ( for this time ) to the said Fair kept at Wanting or Wantage aforesaid , or to any other Fair or Fairs in the said County of Berks , but also to enjoyn the Lord or Lords of the said Fair , or others Interested therein , that they all forbear to hold the said Fair , or any thing appertaining thereunto , at the time accustomed , or at any other time , till by Gods goodness and mercy the Infection of the Plague shall cease , or be so much diminished , that His Majesty shall give order for holding them ; upon pain of such punishment , as for a Contempt so much concerning the general safety of His people , they shall be adjudged to deserve ; which they must expect to be inflicted with all severity . And to that purpose doth hereby further Charge and Enjoyn ( under the like penalty ) all Citizens and Inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster , That none of them shall repair unto any Fairs held within any part of this Kingdom , until it shall please God to cease the Infection now reigning amongst them : His Majesties intention being , and so hereby Declaring Himself , That no Lord of any Fair , or others Interested in the Profits thereof , shall by this necessary and temporary Restraint , receive any prejudice in the right of his or their Fairs , or Liberties thereunto belonging ; Any thing before mentioned notwithstanding .