A
proclamacion
diuised
by
the
kynges
highnes
,
with
th
aduise
of
his
most
honourable
counsaile
,
for
the
restraynte
of
shootyng
in
handegunnes
.
WHere
the
kyng
our
moste
drad
soueraigne
lorde
,
considerying
how
expedient
it
was
to
haue
his
louyng
subiectes
practised
and
exercised
in
the
feate
of
shootyng
of
handegunnes
and
hagbusshes
,
as
well
for
the
defence
of
this
his
highnes
realme
and
other
his
realmes
and
dominions
,
as
for
the
annoyaunce
of
his
maiestees
ennemies
in
time
of
warre
and
hostilitee
,
dyd
by
his
highnesse
proclamacion
set
foorth
,
by
the
aduise
of
his
maiestees
counsell
,
accordyng
to
the
act
and
statute
made
at
Westminster
the
.xxviii.
daie
of
April
,
in
the
.xxxi.
yere
of
his
most
gracious
reigne
,
gyue
lycence
and
libertee
to
all
his
maiestees
subiectes
,
borne
within
his
graces
dominions
,
being
of
the
age
of
.xvi.
yeres
,
and
vpwardes
,
That
they
and
euery
of
them
,
from
and
after
the
saied
proclamation
made
,
might
laufully
shoote
in
handgunnes
and
hagbushes
,
without
incurryng
any
forfaiture
losse
or
daunger
for
the
same
:
any
statute
therof
made
before
to
the
contrary
not
withstandyng
,
as
by
the
same
proclamation
more
at
large
dooth
and
maie
appeere
.
For
as
much
as
it
hath
pleased
god
to
remoue
from
vs
the
plage
of
warre
,
and
to
sende
vnto
vs
a
ryght
honourable
and
profitable
peace
,
whiche
(
by
goddes
grace
)
shall
continue
to
his
glory
,
and
to
the
honour
and
suretee
of
his
maiestee
and
his
succession
,
and
to
the
quiete
and
benefyte
of
this
realme
:
His
moste
royall
maiestee
therefore
by
this
his
highnesse
present
proclamation
,
sette
foorth
by
the
aduise
of
his
maiestees
counsaile
,
accordyng
to
the
act
aboue
mencioned
,
dooeth
not
only
make
voyde
the
sayed
former
proclamacion
,
but
also
straightly
chargeth
and
commaundeth
all
and
syngular
his
maiestees
subiectes
,
that
they
or
any
of
them
,
from
the
laste
daie
of
August
next
commyng
,
shall
not
shoote
in
any
hand
gounnes
,
hagbusshes
,
or
other
gunnes
,
nor
vse
or
haue
the
same
contrarye
to
the
tenour
fourme
and
effecte
of
his
graciouse
lawe
and
statute
made
in
the
parlyament
begunne
at
Westmynster
the
.xvi.
daie
of
Ianuarie
,
and
contynued
vntill
the
fyrst
daie
of
Aprill
,
in
the
.xxxiii.
yere
of
his
moste
gracious
reigne
:
Excepte
any
of
his
saied
louyng
subiectes
haue
his
graces
lycence
vnder
his
great
Seale
for
the
same
,
or
otherwyse
lycenced
or
auctorysed
by
the
same
statute
made
the
fyrst
daie
of
Aprill
,
in
the
saied
.xxxiii.
yere
of
his
saied
mooste
gracious
reygne
,
vppon
the
peyne
of
the
forfayture
mencioned
in
the
same
Statute
.
Wyllyng
and
commaundynge
all
and
syngular
Iustices
of
the
peace
,
Mayres
,
Shyreffes
,
Bayllyffes
,
Constables
,
and
all
other
his
maiestees
officers
,
mynisters
,
and
subiectes
,
to
haue
speciall
regarde
to
the
dewe
execucion
of
this
proclamation
,
as
they
tender
his
maiestees
pleasure
,
and
wolle
aunswere
for
the
contrarye
al
theyr
perilles
.
God
saue
the
kynge
.