FOrasmuch , as it is found by good proofe , that many persons which haue serued of late on the Seas , in the iourney towards Spaine and Portingale in comming from Plimmouth , and other Ports of the Realme , haue fallen sicke by the way , and diuers dyed infected with the Plague . And that it is likly that many wil haue of purpose to come from the said Nauie to the Citie of London , and so consequently to the Court , whereby danger of infection may come to her Maiesties household , and so approach to her Sacred person . Therefore it is commanded by publication hereof both at the Court gate , & in all the Townes within the Verge , that no person that hath serued within the said Fleet , shall come to the Court nor within the Verge , except such as shall be specially sent from those which were the Generals of the Nauie , with letters to the Court : which persons shall not enter within the Court gates , vntill the cause of their comming from the Generals , with Letters of importance be notified to some of her Maiesties Priuie Counsell , and therevpon the Queenes Porters warned to suffer them to enter into the Court.

And if any such person shall contrary to this commandement from this day , being the xxii . of this Moneth of Iuly , attempt to come either to the Court or within the Verge , and shall not immediatly vpon knowledge hereof depart with conuenient speed , the same shall bee apprehended by the Knight Marshall and his Deputies , or by any Iustice or Constable dwelling within the Verge , and shall bee committed to the Marshalseas without any baile vntill hee shall be dismissed by some two of the Priuie Counsell attending on her Maiesties person .

And yet it is not meant , but if any shall haue necessary cause to come to the Court , to exhibite any suite or information concerning his seruice in the said Nauie , the same person shall cause the same his suite or information to be sent to the Court in writing , or by message to be brought by a person that hath not beene in the said Nauie and not knowne to infected , to be deliuered either to one of her Maiesties ordinary Maiesters of Requests , or to the Knight Marshall or to some one of the Priuie Counsell , by which meanes the suite may be duely vnderstood , and so a reasonable answere to be made thereto .