WHereas by our Proclamation giuen at our Pallace of Westminster the xvii . day of February , in the second yeere of our Reigne of Great Britaine , France and Ireland , Wee did publish and make it knowen to our louing Subjects , that for their Common good and quiet , and for auoyding of chargeable and tedious Sutes , we had by our Commission vnder the great Seale of England , giuen full power and authoritie vnto certaine Commissioners in the said Commission mentioned , for Vs , and in our name to bargaine , sell and conclude for diuers our Messuages , Lands , Tenements , and Hereditaments called Assarts , Wasts or Purprestures , which are or were within the limits of some of our Forrests , to and with any person or persons , and their heires in Fee-ferme , or other estate of inheritance , with a discharge of the meane profits , as by our said Proclamation may more at large appeare : Whereupon we doubted not but our louing Subiects whom it did concerne , and who haue bene long in possession of the said Lands at very low Rates , would haue taken care in time to haue prouided for their owne profit , safetie and peace therein . And neuerthelesse wee are of late enformed , that hitherto very fewe of them haue appeared before our said Commissioners to compound or conclude for any of our said Messuages , Lands , Tenements or Hereditaments , and was expected , presuming ( as it seemeth ) that they may take their owne times and leasure for it , and in the meane time some others neuer possessed of the said Messuages , Lands , Tenements or Hereditaments , haue in their default offred to compound and conclude with vs for the same . Wherein our desire is , that the long and ancient possessors of the said Lands , should herein be preferred before all others .

These are therefore to signifie our further pleasure , That all such as be possessed of any the said Messuages , Lands , Tenements or Hereditaments , and doe purpose or thinke good for their owne profit , safetie and quiet , to compound or conclude with our said Commissioners for any the said Messuages , Lands , Tenements or Hereditaments called Assarts , Wasts , or Purprestures , which are or were within the limits of any of our Forrests or Chases , shall come in and attend our said Commissioners concerning the same , betwixt this and the first of October , now next ensuing , otherwise in their default we will dispose thereof to others as we shall see cause .