❧
By
the
King
.
THe
Kings
Maiestie
perceiuing
the
great
inconueniences
,
which
dayly
doe
arise
by
the
continuall
additions
of
a
multitude
of
New
buildings
in
the
Citie
of
London
and
the
Suburbs
and
confines
thereof
,
and
the
filling
&
pestering
of
houses
with
Inmates
and
seuerall
dwellers
(
and
those
of
the
worse
sort
)
almost
in
euery
seuerall
roome
,
whereby
both
the
people
increasing
to
so
great
numbers
,
are
not
well
to
be
gouerned
by
the
wonted
Officers
and
ordinarie
Iurisdiction
of
the
same
,
and
likewise
the
prices
of
Victuals
are
by
that
meanes
excessiuely
inhaunced
,
and
the
health
of
his
louing
Subiects
,
not
onely
those
which
inhabite
in
and
about
the
said
City
,
but
also
all
others
repairing
thither
from
all
parts
,
(
in
respect
either
of
the
vsuall
resiance
of
his
Maiesties
Court
thereabouts
,
or
otherwise
for
ordinary
Iustice
)
indangered
(
whereof
the
present
Infection
in
and
about
this
City
,
makes
his
Maiestie
the
more
sensible
)
And
moreouer
the
other
good
Townes
and
Borrowes
of
his
kingdome
by
reason
of
so
great
receit
for
people
in
and
about
the
said
City
,
are
much
vnpeopled
,
and
in
their
trading
,
and
otherwise
decayed
,
for
remedy
of
which
inconueniences
,
there
haue
bene
diuers
politique
and
necessary
Proclamations
,
aswell
in
the
time
of
the
late
Queene
Elizabeth
of
famous
memorie
,
as
since
his
Maiesties
most
happy
reigne
,
published
and
deuised
:
His
Maiestie
mindes
to
require
accompt
aswel
of
those
that
haue
neglected
the
execution
of
them
,
as
to
punish
the
offenders
against
the
same
:
And
further
by
the
deliberate
aduise
of
his
Priuie
Councell
hath
determined
,
to
take
yet
a
more
strait
and
seuere
course
,
for
the
auoyding
of
the
like
inconueniences
hereafter
.
For
although
there
be
manifest
cause
of
greater
concourse
of
people
to
the
said
City
,
and
by
consequence
,
of
habitation
and
receit
for
them
,
by
reason
of
the
largenesse
of
his
Highnesse
dominions
,
and
the
vniuersal
peace
wherein
his
Maiestie
liues
and
gouernes
:
yet
notwithstanding
his
Maiestie
(
considering
that
the
foundations
already
layd
within
the
said
City
and
Suburbs
and
confines
of
the
same
cannot
but
be
sufficient
for
all
that
shall
haue
iust
cause
to
dwell
or
abide
hereabouts
)
hath
therefore
resolued
,
that
vnlesse
it
be
in
some
rare
cases
,
and
by
speciall
Licence
,
as
hereafter
in
these
Presents
shall
be
prescribed
,
there
shall
be
no
more
New
buildings
erected
in
or
neere
the
said
City
of
London
:
and
also
that
those
that
shal
be
erected
vpon
old
Foundations
,
shal
be
such
as
shall
both
adorne
and
beautifie
his
said
City
,
and
be
lesse
subiect
to
danger
of
fire
,
and
cause
lesse
waste
of
Timber
(
fitter
to
be
reserued
for
the
shipping
of
his
Realme
)
and
likewise
such
as
in
regard
of
the
charge
of
building
,
cannot
be
inhabited
but
by
persons
of
some
abilitie
.
And
because
the
former
Proclamations
of
this
kinde
heretofore
published
are
seuerall
,
and
in
some
points
defectiue
:
therefore
his
Maiestie
hath
thought
good
(
not
intending
thereby
to
dispense
with
former
offenders
)
to
make
and
publish
one
cleare
Proclamation
digested
into
plaine
and
distinct
Articles
,
that
the
offenders
hereafter
may
be
without
all
colour
of
excuse
,
as
they
are
already
without
all
iust
defence
.
And
therefore
his
Maiestie
doeth
straitly
charge
and
command
all
maner
of
persons
,
of
what
qualitie
soeuer
they
be
,
duely
to
obserue
and
fulfill
,
and
all
Officers
and
persons
in
Authority
whom
it
may
concerne
,
duely
,
carefully
,
and
diligently
to
see
obserued
,
fulfilled
,
and
put
in
execution
these
Articles
following
.
FIrst
,
that
no
maner
of
buildings
,
be
they
dwelling
houses
,
Stables
,
Shops
,
Stalles
,
or
any
other
building
whatsoeuer
,
be
from
henceforth
erected
,
or
attempted
to
be
erected
within
the
City
of
London
,
or
the
Suburbs
therof
,
or
within
the
distance
of
two
miles
,
to
be
taken
from
any
of
the
gates
of
the
sayd
City
(
except
it
be
vpon
the
foundation
of
a
former
dwelling
house
,
or
in
or
vpon
some
inner
court
or
yard
of
the
same
house
:
)
And
if
any
building
contrary
to
this
Article
of
his
Maiesties
prohibition
shall
happen
to
be
begun
,
that
the
same
be
forthwith
by
the
Iustices
of
Peace
within
that
limit
,
or
Alderman
of
the
Ward
,
or
any
of
them
,
stayed
from
any
further
proceeding
.
And
as
well
such
Builder
,
as
the
Workmen
vpon
such
building
to
be
committed
to
prison
,
and
bound
ouer
to
answere
their
contempt
in
the
Starre
Chamber
,
and
the
Timber
,
or
other
stuffe
imployed
or
to
be
imployed
thereupon
,
to
be
sold
by
the
sayd
Iustices
,
or
Aldermen
,
or
any
of
them
,
to
the
reliefe
of
the
poore
of
the
Parish
where
the
sayde
building
shall
happen
to
bee
.
And
in
case
through
neglect
,
or
ouersight
,
any
such
building
happen
to
be
finished
,
or
in
part
done
before
stay
made
thereof
:
that
neuerthelesse
the
same
may
be
and
shall
be
by
the
sayd
Iustices
or
Aldermen
,
or
any
of
them
at
any
time
within
seuen
yeeres
after
the
finishing
of
the
sayd
building
,
pulled
downe
,
and
the
offenders
punished
,
and
the
stuffe
and
matter
of
the
said
building
bestowed
as
is
before
expressed
.
ALso
all
new
buildings
that
are
already
erected
contrary
to
that
which
is
prohibited
by
the
former
Article
,
concerning
buildings
to
be
erected
hereafter
,
and
are
not
at
this
present
finished
,
shall
be
immediatly
pulled
downe
,
and
the
offenders
and
stuffe
ordered
as
is
before
expressed
.
ALl
such
new
buildings
as
aforesayd
,
which
haue
beene
erected
at
any
time
within
fiue
yeeres
before
the
date
of
this
Proclamation
,
shall
not
in
any
wise
be
pulled
downe
:
but
neuerthelesse
,
if
they
be
at
this
present
voyde
of
a
Tenant
,
they
shall
not
be
inhabited
nor
let
to
any
,
vnlesse
the
owners
shal
be
content
that
the
Churchwardens
and
Minister
by
allowance
of
two
or
more
of
the
Iustices
of
Peace
of
that
diuision
,
or
Alderman
of
the
Ward
shall
dispose
of
them
to
some
of
the
poore
of
the
Parishes
that
are
destitute
of
houses
,
or
for
the
good
and
behoofe
of
the
sayd
poore
,
and
at
and
vnder
such
rents
as
they
shall
allow
:
and
in
case
any
such
building
be
already
demised
,
that
then
such
house
bee
not
let
againe
,
either
in
reuersion
,
or
vpon
the
expiration
of
the
former
estates
,
but
in
such
sort
and
order
as
is
before
expressed
.
ANd
if
any
house
shall
be
let
contrary
to
this
Article
,
as
well
the
taker
as
the
Leassor
to
be
deemed
an
offendor
,
and
to
be
committed
to
prison
,
and
bound
ouer
to
answere
the
same
in
the
Starrechamber
.
PRouided
neuerthelesse
,
that
if
any
person
shall
erect
,
or
hath
erected
for
the
inlargement
of
his
dwelling
house
,
any
building
ioyning
to
the
same
,
hee
shall
not
be
taken
or
held
to
be
an
offendor
against
this
Proclamation
,
so
as
the
precinct
of
ground
within
the
said
addition
or
enlargement
,
amount
not
to
any
more
then
a
third
part
of
the
precinct
of
ground
within
the
olde
foundation
,
and
that
it
be
vsed
with
the
former
for
one
onely
habitation
.
ALl
Sheds
and
Shops
which
haue
beene
builded
or
set
vp
within
the
limits
aforesaid
at
any
time
within
fiue
yeeres
last
past
,
shall
be
foorthwith
pulled
downe
,
and
the
stuffe
of
them
ordered
as
is
before
directed
touching
other
Buildings
to
be
pulled
downe
:
And
no
Cellars
erected
within
this
fiue
yeeres
last
past
,
to
be
vsed
for
lodgings
,
or
tipling
or
victualling
houses
.
NO
new
buildings
shal
be
hereafter
erected
vpon
the
foundation
of
any
former
dwelling
house
,
or
within
the
precincts
thereof
,
within
the
Citie
or
Limits
aforesaid
,
except
the
forefront
of
the
same
,
and
all
the
vtter
walles
and
windowes
thereof
shal
be
wholly
made
of
Bricke
and
Stone
,
or
one
of
them
;
and
the
forefront
also
thereof
shal
be
made
in
that
vniforme
sort
and
order
,
which
shall
be
prescribed
by
the
Alderman
of
the
Ward
within
the
Cittie
and
the
Liberties
thereof
,
and
by
two
or
more
Iustices
of
Peace
within
the
Suburbs
and
other
Precinct
aforesaid
,
for
the
better
beautifying
of
the
Streete
where
the
said
Building
shall
be
erected
,
vpon
paine
that
euery
person
offending
against
this
Article
,
shal
be
fined
and
imprisoned
for
the
same
by
order
of
the
Court
of
Starrechamber
.
ALl
new
Buildings
that
for
the
time
alreadie
passed
haue
beene
built
since
the
first
day
of
March
in
the
second
yeere
of
his
Maiesties
reigne
,
and
haue
not
their
forefronts
and
walles
of
Bricke
as
aforesaid
,
contrarie
to
his
Maiesties
Proclamation
in
that
behalfe
at
that
time
published
,
shal
be
certified
by
the
Iustices
or
Aldermen
vnto
his
Maiesties
learned
Councell
,
that
there
may
be
a
present
proceeding
against
the
offendors
in
that
behalfe
.
ANd
forasmuch
as
the
diuiding
of
Houses
into
seuerall
Tenements
and
habitations
,
and
the
letting
of
part
of
houses
and
Chambers
to
Inmates
and
Vndersitters
,
is
no
lesse
inconuenient
then
excessiue
building
,
as
well
in
regard
of
surcharge
of
people
,
specially
of
the
worse
sort
,
as
for
breeding
and
spreading
of
Infection
,
besides
other
inconueniences
proper
to
this
abuse
,
His
Maiestie
doth
further
charge
and
straightly
command
,
that
these
Articles
following
be
also
duely
obserued
and
obeyed
.
FIrst
,
that
no
person
within
the
Citie
or
Limits
aforesaid
,
doe
diuide
any
dwelling
house
by
Lease
,
sufferance
or
otherwise
,
into
any
more
Tenements
or
dwellings
then
are
at
this
present
vsed
within
the
same
.
THat
no
person
doe
hereafter
receiue
into
any
House
any
Inmates
or
Vndersitters
,
or
any
more
families
then
one
.
THat
no
man
that
shall
erect
a
new
house
vpon
or
within
the
Precincts
of
an
olde
foundation
,
shall
diuide
the
same
into
more
Tenements
or
seuerall
dwellings
,
then
were
vsed
in
the
said
former
houses
.
ANd
for
the
more
certaine
execution
of
euery
Article
of
this
his
Maiesties
Proclamation
,
His
Maiestie
further
commandeth
,
that
the
Alderman
in
euery
Ward
,
and
the
Iustices
of
Peace
within
the
Limits
aforesaid
,
doe
make
diligent
view
,
perambulation
,
and
inquirie
of
euery
of
the
sayd
offences
,
and
them
to
certifie
to
his
Maiesties
learned
Counsell
once
in
the
beginning
of
euery
Terme
,
that
there
may
be
a
strict
and
seuere
proceeding
therein
,
as
appertaines
.
And
such
Iustices
or
Aldermen
which
shall
be
found
negligent
or
remisse
in
the
execution
of
these
Articles
,
his
Maiestie
will
haue
censured
and
punished
as
contemners
of
his
Royall
commandement
,
and
to
be
remooued
from
being
Iustice
of
Peace
,
as
vnworthy
so
to
be
.
Giuen
at
Royston
the
twelfth
day
of
October
,
in
the
fifth
yeere
of
our
Reigne
of
great
Britaine
,
France
and
Ireland
.
God
saue
the
King
.