❧
Orders
conceiued
by
the
Lords
of
his
Maiesties
Priuie
Counsell
,
and
by
his
Highnesse
speciall
direction
,
commanded
to
be
put
in
execution
for
the
restraint
of
killing
,
and
eating
of
Flesh
this
next
Lent
,
and
to
be
executed
aswell
by
the
Lord
Maior
within
the
Citie
and
Suburbs
of
London
,
and
by
the
Officers
of
the
Liberties
and
exempt
places
in
and
about
the
same
,
as
by
order
to
be
prescribed
by
the
Lords
Lieutenants
of
all
the
Counties
of
the
Realme
,
to
the
Iustices
of
Peace
,
Lords
of
Liberties
,
and
Officers
of
Corporate
Townes
.
22.
Ianuary
,
in
the
fift
yeere
of
his
Maiesties
Reigne
of
great
Britaine
,
France
and
Ireland
.
THe
Kings
most
Excellent
Maiestie
vnderstanding
of
the
great
disorders
heretofore
,
and
especially
the
last
Lent
,
committed
in
killing
and
eating
Flesh
in
the
time
of
Lent
,
chiefly
in
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
the
Liberties
thereto
adioyning
,
straightly
chargeth
and
commandeth
,
That
these
Orders
following
,
be
obserued
and
put
in
execution
.
First
,
there
shall
bee
onely
eight
Butchers
licenced
by
the
Lord
Maior
within
the
Citie
of
London
,
viz.
foure
in
Eastcheape
,
and
foure
in
S.
Nicholas
Shambles
,
who
shall
be
of
the
poorer
sort
,
and
shall
not
pay
any
thing
for
their
Licences
,
nor
ioyne
with
them
any
partners
.
That
euery
of
the
said
Butchers
so
to
bee
licenced
within
the
Citie
,
and
Liberties
thereof
,
doe
vtter
and
sell
in
their
open
Shops
,
in
such
sort
as
in
open
time
they
are
accustomed
to
doe
,
and
at
such
Rates
and
prices
as
shall
be
set
downe
by
Order
of
the
Lord
Maior
of
London
for
that
City
,
and
the
Liberties
thereof
:
and
besides
euery
Butcher
shall
keepe
a
perfect
Booke
what
quantity
of
Flesh
they
kill
euery
day
,
and
of
what
kindes
,
and
to
what
persons
they
sell
and
vtter
the
same
,
and
the
said
Butchers
to
certifie
the
Lord
Maior
,
to
the
end
the
Lords
of
his
Maiesties
priuy
Counsell
may
bee
informed
by
him
,
how
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
in
this
behalfe
prouided
,
are
obserued
within
the
said
Citie
and
Liberties
thereof
.
That
there
be
licenced
to
kill
and
vtter
Flesh
in
the
Suburbes
of
the
said
Citie
,
as
in
the
Counties
of
Middlesex
and
Surrey
neere
vnto
London
,
onely
tenne
Butchers
,
and
these
to
bee
licenced
by
the
Iustices
within
the
seuerall
Limits
,
whereof
two
to
be
of
the
Quorum
,
that
is
,
two
without
Temple
Barre
in
the
Parish
of
S.
Clement
Danes
,
two
without
Smithfielde
Barres
in
the
Parish
of
S.
Pulchres
,
or
Clarketonwell
,
or
one
of
them
,
one
in
Whitecrosse
streete
,
one
in
Norton
Folgate
,
one
in
White
Chappell
,
one
in
S.
Katherines
,
two
in
Southwarke
,
and
for
the
City
of
Westminster
,
and
the
Liberties
thereof
,
two
Butchers
to
be
licenced
by
the
chiefe
Officer
of
that
Liberty
,
and
those
to
bee
as
before
expressed
,
for
the
said
Citie
and
the
Liberties
,
of
the
poorer
sort
inhabiting
in
those
places
,
and
to
be
licenced
without
any
money
,
or
other
consideration
to
be
giuen
for
the
same
,
and
to
bee
bound
to
obserue
the
like
Orders
in
euery
respect
,
as
those
that
are
to
be
appointed
for
London
,
and
the
said
Clerke
of
the
Market
,
Officer
and
Iustice
,
there
to
see
them
,
and
to
set
the
prices
of
the
Victuall
to
be
vttered
in
those
places
.
That
no
person
be
permitted
to
kill
or
sell
any
Flesh
but
to
those
that
are
licenced
,
nor
in
any
other
place
then
before
is
specified
,
vpon
paine
to
forfeit
the
Flesh
to
bee
giuen
to
the
poore
in
the
prisons
,
and
to
suffer
imprisonment
.
That
the
Constables
,
Churchwardens
,
and
other
publique
Officers
bee
authorised
in
London
,
and
the
Liberties
thereof
,
by
the
Lord
Maior
,
and
by
the
Iustices
in
the
Counties
of
Middlesex
and
Surrey
,
and
the
forenamed
Officers
in
Westminster
,
to
make
search
,
and
to
see
that
the
licenced
Butchers
,
nor
any
other
doe
kill
or
vtter
any
Flesh
,
nor
doe
any
thing
contrary
to
these
Orders
.
And
for
the
better
knowledge
of
the
trueth
of
disorders
in
this
kind
,
and
redresse
of
the
inconueniences
,
the
Lord
Maior
of
London
,
and
euery
other
Officer
here
appointed
,
shall
call
before
them
,
and
send
for
any
of
the
seruants
of
any
Inholders
,
Victuallers
,
Tauerners
,
and
keepers
of
ordinary
Tables
,
and
such
other
that
vtter
Victuals
,
to
examine
them
vpon
their
corporall
Oathes
,
what
Flesh
is
,
or
hath
bene
during
the
Lent
season
,
dressed
,
killed
,
vttered
,
or
eaten
in
their
houses
,
which
if
they
shall
refuse
to
doe
,
then
to
commit
to
prison
the
said
seruants
so
refusing
vpon
their
oathes
to
declare
the
trueth
.
That
the
Lord
Maior
himselfe
shall
graunt
no
Warrant
for
buying
of
Flesh
in
Lent
,
but
to
such
as
shall
haue
or
shew
to
him
licence
in
writing
,
according
to
the
Lawes
of
the
Realme
to
eate
Flesh
,
and
the
same
licence
to
be
viewed
and
Registred
,
and
Bookes
to
be
kept
thereof
,
to
be
shewed
when
the
same
shall
be
required
,
vnlesse
it
be
to
Embassadours
and
Agents
of
forraine
Princes
.
That
the
Lord
Maior
shall
now
presently
before
Lent
,
or
at
the
beginning
thereof
,
cause
all
Inholders
,
keepers
of
Ordinarie
Tables
,
Victuallers
,
Alehouse
keepers
,
and
Tauernors
within
the
Citie
and
liberties
thereof
to
appeare
before
him
,
or
such
persons
as
he
shall
appoint
meete
for
that
purpose
,
and
shall
take
bonds
with
sufficient
Suerties
of
euery
of
them
in
good
summes
of
money
,
viz.
one
hundred
pound
the
principall
,
and
the
Suerties
thirty
pound
apeece
to
his
Maiesties
vse
,
not
to
dresse
any
Flesh
in
their
houses
this
Lent
time
for
any
respect
,
nor
suffer
it
to
be
eaten
,
except
it
be
for
some
such
person
that
lyeth
in
their
house
,
that
also
hath
licence
through
sicknesse
,
or
other
necessary
cause
to
eate
Flesh
.
Also
like
bonds
shall
be
taken
of
the
Poulters
,
not
to
vtter
any
Poultry
ware
,
but
to
such
as
shall
be
likewise
licensed
to
eate
Flesh
,
and
that
such
as
will
not
giue
such
bonds
,
that
they
be
secluded
from
all
vtterance
of
Victualls
during
the
Lent
season
,
excepting
those
Poulters
that
doe
ordinarily
serue
his
Maiesties
houshold
,
of
whome
like
bonds
shall
be
taken
by
his
Maiesties
Officers
of
the
Greenecloth
:
the
like
bonds
with
Suerties
shall
be
taken
of
the
like
persons
vpon
like
penalties
by
the
chiefe
Officer
of
Westminster
,
and
the
liberties
thereof
.
And
for
the
Butchers
and
other
that
come
with
Victualls
of
flesh
out
of
the
Countrie
to
the
Citie
,
the
Lord
Maior
shall
cause
certaine
persons
to
watch
at
the
Gates
and
other
like
places
in
the
Subburbs
where
Flesh
may
be
brought
in
,
to
view
and
search
,
and
to
intercept
the
same
.
The
Carriers
of
the
said
Victualls
of
Flesh
if
any
shall
be
taken
,
to
be
guided
to
the
persons
houses
that
haue
licence
,
and
this
watch
to
be
continued
dayly
during
the
whole
time
of
Lent
:
And
if
any
of
those
watchmen
be
found
negligent
and
corrupt
in
his
charge
,
then
he
to
be
committed
to
prison
,
there
to
continue
during
the
whole
Lent
.
And
in
case
the
same
shall
be
found
to
be
brought
to
any
person
not
warranted
,
or
licensed
to
eate
it
as
is
aforesayd
,
then
the
same
to
be
forfeited
and
sold
at
the
direction
of
the
Lord
Maior
for
the
vse
of
the
poore
in
the
Hospitalls
and
Prisons
in
the
Citie
,
and
the
bringers
to
be
imprisoned
.
And
for
that
it
is
to
be
doubted
that
the
Fishmongers
,
vpon
the
obseruation
of
the
said
Orders
,
will
take
occasion
thereby
to
inhanse
the
prices
as
well
of
fresh
as
of
Sea
fish
,
it
is
thought
meete
that
the
Lord
Maior
shall
take
order
with
the
sayd
Fishmongers
,
that
as
well
the
salt
as
fresh
fish
shall
be
vttered
at
reasonable
prices
.
That
euery
of
the
Butchers
to
be
licensed
as
aforesayd
,
be
bound
in
a
sufficient
bond
with
good
Suerties
to
his
Maiesties
vse
,
to
obserue
these
orders
in
euery
respect
,
and
these
bonds
to
be
taken
by
the
Lord
Maior
,
and
other
the
Officers
aforesayd
.
And
as
those
orders
are
expresly
deuised
to
be
executed
in
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
places
neere
to
the
same
:
so
his
Maiesties
pleasure
and
commaundement
is
,
that
the
execution
of
these
or
like
orders
be
performed
by
the
Commaundement
of
his
Maiesties
Lieutenants
to
be
sent
to
the
Iustices
of
Peace
in
all
Shires
within
their
Rule
,
and
to
all
other
Officers
in
Townes
Corporate
,
or
in
any
Liberties
,
with
like
order
for
bonds
to
be
taken
to
his
Maiesties
vse
.