❧
By
the
King
.
❧
A
Proclamation
for
reuoking
all
Licences
heretofore
granted
for
erecting
new
Buildings
within
the
Citie
of
London
,
or
two
miles
distance
:
together
with
a
Restraint
for
building
within
the
same
Compasse
.
WHereas
Wee
,
vpon
consideration
of
the
great
inconueniences
dayly
arising
by
the
multitude
of
new
Buildings
from
time
to
time
erected
in
and
neere
Our
Citie
of
London
:
And
out
of
the
tender
care
We
haue
of
the
welfare
of
Our
louing
Subiects
,
haue
published
sundry
Our
former
Proclamations
:
aswel
for
restraining
of
new
erections
not
meete
to
be
tollerated
,
as
for
prescribing
a
forme
of
Building
,
in
Cases
where
the
same
might
without
inconuenience
be
permitted
.
And
yet
there
hath
not
ensued
thereupon
such
reformation
as
Our
care
might
expect
;
But
the
excesse
of
new
Buildings
and
erections
haue
dayly
more
and
more
increased
,
and
is
still
like
so
to
doe
;
Whereby
,
and
by
the
immoderate
confluence
of
people
thither
,
Our
said
City
,
and
the
places
adioyning
,
are
and
dayly
will
be
more
and
more
pestered
,
all
Victuals
and
other
prouision
endeared
,
Malefactors
incouraged
,
the
City
and
parts
adioyning
,
for
the
vastnesse
thereof
being
not
with
any
ordinary
care
or
prouision
of
Officers
to
be
gouerned
,
the
health
of
Our
Subiects
endangered
,
and
other
parts
of
Our
Realme
vnpeopled
,
which
inconueniences
haue
growne
to
this
height
,
partly
by
neglect
of
Our
directions
in
that
behalfe
,
and
partly
by
the
abuse
of
sundry
Licenses
,
Tollerations
and
Dispensations
,
some
of
which
haue
been
granted
by
others
,
without
sufficient
warrant
or
authority
from
vs
,
and
others
which
haue
been
granted
by
vs
,
are
not
only
defectiue
in
Law
,
both
in
respect
of
the
misobteyning
of
the
same
vpon
vntrue
suggestions
,
and
otherwise
,
but
also
in
the
execution
thereof
,
haue
bene
so
farre
abused
and
strained
beyond
Our
intention
,
and
all
moderat
bounds
that
in
Our
Princely
care
and
zeale
to
the
good
of
Our
people
,
Wee
may
not
omit
to
vse
all
Lawfull
meanes
for
a
due
reformation
of
these
so
great
inconueniences
:
And
therefore
it
being
consonant
to
Law
vpon
so
iust
grounds
,
to
reuoke
and
make
voydall
the
said
Licenses
.
We
doe
hereby
signifie
and
declare
Our
will
and
pleasure
to
Reuoke
and
determine
;
and
doe
hereby
(
as
much
as
in
vs
lyeth
)
from
hencefoorth
reuoke
and
determine
all
and
singular
Licences
,
made
or
granted
for
the
Erecting
,
Building
or
setting
vp
any
Houses
or
Buildings
within
Our
said
City
of
London
,
or
within
two
miles
of
any
the
gates
of
the
said
Citie
,
contrary
to
Our
intension
herein
expressed
.
And
We
doe
hereby
charge
&
command
,
that
no
person
or
persons
whatsoeuer
shal
at
any
time
hereafter
presume
to
erect
or
Build
any
maner
of
house
or
Building
whatsoeuer
,
within
Our
said
City
of
London
,
or
within
two
miles
of
any
the
Gates
of
the
same
City
,
either
within
Liberties
or
without
,
by
force
of
any
such
Licence
reuoked
,
or
by
any
other
colour
or
pretext
whatsoeuer
,
except
the
same
be
vpon
an
old
Foundation
of
an
House
or
Building
erected
and
finished
,
before
the
Feast
of
S.
Michael
Th'archangel
,
in
the
thirteenth
yeere
of
Our
reigne
ouer
this
Our
Realme
of
England
:
Nor
to
erect
any
dwelling
house
vpon
the
Foundation
of
any
Barne
,
Stable
,
Shed
or
other
Building
,
not
formerly
vsed
for
habitation
,
but
that
they
&
euery
of
them
doe
from
hencefoorth
vtterly
surcease
and
desist
from
all
maner
of
Erections
and
Buildings
whatsoeuer
to
be
made
,
except
they
be
vpon
old
Foundations
as
aforesaid
,
which
We
will
not
shal
be
exceeded
or
inlarged
in
the
setting
vp
of
such
new
Building
.
And
further
,
That
all
and
euery
person
and
persons
,
which
at
any
time
hereafter
shall
erect
,
build
,
or
set
vp
within
any
the
Limits
,
Places
or
Precincts
aforesaid
,
any
manner
of
Houses
,
or
other
Buildings
whatsoeuer
,
shall
make
and
build
the
same
of
such
height
,
and
in
such
manner
and
forme
as
herein
is
expressed
(
That
is
to
say
)
Euery
whole
Story
of
and
in
such
Houses
and
Buildings
;
and
all
&
euery
the
Roomes
of
such
whole
Story
shal
be
of
the
height
of
ten
foote
of
Assise
at
the
least
;
And
euery
halfe
Story
of
and
in
such
Houses
and
Buildings
,
shal
be
of
the
height
of
seuen
foote
&
a
halfe
of
assise
at
the
least
:
And
that
the
Forefront
,
&
outer
Walles
&
windows
therof
shall
be
of
Bricke
,
or
of
Bricke
and
Stone
:
And
if
the
said
building
do
not
exceede
two
Stories
in
height
,
then
the
walles
therof
shal
be
of
the
thicknes
of
one
Brickes
and
halfe
a
Bricks
length
from
the
ground
vnto
the
vppermost
part
of
the
said
wals
:
And
where
the
building
shal
be
aboue
the
height
of
two
Stories
,
the
walles
of
the
first
Storie
shall
be
of
the
thicknesse
of
two
Brickes
length
;
and
from
thence
vnto
the
vppermost
part
of
the
wall
,
of
the
thicknes
of
one
Brickes
and
halfe
a
Brickes
length
:
And
that
in
building
of
the
said
Houses
,
there
shal
be
no
Iutties
,
or
iutting
Windowes
,
either
vpon
Timber
ioysts
,
or
otherwise
,
but
the
walles
to
go
direct
&
straight
vpwards
,
and
at
the
setting
off
,
a
water
table
to
bee
made
.
Also
the
Lights
in
the
Windows
of
euery
whole
Story
to
be
of
more
height
then
bredth
,
to
the
end
there
may
bee
a
sufficient
peere
of
Bricke
betweene
the
Windowes
for
strength
:
And
likewise
the
Windowes
of
euery
halfe
Story
to
be
made
square
euery
way
,
or
neere
thereabouts
.
And
lastly
,
that
all
Shops
in
euery
principal
Street
of
Trade
,
be
made
with
Pillasters
of
hard
Stone
or
Bricke
cut
in
Wedges
Archwise
,
Vpon
paine
that
all
persons
directly
or
indirectly
neglecting
or
disobeying
this
our
Proclamation
,
or
doing
any
thing
contrary
to
the
tenor
thereof
,
or
of
any
part
thereof
,
shall
endure
and
abide
such
Censure
in
Our
high
Court
of
Starre-Chamber
,
as
shall
be
adiudged
against
them
for
their
offences
,
&
as
contemners
of
Our
Royall
Commandement
.
And
Wee
do
also
straitly
charge
and
command
all
and
singular
Maiors
,
Shiriffes
,
Iustices
of
Peace
,
and
all
other
our
Officers
and
Ministers
,
That
they
and
euery
of
them
vse
all
diligence
to
see
the
premisses
well
&
duely
performed
,
and
do
by
all
lawfull
wayes
and
meanes
hinder
and
restraine
all
proceedings
and
attempts
to
the
contrary
of
Our
pleasure
herein
declared
.
And
if
any
person
or
persons
shall
by
colour
of
any
such
Licence
,
Toleration
or
Dispensation
,
as
aforesayd
,
doe
,
or
attempt
any
thing
contrary
to
this
Our
Proclamation
,
the
said
Maiors
,
Shiriffes
,
Iustices
of
Peace
,
&
other
Our
Officers
and
Ministers
shall
neuerthelesse
proceede
in
the
execution
of
this
Our
Royall
Commandement
vntill
vpon
due
examination
of
the
validitie
of
the
same
Licences
,
Tolerations
or
Dispensations
,
they
shall
receiue
other
direction
from
vs
or
Our
Priuie
Councell
.
Giuen
at
Our
Palace
of
Westminster
the
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
in
the
sixteenth
yeere
of
Our
Raigne
of
England
,
France
and
Ireland
,
and
of
Scotland
the
〈◇〉
and
Fiftieth
.
God
saue
the
King
.