WHereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie , by sundry Letters Pattents , Commissions , and Proclamations heeretofore made and published , gaue seuerall directions , aswell touching the Licensing of Innes and Hosteries , as touching the ordering of Alehouse-keepers , and leuying the forfeitures of their Recognizances , and likewise touching the setling of a Manufacture of Gold and Siluer Threed within this Kingdome ; In all which , his Maiesties intentions were no other but the increase of profitable Arts and Inuentions , the repressing of vice and disorder , and reformation of sundry enormities and abuses : yet by the fraud and abuse of some persons , who with much confidence and assurance vndertooke to his Maiesty , to manage and execute the said Patents , Proclamations , and Commissions , for his Maiesties honour , and the good of the publike ; the same haue beene peruerted , to the disturbance of the Iustice of the Realme , affront to Iustices of Assise , and Iustices of the Peace , and to the great damage , hurt , and oppression of many of his Maiesties Subiects ; which abuses were altogether vnknowne to his most Excellent Maiestie , vntill they were discouered by the complaint of the Commons in this present Parliament , which ( had they sooner come to his Maiesties knowledge ) he would haue punished with all seueritie . His Maiestie out of his tender zeale and affection which he beareth to all his louing Subiects , being well pleased with that exemplarie course of Iustice , which to His singuler contentment , hath beene already begun in His high Court of Parliament , against some of the principall offenders ; and to the end that all His louing Subiects , might see how much His care and zeale is to giue remedy to any thing that is found hurtfull to the Common-weale of His people ; Hath been pleased of His aboundant goodnesse , to put His owne Royall hand and Princely care , to the speedy and vtter abolishing of all that euill , which might heereafter spring from those rootes .

And therefore doth hereby declare and publish , that it is his expresse will and pleasure , That all the sayd Letters Patents , Commissions , and Proclamations beforementioned , be forthwith reuoked . And doth further hereby streightly charge and command , That no person or persons , doe hereafter presume to put in execution the foresayd Letters Patents , Proclamations or Commissions , or any of them , or any Article or thing in them or any of them conteyned . And his further pleasure is , That all Innes , Hosteries and Alehouses , and the seuerall Inne-keepers and Alehouse-keepers thereof shal be gouerned , ordered and vsed in all points as they should haue beene , if the sayd Letters Patents , Commissions and Proclamations had not beene made . And that all Recognizances of Alehouse-keepers shal be proceeded with , in the same plight , manner and forme , and none other , then as they should haue beene if the sayd Letters Patents and Proclamations concerning the same , had not beene made . And whereas sundrie Alehouse-keepers , being by order of the Iustices of Assise , and Iustices of Peace , put downe and suppressed from keeping Victualling houses , did after by collour of the sayd Letters Patents , and Commissions for Licensing of Innes and Hosteries , obteyne Licences from or by meanes of the sayd Patentees , to keepe Innes or Hosteries , His Maiesties further pleasure and commandement is , that all such Innes so abusiuely erected , and all other Innes lycensed and set vp by force or collour of the foresayd Letters Patents in vnfit places , or by persons of euill fame , bee forthwith suppressed . And his Maiestie doth hereby require , command , and authorize his Iustices of Assise , and Iustices of Peace within the seuerall Counties and places of this Kingdome , to take order for the suppressing thereof accordingly , and to take further order , that the seuerall Lycences so vnduely granted , be deliuered to the Clerke of Assise , or Clerke of the Peace in open Assises or Sessions , there to remaine vntill further order may bee taken for the absolute cancellation and auoyding of the same . And His Highnesse further pleasure is , in regard of the sayd abuses , That no rent , or summe of money due or pretended to bee due for , or in respect of any such Lycence , for setting vp of any Inne or Hostery , bee at any time hereafter leuied , receiued or demaunded ; But that all assurances for payment thereof bee discharged .