THE Kings most Excellent Maiestie , graciously and tenderly considering the manifold inconueniences , that might happen to many of his louing Subiects , by meanes of a dangerous and sodaine fire , that of late consumed , not onely all the buildings and roomes belonging to the Office of sixe Clarkes of the high Court of Chancerie , but also many Bills , Answers , and other pleadings , together with the depositions of witnesses and decrees concerning his sayde Subiects , and likewise diuers patent rolles , warrants , and other Records remayning in that Office ; And desiring in his great and Princely goodnes , not only to deuise all possible meanes to releeue and helpe his sayd Subiects , but also to giue notice thereof , whereby euery person , whom the same doth concerne , may readily make resort where they may partake of the benefits of his most gracious and royall prouidence , doth heereby publish and declare . That all such Billes , Answers , Pleadings and depositions ( the Records and originals whereof were burnt , as aforesayd ) shall at the request of such person and persons , whom the same doth any way concerne , producing any exemplification or authentique copy thereof vnder the hand of the Court , be againe written out , filed and recorded . And for such depositions whereof no copies were made , either in respect that the same were not published or otherwise , Certioraries shal be awarded , at the desire of any person or persons whom the same doeth concerne , vnto the Commissioners , in whose hands the originals of the sayd depositions doe remaine , to certifie the same againe into the sayd Court of Chancery , there to remayne of record . And where any depositions , taken in any suit not yet determined , haue beene burnt , as aforesayd , and cannot be renewed by any the meanes aforesayd ; in such case the Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England , or Our sayd Court of Chancery , vpon vnderstanding of the nature and state of the businesse , may giue such order as to Iustice shall appertaine , for the reliefe of the party grieued , by ordering a new examination of witnesses , or otherwise , as shall bee fit . And where any Decrees , or Inrolments of Decrees , haue beene burnt , as aforesayd , That in euery such case , at the request of such person and persons , whom the same doth any way concerne , producing any exemplification of the sayd Decree , or any Writ , De executione Decreti , the sayd Decree shall be new written , and inrolled . And that all inrolments of Patents burnt , as aforesayd , shall at the request of any person or persons whom the same doeth concerne ( producing the originall patent , or any exemplification or Constat thereof , and vpon view of the originall Bill or warrant vnder the Signet or Priuie Seale , remayning either in the Signet Office , or elsewhere , and vpon view of the bookes of controlment , remayning in the custody of the Clarke of the Hamper , or elsewhere , ) be newly written , entred , and inrolled of Record . And his Maiesties will and pleasure is , and the sayd sixe Clarkes haue assented , that for the writing , in grossing , eutring , or inrolling of any the premisses by them or any of their Clarkes , or for doing any thing in the premisses by them or any of their Clarkes , no fees or rewards shall bee taken , but the same shal be done gratis , without fee . And his Maiesties further will and pleasure is , and he doth heerby require and authorize , aswell the Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England , as the Master of the Rolles , and either of them in their seuerall places , to see the premisses duely performed , and to settle , quiet , and reconcile all such ambiguities , doubts , and questions , as shall arise concerning the due execution and performance of the premisses , in such sort , as they in their wisedomes and good discretions shall finde it meet . Neuerthelesse , his Maiestie doth declare , that it is not his purpose or intention , that any shall take benefit of this his Princely grace and Royall prouidence , but such onely as shall desire and request the same on this side and before the tenth day of Iuly , now next ensuing .