CHARLES
by
the
grace
of
GOD
King
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
,
&
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
To
the
most
Reuerend
Father
in
God
,
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellor
,
GEORGE
Lord
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
Primate
and
Metropolitane
of
all
England
.
And
to
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellor
THOMAS
Lord
COVENTRIE
,
Lord
Keeper
of
Our
great
Seale
of
England
.
And
also
to
the
right
Reuerend
Father
in
GOD
,
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellor
,
SAMVEL
Lord
Archbishop
of
Yorke
,
Primate
and
Metropolitane
of
England
.
And
likewise
to
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellor
RICHARD
Lord
WESTON
,
Our
high
Treasurer
of
England
.
And
also
to
Our
right
trustie
and
right
welbeloued
Cousins
and
Counsellors
,
EDWARD
Viscount
CONWAY
,
Lord
President
of
Our
Priuy
Councell
.
HENRY
Earle
of
Manchester
,
keeper
of
Our
Priuy
Seale
.
ROBERT
Earle
of
Lindsey
,
Lord
Great
Chamberlaine
of
England
.
THOMAS
Earle
of
Arundel
and
Surrey
,
Earle
Marshal
of
England
.
PHILIP
Earle
of
Pembroke
and
Mountgomery
Lord
Chamberlaine
of
Our
Houshold
.
THEOPHILVS
Earle
of
Suffolke
,
Lord
Warden
of
our
Cinque-Ports
.
EDWARD
Earle
of
Dorset
,
Lord
Chamberlaine
to
our
dearest
Consort
the
Queene
.
WILLIAM
Earle
of
Salisbury
.
WILLIAM
Earle
of
Exester
.
IOHN
Earle
of
Bridgewater
.
IAMES
Earle
of
Carlile
.
HENRY
Earle
of
Holland
.
WILLIAM
Earle
of
Banbury
.
HENRY
Earle
of
Danby
.
WILLIAM
Earle
of
Morton
.
THOMAS
Earle
of
Kelly
.
EDWARD
Viscount
Wimbledon
.
DVDLEYViscount
Dorchester
one
of
Our
principall
Secretaries
of
State
.
THOMASViscount
Wentworth
,
Lord
President
of
Our
Councell
in
the
North
parts
.
OLIVER
Viscount
Grandison
.
HENRYViscount
Falkeland
.
And
likewise
to
the
Reuerend
Father
in
God
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellours
,
WILLIAM
Lord
Bishop
of
London
.
RICHARD
Lord
Bishop
of
Winchester
.
And
also
to
Our
right
trustie
and
welbeloued
Counsellors
,
EDWARD
Lord
Newburgh
,
Chancellour
of
our
Duchy
of
Lancaster
.
Sir
THOMAS
EDMVNDS
,
Knight
,
Treasurer
of
Our
Houshold
.
Sir
HENRY
VANE
,
Knight
,
Comptroller
of
Our
Houshold
.
Sir
THOMAS
IERMYN
,
Knight
,
Vice-Chamberlaine
of
Our
Houshold
.
Sir
ROBERT
NAVNTON
,
Knight
,
Master
of
Our
Court
of
Wards
and
Liueries
.
Sir
IOHN
COKE
,
Knight
,
one
other
of
Our
principall
Secretaries
of
State
.
Sir
FRANCIS
COTTINGTON
,
Baronet
,
Chancellor
of
Our
Exchequer
.
Sir
IVLIVS
CAESAR
,
Knight
,
Master
of
the
Rolles
.
And
Sir
WILLIAM
ALEXANDER
,
Knight
,
greeting
.
WHereas
diuers
good
Lawes
and
Statutes
,
most
necessary
for
these
times
,
haue
,
during
the
happie
Reigne
of
Queene
ELIZABETH
,
and
of
Our
late
Father
of
blessed
memorie
,
and
since
our
comming
to
the
Crowne
of
England
,
been
with
great
wisedome
,
peitie
,
and
policie
,
made
and
enacted
in
Parliament
,
aswell
for
the
charitable
reliefe
of
aged
and
impotent
poore
people
,
not
able
by
their
labours
to
get
their
liuings
and
for
the
training
vp
of
Youth
in
honest
and
profitable
Trades
and
Mysteries
,
by
putting
them
forth
to
be
Apprentices
,
as
also
for
the
setting
to
worke
of
idle
persons
,
who
being
of
abilitie
to
worke
,
in
some
kinde
or
other
,
doe
neuerthelesse
,
refuse
to
labour
,
and
either
wander
vp
and
downe
the
Citie
and
Countrey
begging
,
or
which
is
worse
,
maintaine
themselues
by
filching
and
stealing
;
And
for
the
punishment
of
sundry
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
,
and
setting
of
them
to
worke
:
And
for
the
suppressing
of
that
odious
and
loathsome
sinne
of
Drunkennesse
;
And
the
repressing
of
idlenesse
,
the
roote
of
so
many
euils
:
The
due
execution
of
which
,
and
the
like
lawes
and
Statutes
,
would
preuent
and
cut
off
many
offences
and
crimes
of
high
nature
.
ANd
whereas
we
are
informed
that
the
defect
of
the
execution
of
the
said
good
and
politique
Lawes
and
Constitutions
in
that
behalfe
made
,
proceedeth
espicially
from
the
neglect
of
duetie
in
some
of
Our
Iustices
of
the
Peace
and
other
Officers
,
Magistrates
,
and
Ministers
of
the
Peace
,
within
the
seuerall
Counties
,
Cities
and
townes
Corporate
of
this
our
Realme
of
England
,
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
to
whom
the
care
and
trust
of
seeing
the
said
Lawes
to
be
put
in
execution
,
is
by
the
sayd
Lawes
principally
committed
,
which
remissenesse
&
neglect
of
duty
doth
grow
and
arise
from
this
,
That
by
the
most
of
the
sayd
Lawes
,
there
are
little
or
no
Penalties
or
Forfcitures
at
all
inflicted
vpon
the
said
Iustices
of
Peace
,
Magistrates
,
Officers
and
Ministers
for
not
performing
their
duties
in
that
behalfe
,
or
if
any
be
,
yet
partly
by
reason
of
the
smallnesse
thereof
,
and
partly
by
reason
of
their
power
and
authoritie
in
their
seuerall
places
,
whereby
they
hold
others
vnder
them
in
awe
,
there
are
few
or
no
Complaints
or
Informations
made
of
the
neglects
and
want
of
due
execution
of
the
Offices
of
the
said
Iustices
and
other
Ministers
;
and
although
the
care
and
diligence
of
our
Iudges
and
Iustices
of
Assise
be
neuer
so
great
,
yet
by
reason
of
the
shortnesse
of
their
Assizes
and
Sessions
in
euery
County
,
and
multiplicitie
of
businesse
,
they
neither
haue
due
information
of
the
said
neglects
,
nor
in
those
times
,
can
take
such
exact
courses
as
were
requisite
for
redresse
of
such
generall
abuses
and
inconueniences
so
highly
importing
the
publique
good
of
this
Our
Realme
,
by
reason
whereof
the
said
Justices
of
Peace
,
Magistrates
,
Officers
and
Ministers
,
are
now
of
late
in
most
parts
of
this
Our
Kingdome
growne
secure
in
their
said
negligence
,
and
the
said
politique
and
necessarie
Lawes
and
Statutes
laid
aside
or
little
regarded
as
Lawes
of
small
vse
and
consequence
,
whereas
vpon
the
present
making
of
the
said
Lawes
,
the
same
being
then
duely
executed
,
as
also
at
this
day
in
some
Counties
and
parts
of
this
Our
Kingdome
,
where
some
Iustices
of
Peace
and
other
Magistrates
doe
duely
and
diligently
execute
the
same
,
there
euidently
appeareth
great
reformation
,
benefit
and
safety
to
redound
to
the
Commonwealth
,
And
likewise
when
as
there
was
care
taken
,
and
diligence
vsed
to
haue
the
Lawes
concerning
charitable
vses
,
wel
executed
,
and
all
pious
gifts
to
bee
imployed
according
to
the
good
intent
of
the
Donors
,
these
poore
people
were
better
relieued
then
now
they
are
:
All
which
We
taking
into
Our
Princely
care
,
for
the
preseruation
of
the
common
Peace
of
this
Realme
,
the
performance
of
mens
pious
intentions
in
their
gifts
of
Charitie
,
and
the
generall
good
and
quiet
of
Our
Subiects
.
After
long
and
mature
deliberation
,
finding
that
there
is
no
better
wayes
or
meanes
to
haue
the
said
Lawes
and
Statutes
put
in
full
execution
,
then
by
committing
the
trust
and
ouersight
thereof
to
the
speciall
care
and
industrie
of
certaine
persons
of
principall
Place
,
Dignitie
and
Order
neere
vnto
Our
Person
;
who
vpon
their
diligent
inquirie
how
the
said
Lawes
and
Statutes
are
put
in
execution
,
may
be
able
vpon
all
occasions
from
time
to
time
to
giue
Vs
particular
information
thereof
,
and
by
their
approoued
Wisedomes
,
experience
and
Iudgements
,
giue
Directions
and
Instructions
from
time
to
time
for
the
better
execution
of
the
said
Statutes
.
Know
ye
therefore
that
Wee
out
of
that
long
experience
and
full
assurance
Wee
haue
had
of
the
great
integritie
,
wisedome
,
fidelitie
and
industrie
of
you
,
and
euery
of
you
;
Haue
constituted
,
authorized
and
appointed
you
to
bee
Our
Commissioners
,
and
by
these
presents
doe
constitute
,
authorise
and
appoint
,
and
strictly
require
you
,
or
any
foure
or
more
of
you
Our
Commissioners
either
by
examination
vpon
Oath
,
or
without
Oath
,
or
by
all
and
euery
such
good
and
lawfull
meanes
as
to
you
,
or
any
foure
or
more
of
you
,
in
your
Wisedomes
and
Iudgements
shal
seeme
conuenient
and
requisite
from
time
to
time
from
henceforth
to
make
Inquirie
,
and
thereby
to
informe
your selues
how
all
and
euery
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
now
in
force
,
which
any
way
concerne
the
reliefe
of
impotent
or
poore
people
,
the
binding
out
of
Apprentices
,
the
setting
to
worke
of
poore
children
,
and
such
other
poore
people
,
as
being
able
or
willing
to
worke
,
haue
no
stocke
or
meanes
to
imploy
themselues
;
The
compelling
and
forcing
such
lazie
&
idle
persons
to
worke
,
as
being
of
bodies
able
and
strong
,
doe
neuerthelesse
refuse
to
labour
;
the
maintenance
,
gouernement
,
and
well
ordering
of
houses
of
Correction
and
other
places
for
reliefe
of
poore
indigent
and
impotent
people
,
the
Rating
,
Collecting
,
and
imployment
of
all
such
Summes
,
as
by
the
Statute
of
the
three
and
fourtieth
of
ELIZABETH
,
are
appointed
for
the
reliefe
of
Souldiers
and
Mariners
,
the
punishment
or
setting
on
worke
of
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
:
And
all
Lawes
and
Statutes
now
in
force
for
the
repressing
of
Drunkennesse
and
Idlenesse
,
the
reforming
of
abuses
committed
in
Innes
and
Alehouses
,
the
abridging
of
the
number
of
Alehouses
,
and
the
well
ordering
of
such
as
be
licensed
,
the
keeping
of
Watches
and
Wards
duely
,
and
how
other
publique
seruices
for
God
,
the
King
,
and
the
Common-wealth
,
are
put
in
practice
and
executed
.
To
which
end
and
purpose
,
to
you
Our
Commissioners
,
or
any
sixe
or
more
of
you
,
We
giue
full
power
and
authoritie
from
time
to
time
hereafter
,
to
giue
such
Directions
and
Instructions
,
and
by
all
other
good
and
lawfull
meanes
to
set
downe
,
and
giue
such
Orders
and
Directions
,
as
that
all
and
euery
the
said
Lawes
and
other
necessarie
Statutes
may
bee
duely
and
effectually
executed
,
and
the
Paines
and
Penalties
thereof
leuied
and
imployed
,
according
to
the
purport
and
true
meaning
of
the
same
Lawes
.
And
whereas
no
Nation
of
the
world
hath
prouided
more
liberally
,
or
ordeined
better
Lawes
for
due
imployment
of
Lands
,
Goods
,
and
Stockes
of
money
,
giuen
to
charitable
vses
,
then
this
Our
Kingdome
of
England
hath
done
:
Yet
neuerthelesse
the
said
Bounties
and
charitable
Gifts
haue
not
beene
imployed
according
to
the
minde
and
intent
of
the
Giuers
,
by
reason
of
some
Deuices
,
Fraudes
,
Breach
of
Trust
,
Aime
at
priuate
Gaine
,
and
partly
by
the
negligence
of
those
that
haue
beene
trusted
to
performe
the
same
.
Therefore
Our
Will
and
expresse
Pleasure
is
,
That
those
Statutes
of
the
thirty
ninth
and
fourtie
third
of
Elizabeth
,
and
all
other
Lawes
and
Statutes
concerning
Hospitals
,
Almes-houses
,
Meisons
de
Dieu
,
and
other
pious
Donations
,
Collections
,
or
publike
Gifts
for
the
benefit
of
the
Poore
,
or
publike
Workes
,
be
strictly
inquired
and
put
in
execution
.
And
all
Deeds
of
Foundations
,
Charters
,
Wills
,
Deuices
,
Dispositions
of
Lands
,
Goods
,
Annuities
,
or
Rents
,
giuen
,
appointed
,
or
intended
to
any
the
Houses
aforesaid
,
or
to
any
charitable
vse
or
publike
Worke
,
be
diligently
sought
out
and
discouered
,
to
the
end
there
may
bee
an
imployment
of
all
the
Profits
,
according
to
the
Will
and
Minde
of
the
Donors
or
Founders
.
And
Wee
doe
further
by
these
Presents
,
giue
full
power
and
authority
vnto
you
,
or
any
sixe
or
more
of
you
,
to
call
vnto
you
for
your
assistance
in
the
Premisses
,
when
you
shall
see
it
needfull
,
all
,
or
any
of
Our
Iustices
of
Assize
,
as
often
as
you
shall
see
cause
,
and
to
giue
such
Directions
and
Instructions
by
your
Letters
,
or
otherwise
,
as
well
to
Our
said
Iustices
of
Assize
,
Oyer
and
Termyner
,
and
Gaole
deliuery
,
for
their
seuerall
Circuits
:
As
also
to
Our
Iustices
,
Maiors
,
Bayliffes
,
and
other
head
Officers
,
within
Cities
and
Boroughs
,
Clerkes
of
the
Assise
and
Sessions
,
and
other
Officers
and
Ministers
within
Our
seuerall
Counties
and
Shires
of
this
our
Realme
of
England
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
and
the
seuerall
Diuisions
of
the
same
,
as
to
you
,
or
any
sixe
or
more
of
you
in
your
wisedomes
shall
seeme
meete
and
requisite
,
and
shall
bee
agreeable
to
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
of
this
Our
Realme
,
for
the
better
execution
of
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
in
the
time
to
come
.
All
which
Directions
,
Instructions
,
and
Orders
,
at
any
time
or
times
heereafter
so
to
be
made
or
taken
by
you
,
or
any
sixe
or
more
of
you
,
by
force
of
these
presents
;
Wee
Will
and
straitly
Charge
and
Commaund
by
these
presents
,
to
bee
sincerely
and
duely
from
time
to
time
,
obeyed
,
obserued
,
and
kept
,
by
all
and
euery
Officer
and
Officers
,
Iustice
and
Iustices
,
Person
and
Persons
,
to
whom
it
shall
appertaine
.
And
We
do
hereby
further
will
&
require
you
,
that
you
or
any
foure
or
more
of
you
,
doe
from
time
to
time
giue
vnto
Vs
particular
and
true
information
of
the
care
and
industry
of
Our
Justices
of
Peace
in
their
seuerall
Diuisions
,
Maiors
,
Bayliffes
,
and
head
Officers
,
in
their
seuerall
Cities
,
and
Townes
Corporate
,
as
vpon
the
sayd
inquirie
you
shall
finde
to
bee
diligent
in
putting
the
said
Lawes
,
Statutes
,
Orders
and
Directions
in
execution
,
That
so
by
their
seruice
and
your
report
,
they
appearing
to
deserue
well
of
their
King
and
Countrey
,
may
receiue
not
onely
good
acceptance
at
Our
hands
,
but
all
due
incouragement
and
comfort
to
continue
in
their
well
doings
;
And
if
contrariwise
you
shall
finde
any
of
Our
said
Iustices
of
Peace
,
or
other
the
persons
before
named
to
be
negligent
and
remisse
in
their
seuerall
places
and
duties
touching
the
performance
and
execution
of
the
said
Lawes
and
Statutes
committed
to
their
Charge
,
or
the
Orders
and
Directions
giuen
by
you
,
or
any
sixe
of
you
for
the
better
execution
of
the
said
Statutes
:
Then
Our
pleasure
is
,
that
you
doe
likewise
certifie
the
names
of
such
as
you
shall
finde
so
remisse
and
negligent
,
that
accordingly
order
may
be
taken
for
their
remouing
and
displacing
out
of
the
Commission
of
the
Peace
,
as
men
vnworthy
of
their
said
Trust
and
Places
;
As
also
deseruing
to
receiue
such
further
Punishment
in
Our
Court
of
Starchamber
,
or
otherwise
as
may
be
by
Law
inflicted
vpon
them
.
And
further
wee
doe
by
these
Presents
giue
vnto
you
,
or
any
sixe
or
more
of
you
,
full
power
and
authoritie
to
doe
and
execute
all
and
euery
other
lawfull
and
necessarie
Act
and
Acts
,
thing
and
things
for
the
better
and
more
due
Execution
of
the
Premisses
or
any
of
them
,
as
you
or
any
sixe
,
or
more
of
you
,
shall
in
your
Wisedomes
and
Iudgements
thinke
to
bee
fit
and
conuenient
.
And
because
you
that
are
attendants
vpon
Our
Person
,
or
otherwise
imployed
in
Our
Seruices
cannot
at
all
times
bee
in
Person
in
the
seuerall
Shires
of
this
Our
Kingdome
,
to
execute
this
Our
Commission
in
such
sort
as
wee
haue
appoynted
it
:
And
for
that
it
will
be
very
fit
and
requisite
for
you
to
haue
persons
of
Trust
vnder
you
,
who
may
faithfully
assist
you
in
the
execution
of
this
Our
Commission
.
Wee
doe
therefore
giue
vnto
you
for
your
better
Aide
and
Assistance
,
and
the
better
performance
of
this
Our
Seruice
,
full
power
and
authoritie
from
time
to
time
,
to
Assigne
,
Appoint
and
Constitute
by
your
writing
vnder
your
Hands
and
Seales
or
the
Hands
and
Seales
of
any
sixe
,
or
more
of
you
,
such
sufficient
meete
persons
as
you
,
or
any
sixe
of
you
,
in
your
discretions
shall
from
time
to
time
thinke
fit
and
appoint
to
bee
your
Deputies
in
euery
or
any
Countie
,
Citie
,
Borough
or
towne
Corporate
of
this
Our
Kingdome
of
England
,
or
Dominion
of
Wales
.
And
Wee
doe
giue
vnto
such
persons
,
so
to
be
by
you
deputed
,
assigned
,
and
appointed
,
as
aforesaid
,
or
to
any
two
,
three
,
or
more
of
them
full
power
and
authority
to
doe
and
execute
in
our
said
Counties
,
Cities
,
Boroughs
,
and
Townes
Corporate
,
as
well
within
Liberties
as
without
;
All
and
euery
thing
and
things
,
which
by
vertue
of
this
Our
Commission
,
is
to
you
our
principall
Commissioners
intrusted
and
committed
,
or
which
you
,
or
any
of
you
Our
Commissioners
,
if
you
were
personally
present
,
might
or
ought
to
doe
;
They
your
said
Deputies
pursuing
such
Directions
and
Jnstructions
from
time
to
time
as
you
or
any
sixe
of
you
shall
giue
vnto
them
in
writing
;
And
the
better
to
enable
them
so
to
doe
,
you
shall
deliuer
to
such
deputies
as
you
shall
make
in
euery
Countie
,
Citie
,
or
Towne
corporate
as
aforesaid
,
a
duplicate
,
or
true
transcript
of
this
Our
Commission
,
subscribed
with
your
hands
,
or
vnder
the
hands
of
sixe
of
you
at
the
least
.
And
Wee
doe
further
by
the
tenour
of
these
presents
,
will
and
command
,
and
doe
giue
full
power
and
authoritie
to
Our
Lord
Chancelour
,
or
Lord
Keeper
of
Our
great
Seale
for
the
time
being
,
to
cause
seuerall
Commissions
to
be
made
foorth
,
vnder
Our
great
Seale
of
England
,
to
such
persons
of
trust
and
quality
,
as
any
sixe
,
or
more
of
you
shall
from
time
to
time
nominate
vnto
him
,
and
shall
so
signifie
vnto
him
by
writing
vnder
your
hands
to
the
same
tenour
and
effect
,
in
euery
materiall
thing
,
as
in
these
Our
Letters
Patents
is
expressed
,
with
a
clause
to
bee
inserted
in
euery
such
Commission
and
Commissions
,
commanding
such
persons
so
to
be
nominated
,
that
they
certifie
all
their
proceedings
therevpon
to
you
Our
foresaid
Commissioners
,
or
to
any
sixe
of
you
,
at
such
times
and
places
,
as
you
,
or
any
sixe
of
you
shall
appoint
.
Jn
witnesse
whereof
,
Wee
haue
caused
these
Our
Letters
to
bee
made
Patents
:
Witnesse
Our selfe
at
Westminster
the
fift
day
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
sixt
yeere
of
Our
Reigne
.