By the King. A proclamation for the further adiournment of Michaelmasse terme..

BY THE KING.

A Proclamation for the further adiournment of Michaelmasse Terme.

WHereas our gratious Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiestie, taking into His Princely consideration the health and safety of His louing Subiects, and how much they might be indangered by the great and generall infection of the Plague, which hath beene long in the Cities of London and Westminster, and the places nere adjoyning, if by their seruices, suits, or other causes occasioned by the Terme they should be dravvne thither before that heavy visitation should by the mercy of God be remoued: Did there∣fore by His Royall Proclamation dated the fourth day of September now last past signifie His plea∣sure, That part of the Terme of S. Michael then next comming should be adjourned; That is to say, from the Vtas thereof vnto the fourth returne of the same Terme called Mense Michaelis. Now His Ma∣jestie foreseeing, that although by Gods mercy that grievous sicknes is much asswaged in those Cities and parts adjoyning, yet the danger thereof would be very great to His whole Kingdome, in dispersing the infection, and vvould longer conti∣nue the perill thereof in those places already infected by the concourse of so many from all parts of the Kingdome, whom the businesses of the Terme must necessarily draw together; Doth therefore hereby declare His pleasure to be, That at the said returne called Mense Michaelis, the said Terme be againe adjourned vntill the next returne after, being the fifth returne of the said Terme called Crastino Animarum, and that at the said adjournment the Terme be also adjourned from the City of Westminster, vnto the Towne of Reading, in the Countie of Berke, and there continued for the residue of the said Terme, where His Will is, that all His louing Subjects of this Realme, whom it may any way concerne, doe take notice. And His Majesties pleasure is, That one of His Iustices of either Bench on that day of Mense Michaelis, according to the ancient order of the Lawes, keepe the Essoynes of the said returne of Mense Michaelis, at which time Writs of adjournment (which His Ma∣jestie hereby commandeth the Lord Keeper of His Great Seale of England to make forth) shalbe directed to the said Iustices, giuing them authority to make such further adjournment as aforesaid. And further His Majesties pleasure is, that all matters, causes and suits depending in any of His other Courts of Star-chamber, Exchequer, Courts of Wards & Liveries, Dutchie of Lancaster, and Court of Requests shall haue continuance, and the parties shall haue day from the said fourth Returne called Mense Michaelis, vntill the said fifth Returne called Crastino Animarum. And whereas His Majesty by His said former Procla∣mation did direct, That all Collectors, Sheriffes, and other Accomptants, and all other persons that should or ought to ac∣compt for, or pay any summe or summes of money in any of His Maiesties Courts of Exchequer, Courts of Wards and Live∣ries, and of His Dutchie of Lancaster, or in any of them, or to enter into any accompt in any of the said Courts, should re∣paire vnto His Maiesties house of Richmond, as though no such Proclamation of adiournment had beene had or made; Now His Maiesties pleasure is, and he doth hereby direct and command, that at and from the said Returne of Crastino Animarum, all Collectors, Receiuers, Sheriffes, and other accomptants, and all other persons that should or ought to accompt for or pay any summe or summes of money in any of the places aforesaid, shall giue their attendance at the Towne of Reading aforesaid, and there make their payments, and enter into, and prosecute their accompts, as they ought to haue done at the Receipt at Westminster. And lest the ouer-hastie resort of Strangers to the said Cities of London and Westminster, and places neere adioy∣ning, and the intercourse of trade betweene those Cities and places adioyning, and other Cities, Townes, and places of this Kingdome more remote, might be an occasion of spreading the infection into other parts and places not yet infected, and of continuing it the longer where it is already, which would hinder his Maiesties repaire to those Cities, and be an impedi∣ment to other matters of importance, for the benefite and comfort of those Cities, whereas the forbearance for a while might availe to their mutuall good and safetie. His Maiestie doth hereby not onely advise, but straitly charge and command all persons, whose proper habitations are not in those Cities of London and Westminster, or places neere adioyning, to forbeare to reside there, or resort thither. And that all Carriers either by Land or by Water, with horse, Wayne, Cart, Waggon, Boat, Barge, or other Vessell, doe forbeare to carry any wares, merchandize, or other things (other then victuals onely) vnto, or from the said Cities of London and Westminster, or Suburbs thereof, vntill the perill of the contagion be better past ouer, and by the coldnes of the weather the Aire be cleansed, and the danger remoued, and his Maiesties further pleasure be knowne herein. And lest the said Towne of Reading, which is now free from the sicknesse, may it selfe be indangered, or indanger o∣thers resorting thither by fetching of wares from places now or lately infected; His Maiesty doth straitly charge and command all and euery the Inhabitants of the said Towne, and all other places within three miles thereof, that they wholly forbeare to buy or receiue any wares or merchandize from the said Cities of London and Westminster, or places adioyning, or from any other place now or lately infected with that contagious sicknes, vntill the end of the said Terme of S. Michaell a the soonest. And his Maiesty doth straitly charge and command the Maior of the said Towne of Reading, and the Iusti∣ces of peace inhabiting within the hundreds of Reading, Bunning, and Thele in the said County of Berke, that they with all di∣ligence see his Maiesties pleasure obserued herein.

Giuen at the Court at Salisbury the eleuenth day of October, in the first yeare our raigne of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland.

God saue the King.