Search

Search Constraints

Start Over You searched for: Genre Proclamations Remove constraint Genre: Proclamations LC Classification D - World History Remove constraint LC Classification: D - World History Region England Remove constraint Region: England
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. By the King. A proclamation concerning the abuse of his Majesties royall prerogative, in the leuying of debts. Whereas by our prerogative royall, and by the lawes and statutes of this realm, we have just right to haue our debts leuied in a more ample and speedy way than any the debts of our subjects ...

2. By the King. A proclamation, commanding the due execution of the laws made for setting the poor on work. Whereas nothing is more agreeable to the true rules of charitie, and policie, then the relieuing of the truly indigent and impotent poore and the setting on work of those who are able to labour ...

3. The effect of the Kings letters patents concerning the lotte[ry.] That is shall and may be lawfull, to and for Michael Parker and Everard Mainwaring Gent: and either of them, their and either of their executors, administrators and assignes, with the privity and allowance of Sir John Hales of London Knight, and Iohn Angell of Crowhurst, in the county of Surrey esquier ...

5. By the King. A proclamation for the better regulation of the offices of clark of the market, and Water-bailiffe; and to restrain the execution of the charter of brick and tile-makers; and to redresse abuses in the farming out of the issues of jurors..

7. By the King. A proclamation commanding the due execution of the laws made against eating and selling of flesh, in Lent and other times prohibited. Whereas by the statute made in the second and third yeer of the reign of the late King Edward the sixt, for many weighty reasons in that act ...

8. By the King. A proclamation to enable the transporting of butter from the Northern parts, according to his Majesties former licence. Whereas the Kings most excellent Majestie by letters patents under the Great Seal of England, bearing date the eleuenth day of May, in the sixth yeer of his reign, did giue licence to Robert Terwhit Esquire, for buying of three thousand and two hundred barrels of English butter yeerly ...

9. By the King. A proclamation for suspending the time of healing the disease, called, the Kings euill, untill Easter next. Whereas his Majestie by sundry proclamations hath appointed the times of healing of the disease, commonly called, the Kings euill, to be Easter and Michaelmas: neuerthelesse his Majesty, for some speciall causes, ...

13. By the King. A proclamation providing for the relief of maimed, shipwreckt, and other distressed sea-men, their widows, and children. Whereas upon the petition, as well of the master, wardens, and assistants of the Trinity House, as of diuers other

14. By the King. A proclamation for the prizing of wines. Whereas by the statute made in the eight and twentieth yeer of the reigne of king Henry the eight for prizing of wines, it is prouided, that the Lord Chancellour, Lord treasurer, Lord president of the Kings most honourable councell, Lord priuy seal, and the Lords chief justices of either bench ...

15. By the King. A proclamation for putting off the healing of the disease, called the Kings euill, at Michaelmas next. The Kings most excellent Majestie, by proclamation published the eight and twentieth day of July, in the eleuenth yeere of his reigne, did prescribe the times of Easter and Michaelmas ...

17. Charles by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shal come greeting; whereas we have beene lately informed, by severall certificates of diverse of our chiefe officers of our Navie Royall, and of ancient sea captaines, that frequent and lamentable shipwrackes, have from time to time beene, and doe continue at Goodwin Sands, ...

18. By the King. A proclamation purporting the tenor of letters patents of priuiledge granted to Ioseph Iackson, of his own invention, for the making, casting, guilding and vending of leaden seals, vsefull for the new drapery. Whereas wee by our letters patents of priuiledge vnder our great seal of England, bearing date the seventeenth day of December last past before the date hereof, ...

19. By the King. A proclamation for putting off the healing of the Kings euill at Easter next. The Kings most Excellent Maiestie by proclamation published the eight and twentieth day of July, in the eleuenth yeare of his reigne, did prescribe the times of Easter and Michaelmas ...

21. By the King. A proclamation for preuention of abuses of informers, clerkes, and others in their prosecutions vpon the lawes, and statutes of this realme. Whereas for the more due execution of the lawes, and statutes of this realme, and the better to reforme the abuses of common informers ...

22. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of the consumption of coyne and bullion, and the deceitfull making of gold and siluer threed [sic], and for the regulating thereof for the time to come. Hauing taken into our princely consideration the great consumption of the coyne, plate, and bullion of this kingdome, contrary to the lawes and statutes of this realme, ...

23. By the King. A proclamation to restraine the Kings subiects departing out of the realme without licence. Whereas it is one of the principall duties of all our subiects, to attend at all times the seruice and defence of their King and natiue countrey, either within the realme, or without, when they shall be thereunto required ...

26. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

27. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish daies, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commodity of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our nauy and shipping ...

28. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

29. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be heereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit and commoditie of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

30. By the King. A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to bee heereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people. Whereas, for the benefit & commodity of this our realme of England, as well in the maintenance of our Nauie and shipping ...

31. By the King. A proclamation for suppressing of light golde. Whereas by our proclamation dated the one and thirtieth day of July last, wee did expresse, our princely care and earnest desire to reduce our gold coine to one equall price and value ...

32. By the King. A proclamation concerning the Kings euill. Whereas such people as repaire to His Maiestie for healing of the Kings euill, haue in former times forborne to approch or offer themselues to the former Kings of this realme, during the Summer time, in respect of danger ...

33. By the King. A proclamation against steelets, pocket daggers, pocket dagges and pistols. The loue and care wee haue towards the preseruation of our subietts, and the keeping of our lande from being polluted with blood; doth make us striue with the euill humors and depraued customes of the times ...

34. By the King. A proclamation for the continuing of farthing-tokens. Forasmuch as since the publishing of our third proclamation giuen at Royston the sixe and twentieth day of October 1615. establishing the continuance of our farthing-tokens, and prohibiting the vse of all, or any other tokens whatsoeuer ...

35. By the King. A proclamation against exportation of gold and siluer. It hath pleased almightie God to blesse this our kingdome with a rare and rich dowrie of natiue commodities, both by sea and land; with the exportation and procedure whereof, treasure of gold and siluer may from time to time bee brought in and increased ...

38. The inquisition taken at [blank] the [blank] day of [blank] in the [blank] yeere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord, Iames by the grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, and of Scotland the [blank] before [blank] deputie vnto [blank] Esquire, clarke of the market of His Maiesties most honourable houshold, within the verge, as well within liberties as without, by the oathes of [blank] honest and discreet men, of the price of graine, victuals, horse meat, lodgings, and other things, rated and taxed, in maner and forme following

39. By the king. Whereas diuers bakers, brewers, inholders, butchers, and other victualers through their greedy desire of vnlawfull gaine, not contented with reasonable profit in vttering and selling of victuals vnto our subiects in the Common wealth, and specially in our progresse within the verge of our Court, ...

40. By the King. A proclamation for defectiue titles. The Kings most excellent Maiestie, continuing still his royall intention, to extend his grace to such of his louing subiects as shall seeke the same, as well for confirmation of such graunts, as haue beene passed to any of them or their auncestors from the crowne ...

42. Orders and articles made and agreed vpon, by the right honourable the Lords and others of the Kings Maiesties most honourable Priuie Councell, appointing what kinds and sorts of bread are to be made and solde vnto his Highness subiectes, with other good orders to be obserued and kept, for reformation of diuers disorders and abuses, vsed by diuers persons touching the same

43. By the King. A proclamation for reformation of great abuses in measures, published by the Kings commandement. Whereas for the auoiding of varietie and deceits of weights and measures, diuers statutes, acts and good ordinances haue heretofore beene made, that one weight, and one measure should bee vsed throughout the realme ...

44. By the king. Forasmuch as His Maiestie vnderstandeth, that there be diuers ancient and other good and necessary lawes and statues of this his Kingdome of England, which do inflict and impose diuers grieuous corporall and pecunarie paynes and punishments, extending in some cases to sentence of death (the last and greatest punishment,) and in some cases to finall exile and banishment out of their naturall countrey for euer, upon such as vnlawfully hunt or enter into any forest, parke, chase, or warren, to kill or destroy any deere or game with any dogs, nets, gunnes, crossebowes, stonebowes or other instruments, engines ...

46. To all maiors, shiriffes, iustices of the peace, post-masters, bailiffes, constables, hedboroughs, and all other the Kings Maiesties officers and subiects whatsoeuer, to whom it shall or may appertaine, and to euery of them. Forasmuch as there is present occasion of speedy dispatch of pacquettes by poste, for the speciall and important seruice of our soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiestie to and fro betweene London and Berwick ...

47. Orders conceiued by the Lords of her Maiesties Priuie Counsel, and by her highnesse special direction, commanded to be put in execution for the restraint of killing, and eating of flesh this next Lent, and to be executed aswell by the Lord Maior within the citie and suburbs of London, and by the officers of the liberties and exempt places in & about the same, as by order to be prescribed by the Lords Lieutenants of al the counties of the realme, to the iustices of peace, Lords of Liberties, and officers of corporate townes. 9. Febr. 44. yeere of her Maiesties reigne..

48. By the Queene. Whereas the Earle of Essex, accompanied with the Earles of Rutland and Southampton and diuers other their complices, gentlemen of birth and qualitie, knowing themselues to be discouered in diuers treasonable actions, into which they haue heretofore entred, aswell in our realme of Ireland ...

49. By the Queene. A proclamation commanding all persons vpon the borders of England, to keepe peace towards Scotland, vpon the like proclamation by the King of Scots towards England. Whereas of late time there hath beene great disorders by incursions into our realme of multitude of Scottishmen dwelling vpon the borders of our realme towards Scotland, committing both murthers, taking of prisoners, burning of houses, and taking of goodes and cattell ...

51. Orders conceiued and set dovvne by the Lords of her Maiesties Priuie Councell, and Highnesse speciall direction, to be put in execution for the restraint of killing and eating flesh, aswell by the Lord maior within the citie of London, and the officers of the liberties and exempt places in and about the same, as by the Lords lieutenants in the seuerall counties of the realme. In the xxxij. yeere of the Queenes Maiesties reigne..

52. By the Queene. Where in the Parliament holden at Westminster, the seconde day of April, in the xiii. yeere of ye reigne of our Soueraigne Lady the Queen, there was for the relief of diuers poore decaied townes, & of great multitudes of her poore subiects, who otherwise were likely to perish, or to become unprofitable and dangerous to the common weale, among other prouided ...

53. Orders set downe and allowed by the Lordes of her Maiesties priuie counsell, and appoynted to be put in print for her Maiesties seruice: concerning the postes of this realme in generall, presently, or hereafter to be apointed. At Westminster the fourteenth of Ianuary. 1583..

54. By the Queene. Where in the Parliament holden at Westminster, in the thirteenth yeere of the Queenes Maiesties raigne, amongst other things, there was one acte and statute made, intituled An acte against vsurie, which acte was then made to continue for, & during the space of fiue yeeres next after the ende of the said Parliament ...

55. By the Queene. A proclamation for the prices of wine. Whereas is ordeined and prouided by a statute made & established in the Parliament holden at Westminster the viii. day of June, in the xxviii. yeere of the reigne of the Queenes Maiesties dearely beloued father of famous memorie King Henrie the eyght, that the prices of all kinde of wines ...

56. By the Queene. The Queenes Maiestie, perceiuing the state of the citie of London, (being aunciently termed her chambre) and the suburbes & confines thereof, to increase daily by accesse of people to inhabite in the same, in such ample sort as therby many inconueniences are seene already ...

57. By the Queene. Where it is ordeined and proiuded, by a statute made and established in the Parliament holden at Westminster, the eyght day of June, in the twentie and eyght yeere of the reigne of the Queenes Maiesties dearely beloued father of famous memory, King Henry the Eyght, that the prices of al kinde of wines ...

59. By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie hath by sundry former proclamations notified vnto her louing subiectes of this realme, the great inconuenience and mischiefe that hath growen to the same, by the great excesse of apparel in al states and degrees ...

61. By the Queene. Forasmuche as the Queenes Maiestie our soueraigne lady is credibly infourmed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of Westminster, whereas by the continuance thereof, through the greater repayre and resort of her louyng subiectes, great peryll and daunger myght not only ensue vnto her most royal person ...

64. By the Queene. The Queenes Maiestie vpon consyderations very great, and presently importyng the mayntenaunce of her people in peace with her neyghbours, and the conseruation at home of great multitudes to be in redynesse, as naturally they are bounde to serue the state of their natiue countrey, as well in the necessary trades of marchaundise, by sea faryng and fyshyng ...

68. The copie of the Queenes Highnesse commission. Elizabeth by the grace of God, Queene of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, defendour of the fayth. &c. To all and singuler our justices of peace, maiors, sheriffes, bayliffes, constables, and other our officers, of what estate, degree, or condition he or they be, and to euery of them, greetyng. Wheras in the Parliament holden at Westminster, in the. xxxiii. yere of the raigne of our late father of worthy memorie, Kyng Henrie the Eyght, one acte or statute was then and there made for the mayntenaunce of artillerie, and debarryng of unlawfull games ...

69. By the Queene. The Queenes Maiestie vpon very waightie and necessarie considerations, tending first to the honour of almightie God, and next to the suretie of her selfe, and the whole state of her louing subiectes of al degrees: hath with very good deliberation and aduise of her counsell resolued, to establishe her realmes, dominions, and subiectes in strength, aswell in ciuil as in martiall policie ...

70. By the Queene. Wheras by an act of Parliament made in the fifth yere of the Queenes Maiesties raigne, it was among other thynges enacted, that from the first day of Aprill in the yere of our Lord God. 1564. it should be lawfull to all and euery of her highnesse subiects at his & their wyll and pleasure to carry & transport out of this realme..

71. By the Queene. The Queenes Maiestie understandyng the great disorder that of late hath ben, and yet is dayly vsed in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and especially in and about Westminster Hall, and the palaice [sic] of Westminster ...

72. The effect of certayne braunches of the satute [sic] made in anno. xxxiii. Henri. viii. touching the mayntenaunce of artillery, and the punyshment of such as use or maynteyne unlawfull games, very necessary to be put in execution..

74. By the Quene. Whereas the Quenes Maiestie by her proclamation dyd adiourne the terme of Saint Michaell last past, vntyll day of Hyllary terme nexte commyng, then to begyn at Westminster, as in tymes past hath ben accustomed, hauing then good hope that before that tyme the plague in the cities of London and Westminster woulde haue ceassed ...

75. Articles for the due execution of the statutes of apparell, and for the reformation of the outragious excesse thereof, growen of late time with in the realme: deuysed vpon the Quenes Maiesties commaundement, by aduyse of her counsell, the. vi. of Maye anno. MDLXII..