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A22386 By the King a proclamation for the adiournament [sic] of part of Michaelmas tearme. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1625 (1625) STC 8800; ESTC S3528 1,758 1

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BY THE KING A Proclamation for the adjournament of part of Michaelmas Tearme THE King our Soueraigne Lord considering the great and generall infection of the Plague which at this present is in the Cities of London and Westminster and other places neare adjoyning and how perilous it might be to His louing Subjects if they should be enforced to repaire thither for their suites and causes before such time as it shall please Almighty God of his goodnes mercy to remoue or ease that heavy visitation His Majesty therefore of His especiall grace and fauor to His people and for their better safety preseruation is pleased to adjourne part of the Tearme of Saint Michael now next comming That is to say from the Vtas thereof vnto the fourth Returne of the same Tearme called Mense Michaelis which His Majestie signifieth to all and singular His louing Subjects of this His Realme to the intent that they and euery of them which hath cause or commandement to appeare in any of His Highnesse Courts at Westminster in or at any day or time from and after the said Vtas of Saint Michael may tarry at their dwellings or where their businesse otherwise shall lye without resorting to any of the said Courts for that cause before the said Mense Michaelis next comming and that without danger of forfeiture penalty or contempt to incurre towards His Highnes in that behalfe And neuerthelesse His Majesties pleasure is that two of His Iustices That is to say of either Bench one shall the first day of Michaelmaas Tearme next called Octabis Michaelis according to the ancient order of the Lawes keepe the Essoines of the said Octabis Michaelis at which Vtas of Saint Michael Writs of adjournament which His Majestie hereby commandeth the Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England to make forth shal be directed to the said Iustices giuing them authority to adjourne the said Tearme of Saint Michael That is to say from the Vtas thereof vntill the fourth Returne as before is said And the said adjournament shall be made in the first day of the said Vtas commonly called the day of Essoines And further His Maiesties pleasure is That all matters causes and suits depending in any of His other Courts betweene party and party as in his Highnesse Courts of Chauncery Star-chamber and Exchequer Courts of Wards and Liveries Dutchie of Lancaster and Court of Requests shall haue continuance and the parties shall haue day from the date of these presents vntill the said fourth Returne as before is said Prouided alwayes and His Maiesties pleasure and commandement is That all Collectours Receiuers Sheriffes and other Accomptants and all other persons that should or ought to accompt or pay any summe or summes of mony in any of His Maiesties Courts of Exchequer Courts of Wards and Liveries and of His Dut hie of Lancaster or in any of them or to ent●r into any accompt in any of the said Courts shall repaire vnto His Maiesties House of Richmond where His Highnesse hath appointed such Officers and Ministers as for that purpose His Maiesty hath thought expedient and there to pay and doe in euery behalfe as though no such Proclamation of adjournment had beene had or made And His Majesties further pleasure and commandement is that all Sheriffes shall returne their Writs and Proce● against all such Accomptants and Debtors at the dayes therein appointed And if any person or persons who ought to accompt or pay any summe or summe● of mony to His Majesty in any of the Courts and places aforesaid doe make default therein that then His Highnes Writs and Proces shall be awarded and sent forth against euery such person and persons and the same to be duly and orderly serued and returned by the Sheriffes and Officers thereunto appointed in such like manner and forme as the same should haue beene if this present Proclamation had not beene made And if any Sheriffe or other Officer shall make default or be negligent in seruing executing or returning of any the Writs and Proces aforesaid that then euery such Sheriffe and other Officer shall incurre such paines and penalties as by the said Courts or any of them shal be taxed and assessed willing and commanding all and euery His Majesties Sheriffes Officers Ministers and Subjects to whom it doth or shall appertaine to obserue and keepe their assemblies and apparances with all their Returnes and Cer ificats in His Highnes said Courts at Westminster in Mense Michaelis next comming then and there to be holden and kept and there to doe their Offices and duties in euery behalfe in like manner and forme as they should or ought to haue done if this present Proclamation had not beene had or made as they will answere to the contrary at their perils Giuen at the Court at Tichfeld the fourth day of September and in the first yeare of His Maiesties Raigne of Great Brittaine France and Ireland God saue the King Printed at Oxford by I. L. and W. T. for Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie 1625.