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A22395 By the King a proclamation to declare His Maiesties pleasure, that a former restraint inioyned to the citizens of London, for repairing to faires for a time, is now set at libertie. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1625 (1625) STC 8812; ESTC S122686 976 1

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¶ By the King ¶ A Proclamation to declare His Maiesties pleasure that a former restraint inioyned to the Citizens of London for repairing to Faires for a time is now set at libertie WHereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie out of His Princely and Christian care of His louing Subiects by His Royall Proclamation bearing date the fourth day of August last to preuent the further spreading of the great Infection of the Plague as much as by all good meanes Hee might did by the aduice of His Maiesties Priuie Councell forbid the holding and resorting vnto the two great Faires of speciall note then by course of time neere approching the one vsually kept in Smithfield neere the Citie of London called Bartholomew Faire and the other neere Cambridge called Sturbridge Faire and did thereby also further charge and enioyne all Citizens and Inhabitants of the said Citie of London that none of them should repaire to any Faire held within any part of this Kingdome vntill it should please God to cease the Infection then reigning amongst them Now seeing it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy and goodnesse to stay his hand from further punishing that Citie and the places adiacent and that that Contagion and dangerous Sicknesse is now ceased there His Maiestie taking into His Princely consideration that in the mutuall Commerce of His Subiects standeth their very subsistence at least their well-being by the like aduice of His Maiesties Priuie Councell doth hereby publish and declare His Will and Pleasure to be That seeing God of his mercy hath graciously remooued the Cause of the former restraint that now the Citizens and Inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster and places adioyning may freely repaire to any Faire hereafter to be held in this Kingdome and that any other of His Highnesse louing Subiects may freely buy of them any Wares or Merchandize comming from those Cities or places the said Proclamation bearing date the said fourth day of August and one other Proclamation bearing date the eleuenth day of October now last past or any other Proclamation or Restraint whatsoeuer to the contrary And His Maiestie doth hereby straitly charge and command that no Maiors Bailifes Iustices of Peace or any other of His Maiesties Officers Ministers or louing Subiects whatsoeuer doe presume vnder colour of the said former Proclamations or of any other Restraint whatsoeuer to interrupt or hinder the Citizens or Inhabitants of the said Cities of London or Westminster or places neere adioyning to repaire to any Faires and to vtter sell barter or dispose of their Wares or Merchandize there at their free will and pleasure Giuen at Our Honour of Hampton Court the 30. of December 1625. God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO DOM. M.DC.XXV