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By the King. Whereas in Nouember last, by our proclamation vvee commanded from Court all idle persons ...; Proclamations. 1619-06-30
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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¶ By the King WHereas in Nouember last by Our Proclamation Wee commanded from Court all idle persons ' and other vnnessarie Dependants as much tending to the dishonour of Our house Which euill We finding not yet redressed haue now taken knowledge and allowed of a meete number of Artificers and others to follow our house in the seuerall places and trades whereto they are assigned vpon Recognizance first entred to Vs with condition for their good behauiour and performing such other Articles as therein shall be contained whose roomes and places becomming voide Our pleasure is shall be supplied by others thereunto named by Our Knight Marshall for the time being Wee doe therefore straitly charge and commaund That all Tent Keepers Artificers and other idle persons and hangers on Our house other then such whose particular names are entred in the Roll by Vs signed as allowed to follow Our house shal within foure and twenty houres after this Our Proclamation depart from Our Court and not returne thither againe vpon paine of Imprisonment and other corporall punishments and penalties to bee inflicted for their contempt in this behalfe And Wee require and straitly charge Our knight Marshall and all Officers and Ministers vnder him that he and they doe take a daily and constant suruey of offenders of this kind to the end that they may be condignely punished and that they take care that Our pleasure heerein be from time to time strictly obserued by restrayning all others saue such as are licenced and allowed as aforesaid to follow or haue dependance vpon Our house And for such Tents as are allowed to follow Vs Wee will that they be appointed and placed by the direction of Our Knight Marshall or his Deputie in such manner as they may bee no offence or annoyance to Our person or houshold And whereas great inconueniences dayly happen by Our owne seruants followers by their entertayning of persons to follow them in times of Our Iourneyes Progresse which afterward being turned off doe neuerthelesse loyter and linger about Our Court to the great dishonour of the same For redresse whereof Wee like wise straitly prohibit and forbid all and euery our seruants and followers and others of what degree soeuer That they hencefoorth presume not to offend in that kind as they tender Our displeasure And also that no chamber-keeper Groome of the Stable or other Officer shall giue entertainement to any person whatsoeuer to follow or depend vpon him or them but onely such as shall bee allowed and entred in the Roll for Our house And the better to suppresse the disorders and abuses happening in Our Court by reason of landry women hauing daily accesse into Our house Wee doe therefore straitly charge and Commaund that no laundresse shall haue recourse to any office or lodging within Our house But that the Offices and Chambers vnto which they wash doe send their seruants out vnto them with and for their Linnen And that all such Laundresses as are allowed to follow Our house aswell the Laundresse to Our body as others shall follow themselues in person and not supplie their places by their seruants and maydes who liuing without gouernement are the cause and occasion of so great disorder amongst them that follow Vs. And to that end Wee will and commaund our Porters at our gate to see this Our pleasure to be duely obserued and kept And lastly Wee straitly require charge and commaund all Maiors Iustices of Peace Shiriffes Bailiffes Constables Headboroughes and all other Our Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer to be ayding and assisting to the execution of this Our Royal Will and commaundement as they will giue account to vs thereof and tender Our High displeasure for neglect of this seruice so acceptable vnto vs. Giuen at Our Mannour of Greenwich the last day of Iune in the seuenteenth yeere of our Raigne of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the two and fiftieth ⧠Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie Anno. M.DC.XIX