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A22029 By the King whereas some of the meaner sort of our people did of late assemble themselues in riotous and tumultuous maner within our countie of Northampton England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1607 (1607) STC 8399; ESTC S123970 1,014 1

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❧ By the King WHereas some of the meaner sort of our people did of late assemble themselues in riotous and tumultuous maner within our Countie of Northampton sometimes in the night and sometimes in the day vnder pretence of laying open enclosed grounds of late yeeres taken in to their dammage as they say The repressing whereof we did first referre only to the due course of Iustice and the ordinary proceedings of the Commissioners of the Peace and other our Ministers in such cases Forasmuch as Wee haue perceiued since that lenitie hath bred in them rather encouragement then obedience and that they haue presumed to gather themselues in greater multitudes as well in that Countie as in some others adioyning We find it now very necessary to vse sharper remedies Wherefore We will and command all Lieutenants deputy Lieutenants Sheriffs Iustices of Peace Maiors Bailiffes Headboroughs Constables and all other our Officers and Ministers to whom it may appertaine if the said persons shall continue so assembled after Proclamation made or any such new Assemblies bee gathered in those or any other parts of our Realme immediatly to suppresse them by whatsoeuer meanes they may be it by force of Armes if admonitions and other lawfull meanes doe not serue to reduce them to their dueties For Wee cannot but be iustly moued to such seueritie against those who vniustly throw a slaunder vpon our Gouernment by taking that pretence for their disobedience Seeing it is manifest by Acte of Parliament passed since our comming to this Crowne that we haue been careful to preuent such Enclosures and Depopulations that it hath been an ordinary charge giuen by Us to our Iustices of Assises when they went to their Circuits to enquire of all vnlawfull Depopulations and Enclosures and to take order to remedie the same and to punish the Offenders therein according to the due course of Lawe And it is well knowen to many that We were now also in hand with some course to bee taken by aduise of our Counsell for the performance thereof From which our good purpose and intent this their presumptuous and vndutifull proceeding might rather giue Us cause to desist then increase in Us any affection to relieue such disordered persons so farre attempting against our Crowne and Dignitie who chuse rather to trust to their owne pride and rashnes then to the care and prouidence of their Souereigne Willing and commanding all our said Lieutenants Deputie Lieutenants Shiriffes and other our Officers and Ministers aboue mentioned to attend diligently to the execution of this our pleasure and all other our louing Subiects to be obedient to them in the performance thereof as they will answere the contrarie at their perill Giuen at our Palace of Westminster the thirtieth day of May in the fifth yeere of our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO DOM. 1607.