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A22337	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	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1625 (1625)	STC 8749; ESTC S3488	4,264	3

Our high displeasure and to bee proceeded against by Our Attourney Generall in Our Court of Starre-Chamber as contemners of Our Royall Commandement and vpon such further penaltie as by the Lawes and Statutes of Our Realme may be inflicted on those that shall wilfully offend in this kinde And as these Orders are to be executed in Our City of London places neere to the same so it is Our expresse pleasure and Commandement That Our Iustices of Peace in all Shires within their Rule and all other Maiors Bailiffes and chiefe Officers in Townes corporate or in any Liberties within their Precincts shall cause the same to be obserued and performed in like manner and that no maner of Toleration Fauour or Conniuencie be vsed by any Iustice of Peace or other Officer contrary to the true meaning of this Our Proclamation as both they that shall presume wittingly so to tolerate the offence as also the party himselfe offending will answere the same at their vttermost perils Our Commandement being That Our Lawes in this case shall be hereafter seuerely executed vpon all offenders whatsoeuer Further charging and commanding the Lord Maior of Our City of London the Iustices of Assize in their seuerall Circuits the Maiors and chiefe Officers of all other Cities and Townes corporate Iustices of Peace Lords of Liberties and all other Officers and Ministers within the seuerall Counties of this Our Realme That they and euery of them fully obey this Our Pleasure and cause and compell the same to be obeyed and executed by others as they will answere the contrary at their vttermost perils And for the due execution of the Premisses in all other the Counties of this Our Realme as well as in Our Cities of London and Westminster Wee doe hereby straitly charge and command all Our Iustices of Peace within the same Counties aswell within Liberties as without That yeerely and euery yeere hereafter before Lent they cause to come and appeare before them all Inholders Cookes Tauerners Alehouse-keepers Butchers and other Uictuallers whatsoeuer and to require and take of them to Our vse seuerall Recognizances with Sureties for obseruation of the premisses viz The principals in tenne pounds and their two Sureties in fiue pounds apiece And if they shall refuse or neglect to enter into such Recognizances then the said Iustices shall suppresse such persons so refusing from victualling any more and shall also cause them foorth with to become bound by Recognizance with Sureties to our vse viz The principals in twenty pounds and their two Sureties in tenne pounds apiece not to Uictuall or sell Beere or Ale from thencefoorth which if they shall refuse to doe then the said Iustices to commit to prison all such persons so refusing to enter into such Recognizances vntill they shall submit themselues become bound as aforesaid And further for-all such Inholders Cookes Tauerners Alehouse keepers Butchers and other Uictuallers as shall not appeare before the said Iustices as aforesaid That they immediatly send foorth their Warrants or grant processe against them and euery of them so making default to appeare and answere their contempt at the next generall Sessions of the Peace And further for the more due punishment of Inholders Keepers of ordinary Tables Cookes Butchers Uictuallers Alehouse keepers Tauerners and such like who shall forfeit their Recognizances by killing or dressing of Flesh or suffering it to be eaten in their houses in the Lent time other Fish dayes And to the end that the same may be as well taken in due forme of Law as duely certified into Our Exchequer We doe will and require all Iustices of peace as well within Liberties as without That at such times as they shal meet within their seueral Diuisions for the taking of such Recognizances that they giue notice to the Clerkes of the Peace or their Deputies to attend them for that purpose Of whom we will require a strict Accompt for the Legall taking and returning of the same Recognizances into Our said Exchequer The said Clerkes of the Peace and their Deputies taking for the making and certifying of the same Recognizances of all Inne-keepers Tauerners Cookes and Butchers the Fee of two shillings sixe pence And of all Alehouse-keepers the Fee of twelue pence as is limited to be taken by the Clerke of the Peace for Our County of Middlesex for euery such Recognizance and no more And lastly for that the Fishmongers vpon the obseruation of the aforesaid Orders may perhaps take occasion thereby to enhaunce the prices as well of Fresh as of Sea Fish we doe therefore hereby further charge and command all Fishmongers whatsoeuer That they sell and vtter their Fish at moderate and vsuall Rates and prices And that all Iustices of Peace Maiors Bailiffes and other Our Officers as well within Liberties as without to whom it shall appertaine shall from time to time take such order with the said Fishmongers that Our Subiects be not grieued by any such enhauncement or encrease of prices vpon Fish vpon paine of Our high displeasure and such further punishment as may be inflicted vpon them by Our Lawes Giuen at Our Court at Newmarket the seauenth day of February in the two and twentieth yeere of Our Reigne of great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie M. DC XXIIII

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENS ¶ 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 a principall strength of this Iland as for the sparing and increase of Flesh victuall diuers good Lawes and Statutes haue beene prouided for the due obseruation of Lent and other dayes appointed for Fish dayes which from time to time haue beene seconded and quickned by sundry Our Proclamations and other Actes and Ordinances of State And whereas notwithstanding the many good prouisions heretofore had and made in that kinde Wee yet finde the inordinate liberty now vsually taken by all sorts of people to kill dresse and eate Flesh in the Lent season and on other daies and times prohibited by Law is become an euill of such inueterate growth as it requireth more then ordinary care to suppresse the same Wee therefore much affecting the Reformation of this so great an euill and enemy to the plentie of Our Kingdomes Haue thought fit eftsoones and thus timely the better to take away the excuse and to preuent the prouisions of Flesh that vsually men make against the Lent season To expresse Our selfe and Our Royall Commandement in this behalfe Wherein without any future declaration of Our pleasure in this kinde Wee shall expect and require from all Our Subiects that due Notice be taken and that a strict and continued obedience and conformitie be yeelded thereunto in all succeeding times And therefore Wee doe straitly Charge and Command all and euery person and persons whatsoeuer to whom it may appertaine carefully to prouide and see that these Orders following may bee duely obserued and put in execution vpon paine of Our high displeasure and such penalties as by the Lawes of this Our Realme may be inflicted vpon the Offenders for their contempt or neglect of Us and Our Lawes whereof We shall shew Our selues most sensible And first whereas Wee finde that the chiefest cause of these disorders hath growen from the Licences that haue beene granted to Butchers to kill and vtter Flesh contrary to Law And that by Our Lawes no Mayor Iustice of Peace or other person of what degree or qualitie soeuer can grant any Licence in this kinde And that the Lords and others of Our Priuy Councell do by Our direction forbeare to grant the same or giue way thereunto Our will and pleasure is vpon the penalties prouided by Law and such further punishment to be inflicted vpon the offenders as shall be thought meete that no such Licence shall be granted for the killing or vttering of Flesh And that no Butcher or other person whatsoeuer doe by colour thereof kill vtter or put to sale any Flesh contrary to the Lawes established and prouided in that behalfe And for the auoiding of such inconueniences hereafter Our will and pleasure is That the Lord Maior of Our Citie of London and euery other Officer and Iustice of Peace shall call before them and send for any of the seruants of any Inholders Uictuallers Cookes Alehousekeepers Tauerners and keepers of Ordinary tables and such others that vtter victuals and to examine them vpon their corporall Oathes what Flesh is or hath beene during the Lent season or other daies prohibited by the Law dressed killed vttered or eaten in their houses which if they shall refuse to doe then to commit to prison the said seruants so refusing vpon their Oathes to declare the trueth That the Lord Maior shall also yeerely before Lent or at the beginning thereof cause all Inholders Keepers of Ordinary Tables Uictuallers Alehouse keepers and Tauerners within the City and Liberties thereof to appeare before him or such persons as he shall appoint meete for that purpose And shall take Recognizances with sufficient Sureties of euery of them in good summes of money viz. One hundred pounds of the Principall and their sureties thirty pounds apiece to Our vse not to dresse any Flesh in their houses in the Lent time or at other times prohibited for any respect nor suffer it to bee eaten contrary to Lawe The like Recognizance with Sureties shall bee taken of the like parties vpon like penalties by the Iustices of Peace of Our City of Westminster and the Liberties thereof and euery of the said Recognizances to be certified into Our Exchequer And for the Butchers others that come with victuall of Flesh out of the Countrey into the City Our pleasure is That the Lord Maior shall cause certaine persons to watch at the Gates and other like places in the Suburbes where Flesh may bee brought to view and search and to intercept the same And if any of those Watchmen shall be found negligent and corrupt in his Charge then he to be committed to prison during the whole Lent And to the end that Fishermen may imploy themselues to Sea with better encouragement then heretofore and that the Fishmongers may furnish themselues with such store from time to time hereafter as shall be expedient aswell for the prouision of the Citie as for selling the same at reasonable Rates We will that they take notice of this Our Commandement and constant resolution for the obseruance of Lent and Fish-dayes both now and hereafter as by Law is required And furthermore as We thinke it fit that euery man should be a rule of order and abstinence in his owne House as well in respect of the publique as of his priuate ease and benefit So Wee straitly charge and command all Inholders Keepers of Ordinary Tables Uictuallers Alehouse-keepers and Tauerners not to make any Supper for any person or persons whatsoeuer vpon Friday nights either in Lent or out of Lent nor to suffer any meate to be then dressed vttered sold or eaten in their Houses vpon paine of such punishment as is due to those that shall contemne Our Royall pleasure and Commandement And forasmuch as vpon further aduice and consideration had that the restraint of killing and dressing of flesh is no sufficient remedy for the mischiefe vnlesse there bee better care also taken to suppresse the vnlawfull and inordinate eating of Flesh in the time of Lent and on other dayes and times prohibited wherewith Our subiects haue accustomed themselues rather for delicacie then for necessity It is therefore Our Royall will and pleasure and accordingly Wee doe hereby straitly prohibite and forbid all Our Subiects of what degree or qualitie soeuer within this Our Realme to eate any manner of Flesh in the time of Lent or on other dayes now vsually obserued as Fish-dayes without a speciall Licence first obtained from the Bishop of the Diocesse or such other as by the Lawe haue power to giue Licence in that behalfe which Wee will and command shall bee sparingly granted and in cases of necessitie onely vpon paine of