By the King. A proclamation for the further adiournment of Michaelmasse Terme [from the City of Westminster to the town of Reading in consequence of the plague. 11 Oct. 1625].

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[1625]
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Credit: By the King. A proclamation for the further adiournment of Michaelmasse Terme [from the City of Westminster to the town of Reading in consequence of the plague. 11 Oct. 1625]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    w kj 1. BY THE KING; ! A Proclamation for the further adiournment of Micbaelmajje Terme. 4 Hercas our gracious Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maieftic, taking into His Princely confideration the health and fafety ofHis louing Subiccfts, and how much they might be indangered by the great and generall infection of the Plague,which hath bccne long in the Cities o fLondon and Wejlmnjl errand the places nere ad joyning,if by their feruiccs,(uits,or other caufes occasioned by the Terme they Should be dravvnc thither before that heavy vifitationlhould by thcmercyof God beremoued: Did there¬ fore by His Roy all Proclamation da ted the fourth day ofSeptember now laft paft fignific His plea- (tire. That part of the Terme of S-Micbael then next commingfhould beadjourned- Thatis tofay* fro m the Vtcu thereof vnto the fourth rcturnc of the fame T erme called Menfe Micbaelis. Now His M a- jeftie foreleeing,that although by Gods mercy that grievous Sickncsis muchalfwagcd in thofe Cities and parts adjoyning, yet the danger thereof w ould be very great to His whole Kingdomc , in dilperfing the infection, and would longer conti¬ nue the perill thereof in thofe places already infe&ed by the concour/c of So many from all parts of the Kingdo me, whom the bufineftes ofthe Terme muft neceftarily draw together; Doth therefore hereby declare His plcafure to be, That at the faid returne called tSWenfe Micbaelis,thc Said Terme be againe adjourned vntill the nextreturne after, being the fifth rcturnc of the faid Terme called Craflino dnimarum> and that at the faid adjournment the Terme be alfb adjourned from the City of WeJlminJ?cr,vntothcTownc'of7fyadingyin the Countie of T3 erfe, and there continued for the re fidue of the laid Terme, where His Will is,that all His louing Sub/e£tsofthisRcalme,whomitmayany way concerne, doe take notice. And His Ma/efties plcafure is,That one ofHis lulliccs of either Bench on that day of Menfe Micbaelis, according to the ancient order of the Lawcs, keepe the Eflbynes of the faid returne of Menfe Micbaelis yat which time Writs of adjournment (which His Ma- jeftie here by commandeth the Lord Keeper ofHis Great Seale of England to make forth) lhalbe directed to the faid Iuftices, giuing them authority to make Such further adjournment as aforefaid.And further His Majellies plealure is,that all matters, caules and fuits depending in any of His other Courts of Star-chamber,Exchequer,Courtsof Wards 8c Liveries, Dutchie of Lancafter,and Court of Requells (hall haue continuance, and the parties Ihall haue day from the faid fourth Returne called Menfe Micbaelistill the laid fifth Returne called Crafiino Jnimarum. And whereas His Ma jelly by His faid former Procla¬ mation did dire ft,T hat all Colle£lors,SherifFes,and other Accomptants, and all otherperfons that ffiould or ought to ac- compt for,or pay any fumme or fumrnes of money in any ofHis Maiefties Courts of Exchequer, Courts of Wards and Live-! ries;and ofHis Dutchie ofLancaller,or in any of them, or to enter into any accompt in any of the laid Courts, Should re* paire vnto His Maiefties houle o{7fychmondyas though no liich Proclamation ofadiournment had bcenc had or madc- Now His Maiefties plcafure is,and he doth hereby direct and command, that at and from the laid Returne of Crajlino Animarumy all ColledlorSjReceiuers^herifl'eSjandotheraccomptants^ndallorhcrpcrfons that Should or ought to accomptfor or pay .any liimmeor lummes of money in any of the places aforelaid,Shall giue their attendance at the Towne of Reading aforefaid, and there make their payments^ndenterintOjandprolecutetbciraccompts, as they ought to haue done at the Receipt at Wejtminjler. And left the ouer-haftic refort of Strangers to the faid Cities ofL Won and Wcflmirisler, and places neercadioy- iiing^and theintercourfeof trade betweene thofe Cities and places adioyning, and other Cities,Townes, and places of this Kingdomc more remote, might be an occafionoffpreading thcinfe&ion into ocher parts and places notyetinfe&ed and ofcontinuing it the longer where it is already,which would hinder his Maiefties repaire to thole Cities, and be an impedL ment to other matters of importancc/or the benefite and comfort of thole Cities,whereas the forbearance for a while might availe to their mutuall good and lafetic. His Maiellie doth hereby not onely advife, but llraitly charge and command all perfons,wholeproperhabications are not in thole Cities of London and WeftminHer, or places ncereadioyning,to forbeare to refidethcre,or ref ore thither. And chat all Carriers either by Land or by Water, with horfc, Wayne, Cart, Waggon, Boat Barge,or other Velfell,doe forbeare to carry any wares,merchandize, or other things ( other then viduals onely) vnto, or from the laid Cities of London and IVeSlminBer, or Suburbs thereof, vntill the perill of the contagion be better paft ouer, and by the eoldnes of the weather the Aire becleanled, and the danger remouea, and his Maiefties further plealure beknowrie herein. Andieft thefaidTowneof/?e4d;^,whichisnowfrecfrom the ficknefie, mayitfelfe be indangered, orindangcro- thersrefortingthitherbyfetchingofwaresfrom placcs now or lately infedted 5 His Maiefty doth llraitly charge and command all and euery the Inhabitants of the laid Towne,and all other places within three miles thereof,that they wholly forbeare to buy or rcceiuc any wares or merchandize from thefaid Cities of London and IVeSimintfer, or places adioynine*, o from any other place now or lately infedted with that contagious ficknes, vntill the end of the laid Terme of S. Michaella the fooneft. And his Maiefty doth llraitly charge and command the Maior of the faid Towne of Reading, and the Iufti ccs of peace inhabiting within the hundreds of ReadingyBunningy and Tbele in the faid County of Berkf, that they with all d ligence fee his Maiefties pleafure oblerued herein. Giuen at the Court at Salisbury the eleuenthday ofOffober, in thefirtfyeare our raigne of Great BrittaineyFranceyand Ireland.' . \ ^ ‘ > * ^ S 7 . GodlauethcKing^ * 'Printed at Oxford hy I.L. and W.T. for Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, Printtrs to tbc Kingsmof Excellent yHaieJUe^t. i 61 j.