Volume 1

A bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714 / With an historical essay on their origin and use, by Robert Steele.

  • James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
Date:
1910
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Credit: A bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714 / With an historical essay on their origin and use, by Robert Steele. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the kynges maiesties good & louyng subiectes. [Be- gins] Forasmuche as there be diverse lewde and sedicious . • . London: 10 October [1549]. [London]: R. Grafton : [1549]. 1 f. Gothic letter. do and lor- Bills, papers, and books defending the Duke of Somerset are strewn about the streets of London and elsewhere to the slander of the Council. One hundred crowns reward offered for the arrest of any deviser, writer, or caster abroad of any such bills, papers, ‘scrowes,’or books, or information leading to their apprehension and conviction. (Signed) L. Rich, L. Sainct Jhon, L. Russell, Marques of Northhampton, E. of Warwicke, Arundell, Shrewsbery, Southhampton, L. Wentworth, Sir Thomas Cheiney K.G., Sir Willyam Herbert, Sir Anthony Wingfeld K.G., Sir Jhon Gage K.G., Sir Willyam Petre, Sir Edward North, Sir Edward Montague, Sir Raufe Sadler, Sir Jhon Baker, Sir Edward Wotton, Dr. Wotton, Sir Richard Southwell, Sir Edmund Peckham. • Antiq. 49.B.M.Facs. Hardwicke Hall. P.R.O. MS. draft, S.P.D. 9. 40. The draft is printed Pocock, Troubles, &c., p. 108. Herbert 530. N° 374. 1550 28 MARCH.—BY THE KING. A Proclama- cion concernyng a perpetuall Peace. [Begins] The Kyng our soueraigne lorde, hauyng alwayes before his iyes . . . [Westminster] : 28 March [1550]. (From Grafton.) Peace with France and Scotland. Grafton f. 69; MS. copy, Add. 6485 f. 43 ; Herbert 530; Strype II. i. 343 (28 May) ; see Wriothesley ii. 35 ; see Grey Friars Chronicle 66 (23 May). No 375^ 2 MAY.—BY THE KING. A Proclamation for the adiornment of Trinity Terme. [Begins] The King our Souereigne Lord, for divers urgent causes... Westminster : 2 May [1550]. Found only in MS. Antiq. 50. MS. note : ‘ Consimilis proclamatio huiusmodi effectus, facta coram Dno. Rege in Cancellaria sua sedente.’ Westminster, 22 April, 1551 [No. 393, q.v.]. Ifo 370^ 4 MAY.—[BY THE KING.] A Proclamacion set furth by thee Kynges Maiesty, wyth the aduise of hys moost honorable Counsaill, for the aduoyding of ydle persones out of the citie of London. [Be- gins] The kyng . . . streightly chargeth and . . . [Greenwich: 4 May 1550.] [London] : R. Grafton: May 1550. 1 f. Gothic letter. high- by high- All persons not born in London and Southwark, &c., or householders there, or reputable residents there for three years or more, are to leave London, &c., forthwith and return to their last settlement. The Mayor, Sheriffs, &c., to see that the statute on this behalf is executed. Antiq. 51.^ B.M. Facs. Grafton f. TO** (dated 4 May); see Burnet v. 17 (King’s Journal) 9 May ; Acts P.C. iii. 27 ; Strype II. i. 345 ; Herbert 532 ; Wriothesley ii. 38 (9 May). * MS. note: ‘ per breve dat. vij® die Maij Anno 4“ Regis Edwardi Sexti.’ jfo 377_ 7 MAY.—BY THE KING. A Proclamacion, inhibityng the cariage of victualles beyonde the Sea. [Begins] The kynge . . . hauyng speciall re- garde and vigilant iye vnto . .. [Greenwich] : 7 May [1550]. (From Grafton.) Grafton f. 72 ; see Acts P.C. iii. 27 ; Strvpe II. i. 346; Herbert 532. N° 378. 17 MAY.—BY THE KING. A Proclamacion for Sowers of sedicion. [Begins] The kyng our souer- eigne lord vpon the great and vrgent . . . [Greenwich] : 17 May [1550]. (From Grafton.) Reward of £20 to informers, even confederates. Grafton f. 73® ; Strype II. i. 344 ; Herbert 532 ; see Acts P.C. iii. 38 (dated 28 May). Ifo 379. 21 MAY.—[BY THE KING.] A Proclamacion set furth by thee Kynges Maiesty, wyth thassent of hys moost honorable preuy Counsaill, concernyng the true and laufull wyndyng of wolles. [Begins] Where in the Parlyament holden .. . Westminster: 21 May 1550. [London] : R. Grafton : May 1550. 2 ff. Gothic letter. oure estaple 2) Dayes, displeasure. Recites Statute 27 Ed. Ill as to woolwinders’ oath at Westminster. Of late many interlopers have wound wool, winding in sand, &c., to the slander of the Staple, &c., and loss of Clothworkers, &c. No one is to wind wool till ad- mitted by the Staple on oath to wind truly, and not put any ‘ Clokketes, Lockes, Hyndershankes, Tailes, Washe- lockes,’ Stones, &c., in it, on pain of imprisonment for 10 days, and pillory with a fleece hung round his neck. Growers not to employ unauthorized winders. Sheep to be shoi’n immediately after washing, at the most within 5 or 6 days, on pain of 405. per hundred sheep, fine. Justices, &c., not punishing this offence to be fined £20. Antiq. 52.* B.M. Facs. P.R.O. Original with Great Seal, S.P.D. Eliz. Case H. 2. Grafton f. 74® (dated 23 May); Burnet v. 17 (King’s Journal) 11 May; Herbert 532 ; Cal. S. P. Add. 404. * MS. date 23 May 4 Ed. VI. N° 380. 28 MAY.—See 28 March 1550. strype II. i. 342. 381. IIJUNE.—BY THE KING. A Proclamation comaunding Captaines to returne to their roomes and places. [Begins] Forasmuch as of late, in diuerse parts of our Dominions . . . Greenwich : 11 June [1550]. Found only in MS. (Signed) E. Somerset, W. Wilts, Bedford, W. North, E. Clinton, Elye, G. Cobham, William Paget, A. Wingfield. Antiq. 53. Burnet v. 17 (King’s Journal) 9 May. 382. 20 JUNE.—BY THE KING. A Proclamacion for the aduoydyng of Capitaines, out of the Citee of London. [Begins] The kynges moste royall maiestie . . . [Greenwich] : 20 June [1550]. (From Grafton.) All paid captains, English or foreign, to leave within three days. Grafton f. 78® (July by misprint); Strype II. i. 345 ; Herbert 632. 383.
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