Forasmuch as the Queenes Maiestie our fourraigne Ladie is credibly enfour­med, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of Westminster, whereas by the continuance thereof, through the greater repayre and resort of her louing subiects, great perill and danger might not onely ensue vnto her most royall person, but also to her most lo­uyng subiects repayring thither for their suits and causes, and therby also giue occasion of dispearsyng of the same in other parts of the Realme: Her Ma­iestie for the sayd necessary considerations, and hoping that the same will by the goodnes of almighty God, with the coldnesse of the yeere, the rather ceasse by the adiournment of part of this next Tearme of Saint Michael now at [...]and, from the vtas of the same, vntill the returne, commonly called Mense Michaelis: Her Maiestie there­by of her especiall fauour and clemencie, is pleased and contented to adiourne the sayde Tearme of Saint Michael, that is to say, from the vtas thereof, vnto the sayde time of Mense Michaelis, which her Maiestie signifieth to all singuler her louing subiectes of this her Realme, to the [...]nt that they and euery of them which hath cause or commaundement to appeare in any of her high­nesse courts at Westminster, in, or at any day or tyme from and after the sayde vtas of Saint Michael, [...]y tary at their dwellings, or where their busines otherwyse shall lye, without resorting to any of t [...]e said Courts for that cause, before the said Mense Michaelis next comming, & that without danger of for­feyture, penaltie, or contempt, to incurre towardes her highnesse in that behalfe. And neuerthelesse, her Maiesties pleasure is, that two of her Iustices, that is to say of eyther Bench one, shall the fyrst day of Michaelmas Tearme, called Octabis Michaelis, accordyng to the auncient order of her lawes, keepe the [...]soignes of the said Octabis Michaelis, at which vtas of Saint Michael, writtes of adiournement shall be di­rected to the said Iustices, geuing them aurthoritie to adiourne the sayd Tearme of Saint Michael, that is to say, from the vtas thereof, vntill the same Mense Michaelis as before is sayde, & the same adiournement s [...]al be made in the first day of the sayd vtas, commonly called the day of the essoigns. And further her Ma­iesties pleasure is, that all matters, causes, and suites depending in any of her other Courts between par­tie and partie, as in her highnesse Courts of Chauncerie, Starre chamber, & the Exchequer, Courtes of Wardes and Liueries, and Duchie of Lancaster, shall haue continuance, and the partie shall haue day from the date of these presents, vnto Mense Michaelis as before is sayde.

Prouided alwaies, and her Maiesties pleasure and commaundement is, that all Collectours, Recea­uers Sheriffes, and other accomptaunts, and all other persons that ought or should accompt or pay any summe or summes of money in any of her Maiesties Court of Exchequer, Courts of Wardes & Li­ueries, or of her Duchie of Lancaster, or in any of them, or to enter into any accompt in any of the same Courts, shall repaire vnto the accustomed places at Westminster, where her highnes hath appointed such officers & ministers, as for that purpose her Maiesty hath thought expedient, and there to pay & do in euery behalfe, as though no such Proclamation of adiournment had ben had or made: any thing mentio­ned in this present Proclamation, or in any writte of adiournement to the contrarie, notwithstanding. [...]illing and commaunding all and euery of her Maiesties officers, ministers, and subiects, to whom it doth or shall appertaine, to obserue and keepe their assemblies and apparaunces, with all their returnes and certificates, in her highnes said Courts at Westminster in Mense Michaelis next comming, then and there to be holden and kept, and there to do their offices and duties in euery behalfe, in like manner and fourme as they should or ought to haue done, if this present Proclamation had not ben had or made, is they will aunswere to the contrary at their perils.