FOrasmuch as the Queenes Maiestie our soueraigne Ladie, is credibly enformed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundrie places in and about the Citie of London, and in other places neere adioyning to the same, whereas by the continuance thereof, through the greater repaire and resort of her louing Subiects, great perill and danger might not onely ensue vnto her most royall person, but also vnto her most louing subiects, repairing thither for their suites and causes, and thereby also giue occasion of dispersing of the same in other parts of the Realme: Her Maiestie for the said necessary causes and considerations, and hoping that the same will by the goodnesse of Almighty God, with the coldenesse of the yeare, and such wholesome orders as are to bee taken in her saide Citie, the rather cease by the adiournement of part of this next tearme is Saint Michael now at hand, from the vtas of the same, vntill the fourth returne of the said Tearine, called Mensis Michaelis, next comming: Her Maiestie therefore of her especiall fauour & clemencie, is pleased and contented, to adiourne the said tearme of saint Michael, that is to say, from the vtas thereof, vntill the saide fourth returne of the saide tearme, called Mensis Michaelis, next comming. Which her Maiestie signifieth to all and singuler her louing sub­iects of this her Realme, to the intent, that they, and euery of them, which hath cause or commandement to ap­peare in any of her highnesse courts at Westminster, in, or at any day or time, from, and after the saide vtas of Saint Michael, may tary at their dwellings, or where their businesse otherwise shall lye, without resorting to an [...] of the said Courts for that cause, before Mensis Michaelis, next comming, and that without danger forfei­ture, penaltie, or contempt, to incurre towardes her Highnesse in that behalfe. And neuerthelesse her Highnes pl [...]asure is, that two of her Iustices, that is to say, of either bench one, shall the first day of Michaelmas tearme, called O [...]tabis Michaelis according to the ancient order of her Lawes, keepe the essoines of the saide Octabis Mi­ [...] at which vtas of Saint M [...]chael, writtes of adiournement shalbe directed to the saide Iustices, giuing t [...]m authoritie to adiourne the saide Tearme of Saint Michael, that is to saye, from the vtas thereof, vnt [...]ll [...]Michaelis, as before is said: And the said adiournement shalbe made in the first day of the sa [...]de vtas, com­monly called the day of essoines. And further her Maiesties pleasure is, that all maters causes and suites, depen­ding in any of her other Courts betweene partie and partie, as in her Highnesse Courts of Chauncerie, Starre chamber and Exchequer, Courts of wards and liueries, Duchie of Lancaster, and Courts of Requestes shall haue continuance, and the parties shall haue day from the date of these vnto Mensis Michaelis, as be­fore is said.

Prouided alwayes, and her Maiesties pleasure and commandement is, that all Collectors, Receiuers, She­tiffes, and other accomptants, & all other persons that should or ought to accompt or pay any summe or summes of money in any of her Maiesties court of Exchequer, court of wardes and liueries, or of her Duchie of Lancaster, or many of them, or to enter into any accompt in any of the same courts, shall repaire vnto the accustomed places at Westminster, where her Highnesse hath appointed such officers and ministers, as for that purpose her Maie­ [...]ie [...] thought expedient, and there to pay, and doe in euery behalfe, as though no such Proclamation of ad­ [...]ment had bene had or made: And her Highnes further pleasure and commandement is, that all Sheriffes [...] returne their Writtes and Processe against all such accomptants and debters at the dayes therein appoin­ted, And all other Writtes and processe directed vnto them out of any of the Offices of her Maiesties Remem­brancer, or the Treasorers Remembrancer in her Highnes said Court of Exchequer. And if any person or persons who ought to accompt or pay any summe or summes of money to her Maiestie in any the Courts and places a­foresaid, do make default therein. That then her Highnesse writtes and Processe shalbe awarded, and sent forth against euery such person and persons, and the same to be duely and orderly serued and returned by the Sheriffes and Officers thereunto appointed, in such like maner and forme as the same should haue bene, if this present pro­clamation had not bene made. And if any Sheriffe or other Officer shall make default, or be negligent in seruing, executing and returning of any the writtes and Processe aforesaid: That then euery such Sher [...]ffe and other Of­ficer shall incurre such paines and penalties, as by the saide Courts, or any of them shalbe taxed and assessed: Willing and commanding all and euery her Maiesties Sheriffes, officers, ministers and subiectes, to whom it doth or shall appertaine, to obserue and keep their assemblies and apparances, with all their returnes and certifi­cats in her Highnesse said Courts at Westminster in Mensis Michaelis nert comming, then and there to be holden and kept, and there to do their offices and dueties in euery behalfe, in like manner and forme as they should or ought to haue done, if this present Proclamation had not bene had or made, as they will answere to the con­trary at their perils.

Giuen at Lowghborowes, the xxii day of September, in the twentieth yeere of our Raigne.

¶ God saue the Queene.