A declaration of the Queenes Maiesties will and commaundement, to haue certaine lawes and orders put in execution against the excesse of apparell notified by her commandement in the Starre- chamber the xiij. of Februarie in the xxx. yeere of her reigne. England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) 1588 Approx. 13 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A21841 STC 8168 ESTC S3159 33143085 ocm 33143085 28218

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eng Sumptuary laws -- England. Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 16th century. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2011-03 Sampled and proofread 2011-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A declaration of the Queenes Maieſties will and commaundement, to haue certaine Lawes and orders put in execution againſt the exceſſe of Apparell, notified by her commandement in the Starrechamber the xiij. of Februarie in the xxx. yeere of her reigne.

THE Queenes Maieſtie hath conſidered into what extremities agreat number of her Subiects are fallen by the vnordinate exceſſe in apparell, contrary both to the good lawes of the Realme, and to her Maieſties former admonitions by her Proclamations, and to the confuſion of degrees of all eſtates, amongſt whome diuerſitie of apparell hath bene alwayes a ſpeciall and laudable marke, and finally to the impoueriſhing of the Realme, by dayly bringing into the ſame of ſuperfluitie of forreine and vnneceſſarie commodities, not able to be anſwered with the naturall marchandiſe of the Realme, as in all former times wel gouerned hath bene vſed, and in all other kingdoms and countries is politiquely obſerued. For theſe and many other weightie conſiderations, her Maieſtie vpon ſpeciall care of the weale and good gouernment of her kingdome, hath with the aduiſe of her Counſel, thought it meete and moſt neceſſary at this time, to notifie in the latter ende of this Terme of Hillary in her high Court of the Starre chamber, at an aſſemblie of diuers Lords and others of her priuie Counſell, and all the Iuſtices of her Courtes at Weſtminſter, and in the open hearing of a great number of the Iuſtices of the Peace of all the parts of her Realme, and of a multitude of other of her Subiects, that her earneſt meaning is, without delay to haue 〈◊〉 ſpeedie reformation of this great intollerable abuſe, growen to an vnmeaſurable diſorder, and the ſame to bee done by due execution of certaine parts of her Lawes remayning in force, in ſuch ſort as may beſt bee agreeable to the preſent time: And to that ende, for the beſt example of all others that can bee, hath alreadie for her owne moſt honourable Houſholde charged and authoriſed the Lorde Steward of her Houſholde, now preſent at this aſſemblie, for all perſons vnder his charge, and to the Lorde Chamberlaine or Vicechamberlaine for all perſons nder their rule, to obſerue ſuch parts of her ſaide Lawes, and ſome neceſſary orders againſt exceſſe of apparel, 〈◊〉 are hereafter particularly expreſſed to be duely obſerued: which to doe effectually the ſaid Lord Steward for the houſholde, and the Vicechamberlayne in the abſence of the Lord Chamberlayne haue vndertaken to ſee executed. And at the ſame time alſo, her Maieſties pleaſure was declared in her ſaid Starrechamber, by the Lord Chancellor of England (as ſo commanded by her Maieſtie) that all the Iuſtices of Aſſiſes of the Realme, who were then there preſent, ſhoulde in their next Circuite through her whole Realme giue knowledge thereof in their open Seſſions, & to charge all Iuſtices of peace, that in their quarter Seſſions, and in any other their aſſemblies, and alſo all Maiors, and Officers of Townes Corporate, & all Officers of Liberties in their Courts, ſhould ſee to the ſpeedy execution thereof, after conuenient time to be limitted for a reaſonable warning, by the ſaid Iuſtices of Aſſiſe, for the due execution and puniſhment of the offenders, ſo as no ſubiect of the Realme ſhal aue cauſe by ignorance to continue in their offence. The like commandement alſo was there in that aſſemblie giuen by the ſaid Lord Chancelor to all the Heads, Auncients & Principals of houſes of Court and Chancerie, where the aforeſaide exceſſe was noted to be more largely of late yeeres ſpread amongſt the youth there, then in any other place of England, to ſee alſo to the ſpeedie reformation thereof. The like commaundement alſo was here remembred to haue bene of late giuen by her Maieſties owne mouth to the Maior of London, and the Aldermen of the ſame, being before her Maieſtie in her Preſence chamber at her Court. So as it may wel appeare ow earneſtly her Maieſtie is reſolued to haue this notable diſorder and exceſſe ſpeedily & earneſtly reformed for he benefit of her Realme. At the ſame aſſembly alſo was concluded yt in the two Vniuerſities of Cambridge and Oxford, where this infection was ſeene to haue made entrie amongſt the youth, there ſhould be by the direction f the Lords the Chancelours of the ſame, a ſtreight order for repreſſing of the ſaid diſordered exceſſe of Apparell. nd though her Maieſtie might by iuſtice of her lawes, make great profite by the execution of the ſame lawes •• maining in force againſt the ſaid exceſſe, by leuying the great penalties due to her by execution of the ſame, nd that alſo ſome part of the ſame lawes, being made diuers yeeres paſt, by the alteration of time, may ſeeme inſome part hard to be exactly and duely obſerued in all parts: Therefore hir Maieſties meaning was there declared at this time to be to make ſome proofe of the execution onely of ſome parts of the ſame lawes, agreeable for the time heereafter expreſſed, without charging her ſubiects with the great forfeitures alreadie due to her Maieſtie, except it ſhall be againſt ſuch perſons as ſhe ſhall be prouoked by finding them diſobedient and vnwilling to obey and obſerue the ſpeciall clauſes and articles hereafter following.

Certaine clauſes taken out of the Statute made for reformation of exceſſe of Apparell, the xxiiij. yeere of the reigne of king Henrie the eight.

FIrſt, it is ordered, that no man vnder the degree of a Marqueſſe, Earle, and their children, or vnder the degree of a Baron, vnleſſe he be a knight of the order of the garter, ſhall weare in any part of his apparell, any wollen cloth made out of any of the Queenes Maieſties dominions, except in Bonnettes onely.

Item that no man vnder the degree of a Barons ſonne, or a knight, except he may expend two hundred poundes by yeere, for terme of life, ouer all charges, ſhall weare any maner of Veluet in his Gowne, Coate, or other his vppermoſt garment: nor any maner of embrodery, or pricking with golde, ſiluer, or ſilke, in any part of his apparell, or on thapparell of his Horſe or Mule.

Item that no man vnder the foreſaid eſtates and degree, ſauing ſuch as may diſpend in yerely reuenues, as is aforeſayde, one hundred poundes, aboue all charges, ſhall weare any Satten, Damaſke, Silke Chamblet, or Taffata in his Gowne, Coate, or other his vppermoſt apparel or garment: nor any Veluet, ſauing in ſleeueleſſe Iackettes, Doblettes, Coyffes, Partelettes, and Purſes.

Item, that no man vnder the ſayde degrees, ſauing the ſonne and heyre apparant of a man that may diſpend three hundred markes by yere, aboue all charges, and ſuch other men as may diſpend in yeerely reuenue, as is aforeſayde, fourtie poundes ouer all charges, ſhall weare in his Gowne, or any other his vppermoſt apparell, Chamblet, or Silke: nor in any other part of his apparell any ſilke, ſauing Satten, Damaſke, Tafftata, or Sarſenet in his Doblets: and Sarſenet, Chamblet, or Taffata, in the lyning of his Gownes, or Veluet in his ſleeueleſſe Coates, Iackets, Ierkins, Coyffes, Cappes, Purſes, or Partelets. The colours of Scarlet, Crymſin or Blewe, alwayes excepted.

Item, that no man vnder the ſaid degrees, ſauing ſuch gentlemen as may diſpend in yerely reuenues, as is aforeſaid, twentie poundes aboue all charges, ſhall weare any maner of ſilke in any apparell of his body, or of his Horſe, or Mule, except it be Satten, Taffata, Sarſenet, or Damaſke in his Doblet, or Coyffe: and Chamblet in his ſleeueleſſe Iackets: or poynts, laces, or garters, made in England or Wales.

Item, that no perſon vnder the ſame degrees, ſauing ſuch as may diſpend fiue poundes by yeere, as is aforeſaid, aboue all charges, ſhall weare any ſilke in his Doblettes or Iackettes: nor any thing made out of the Realme, ſauing Chamblet in their Doblettes and Iackettes.

Item that no Seruing man, nor other Yeoman taking wages, nor ſuch other as may not diſpende of freeholde fourtie ſhillings by yere, as is aforeſaid, ſhall weare any Shert, or Shert band, vnder or vpper Cappe, Bonet, or Hat garniſhed, mixt, made, or wrought with ſilke, golde, or ſiluer: nor ſhall weare any Bonet, or Shert band, made out of the Realme of England or Wales.

Item, no Huſbandman ſhall weare in his Doblette, any other thing then that which is wrought within this Realme, Fuſtian and Canuaſſe onely except.

Item, no Seruing man in Huſbandry, or Iourneyman in handycraftes, taking wages, ſhall weare in his Doblet, any other thing then Fuſtian, Canuas, Leather, or Wollen cloth.

¶ Item, if any man ſhal vſe or weare any Apparel or other thing, contrary to ye tenour of the Articles before remembred, then he ſo offending, ſhall forfaite the Apparel and thing ſo worne, wherewith ſoeuer it be garniſhed, or the value thereof, and alſo iii.s.iiii.d. in the name of a fine, for euery day that he ſhall ſo weare the ſame, contrary to the tenour hereof.

Certaine other clauſes of the Statutes, made in the firſt and ſecond yere of King Philip and Queene Mary, neceſſary alſo to be obſerued, to auoyde the exceſſe of apparell.

FIrſt, that no Engliſhman, ſauing the ſonne and heyre apparant of a Knight, or ſuch as may of yeerely reuenues during life, expend twentie poundes aboue all charges, or be worth in goods two hundreth poundes, ſhall weare any maner of ſilke, in or vpon his Hatte, Bonnet, Nightcap, Gyrdle, Scabberd, Hoſe, Shooes, or Spurlethers, vpon payne of three moneths impriſonment, and fine of x.li. for euery dayes wearing, contrary to the tenour of this Act.

Item, that if any perſon or perſons, of any eſtate or degree, knowing any ſeruaunt of his or theirs to offende, contrary to the Article laſt before remembred, do not put the ſame ſeruaunt out of his or their ſeruice, but ſhall keepe in his or their ſeruice the ſame offendour or offendours, by the ſpace of xiiii. dayes next after ſuch knowledge had: or ſo put out, retayne him againe within one yeere next after ſuch offence, the ſame perſon ſo retayning or keeping in ſeruice any ſuch offender, ſhall forfayte one hundreth poundes.

Prouided alwayes, that all and euery perſon and perſons, which by any ſtatute lawe, remaining in force, is licenced or appoynted to weare any maner of thing, contrary to the tenour and meaning of any of the Articles before remembred, or any part of them, ſhall and may weare the ſame to him licenced or appointed to weare, as is aforeſayde: Any thing in theſe Articles to the contrary notwithſtanding.

Certaine other orders meete in this time to be obſerued for reformation of the exceſſe in certaine kinde of Apparell.

FIrſt, it is further ordered, that no man vnder the degree of a Barons ſonne, except that hee be of the order of the Garter, or of the Priuie Counſell, or that may diſpend fiue hundred markes by yeere, for terme of life in poſſeſſion, aboue all charges, ſhall vſe any embroderies or paſſemayns of Golde or Siluer: nor ſhall weare any maner of ſilke neatherſtocks of hoſen, nor of any other thing, made out of the Queenes Maieſties Dominions.

Item, it is further ordered, that all the articles before remembred, ſhalbe put in execution in all points, by all maner of officers, according to the Statutes, lawes, and proclamations heretofore made and ſet forth, concerning the ſame. And for ſuch as ſhall contemne any of the orders before mencioned, being deuiſed by her Maieſties commandement, the offendors to be attached, and committed to priſon, and to be there continued and puniſhed, as appertaineth to ſuch as ſhall wilfully breake her Maieſties commaundement in cauſes concerning the publike weale of the Realme.

It is not meant for any thing aboue expreſſed, but that the ſeruants of Noblemen and gentlemen may weare ſuch liuerie coates, as their maſters ſhall allowe them, with their Badges or other ornamentes of any veluet or ſilke, to be laide, or added to their ſaide liuerie coates.

God ſaue the Queene.

Imprinted at London by the deputies of Chriſtopher Barker, printer to the Queenes moſt excellent Maieſtie.

13. Febr. Anno 1587.

Cum priuilegio Regiae Maieſtatis.