WHere by Queenes most Excellent Maie­stie, being giuen to vnderstand of a very great outrage lately committed by some Apprentices, and others being Masterlesse men, and vagrant persons, in and about the Suburbs of the Citie of London, in assaulting of the house of Lincolnes Inne, and the breaking and spoyling of diuers Chambers in the said House, which offences her Highnesse is minded to haue to be duely examined, and thereupon aswel the offenders therein, as also such persons of the said House of Lincolnes Inne, as did by any meanes giue any occasion to prouoke the same vnlawfull outrage, to be duely and very seuerely punished according to their deme­rits; hath therefore thought good for the better auoyding of such like outrages hereafter (by the aduise of Her Maiesties Priuie Counsell) straightly to charge & command all such as be any Housholders within the seuerall Parishes of S. Dunstanes, S. Brides, S. Andrewes in Holborne, S. Giles in the field, S. Martin in the field, the Strond & S. Clement without the Temple Barre, that they and euery of them, doe cause all their Apprentices, Iourneymen, Ser­uants and family in their seuerall houses, other then such as shall bee appointed to keepe seuerall Watches, to tarry and abide within their seuerall houses, and not to be suffered to goe abroad after Nine of the clocke at night, vpon paine of imprisonment. And that all Constables, pettie Constables, and others being appointed to keepe any Watch or Wat­ches, finding any such Apprentices, Iourneymen or seruants, wandering abroad out of their Master his House after Nine of the clocke in the night, shall not onely take and com­mit such person to prison, but also shal warne and command the Master of euery such per­son to come and appeare before the Alderman or his Deputie of that Ward, (if he be within the Liberties of the Citie of London) or else before some Iustices of Peace, if hee be with­out the Libertie of the Citie, there to answere to his contempt, for suffering his Appren­tise or Seruant so to goe abroad, contrary to this Her Maiesties expresse commandement.

And Her Maiesties further pleasure is, that this order shall bee by euery of the said Housholders duely obserued and kept, for, and during the space of Sixe dayes, next ensu­ing the date of this Proclamation.

And further, her Highnesse doeth straightly charge command all such persons as be Masterlesse men, and other vagrant persons, not hauing wherewith to maintain-themselues, and being or abiding in any the Parishes aforesaid, That they and euery of them, doe presently depart from hence to the seuerall places where they were borne, vpon paine of imprisonment.

Giuen at Ely place the xxiiij. day of September, in the xxxij. yeere of her Maiesties most gratious Raigne.

God saue the Queene.