And whereas ſome Mechanicall perſons inhabiting in or about Our Citie of London, who to worke their owne endes in point of profit, haue beene the principall occaſion of ſo great deformitie in Buildings, by reaſon of ſo many baſe Tenements and Cottages of late yeeres erected within the Suburbes of Our ſaide Citie, which Wee are pleaſed to make Our Chamber, and whereunto ſo many States and Nations haue recourſe by their daily repaire vnto Vs: ſo the ſame perſons, or others of worſe condition, finding themſelues checked or reſtrained by the directions giuen in Our laſt Proclamation for the building with bricke, doe endeuour to poſſeſſe by kind of infection ſpread into the minds of many Our good and well diſpoſed Subiects, that the end of ſuch Our Royall commandement ſhould be extended to ſome pecuniary diſpenſation, or wholly to be releaſed vpon ſuits to bee made vnto Vs: Wee minding nothing▪ leſſe, haue thought fit to declare Our ſelues and Our further pleaſure herein, that Wee are ſo farre from giuing any toleration or releaſe in that kinde, as wee are reſolued, aſwell out of many reaſons of State conducing to Our honour, and the honour of Our Poſteritie, as for the publicke preſeruation of Our People from the danger of fire, conſtantly to vpholde and continue Our late preſcript for Building with bricke or ſtone, and not otherwiſe, nor in any other forme or maner then in this preſent Proclamation is preſcribed; which the better to manifeſt Our full and abſolute pleaſure therein, wee haue cauſed to be againe renewed and remembred to Our People whom it may concerne.

And Wee hauing been lately mooued by ſome of Our Commiſſioners imployed in this Our ſeruice, for ſome further grace and fauour to be extended to ſuch of Our Subiects as now are, or ſhall bee willing to conforme themſelues, and to reedifie their dwelling houſes with Bricke or Stone, and to wayue and auoyd that noyſome peſter of Bulkes, Stalls, Shedds, Cants, and Iuttyes, wherewith Our Streetes are in all places ſo much cumbred and annoied, that it taketh away the benefit of ayre, ſweetnes, and decency of the ſame; And that Wee would bee pleaſed to inlarge their authority for the ſetting foorth of the foundation or ground of euery one that ſhall ſo conforme in ſuch ſort, as may beſt beautifie the Street where ſuch buildings are, and may encourage thoſe that will new build their houſes, and hold vniformitie through the whole Range of ſuch Street or Streets where ſuch buildings are: whereunto Wee graciouſly inclyning, haue by Our Commiſſion vnder Our great Seale of England, giuen them ſuch power and authoritie in that behalfe, as ſhall ſeeme good to their wiſedomes and diſcretions, and as may agree with the conueniencie and decencie of the place, and the wideneſſe of the Street where ſuch building or reedifying ſhall bee.

Laſtly, to the end that from hencefoorth no more or further toleration or conniuencie bee vſed towards them that ſhall contemptuouſly oppoſe Our royall commandement in Buildings, or ſhall ſeeke by deuiſes and ſhifts to auoide the direction thereof, onely by making new the lower Storie of any dwelling houſe of Timber, or by leauing the lower Storie ſtanding, doe new build the vpper part of their houſes with Timber, or doe inlarge any part of their houſes towards the ſtreet with Iuttyes, or Cant Windowes, or otherwiſe: Wee heereby command Our Attourney generall, that hee from time to time vpon certificate of ſuch or any other caſe of offence in Building, contrary to Our ſayde Proclamations to bee made from Our ſayd Commiſſioners, or any foure or more of them, vnder their hands in writing, doe proceed for Vs, and in Our name againſt ſuch offenders and euery of them, aſwel by way of Bill or information to be exhibited into Our high Court of Starre-chamber, as otherwiſe vpon the examination and confeſſion of the ſayd offenders or any of them, taken before Our ſayd Atturney, according to the courſe and Preſidents of Our ſaid Court in like caſes.

And Wee further will and command the Lord Maior of the Citie of London, and the Aldermen, and Recorder of the ſaide Citie, for the time being, and alſo all and euerie Our Iuſtices of Peace, Bayliffes, Conſtables, Headboroughs, & all other Our Officers, and louing Subiects, aſwel within Liberties as without, within Our Counties of Middleſex, and Surrey, to bee ayding, and aſſiſting to Our ſaide Commiſſioners, and euery of them, in the due execution of Our pleaſure heerein, as they, and euery of them will bee accomptable for the ſame when Wee ſhall require it. And to the end that Our Subiects, within the places and limits aforeſaide, may be the better forewarned and taught to performe their obedience in the premiſſes, which We ſtraitly will and require at their hands:

OVr expreſſe will and pleaſure is, That in erecting of new Buildings hereafter, euery whole Story of and in ſuch houſes, and Buildings, and all and euery the roomes of ſuch whole Story, ſhall bee of the height of tenne foote of aſſize at the leaſt, and euery halfe Story of and in ſuch houſes, and Buildings, ſhall bee of the height of ſeuen foote, and a halfe at the leaſt; and that the forefront and outward Walles, and the Iambes, Heads, and Soyles of the Windowes ſhall be of Bricke, or of Bricke and Stone, and the Windowes (being of Timber) not to bee put in vntill the Iambes and heads aforeſaide bee finiſhed and beare of themſelues.

And if the ſaide Buildings doe not exceede two Stories in height, then the Walles thereof ſhall bee of the thickenes of one Bricke, and halfe a Brickes length, from the ground vnto the vppermoſt part of the ſaid Walles: And where the Building ſhall be of the height of two Stories, the Walles of the firſt Story ſhall be of the thickenes of two Brickes length, and from thence vnto the vppermoſt part of the Wall, of the thickenes of one Bricke and halfe a Brickes length.

And that in Building of the ſaide houſes, there ſhall bee no Iutties or Iutting, or Cant-windowes, either vpon Timber Ioyſtes, or otherwiſe, but the Walles to goe direct and ſtreight vpwards, and at the ſetting off, a water Table to bee made; Alſo the lights of the Windowes of euery whole Story, to be of more height then breadth, to the end the roomes may receiue ayre for health, and that there may bee a ſufficient peere of Bricke, betweene the windowes for ſtrength; And likewiſe the windowes of euery halfe Story to be made ſquare euery way, or neere thereabouts.

And laſtly, that all Shops in euery Principall Streete of Trade, be made with Pillaſters of hard Stone, or Bricke, and the heads of the Shop windowes cut in wedges Archwiſe, to ſuſtaine the Wall about it, and for ornament of the Streets.