By the King [Proclamation adjourning the Law Courts owing to the prevalence of the plague].

Date:
1609
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Credit: By the King [Proclamation adjourning the Law Courts owing to the prevalence of the plague]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    t~T fmkjy LUV* AXillg. He Kings moft Excellent Maieftie, finding that the infedion ofthe plague is at t^fjS prefent in futtDjp places of the Citp ofjlonbon, and tieere aniopmng to the ^ fame,though not(C>ob be thanfteb) With the mortality of great numbcrd; pet fo bifperfeb in biuers of the bed anb mod openftreetdof the faiD Citp, ad bo giue tud caufe to boubt.that tbe contagion thereof,bp great refojtt of people, might be further fpjeab,aftoel in the Citp,ad into other part# of the Kealme, toherebp banger might enfue both to hid itopali perfon,the &ueene hid beared Wife, anb h# IBopal tffue, anb to hid mod iouing ^>ubiect0 repairing thither foj their ^>uits anb cauted x fid apateff ie,foi there necedarp conffberationd, anb hoping that the infection toil. bp the goobnede of aimightp Cob, with the colbnedeof the peere,anb fuch Wholefome ® rberd ad are taften in hid faib Cttp,the rather ceafe bp the abioumement of part of this nert Cerme of ^>.2©tchael note at hanb, from the v tas of the fame,bntif the fourth fteturne of the faib Cerme called Menfe Michaeiis nert comming. ®is 2® a iedie therefore,of hid efpeciad fauour anb clemencies pleafeb anb contenteb,to abiourne the faib Cerme of ^.fl®ichael,that is to fap,in anb ftom the Vtas thereof, Onto the faib fourth fteturne of the faib Cerme,calleb Menfe Michaeiis nert commings i©hich hid £© aiedie dgntfieth to all anb lingular hid Iouing ^ubiectd of thid hid iRealme, to the intent that thep a euerp of them, Which haue caufe or commanbement to appeare in anp of hid ^ighnede Courtd at HBedminder,in or at anp bap or time from anb after the faib Vtas of £s>.fi©tchael, map tarp at their btoelltngd, or inhere their bufinede otherttnfe fballlpe, Without refo rting to anp of the faib Courtd for that caufe, before the faib m enfc Michaeiis nert comming,anb that with* out incurring banger of forfeiture, penaltie, or contempt tolnarbd hid IjHghnede in that behalfe. Snb neuerthelede hid iSPaiediCjS pleafure is,Chat two of hid 3Judices,that id to fap,of either ©ench one, (hall the ffrd bap of fl^ichaelmad Cerme,calleb oaabis Michaeiis,accorbing to the ancient orber of the jlatoe&Beepe the Cdoigned of the faib oftabis Mi¬ chaeiis. at which vtas of ^>.2©ichael,t©rttd of abioumement fl&albe birecteb to the faib Audited, giuitig them autho* ritie to abiourne the faib Cerme of $>.S©«hael, that id to fap, front the Vtas thereof, bntill the fourth lReturne,as be« foreisfaib. anb the faib abioumement (ball be mabe in the fird bap of the faib Vtas, commonlp calleb, the bap of€f* foigned. anb further hid 2©aiedies pleafure id. Chat all matterd, caufed anb ^uitd,bepenbing in anp of hid other Courtd bettoeene partp anb partp, ad in hid i^ighnede Courtdof Chancerp,^»tarchamber,anb Crchequer,Courtd of IBarbdanb jliueries, ©uchp of JLancaCfct?, anb caut-t of meauedo, (ball haue contjmiance,anb the parties (ball haue bap from the bate of thefe prefentd, bntill the faib fourth lBeturne,as before is faib. Prout'beb altoap,anb hid fl^atedies pleafure anb commanbement id,Chat all Collectord,fteceiuord,^>heriffed,anb other accomptants, anb all other perfond, that (boulb or ought to accompt or pap anp fumme or futnmed of Utonep in anp of hid 2©aiedies Courtd of Crchequer, Court of itbarbd anb %iuer ted,anb of hid JBuchie of Hancader,o j in anp of them, or to enter into anp accompt in anp of the faib Cour id, (ball rcpatre bnto the accudomeb placed at asedminder, Where hid l^ighnede hath appointeb fuch Officers anb fllpiniderd, ad for that purpofe hid fi^aiedie hath thought er* pebient, anb there to pap anb boe in euerp behalfe,ad though no fuch Proclamation of Abioumement hab bene hab or mabe. anb hid Pghnede further pleafure anb commanbement td, Chat all ^ijertded iball veturne their mtits anb procede againd all fuch accomptantd anb debtors, at the baped therein appointeb. anb if anp perfon or perfond, Who ought to accompt or pap anp fumme or fummed of®onep to hid £@atedie in anp of the Courtd anb placed afore* faib,bo mabe befatilt therein,Chat then htd ^ighneffe r©ritS anb procede ibalbe awarbeb anb dent foorth againd eue* rp fuch perron anbperfond,anb the fame to be buelpanb orberlp ferueb,anb returneb bp the ^hertded anb Officers thereunto appointeb, in fuch lifiemaner anb forme, ad the fame iboulb haue bene, if thid patent proclamation hab notbenemabe. anbifanp^heride or other Odder (hall mabe befault, or be negligent tn feruing, ejcecuting,orte» turning of anpthet©ritdanb procedeaforefaib. Chat then euerp fuch ^hertffe anb other Officer, (ball incutrefuch pained anb penaltied,ad bp the faib Courtd,or anp ofthem ibalbe tareb anb adedeb; billing anb commanbing all anb euerphid patented tended,Offtcerd,fl©inifferd anb ^>ubie<td, to Whom it boeth or fbalappertained obferue anb fteepe their ademblied anb appar anted With all their Returned anb Certiffcatd,dt hid pghnede faib Courtd atPbeff* minder in Menfe Michaeiis nept comming, then anb there to be holben anb Kept, anb there to boe their Offices anb bue* ties in euerp behalfe, in lifie maneranb forme, ad thep fboulD or ought to haue bone.tf thtd prefent proclamation hab not bene hab or mabe, ad thep Will anfwere to the contrarp at their per ils. Giuen at our honour of Hampton Court the two and twentieth day of September, in the feuenth yeereof ourReigne of Great Britaine,Francc and Ireland. God faue the King. *5 Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings mo ft Excellent MakUis-,. AnnoDom. 1609. PLAGUE ORDER issued by James I at Hampton Court in 1609, adjourning Michaelmas Term in the Courts because of the plague.