Harley MS 442

ff. 1r–182v: A collection of royal proclamations by Kings Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII, followed by an index (ff. 182r–v).

f. 1r: notes by Peter le Neve.

ff. 2r–v: A proclamation for the raising of the price of silver bullion, from 29 s the pound weight to 33 s the pound weight, 13 August 1464.

f. 3r: A proclamation against the setting up of gallows near the Tower of London, within the liberty of the city, against the franchise of the same city. 9 November 1465.

ff. 4r–6r: A proclamation for the execution of various statutes made against the casting of filth, dung and other noisome things into the Thames, and into the ditches, rivers and water belonging to London, and to other cities, burghs and towns of this realm. 4 July 1472.

ff. 7r–v: A proclamation for the favourable hearing of the complaints of those who were wronged by the king’s purveyors and takers. 16 November 1481.

ff. 8r–v: A proclamation licensing corn to be bought and brought, for the victualling and provision of the city of London, notwithstanding any act, proclamation, or restraint to the contrary. 21 November 1482.

ff. 9r–v: A proclamation licensing corn to be bought and brought, for the victualling and provision of the city of London, notwithstanding any act, proclamation, or restraint to the contrary. Provided that the buyers and bringers of such corn, ship it at such ports as are therefore hereby limited, and also find surety to the customers of such ports by indentures, to carry the same corn to London, and to no other place. 21 November 1482.

f. 10r: A proclamation for the currency of old, thin pence. 12 December 1498.

ff. 11r–12r: A proclamation against the transportation of gold, silver or bullion, and against exchanges and re-changes, but only with such as the king had authorised within the realm.

f. 13r: A proclamation for the suppressing of forged tidings and tales, and seditious rumours, and for discovery of the authors thereof, 1486–1487 (the second year of Henry VII’s reign).

ff. 14r–v: A proclamation against bearing of weapons, making of affrays, and for the avoiding of vagabonds.

ff. 15r–v: A proclamation concerning liveries and retainers, 12 October 1514.

f. 16r: A proclamation for the open declaration, and due execution of various statutes. 19 February 1517.

ff. 17r–v: A proclamation for the provision of corn for the city of London, published about the beginning of Hilary Term (January) 1522.

f. 18r: A proclamation concerning cask and void vessels, to be set forth for the King’s purveyors. 23 February 1522.

ff. 19r–v: A proclamation for the valuation of coins. 25 May 1522.

ff. 20r–v: A proclamation commanding all the king’s subjects dwelling near the sea coasts between the ages of 60 to 16 to be ready and armed at an hour’s warning, to defend the sea coasts from invasion by Frenchmen, and to keep good watch, and to have their beacons and other like tokens ready in accustomed places. 14 June 1522.

ff. 21r–v: A proclamation commanding all the king’s Northern subjects between the ages of 60 to 16 to be ready and armed at an hour’s warning, to attend on the Earl of Shrewsbury, the king’s lieutenant in the North to defend the realm against the invasion of the Scots, August 1522.

ff. 22r–v: A proclamation concerning all such people as have the king’s protection of victualling of the town of Calais, to send victuals there speedily, upon pain to forfeit their protections. 24 August 1522.

ff. 23r–v: A proclamation commanding good watch to be kept night and day, as well near to the sea coasts as in all other places in Kent. 24 October 1522.

f. 24r: A proclamation concerning such persons as have the king’s protection for victualling the town of Calais, 21 August 1523.

ff. 25r–v: A proclamation commanding the King’s Majesty’s subjects to be ready and armed at a day’s warning, to attend on the Earl of Surrey, the king’s lieutenant in the North to resist the invasion of the Scots, under the conduct of the Duke of Albany, 10 October 1523.

ff. 26r–v: A proclamation commanding the King’s Majesty’s subjects to be ready and armed at a day’s warning, to attend on the Earl of Surrey, the king’s lieutenant in the North to resist the invasion of the Scots, under the conduct of the Duke of Albany, 10 October 1523.

ff. 26r–v: A proclamation signifying to the King’s subjects that he has sent his commissioners into Yorkshire, to examine, correct and reform all oppressions, misbehaviours, and enormities committed in the county. 16 July 1524.

f. 27r: A proclamation for the valuation of coins, according to the statute of 1523–1524 (the fifteenth year of Henry VIII’s reign). 16 July 1524.

f. 28r: A proclamation prohibiting the wearing of armour or weapons in the king’s palace, or hall of Westminster. Published 18 October 1524.

ff. 29r–30r: A proclamation for the valuation of coins of gold and silver, 6 July 1524.

ff. 31r–32r: A proclamation for the valuation of coins of gold and silver, 18 July 1525.

ff. 33r–34v: A proclamation for a truce and cessation of war for a season between the realms of England and France, 15 August 1525.

ff. 35r–36v: A proclamation for the observation of a firm peace, concluded the kings of England and France, their confederates and allies, 6 September 1525.

ff. 37r–v: A proclamation for the punishment and suppressing of conspirators, rioters and libellers in the city of Coventry. 6 November 1525.

ff. 38r–v: A proclamation for the due execution of several statutes, namely one against the transportation of hawks, and another against shooting in crossbows and handguns, 11 April 1526.

ff. 39r–40r: A proclamation against unlawful games and pastimes, and for the maintenance of archery, 5 May 1526.

f. 41r: A proclamation commanding the king’s commissioners of the peace, of the subsidy, of sewers, and all other commissioners to appear in the Star Chamber before the Lord Cardinal. Proclaimed in the court of Chancery, 2 July 1526.

f. 42r: A proclamation concerning enclosures, 14 July 1526.

ff. 43r–44v: A proclamation concerning enclosures, 1526–1527.

ff. 45r–46v: A proclamation for the valuation of coins of gold and silver, 22 August 1526.

ff. 47r–52v: A proclamation for the valuation of coins of gold and silver, 22 August 1526.

f. 53r: A proclamation commanding those who were summoned to appear in Chancery concerning enclosures to appear there accordingly. Proclaimed in the court of Chancery, 21 November 1526.

f. 53v: A proclamation for the appearance in Chancery, of such persons as are to become bound in recognizance concerning enclosures. Proclaimed in the court of Chancery, 28 November 1526.

ff. 54r–60v: A proclamation for the establishing of trade of merchandising and traffic, within the town and marches of Calais, with various immunities and freedoms concerning it, 13 July 1527.

ff. 61r–v: A proclamation for the repair of decayed houses and buildings in the town of Calais, 12 October 1527.

ff. 62r–64v: A proclamation against engrossing, regrating and forestalling of corn, and for the furnishing of the city of London with grain, and for bringing grain to the markets to be sold, and for due execution of the laws made against vagabonds, beggars, unlawful games, alehouses, etc. 17 November 1527.

f. 65r: A proclamation for the secret disclosing to the Lord Chancellor the names of such persons who keep more than one farm, and of those who made enclosures contrary to the commonwealth of the king’s realm, 15 May 1528.ff. 66r–68v: A proclamation for the abstinence of war, to endure for eight months, 27 June 1528.

ff. 69r–72v: A proclamation for the maintenance of archery, and for suppressing of crossbows, handguns, and unlawful games, and for prevention of dearth of corn and grain, 4 December 1528.

ff. 73r–v: A proclamation commanding all enclosed grounds to be laid open, and the ditches filled, and the hedges and pales broken down and taken away and removed before the coming Easter, upon the pain mentioned in the statutes, 15 February 1529.

ff. 74r–75v: A proclamation for a truce and abstinence of war between the King of England, the Emperor, and the French king to be continued for a longer season, 18 March 1529.

ff. 76r–v: A proclamation prohibiting the regrating of corn and grain, 19 August 1529.

ff. 77r–v: A proclamation for peace and abstinence of war between the King’s Highness and the Emperor, 27 August 1529.

ff. 78r–79r: A proclamation against forestallers and regraters of corn, and for the prevention of the dearth of grain, and for furnishing of markets with corn, upon pain of forfeiture of the corn forestalled, or regrated, and imprisonment of the offenders, 8 October 1529.

ff. 80r–v: A proclamation prohibiting the purchase of any bulls from Rome, 12 September 1529.

f. 81r: A proclamation for the due execution of an act made 22. H 8 cap. 12 against vagabonds and beggars, commanding all beggars and vagabonds to leave the city of London and its suburbs before the coming Midsummer, on the pain mentioned in the act. 16 June 1531.

f. 81v: A proclamation of the like effect of the next precedent proclamation, seeming by the tenor to have been published at around the same time.

f. 82r: A proclamation commanding all the king’s Northern subjects between the ages of 60 to 16 to be upon warning, sufficiently armed and ready to attend on the Earl of Shrewsbury, the king’s lieutenant in his absence, for defence of the realm against the invasion of the Scots. 26 October 1532.

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ff. 83r–84r: A proclamation concerning butchers, 3 July 1533.

ff. 85r–v: A proclamation concerning butchers, 29 January 1534.

ff. 86r–v: A proclamation concerning apparel, published February 1534.

ff. 87r–88r: A proclamation concerning butchers, 3 July 1533.

ff. 89r–v: A proclamation concerning the payment of tithes and oblations in London, 2 April 1534.

ff. 90r–v: A proclamation concerning apparel, 27 May 1534.

ff. 91r–v: A proclamation for peace between the Kings of England and Scotland during their lives, 29 August 1534.

ff. 92r–v: The form and manner of publishing the same proclamation at London.

ff. 93r–v: A proclamation for the good entertainment and gentle entreaty of the admiral of France, ambassador sent from the French King, and for peaceable and gentle usage of all his followers, 7 November 1534.

ff. 94r–v: A proclamation for the prices of wines, 7 November 1534.

ff. 95r–v: A proclamation for the true making of woollen clothes, 23 November 1534.

ff. 96r–v: A proclamation concerning butchers, 12 July 1535.ff. 97r–98r: A proclamation licensing butchers to sell flesh by retail, until 24 April 1540, notwithstanding the statutes of 24 H 8 cap. 3 and 25 H 8 cap. 1, and that until that time, those statutes shall be in suspense according to the tenor of the statute made in that behalf, 27 H 8 cap. 9. 14 April 1536.

ff. 99r–v: A proclamation declaring the King’s neutrality in the differences between the Emperor and the French king, and prohibiting all his subjects to colour the goods of Flemings or Frenchmen in their names, on pain of imprisonment of their bodies, and loss and forfeiture of all their goods. 19 August 1536.

ff. 100r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of woollen clothes. 5 October 1536.

ff. 101r–102r: A proclamation declaring the causes of the rebellion in Lincolnshire, and his Majesty’s proceedings to suppress it, and commanding the apprehension and imprisonment of the authors and divulgers of false tales and seditious rumours.

ff. 103r–v: A proclamation commanding sufficient provision to be made for the army which the King intended to conduct in person into the North to suppress rebellions, and commanding his soldiers to pay for any victuals they take, on pain of death.

ff. 103r–v: A proclamation commanding sufficient provision to be made for the army which the King intended to conduct in person into the North to suppress rebellions, and commanding his soldiers to pay for any victuals they take, on pain of death.

ff. 104r–105r: A proclamation commanding the due execution of the statute made 25 H 8 cap. 17 prohibiting people who have less than £100 per annum from shooting with handguns and crossbows and commanding that no one who is licensed to shoot with a handgun may do so unless it is of the length with the stock two foot and a half of the standard at least, upon pain of fine and imprisonment. 24 January 1537.

ff. 106r–111v: A proclamation for the dividing of certain lordships and towns to be united and knit onto various shires, near the Marches of Wales, 20 February 1537.

ff. 112r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of woollen clothes. 9 October 1537.ff. 113r–v: A proclamation prohibiting access to the court, on the day of Prince Edward’s baptism, because of the plague in London, and to limit and appoint the number of attendants every Duke, Marquis, Earl, Baron, Knight, Esquire, Bishop, Abbot, or the King or Queen’s chaplain shall then have waiting on them. 12 October 1537.

ff. 114r–115r: A proclamation for the price of Gascoigne and French wines. Published at the beginning of the month of March, 1538.

ff. 116r–117v: A proclamation against the killing, wounding, beating and assaulting of officers, 18 April 1538.

f. 118r: A proclamation freely licensing exchanges and re-changes by merchants, notwithstanding various laws and statutes to the contrary, 6 August 1538.

f. 119r: A proclamation licensing exchanges and re-changes for a season, notwithstanding any laws or statutes to the contrary, 30 July 1538.

ff. 120r–v: A proclamation prohibiting the transportation of leather, hides and tallow, on pain of imprisonment and forfeiture of the double value thereof. 14 October 1538.

ff. 121r–v: A proclamation commanding that no ships shall depart out of any of the havens of this realm without the King’s licence. 28 February 1539.

ff. 122r–v: A proclamation licensing the killing of calves and selling of flesh, without weighing the same, from the feast of the coming Easter, until the first day of November following, notwithstanding the laws and statutes made to the contrary. And that after the said first day of November, the said statutes shall be duly executed. 4 March 1541.

ff. 123r–125v: A proclamation for suspending, for a season, of the execution of the act made against strangers, September 1539.

ff. 126r–127r: A proclamation respiting the execution of various statutes made concerning the killing of flesh, and selling it by weight, 27 October 1540.

ff. 128r–v: A proclamation against the transportation of Irish coin, called groats, into England, out of the realm of Ireland, 19 November 1540.

ff. 129r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of kersies, dispensing with the act made 27 H 8 and other statutes for a season. 27 March 1541.

ff. 130r–131v: A proclamation commanding strangers and aliens, not being denizens, to depart the realm, 16 April 1541.

ff. 133r–134v: A proclamation licensing the King’s subjects to carry and transport victuals to the town of Calais, and to the castles of Guisnes and Hames, notwithstanding the proclamation dated 16 February 32 H 8 to the contrary, 20 May 1541.

ff. 135r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of kersies, notwithstanding the act made 27 H 8 and other statutes, 1 June 1541.

ff. 137r–138v: A proclamation for the enlarging of the chase of Hatfield, with two manors of Armethorpe and Crowyll, 3 November 1541.

ff. 139r–v: A proclamation limiting the prices of Gascoigne and French wines to be sold in gross, 7 December 1541.

ff. 140r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of kersies, dispensing with the act made 27 H 8 and other statutes, 7 December 1541.

ff. 127r–v: A proclamation concerning the length and breadth of kersies, dispensing with the act made 27 H 8 and other statutes, 7 December 1541.

ff. 141r–v: A proclamation against the taking or destroying of hawk’s eggs, or young hawks, and against the bringing up of hawks in mewe [a cage] or otherwise, by the space of a whole year next following, without the King’s licence under the great seal of England, on pain of £100 and imprisonment of his body, and further punishment. 16 April 1542.

ff. 142r–144v: A proclamation appointing the town of Stafford to be a sanctuary town, and for discharging the city of Westchester, 30 May 1542.

ff. 146r–147r: A proclamation limiting the price of bows, arrows, harnesses, bills, halberds, bowstrings, and all other apparatus for war, for both horsemen and footmen, with imprisonment of those who refuse to sell them, and liberty to justices to enter into men’s houses and sell them, and a forfeiture of £10 for such as exceed the price. 31 August 1542.

f. 148r: A proclamation prohibiting the retaining or pressing of shipmen or mariners for the King’s service, by those who received his Majesty’s letters for pressing of soldiers for the king’s wars, any letter directed, or to be directed, to the contrary notwithstanding. 1542–1543.

ff. 149r–v: A proclamation prohibiting all people from taking, stealing or otherwise obtaining any egg or eggs, of any goshawk, tarfelle, lavard or lavarett, in the realm, and other of the king’s dominions, and also four keeping of any sour hawk of any of the aforementioned kinds, upon hand, in mewe, or otherwise. Devised 4 April 1543.

ff. 150r–151r: A proclamation concerning the price of sugar, ordained by the king’s highness, 2 May 1543.

f. 152r: A proclamation for the adjournment of part of Michaelmas Term, from the city of Westminster, to the town of St Albans. 28 October 1543.

f. 153r: A proclamation prohibiting the transportation of corn and victuals for a season, notwithstanding any licence granted for transportation, upon pain of the victual so transported. And every customer, searcher, etc. suffering such transportation to forfeit £100 besides imprisonment and fine at the king’s pleasure. 7 January 1544.

ff. 154r–v: A proclamation made on 11 February 35 H 8 freely licensing all persons to bring and sell coals, faggots, billott and tall wood to London, until the coming 1 March, though they were not of the assize mentioned in the statute recently made to the contrary.

f. 155r: A proclamation for the calling in and prohibiting of certain books printed, of news of the prosperous success of the King’s Majesty’s army in Scotland, to be brought in and burned within 24 hours after proclamation made, on pain of imprisonment. 18 May 1544.

ff. 156r–v: A proclamation limiting the prices of Gascoigne and French wines, to be sold in gross, 20 May 1544.

ff. 157r–158r: A proclamation made 22 May 1544, of the prices of beef, mutton, veal and pork to be sold by weight.

ff. 160r–v: A proclamation commanding all Frenchmen who are not denizens to depart the realm, according to a proclamation published last May, and suspending the execution of the former proclamation for six days, to the end that in that time those who wished to be made denizens might enter their names before the Lord Chancellor of England. 2 June 1544.

ff. 161r–v: A proclamation commanding all Frenchmen whose names were entered before the Lord Chancellor to be made denizens speedily, to repair to his house in order to know if they are in the roll signed with the King’s hand to be made denizens. And those that are in the roll, procure their patents to be sealed with the Great Seal before the 1 September next. And that all Frenchmen in the roll, not having their patents sealed by that day, and all other Frenchmen not denizens, shall avoid the realm according to the King’s former proclamation. 19 July 1544.

ff. 162r–v: A proclamation against the excessive price of harnesses, and commanding all persons who have any Almayne-Ryvettes to sell, shall show them openly in their shops and outward houses, so that those who want them may know where to buy them. And that no one shall sell the best pair of Almayne-Rivettes above the price of 9s 6d on pain of imprisonment, and forfeiture of £5 for every pair sold above that price. 18 August 1544.

ff. 163r–v: A proclamation for the examination of all people who left the king and his army in France, and returned to England, and for the attachment and imprisonment of those who did not have sufficient report to return. Signed with the king’s hand, or the hand of some of the king’s lieutenants, or at least with the hand of such, under whom they were appointed to serve. 10 September 1544.

f. 164r: A proclamation that no one in whose house the infection of the plague reigns shall come to court. 18 September 1544.

ff. 165r–v: A proclamation that all Frenchmen who are not denizens, may dwell and remain in England, notwithstanding the king’s former proclamation to the contrary. 18 September 1544.

ff. 166r–v: A proclamation licensing all people to transport to Calais and Boulogne, and not elsewhere, malt, rye, oats, beans, peas, beef, mutton, bacon, bread, beer, meal, and all other kinds of victuals, wood coal, hay and straw, so as the transporters enter them in the Customs House, and bind themselves to deliver them at the same ports and not elsewhere, and to bring a certificate of their delivery, on pain of forfeiture of their bonds, and imprisonment of their bodies. 5 October 1544.

ff. 167r–v: A proclamation prohibiting the transportation of butter or cheese without the king’s special licence, upon pain of imprisonment, and further punishment, 6 November 1544.

ff. 168r–169v: A proclamation for and concerning corn and grains to be conveyed and brought into open markets to be sold, 15 November 1544.

ff. 170r–171r: A proclamation licensing all his Majesty’s subjects to equip as many ships and other vessels to the sea, against his enemies, Scots or Frenchmen, as they shall think good, with certain privileges granted for it. 20 December 1544.

ff. 172r–v: A proclamation commanding that no mariner, soldier, or other person (unless he is sick or hurt) serving or pressed to serve in any of the king’s ships, shall depart from the same ships, either for victual, water, or any other necessity, without licence under the captain’s hand, on pain of death. And that no one should succour, or conceal any such person, on pain of imprisonment and loss of goods. And that no one licensed by the captain to come on land bring any weapon with him on pain of three days imprisonment. 24 January 1545.

f. 173r: A proclamation for the raising of the wages of mariners, serving in the king’s ships, from 5s to 6s 8d a month, 24 January 1545.

f. 174r: A proclamation commanding all voluntaries or adventurers who are willing to serve the king in his wars (apprentices, servants, or soldiers already returned excepted) to repair to Billingsgate, London at the sign of the gun, where they will be retained to serve under the king’s servant Captain John of Calais, whom the king had for that purpose authorised to levy soldiers both in England and beyond the seas. 11 April 1545.

f. 174v: A proclamation against the killing or hunting of any deer lying abroad in any place between London and Chobham, on pain of imprisonment and further punishment, which deer were certain red deer, bred in the chase of Hampton Court, and certain fallow deer of the king’s parks thereabouts, which had strayed abroad and laid in the king’s woods and bushes between London and Chobham, and especially near Coombe Park. 13 April 1545.

ff. 175r–v: A proclamation limiting the prices of wines to be sold by retail in London and the suburbs thereof, namely the best Gascoigne or French wine 12d per gallon, the best Sack or Rumney wine at 10d per gallon, the best Rhenish wine and Malmsey at 12d per gallon, etc. 11 June 1545.

f. 176r: A proclamation commanding that no person be admitted as a pleader in any of the king’s courts at Westminster (except that he has read in court) unless he is approved by the Lord Chancellor and two Chief Justices, by the advice of two benches of each of the fourt Houses of Court. And licensing Justices of Assize to appoint others, if there are none present that have been readers. 28 June 1546.

ff. 177r–v: A proclamation licensing such of the king’s subjects as were willing to take to farm and dwell upon any honours, castles, manors, lands or tenements within the Marches of Boulogne and New Haven in France, recently conquered by the king. That after composition made with the King’s commissioners for that purpose, resident in Boulogne, they may transport their Castell-Goodes, and all other necessaries suitable for the manuring of those grounds, without custom, or any payment to the king. 7 August 1546.

ff. 178r–180r: A proclamation declaring the value of sundry coins of gold and silver, and for raising gold to 48s the ounce, and silver to 4s the ounce.

ff. 181r–v: A proclamation commanding the Justices of Peace to see due execution of all laws and statutes made for the commonwealth of the realm, especially the statutes made concerning sewers, and for the repressing and punishment of vagabonds and sturdy beggars.

ff. 182r–v: Index.