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A22400	By the King a proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1626 (1626)	STC 8818; ESTC S3550	4,270	3

C R DIEV ET MON DROIT ¶ By the King A Proclamation for restraint of killing dressing and eating of Flesh in Lent or on Fish dayes appointed by the Law to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people WHereas diuers good Lawes and Statutes haue heretofore with great care and prouidence been made and enacted for the due obseruation of Lent and other dayes appointed for Fish dayes aswel for the sparing and increase of Flesh victuall as for the maintenance of the Nauie Shipping of this Realme by the encouragement of Fishermen to goe to the Seas for the taking of Fish which Lawes and politique Constitutions haue from time to time been seconded and quickened by sundry Proclamations and other Actes and Ordinances of State in the times of Our Royall Predecessors And whereas notwithstanding so many good prouisions heretofore had and made in that kinde We haue obserued that the inordinate liberty vsually taken by all sorts of people to kil dresse and eate Flesh in the Lent season and on other dayes and times prohibited is become so inueterate an euill that it will require more then ordinary care to suppresse the same Wee therefore much affecting the reformation of so great growing an euill which is so great an enemy to the plenty of this Our Kingdome Haue thought fit thus timely the better to take away all pretences of excuse to expresse Our selfe and Our Royall Commandement in this behalfe Whereof without future declaration of Our pleasure in this kinde Wee shall expect and doe require from all Our Subiects that due notice be taken and that a strict and continued obedience and conformity be yeelded thereunto both for the present and in all succeding times And therefore Wee doe straitly charge and command all and euery person and persons whatsoeuer to whom it may appertaine carefully to prouide and see that these Orders following may be duely obserued and put in execution vpon paine of Our high displeasure and such penalties as by the Lawes of this Our Realme may be inflicted vpon the Offenders for their contempt or neglect of Vs and Our Lawes whereof Wee shall shew Our Selfe most sensible And first whereas we find that the chiefest cause of these disorders hath growen from the Licences that haue been granted to Butchers to kill and vtter Flesh contrary to Law And that by Our Lawes no Maior Iustice of Peace or other person of what degree or quality soeuer can grant any Licence in this kinde And that the Lords and others of Our Priuy Councell doe by Our direction forbeare to grant the same or giue way thereunto Our will and pleasure is vpon the penalties prouided by Law and such further punishment to be inflicted vpon the offenders as shall be thought meete that no such Licence shall bee granted for the killing or vttering of Flesh And that no Butcher or other person whatsoeuer doe by colour thereof kill vtter or put to sale any Flesh contrary to the Lawes established and prouided in that behalfe And for the auoiding of such inconueniences hereafter Our will pleasure is That the Lord Maior of Our Citie of London and euery other Officer and Iustice of Peace shall call before them and send for any of the seruants of any Inholders Victualers Cooks Alehousekeepers Tauerners and keepers of Ordinary tables such others that vtter Victuals to examine them vpon their corporall Oathes what Flesh is or hath been during the Lent season or other daies prohibited by the Law dressed killed vttered oreaten in their houses which if they shall refuse to doe then to commit to prison the said seruants so refusing vpon their Oathes to declare the trueth That the Lord Maior shall also yeerely before Lent or at the beginning thereof cause all Inholders keepers of Ordinary tables Victuallers Alehouse-keepers Tauerners within the Citie and Liberties thereof to appeare before him or such persons as he shall appoint meet for that purpose And shal take Recognizances with sufficient Sureties of euery of them in good summes of money viz. One hundred pounds of the Principal and their Sureties thirty pounds apiece to Our vse not to dresse any Flesh in their houses in the Lent time or at other times prohibited for any respect nor suffer it to be eaten contrary to Law The like Recognizance with Sureties shal be taken of the like parties vpon like penalties by the Iustices of peace of Our City of Westminster and the Liberties thereof euery of the said Recognizances to be certified into Our Exchequer And for the Butchers and others that come with Victuall or Flesh out of the Countrey into the Citie Our pleasure is That the Lord Maior shall cause certaine persons to watch at the Gates and other like places in the Suburbs where Flesh may be brought to view search and to intercept the same And if any of those watchmen shall be found negligent and corrupt in his Charge then he to be committed to prison during the whole Lent And to the end that Fishermen may imploy themselues to Sea with better incouragement then heretofore and that the Fishmongers may furnish themselues with such store from time to time hereafter as shall be expedient aswell for the prouision of the City as for selling the same at reasonable Rates We will that they take notice of this Our Commandement constant resolution for obseruance of Lent Fish-dayes both now and hereafter as by Law is required And furthermore as Wee thinke it fit that euery man should be a rule of order and abstinence in his owne house aswell in respect of the publique as of his priuate ease and benefit So We straitly charge and command all Inholders keepers of Ordinary tables Victuallers Alchouse-keepers and Tauerners not to make any Supper for any person or persons whatsoeuer vpon Friday nights either in Lent or out of Lent nor to suffer any meate to be then dressed vttered sold or eaten in their houses vpon paine of such punishment as is due to those that shall contemne Our Royall pleasure and Commandement And forasmuch as vpon further aduice and consideration had that the restraint of killing and dressing of Flesh is no sufficient remedy for the mischiefe vnlesse there be better care also taken to suppresse the vnlawfull and inordinate eating of Flesh in the time of Lent and on other daies and times prohibited wherwith Our Subiects haue accustomed themselue rather for delicacie then for necessity It is therefore Our Royall will and pleasure and accordingly We doe hereby straitly prohibit and forbid all Our Subiects of what degree or quality soeuer within this Realme to eate any maner of Flesh in the time of Lent or on other daies now vsually obserued as Fish-daies without aspeciall Licence first obtained from the Bishop of the Diocesse or such other as by the Law haue power to giue Licence in that behalfe and according to Our Lawes in that case prouided which We will and command

shall be sparingly granted and in cases of necessity onely vpon paine of Our high displeasure and to bee proceeded against by Our Attourney generall in Our Court of Star-Chamber as contemners of our Royall Commandement and vpon such further penalties as by the Lawes and Statutes of Our Realme may bee inflicted on those that shall wilfully offend in this kinde And as these Orders are to be executed in Our City of London and places neere to the same so it is Our expresse pleasure and Commandement That Our Iustices of Peace in all Shires within thier Rule all other Maiors Bailifes and chiefe Officers in Towns Corporate or in any Liberties within their Precincts shal cause the same to be obserued and performed in like maner and that no maner of Toleration Fauour or Conniuencie be vsed by any Iustice of Peace or other Officer contrary to the true meaning of this Our Proclamation as both they that shall presume wittingly so to tolerate the offence as also the party himselfe offending will answere the same at their vttermost perils Our Commandement being That Our Lawes in this case shal be hereafter seuerely executed vpon all Offenders whatsoeuer Further charging and commanding the Lord Maior of Our City of London the Iustices of Assise in their seuerall Circuits the Maiors and the chiefe Officers of all other Cities Townes corporate Iustices of Peace Lords of Liberties and all other Officers and ministers within the seuerall Counties of this Our Realme that they and euery of them fully obey this Our pleasure and cause and compel the same to be obeyed and executed by others as they will answere the contrary at their vttermost perils And for the due execution of the prenusses in all other the Counties of this Our Realme aswel as in Our Cities of London and Westminster We doe hereby straitly charge and command all Our Iustices of Peace within the same Counties aswell within Liberties as without That yeerely and euery yeere hereafter before Lent they cause to come and appeare before them all Inholders Cookes Tauerners Alehouse-keepers Butchers others Vicinallers whatsoeuer to require and take of them to Our vse seuerall Recognizances with Sureties for obseruation of the premisses viz. The Principals in ten Pounds and their two Sureties in fiue pounds apiece And if they shall refuse or neglect to enter into such Recognizances then the said Iustices shall suppresse such persons so refusing from victualling any more and shall also cause them forthwith to become bound by Recognizance with Sureties to Our vse viz. The Principals in twenty pounds and their two Sureties in ten pounds apiece not to victuall or sell Beere or Ale from thencefoorth which if they shall refuse to doe then the said Iustices to commit to prison all such persons so refusing to enter into such Recognizances vntill they shall submit themselues and become bound as aforesaid And further for all such Inholders Cookes Tauerners Alehouse keepers Butchers and other Victuallers as shall not appeare before the said Iustices as aforesaid That they may immediatly send forth their warrants or grant Processe against them and euery of them so making default to appeare and answere their contempt at the next general Sessions of the Peace And further for the more due punishment of Inholders keepers of Ordinary tables Cookes Butchers Victuallers Alehouse-keepers Tauerners and such like who shall forfeit their Recognizances by killing or dressing of Flesh or suffering it to be eaten in their houses in the Lent time and other Fish-dayes And to the end that the same may be as well taken in due forme of Law as duely certified into Our Exchequer We doe will and require all Iustices of Peace aswell within Liberties as without That at such times as they shall meere within their seuerall Diuisions for the taking of such Recognizances that they giue notice to the Clerkes of the Peace or their deputies to attend them for that purpose Of whom we will require a strict accompt for the Legall taking and returning of the same Recognizan●es into Our sayd Exchequer The said Clerkes of the Peace and their Deputies taking for the making and certifying of the same Recognizances of all Inkeepers Tauerners Cookes and Butchers the Fee of two shillings sixe pence and of all Alehouse keepers the Fee of twelue pence as is limited to be taken by the Clerke of the Peace for Our County of Middlesex for euery such Recognizance and no more And lastly for that the Fishmongers vpon the obseruation of the aforesaid Orders may perhaps take occasion thereby to inhance the prices aswel of Fresh as of Sea-Fish We doe therefore hereby further charge and command all Fishmongers whatsoeuer That they sell and vtter their Fish at moderate and vsuall rates and prices And that all Iustices of Peace Maiors Bailiffes and other our Officers as well within Liberties as without to whom it shall appertaine shall from time to time take such order with the said Fishmongers that Our Subiects be not grieued by any such enhancement or increase of prices vpon Fish vpon paine of Our high displeasure and such further punishment as may be inflicted vpon them by Our Lawes Giuen at Our Court at White-Hall the fourteenth day of Ianuary in the first yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie M.DC.XXV