❀ A PROCLAMATION SET forth by Sir james Carol Knight Mayor of the City of Dublin.  
WHere great inconvenience daily happeneth unto this City, by reason of sundry disloyal, wicked, & malicious Persons, who rather prefer their own private unlawful desires, and their private commodity & profit, then by observing of good Laws and Orders, to procure the public commodity of the Inhabitants of the same, and do by their undutiful behaviour, endanger themselves in the penalties and punishments of sundry Laws established: Wherefore the said Mayor intending the reformation of the same, hath thought good, aswell by the special commandment and direction of the Right Honourable the Lord Deputy and Council established for this Kingdom, as also by the advise of the said Mayor and his Assosiats, the Magistrates of this City, to forewarn and give knowledge to such as have been the offenders, that they from henceforth should not incur the danger of the Laws ordained for offences, which (by God's permision) he intends to put in due execution.  
First, the said Mayor by the special comaundment and direction of the Right Honourable the Lord Deputy and Council, doth in his majesties name straightly charge and command all manner of jesuits and seminaries Priests, and other Priests authorized by the Sea of Rome, that are within the City of Dublin & Franchises thereof, contrary to the effect of sundry Proclamations published in that behalf, do forthwith remove and depart from the said City and Franchises, so as they nor any of them, nor any other of that kind, be hereafter found within any part of the said City or Franchises, at their perils: And further, the said Mayor by the comaundment and direction aforesaid, doth in his majesties name straightly charge and command all and every Inhabitant, Househoulder, and other Person and Persons whatsoever, dwelling within this City and Franchises thereof, that they nor any of them, do from henceforth harbour, keep, or receive into any of their Houses, any jesuit or other the Priests aforenamed: Nor shall suffer the said jesuits or other Priests, or any of them, to use or excercise their Function contrary to the Laws of this Realm, neither prrmit or suffer any meetings or assemblies of People in any of their Houses or Chambers to hear the said jesuits or other Priest's excercise their said Functions, upon pain of imprisonment of every such offendor, till they and every of them shallbe delivered by due course of Law.  
Further the said Mayor doth in his majesties name straightly charge and command all & every such Person und Persons within this City and Suburbs, that do presume to teach and instruct Children or others in any kind of Learning or Docterine, being not allowed and licensed by the Lord Archbyshopp of this Diocese, that they and every of them do forthwith forbear to teach and instruct within this City and Franchises, any Children or others, until they shallbe allowed and licensed by the said Lord Archbyshopp: And withal, that no Inhabitant or other Person whatsoever within this City & Franchises, do from henceforth permit or suffer any such Teacher or Instruetor to teach within any of their Houses and Chambers within this City & Franchises, upon pain of imprisonment and such further punishment as may be inflicted upon them, by the Laws and statutes of this Realm.  
Also the said Mayor in the King's majesties name doth straightly charge and command, that no Person or Persons, Inhabitants of this City or otherwise, shall use any for staulling, regrating or engrossing, to the hindrance of the Market of this City, in buying any Wheat, Malt, or other grain, Flesh, Fish, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, or any other Victuals, or Accates, before the same come to the ordinary and accustomed places for selling thereof, there openly and publicly to be sold, upon pain of xx. s. and imprisonment: And that no Inhabitant in Fishtreete do permit any Veals, Muttons, or other Flesh to be brought into their Houses to be kept, for any Country Butcher, or other Person, to the prejudice & disfurnishing of the Market, upon pain of xx. days imprisonment, aswell to the Owner of the House where such Flesh shallbe found, as also to the Owner of the Flesh, and also forfeiture of the said Flesh.  
And the said Mayor doth by the advise aforesaid, straightly charge and command, that no Person or Persons Inhabitants of this City and Suburbs, shall from the xx. day of November next, suffer any single-Woman to keep his or their Tavern in any sort, upon pain of forfeiting and paying ten pounds, for every such offence, the one half to this City, and the other half to such as shall inform the same.  
And also the said Mayor seeing the great number of Fir & Faggot Reeks, that are placed both within the City and also in the Suburbs, whereby great inconvenience may arise (if the same be not speedily prevented:) The said Mayor by the advise aforesaid, doth straightly charge & command all such Persons as have now at this instant any such Fir & Faggot, or any other Fuel subject to Fir within this City, to remove the same by the xx. day of November next, and that none shall make any manner of Fir, or Faggot-Reeks hereafter, within the said City, upon pain of xl. s. for every such offence.  
And further that no Fir or Faggot-Reekes as aforesaid, shall continue or be made within ten Fathom of any House or Tenement in the Suburbs of the City, after the said xx. day of November next, upon the like pain of xl. s. And that no Stabler or other Person, from henceforth shall take any more for livery of any Horse at Hay & Stable room for every xxiiii. hours, but vi. d. sterling, upon pain of of xiii. s. iiii. d. for every offence.  
And further, for the avoiding of divers other inconuensences that may ensue, the said Mayor doth in like manner charge and command, that all Country-Butchers coming to the Market of this City hereafter with Flesh to be sold, shall bring with them the Hides, Skins, and Tallow, of all such beeves, Muttons, & Veals, as they bring to be sold, upon pain of forfeiture of all such beeves, Muttons, or Veals so bought or sold, & that all such Persons shall bring the same to the Fishambles, there to be sold, and not in the Streets out of the said Shambles, as heretofore hath been accustomed, & not to be sold there before eight of the clock, upon pain of imprisonment as well to the Buyer as to the Seller: And withal, that no free Butcher of this City, nor their Servants, be from henceforth found in the Country Shambles selling in gross or by retail, any Flesh upon any market day, upon pain of xl. s. sterling, And withal, that the Country Butcher from henceforth shall continue in the Country-Shambles every Market day to sell and retail their Flesh from eight of the clock in the forenoon, until one in the afternoon, & no longer, upon pain of forfeiture of their said flesh.  
And likewise that no Person or Persons from henceforth do keep any disorder or miscule in any part of this City and Suburbs, especially upon the Saboth day, at any other day, by day or by night, upon pain of such punishment as are by the Laws provided: And withal, that no Person or Persons do from henceforth play at Tennis, Stooleball or Cudgels, or use any kind of bodily excercise openly in any Street, Lane, or places within this City and Suburbs on the Sabbath day, upon pain of imprisonment, & that no Prentice or Servant of any Citizen be from henceforth found playing within any Tennis-court or Bowling-alleys within this City and Suburbs, upon pain of three days imprisonment in the Stocks to every offendor for every offence.  
Also the said Mayor by the advise aforesaid, doth straightly charge & command, that no Alewife or Seller of strong Ale or Beer, shall sell any strong Ale or strong Beer other then after the rate of one Lawful sealed Wine quart for a penny sterling, upon pain of forfeiture of ten shillings sterling: and of ordinary Beer or Ale, two Wine quarts for a penny sterling, upon the penalty aforesaid.  
And further, the said Mayor doth by the advise aforesaid, doth straightly charge and command, that no Inhabitant of this City or Suburbs, shall utter or sell any Wine, Beer, or Ale, on any Saboth day until xi. of the clock in the forenoon, and that during the same time no Cook or other Person shall sell any Flesh, Fish, or other dressed meats, either upon Stalls or otherwise upon pain of imprisonment for the space of twenty days, and forfeiture of the same so bought or sold to be bestowed upon the poor Prisoners of the Cas●ell or Newgate, And that withal, no Person or Persons, either Free or otherwise inhabiting within the Franchises and Liberties of this City, shall from the xx. day of November next, utter or sell either Ale or Beer in gross or by retail, without the licence of the Mayor of the said City for the time being, first had and obtained in writing, upon pain of forfeiture of xl. s. by every offendor in this case, and imprisonment.  
Moreover the said Ma●or doth by the advise aforesaid, straightly charge and command, that none of the Citizens, Man or Woman, wear any Irish Apparel, or such Apparel as is prohibited by the Laws of this Realm, upon pain of such penalties as are by the same Laws made and provided: Also he further commandeth that no Cook of this City or Suburbs, do or shall sell any kind of Flesh or Fish, raw or undressed without Licence as aforesaid, upon pain of forfeiture of x. s. for every offence, & withal doth straightly charge and command, that every Man do use and have true weights and measures, according the standard, upon pain of such penalties and punishments as by the Laws are in that case made & provided.  
And the said Mayor doth by the advise aforesaid, straightly charge and command, that all Idle, sturdy & vagabond Beggars and other young Loiterers, aswell men as women, having no Lawful Trade to live by, or Masters to maintain them, shall within xx. days after the publishing hereof, avoid this City & Suburbs, upon pain of imprisonment for forty days, and after to be whipped, and banished out of this City.  
And further, that no Person or Persons do or shall come into the Market, on any Market day either to cheapen or buy any Grain before the Bell be roung in the common Hall, upon pain of imprisonment of the offenders, at the discretion of the suid Mayor, and forfeiture of two shillings sterling by the offendor for every offence: and that all Persons which buy or sell any Corn from henceforth within the Liberties, shall buy & sell by this measure & not otherwise, viz. the Wheat Peck sealed to be three Bushels of Winchester measure strict, and the malt measure to be the Bristol-band-barrel strict, s. by every offendor in this nature. And for the better effecting hereof, the said Mayor hath caused thirty. Pecks for Wheat to be made and distributed into the several Wards of this City, for avoiding inconvenience and incertainty of the heaped Market Peck heretofore used.  
And further, that no Person or Persons of what quality or condition soever, shall sell any Flesh, Fish, or any other Victuals or Accates within this City or Suburbs, except Herbs and Fruit, which must not be sold till after Sermon-time in the afternoon upon the Saboth day, upon pain of forfeiture of all such Flesh, Fish, Victuals & Accates: And that no Carmen, Carters, Brewer's, or their Servants, shall from the said xx. day of November come or go with any Ironbound-Cartes or Carres within the Walls of this City, upon pain of forfeiture of twelve pence sterling for every offence.  
Also the said Mayor by the advise aforesaid, chargeth and commandeth, That no Person or Persons shall from henceforth keep any Swine, cows, or cattle, within this City, upon forfeiture of xx. s. sterling for every time offending in this nature: and that no Swine be kept unringed by any Person or Persons in the Suburbs of this City, nor suffer to come within the Walls of this City, upon the like forfeiture.  
And further, that no Person or Persons from henceforth shall use within this City or Liberties thereof, the Trade of Broakage in Selling or Buying of any Remnants of Broadcloath, Stuffs, or other Commodities or Merchandise, upon pain of forfeiture of forty shillings sterling by every offendor for every time offending, and imprisonment during Master majors pleasure.  
And likewise where many ungodly, wicked, and ill disposed Persons lately coming out of England, and there's resident in this Kingdom, do use & continue that most cursed and cruel trade of extreme interest and Usury, by grinding the Face of the poor, in lending of Money at rates far exceeding judaical cruelty in that kind: The said Mayor b● the advise aforesaid, doth straightly in his majesties name charge and command all manner of Person & Persons that heretofore have used, or hereafter shall use that griping Trade of Usury, in this City & Franchises thereof, either by way of interest to be repaid in Money, or forfeiture of Paunes, to forbear either for the time past, for which they can challenge any interest for lone of their Monies, or for the time to come to take above after the rate of x. li. in the Hundred per Annum, which is but by way of toleration only, upon pain and penalty of such Laws as are established against the same.  
And lastly, the said Mayor purposing by the advise aforesaid, to put all the said Laws and Ordinances in due execution, hath caused this Proclamtion to be printed, that it may be so public as none shall pretend Ignorance of it, and therefore commandeth every Alderman, Deputy Alderman, and Writings, in the said City and Liberties, to buy on of these for his full and perfect direction in the execution hereof.  
Dated at Dublin the last day of October. 1612. james Carol Maior Dublin. GOD SAVE THE KING.   

Printed at Dublin by john Franckton Printer and Stationer to the King's Majesty. 1672.