A proclamation, set forth by the kings majesty, with thassent of his dearest uncle Edward duke of Somerset, governor of his most royal person, and of his realms, dominions and subiectes Protector, and others of his most honourable counsel, for the executing of a lawe Martiall for pain of death against rebellors and their vpstyrrors.  
forasmuch as the kings majesty hath of late for the redress of unlawful enclosures, and such like enormities directed his several Commissions with large instructions for the same into every his counties, not only aucthorifyng his Commissioners, to redress and reform al maner of things so farfurth as the laws, could any wise be construed or expounded, but also by special his majesties letters missive, hath charged the same Commissioners vpon great pain in the same letters contained to redress & amend their own proper faults: which Commissions be now part in execution, and part redy to be executed, and delayed onely by the folly of the people, s●●●… g their own redress unlawfully: So that no subject can any more require of any prince, then by his majesty his said uncle & counsad hath been devised, ordered and commanded. Yet nevertheless his majesty understandeth, that diuers of his subiectes, neither considering how they be ordained by God to be subiectes and obey, neither regarding then sovereign lords most earnest good will and zeal, which he beareth & daily declareth to his common wealth, neither having in remembrance, what distruccion it is to themselves, to trouble & disquiet the state of the common wealth, thereby impouerishyng themselves, weakenyng the realm and bredyng sedition & continual contention betwixt one subject and another, do attempt and travail, from time to time and from place to place, to make assemblies, riotes, conuencions, stirs, and vptores, and by them so vnlawefully made, presume to do and attempt, that which ought only to bee done, by the authority of the king & his matesties laws: yea and in many points according to the evil disposition of their assemblies, attempt with violence and fury, such unlawful things as be extremely forbidden by all iustice and lawe, and to be abhorred of any good Christian. For the which causes his majesty neither of good iustice and honor, neither for the estate and safeguard of his highnes royal●●… will or may induce his subiectes, so to offed with out preset punishment & correction, But as a prince reigning by almighty goddes providence, most mighty, and in iustice trrible, by the aduise of his said dere uncle the lord Protector and the rest of his majesties priuey conunsayl, straightly chargeth, and with the thretynyng of his sword, commandeth al maner his subiectes of what degree, condition, kind or estate soever he or then be to depart, return and cease forthwith vpon this proclamation proclaimed, from al maner their unlawful assemblies, ryotts, and uproars, and quietly and in peace, to take and receive his majesties order and direction, the redress of their wrongs whatsoever they be. And that also no maner of subject, of what degree, condition, kind, or estate soever he or they be, shall from henceforth by dromme, tabret, pipe, or any other instrument, strikyng & sounding, bell or belles ryngyng, open crying, postyng, riding, running or by any news, rumors and tales muentyng, diuulgyng, and spredyng, or by any other means, devise or tokens whatsoever the same shal hap to be, call, gather, assemble, congregate and muster, or attempt and practise to gather, assemble, congregate & muster, any nombre of people whatsoever they be, either to pluck down any hedge, pale, fence, wall, or any maner of enclosure, or to hunt, wast, spoil, desolate or deface any park, chase, warrē, house, lodge, pounds, waters, or any other unlawful act, which is forbidden or to redress any thing which shal and may be by the force of the kings majesties Commission, reformed, redressed, and amended, vpon pain of death presently to be suffered and executed, by thaucthorite & order of lawe Martiall, wherein no delay or differryng of time shalbe permitted or suffered, as in other cases being in dede of less importance it is accustomend. And therfore his majesty most straightly chargeth and commandeth all maner his. sheriffs, Iusticesministers and officers, vpon the knowledge of any offendor against the tenor of this proclamation, forth with withall expediction and with such power as thereto shallbe requysite, to apprehended and attach the same offendor, and him to committe to a sauft gayle and thereupon indelayed to certefy the lord Protector and the rest of the counsel▪ or any of them, to thintent most speedy order may be given for th'execution of the offendor, with such hast and expedition as is above mentioned. Dated at Rich emount the xvi. day of july, the third year of the reign of king Edward the vi.  
Godsaue the king.   

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