¶ A note of certain necessary acts mentioned in the queens Maiestyes Proclamation, beside a Collection of certain others, published the last year, and now to be all executed.  

First concerning the acts remaining in force for apparel.  
THe Statute made in the xxiiii. year of King Henry the viii, for reformation of the abuse of Apparel remaining now in force, containeth so many articles and clauses, as the same can not be conveniently abrydged, but is to be considered bi reading and perusyng the whole Act at large. But the Statute lately made in the time of king Philip and queen Mary: For execution whereof( as for that which at this time is most necessary) Articles and orders be presently devised, followeth here abridged.  

Anno. i. &. ii.  NO English man, other then the son and heir apparent of a knight or he that hath yearly revenues of xx. li. or is worth in goods, 
Phi. & Mar. Cap. ii.  cc. li. shall wear silk in or vpon his hat, cap, night cap, girdles, scabbarde, hose, shoes, or spur lethers, vpon forfeiture of x. li. for every day, and imprisonment by three moneths.  
Iustices a assize and of the peace, sheriffes, stewards in Letes, head officers of towns corporate, shall inquire and determine the offences, and commit thoffendour to prison, till he haue paid the forfeiture.  
If any knowing his servant to offend, do not put him out of his service within xiiii. dayes, or so put out, retain him again within a year after such offence, he shall forfeit C. li.  
Any above the degree of a knights son, or daughter, or wife to any of them, or Maior, or head office in any town corporate, or wife to any of them, or the king, or the queens servants in ordinary wages attendant, wearing ordinary liveries, may wear as they might before.  
None shall be compelled to put a way his apprentice or hired servant before th'end of his term.  
Women may wear in their hats, caps, gyrdles and hoods, as they might before.   

Concerning the increase and breeding of Horses, Geldyngs and Mares.  

xxvii. H. viii, Ca. vi.  EVery person, of what estate or degree soever he be, having a park or ground enclosed, wherein any Deere is or usually kept for game, & not lying within the counties of Westmerland, Commerland, Northumberland, and the Byshopricke of Duresme, containing the quantity of one mile in compass, and is thereof seized in fee simple ▪ fee tail, or for term of life in possession to his own profit and behoof: And every Fermour of every such park or ground enclosed, shal keep two Mares, being not spayd, 
Mares.  apt and able to bear foals, & each of them of xiii. handfuls in height at the least, to be measured from the lowest part of the hoof of the foot, unto the highest part of the shoulder, vpon pain of xl. s. for every month. And for every park of iiii. miles compass and more, 
The height of the Mares  iiii. like mares, and of the like height. And that thowners of such ground shall not willingly suffer the same Mares to be covered with any horse under xiiii. handfuls in height vpon like pain.  

xxxii. H. viii. Ca. xiii. Stoned horse.  No stoned Horse being above the age of ii. yeares, and not being of the height of xv. handefulles, to be measured from the lowest part of the hoof of the forefoote, unto the heyghest part of the where, and every handful to contain iiii. inches shalbe put to pasture in any forest, chase, moore, marysh, heath, comen or wast ground, vpon pain of forfeiture of the said horse or horses.  

Seasour.  And it shalbe lawful to every person and persons that shall finde any such horse or horses contrary to the form of this Statute, to seize the same horse in maner and form as in the same statute is prescribed. And to retain the same horse or horses to his own use, and as his own proper goods and cattels for ever.  

forests, chaces, commons. &c shal be driven.  And all forests, chaces, commons, Mores, Marshes, heaths, and wast grounds within this realm of england, Wales, and the Marches of the same, shal be driven yearly at the feast of S. michael tharchangell, or within xv. dayes then next after, by the lords or possessions of the said forests and chaces, or by thofficers of the same, and by the Constables, headboroughs, bailiffs, Bursholders and Tithingmen, with in whose offices and limits the commons, moores mary shes, heaths, and waste grounds, being out of forests and chasess, be or lie, vpon the 
pain.  pain of xl. s. And it shalbe lawful to every of the said officers and other the said personnes to make like dryfte of the said forests, chaces, commons, moores, maryshes, heaths, and waste grounds at any other season or time of the year, when they shall think meet and convenient. 
mere, killed. Gelding. Enquiri.  And yf in any of the said dryftes ther shalbe found any mere, fyllie, fool, or gelding, that shal be then thought not able, nor like to grow to be able to bear foles of reasonable stature, or not able nor like to grow to do profitable labour and service, by the discretion of the dryuers, or of the more number of them: that then the said dryuer or dryuers shal cause the same unprofitable beasts to be killed. And all Iustices of peace in their quarter sessions, and all stewards of leets and lawdayes, haue authority to inquire of all the defaults, omissions, contempts and offences contrary to this statute.   


For the having and keeping of Horses and geldings. And for the furniture and having of armor and weapon.  

iiii. & v. Phi. &. Ma. Ca. ii A thousand pound in lands by year.  EVery temporal person hauying honours, lordships, manous, houses, lands, meadows, pastures or woods, of estate of inheritance or free hold, to the clear yearly value of a thousand pound and above, shall haue, finde, keep, and maynetayne within this realm of england, and of their own proper, and, at their own costs and charges .vi. horses or geldings able for Dimilaunces, whereof three of thyem at the least to be Horses with sufficient harness, steel Saddle, and Weapon, requisite and appertaining to the said Dimilaunces Horses, or Geldings: and ten light Horses or Geldinges able and meet for light horsemen, with the furniture of harness and Weapon, requisite for the same. And .xl. corselets furnished .xl. Almayne rivets: or in stede of the said Almayne rivets .xl. coats of plate, corselets or Brygandines furnished .xl. pikes .xxx. long bows .xxx. sheaf of arrows .xxx. steel caps or skulls, xx. black bills or Halberdes .xx. Haquebuttes, and xx. Murryons or salads.  

〈◇〉 Item every like person having like possessions to the yearly value of one M. marks or above, M. marks ●n lands by ●he year.  and under the yearly value of a thousand pounds, shall haue and finde as is abovesaid .iiii. Horses or geldings able for Dimilaunces, whereof two at the least to be Horses sufficiently furnished, for Dimilaunces Horses, or Geldinges: and vi. light Horses meet for light horsemen, with furniture requisite for the same. And of armor and weapon .xxx. corselets furnished .xxx. almain rivets, or in stede of them .xxx. coats of plate, corselets or Brygandines furnished .xxx. Pikes .xx. long bows .xx. sheaves of arrows .xx. steel caps or skulls, black bills or Halberdes .x. Haquebuttes, and x. Murrions or salads.  

four C. pound ●n lands by ●he year.  Item every such person having possessions as is abovesaid, to the clear yearly value of iiii. C. li. or above, and under the clear yearly value of one. M. marks, shall finde and maintain in form as is aforesaid, two Horses, or one Horse, and one gelding able for Dimilaunces, and iiii. Geldinges able for light horsemen, and xx. corselets xx. Almayne rivets: or in lew of them xx. coats of plate, corselets or Brygandines furnished xx. pikes .xv. long bows .xv. sheaves of arrows .xv. steel caps or skulls .vi. Haquebuttes, and vi. Murryons or salads.  

Two C. pound ●n lands by ●he year.  Item every such person having possessions to the clear yearly value of ii. C. li. or above, and under the yearly value of iiii. C. pounds, shal haue, keep and maintain one great Horse or Gelding able for a demi-lance, and two Geldinges able for light horsemen furnished with harness, steel Saddle, and weapons for the same, sufficient as is aforesaid. And in Ar●our .x. corselets .x. Almayne rivets, or in the place of Almayne rivets .x. coats of plate, corselets, or Brygandines .x. pikes .viii. long bows .viii. sheaves of arrows .viii. steel caps or skulls .iii. Haquebu●tes, and three Murryons or salads.  

One C. pound ●n lands by ●he year.  Item every such person having such possessions to the yearly value of one hundreth pounds or above, and under the yearly value of two C. li. shal finde, keep, and maintain in form aforesaid, two Geldinges meet for light norsmen, three corselets, three Almayne rivets: or in stede of them, so many coats of plate, corselets, or Brygandines, three pikes, three long bows, three sheaves of arrows, three steel caps or skulls, two Haquebuttes, two Murryons or salads.  

One C. marks in lands ●y the year.  Item every such person having lands as is aforesaid to the clear yearly value of one. C. marks or above, and under the yearly value of one hundreth pounds, shal haue and keep one Gelding able for a light horseman with a harness, and Weapon requisite for the same, two corselets furnished, two Almayne rivets: or in stede of the same, two coats of plate or Brygandines, two pikes, two long bows, two sheaves of arrows, two steel caps, or skulls, one Haquebut, one murrain or salad.  

forty pound in lands by the year.  And every such person having such possessions to the yearly value of xl. li. or above, and under the yearly value of one hundreth marks, shal haue and keep two corselets, two almain Riuettes: or in the stede of the same, two coats of plate, corselets or Brygandines furnished, two Pikes, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, one steel cap or Skull, two Haquebuttes, two Murryons or salads.  

twenty pound in lands by the year.  Item every such person having possessions to the yearly value of xx. li. or above, and under the yearly value of xl. li. shall haue and keep one corselet, one pike, one Haquebut, one murrion or salad, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, one steel cap, or skull.  

Ten pound in lands by the year.  Item every person having possessions to the yearly value of x. li. or above, and under the yearly value of xx. li. shal haue & keep, one almain rivet: or in the stede therof, one cote of plate, or one Brygandine, one Haquebut, one murrion or salad, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, and one steel cap or skull.  

five pound in lands by the year.  Item every person that hath possessions to the clear yearly value of v. li. or above, and under the yearly value of x. li. shall haue and keep one cote of plate, one black bill, or halberd, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, and one steel cap or skull.  

One thousand marks in goods.  Item every such person having goods or Cattelles to the value of one thousand marks or above, shal haue, finde and keep in maner and form aforesaid, one Horse or gelding able for a demi-lance, with steel Saddle, harness, and Weapon requisite for the same, and also one gelding able and meet for a light horseman, with harness and Weapon requisite for the same. Or else xviii. corselets furnished in stede of the said Horse or gelding at his choice. And also shal haue, keep and finde two corselets, two Almayne rivets, or elles in stede of the same Almayne rivets two coats of plate, two corselets, or two Brygandines, two pikes, four long bows, four sheaves of arrows, four steel caps or skulls, three Haquebuttes, three Murryons or salads.  

four C. pound in goods.  Item every such person having goods or cattelles to the value of four. C. li. or above, and under the value of one. M. marks, shal haue, finde and keep one gelding able and meet for a light horseman, with all harness and Weapon requisite for the same. Or elles at their choice, nine corselets good and able for the field furnished. And also shall haue and finde one corselet, one pike, two Almayne rivets, coats of plate, or Brygandines, one Haquebut, two long bows, two sheaves of arrows, and two steel caps or skulls.  

Two C. pound in goods.  Item every such person having in goods or cattelles to the value of two C. li. or above, and under the value of iiii. C. li. shal haue, keep and finde, one corselet, one pike, two Almayne rivets, coats of plate or Brigandines, one Haquebut, one murrain or salet, two long bows, two sheaves of arrows, and two skulls or steel caps.  

One C. pound in goods.  Item every person having in goods and Cattelles to the value of one C. li. or above, and under the value of two C. li. shall keep and finde, one corselet, or pike, one pair of Almayne ryvets, one cote of plate or one pair of Brigandines, two long bows, two sheaves of arrows, and two skulls.  

forty pound in goods.  Item every person having in goods or cattelles the value of xl. li. or above, and under the value of one C. li. shal keep and finde two pair of almayne rivets, or two coats of plate, or brigandines, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, one steel cap or Skull ▪ and one black bill or halberd.  

Twenty pound in goods.  Item every such person having in goods and cattels the value of xx. li. or above, and under the value of forty pounds, shall keep and finde one pair of almayne rivets, either one cote of plate, or else one pair of brigandines, two long bows, two sheaves of arrows, two skulls, or steel caps, and one black bill or Halbarde.  

Ten pound in goods.  Item every person having in value of goods & cattelles .x. li. or above, and under the value of xx. li. shall keep and find one long bow, one sheaf of arrows ▪ one steel cap. or shull, and one black bill or halberd.   

annuity. term of life. inheritance. Copiholde to the yearly value. wives apparel.  And every person or persons having at this present, or hereafter shall haue any annuity or yearly fee, or any copy hold, for term of life, or inheritance, not charged by this act, to the clear yearly value of thirty pound or above: shall keep and finde such furniture of armor and weapons in every degree, according to the proportions and rates before expressed, limited for goods and cattels.  
Item that every person which by virtue of the act, made in the xxxiii. year of the reign of king H. viii. Cap. v. was bound( by reason that his wife should wear such apparel or other thing, as in the said Statute is specially mentioned and declared) to keep or finde one great stoned trotting horse, and is not by this act before charged to haue, keep and maintain any horse or gelding: shal by force of this act, be bound to keep and to haue and maintain one Gelding able and meet for a light horseman, with sufficient harness, and weapon for the same, in such maner and form as every temporal person having lands as is aforesaid, of the clear yearly value of one hundred marks, is charged and appointed to haue and maintain by this present act.  

forfeiture.  And yf any of the personnes above remembered, shall by the space of three hole months, want the said number and kindes of horses, geldinges, armour, weapon, and furniture aforesaid, after such rate, proportion and form as is afore limited: that then every such person shall forfeit and lose for every such three months for every horse or gelding so lacking, ten pounds: for every demi-lance and furniture of the same, three pounds: And for every corselet and furniture of the same xl s. And for every almayne ryuet, coat of plate or Brigandine, xx s. And for every Bow, sheaf of arrows. Bill, haulberd, haquebut, steel cap, skull morryon, and salad .x. s.   

against the carrying and conveying of Horses and Mares out of this realm.  

An. xi. H. vii. Cap. xiii.  NOne shall carry or convey out of the realm any horse, or any mere, the price of which mere shalbe above vi. s. viii. d. and under the age of three yeres, without licence: 
forfeiture.  vpon pain of forfeiture of the same horse and mere. nevertheless every subject of this realm may carry any such horse for their own use, taking an oath before the Customer of the port where he embarketh, that he intendeth not to sell the same horse.  

An. i. Ed. vi. Cap. v.  None shall sell, convey, exchange, give or deliver into the realm of Scotlande to the use of any Scottisheman, or into any place beyond the Sea out of this realm, any horse, gelding, or mere, without special licence under the great seal, or under the privy Signet, nor shal sell, convey, exchange, give, or deliver to any Scottyshman within this realm, or the marches of the same, to thintent to be convyed into Scotland any horse, mere, or Gelding, without like licence, 
forfeiture.  vpon pain of forfeiture of the same horse, mere, or Gelding, and the sum of xl. li. for every such horse, gelding, or mere, & to suffer imprisonment by the space of one hole year.  

Arrest and impryson.  And it shalbe lawful to every subject of this realm to arrest & imprison every Scotyshman, & every other person that shall lead or convey( contrary to the meaning of this Act) any such horse, gelding, or mere. And that every person that shall haue such licence to carry any such horses, mares or geldings into Scotland, shal, before the said carrying or conueiaunce of them, vpon the pain of forfeiture of the same, or the double value therof, show his said licence to one of the wardens of the three marches of England, for anempst Scotland 
The licence to be kalendred.  to thintent that one of them shal cause the number of the said horses, mares, or geldyngs, not onely to be kalendred in a book remaining in his own custody: but also to be endorsed & written on the backsyde of the said licence, and the same endorsement to be signed with the hand of the said Warden.  

An. xxiii. H viii. Ca. xi.  Yf any person shal exchange or deliver within the realm of Scotlande, or in any place or ground called the Batable land, or ground between england and Scotlande, to the use of any Scotyshman any horse, gelding, or mere, without licence under the great seal, or sel, exchange or deliver to any Scotishman within the realm of england, Wales, the town of berwick, or the marches of the same, or in any of the said Batable ground, 
felony. An. i. Eliz. Reg. Cap. viii.  any horse, gelding or mere, to thintent to be conveyed into Scotlande, without like licence, shalbe adiudged and deemed by the law a fellow. And this offence is made felony, aswell in the seller, exchanger, or deliverer as in him or them to whom the said sale, exchange, or delivery shalbe made.  
The Wardens of the three Marches in their warden courts, and the Iustices of peace in their quarter sessions, shal inquire, hear and determine any such felony.  

xxiii. H. viii. Cap. xvi. Arrest.  And it shalbe lawful to every subject of the realm, and inhabiting on the foresaid Marches for anempst Scotland, to arrest any scottishmen, leading or conveying any such horse, gelding or mere out of the realm.  
And although this last resited Statute of xxiii. H. viii. was repealed by the several Statutes of An. i. Ed. vi. & An. i. Regi. mary: Yet it is now fully revived by the Statute of Anno. i. Eliza. Regine. Cap. viii.    

Imprinted at London in Powles churchyard by Richard jug and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.