¶ The several rates and taxations for wages, made & set forth by the Iustices of peace of the county of Rutland.  
WHERE in the Parliament holden at Westminster, the xii. day of january last: It was enacted by the queen our sovereign lady, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the Commons in that Parliament assembled, that the Iustices of the peace of every wheresoe'er, riding, and liberty, within the limits of their several Commissions, or the more parte of them, being there resiant within the same, and the sheriff of the county yf he conveniently might. And every Maior, bailiff or other head officer within any city or town Corporate, wherein is any Iustice of peace, within the limits of the said city or town, should by force of that act, assemble themselves together according to the tenor of the same act. And thereupon should lymyt, rate and appoint the wages of Artificers, Handicraftes men, Husbandmen, labourers, servants, and workmen, as by their dyscressions should be thought meet, and according to such authority as is given them by the said act, and the same rates and tarations should certify into the queens highness court of Chauncerye, before a certain day limited in the said act: whereupon it should be lawful for the lord chancellor, or Lord keeper of the great seal of england for the time being, vpon declaration thereof to her highnes, her heires or successors, or to the lords and others of her majesties preuye counsel, to cause proclamations to be made into every of the said shires and places, containing the several rates appointed by the said Iustices, and other head officers: commanding thereby in her highnes name, all persons straightly to observe and keep the same, vpon the danger of the punishment and forfeitures, limited and appoynted by the said act and statute.  
AND where also it is further enacted by thauctoritie aforesaid: That al maner of person and persons, after such proclamation made, should observe and keep the said rates for wages, upon pain of the forfaytures and penalties contained in the same statute, until by a second proclamation, according to the purport of the same statute, it should be otherwise ordered and proclaimed.  
Therefore the queens majesty having received into her said court of chancery, among diverse other certificates from sundry of her highnes shires, Cities, and towns, one certificate from this her county of rutland, containing the rates for wages hereafter following. And made and appointed by the Iustices of this her said county of rutland, according to the tenor of the same act: And mindinge to haue the same rates put in execution in all poyntes as by the process of the same act is prescribed like as her majesty hath and intendeth to do in al other her highnes Counties and shires, and other places of liberty in this her realm.  
Therefore her highnes straightly chargeth and commandeth all maner of person and persons, within her said county of Rutland, to keep and observe in al points the said rates, taxations, orders appointments for wages hereafter following and set forth vpon the pains & forfeitures appoynted by the said statute, and vpon pain of her highnes displeasure. And further her highnes pleasure & express commandment is that al Iustices of peace, sheriffs, and other officers of her said county of rutland, shal see and cause the same rates, duly and severely to be observed and kept in all points, and this proclamation to be used in every behalf, according to the tenor and effect of the said act.  
AND her majesties further pleasure and commandment is, that yf any question, scrupule, or doubt shall rise upon any of the taxacions or rates for this county of rutland, here under mentioned. That then the same shal be ordered and determined by her highnes Iustices of peace, that did make and ordain the same taxations & rates. And that all persons shal perform and keep the same resolutions orders and determinations, so by them to be made and determined, touching the same.  
God save the queen.