¶ By the queen.  
FOrasmuch as the queens majesty our sovereign lady, is credibly informed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the city of London, and in other places near adjoining to the same, whereby the continuance thereof, through the greater repair and resort of her loving Subiects, great peril and danger might not onely ensue unto her most royal person, but also unto her most loving subiects, repairing thither for their suits and causes, and thereby also give occasion of dispersing of the same in other parts of the realm: Her majesty for the said necessary considerations, and hoping that the same will by the goodness of Almighty God, with the coolness of the year, and such wholesome orders as are taken in her said city, the rather cease by the adjournment of part of this next term of Saint Michael now at hand, from the utas of the same, until after the feast of all Saints next coming, of her special favour and clemency, is pleased and contented, to adjourn the said term of saint Michael, that is to say, from the utas thereof, unto Crastino a●imarum, next coming. Which her majesty signifieth to all and singular her loving subiects of this her realm, to the intent, that they, and every of them, which hath cause of commandement to appear in any of her highnesse courts at Westminster, in or at any day or time, from, and after the said utas of Saint Michael, may tarry at their dwellings, or where their business otherwise shall lie, without resorting to any of the said Courts for that cause, before Crastino animarum, next coming, and that without danger of forfeiture, penalty, or contempt, to incur toward her Highnesse in that behalf. And nevertheless her majesties pleasure is, that two of her Iustices, that is to say, of either bench one, shall the first day of Michaelmas term, called Octabis Michaelis, according to the ancient order of her laws, keep the essoines of the said Octabis Michaelis, at which utas of Saint Michael, writtes of adjournment shalbe directed to the said Iustices, giuing them authority to adjourn the said term of Saint Michael, that is to say, from the utas thereof, until Crastino animarum, as before is said: And the same adjournment shalbe made in the first day of the said utas, commonly called the day of the essoines. And further her majesties pleasure is, that all matters, causes and suits, depending in any of her other Courts between party and party, as in her Highnesse Courts of chancery, star chamber, and Exchequer, Courts of wards and liveries, and duchy of Lancaster, shall haue coutinuance, and the parties shall haue day from the date of these presents unto Crastino animarum, as before is said.  
provided alway, and her majesties pleasure and commandement is, that all Collectors, receivers, Sheriffes, and other accountants, & all other persons that ought or should account or pay any sum or sums of money in any of her majesties court of Exchequer, courts of wards and liveries, or of her duchy of Lancaster, or in any of them, or to enter into any account in any of the same courts, shall repair unto the accustomend places at Westminster, where her Highnesse hath appointed such officers and ministers, as for that purpose her majesty hath thought expedient, and there to pay, and do in every behalf, as though no such Proclamation of adjournment had been had or made: any thing mentioned in this present proclamation, or in any writ of adjournment to the contrary, notwithstanding. Willing and commanding all and every of her majesties officers, ministers and subiects, to whom it doth or shall appertain, to observe and keep their assemblies and appearances, with all their returns and certificates in her Hignesse said Courts at Westminster in Crastino animarum next coming, then and there to bee holden and kept, and there to do their offices and dueties in every behalf, in like manner and form as they should or ought to haue done, if this present Proclamation had not been had or made, as they will answer to the contrary at their perils.  
given at her majesties Honor of Hampton Court the first day of October, in the sixtenth year of her majesties reign. 
 ¶ God save the queen.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Newgate Market, next unto Christs Church, by richard jug, Printer to the queens majesty,   

Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.