❧ By the Queen.  
THE queens majesty is credibly informed, that sundry persons of good wealth and calling, having their habitation within sundry Shires bordering vpon the Sea cost, haue of late time departed from their said houses, and part of them withdrawn themselves from their houses on the Sea coasts, and some other part out of the Maritime Counties into Inlande countries, and many of them to the city of London, or to places near about, whereby not only the accustomend hospitality in those places, but specially the habilitie and strength for defence of those Countries are notably decayed: Whereof her majesty, in respect of her royal estate and dignity, to whom the special charge hereof belongeth, cannot but give order, and provide speedy remedy for the same. And therefore, her majesty chargeth and commandeth, vpon pain of her Highnesse indignation, besides such forfeiture of their lands and goods, as justly by her authority royal they may incur, that every person of 〈◇〉 degree, which hath within these two yeeres next passed before the last feast of Michaelmas, had habitation in any county that bordereth vpon the Sea, shall, if he be there, so continue his habitation: and if he haue removed from his said habitation to any place more distant from the Sea within the said two yeeres, than he shall( except he be already restrained by authority to continue in some places certain) without delay return to his said former habitation, and within one month after the publication hereof in the said Counties, shall stable his household in the same former place, with such number of seruants, or mo, as before time were there kept. And because it may so happen, that by great sickness, or by imprisonment, or such like vnuoluntarie or unfeigned impediment, this her majesties commandment cannot be so speedily performed as her majesty desireth: Her pleasure is, that no excuse shall be allowed as any just cause for not performance hereof, but such as shall be within the said month duly certified to any of her majesties Lieutenants of the same place, or in their absence to their Deputies, and by them also certified to her majesty, or to her privy counsel, to be allowed, or for some time tolerated, and so the parties to receive knowledge of the allowance or toleration from the Lieutenants under their handwriting.  
Furthermore, her majesty findeth cause, that all maner of persons, that either are Iustices of peace in any countreys, or that haue any Stewardshippes of any of her majesties Honors, Hundreds, or manors, or the rule of any of her Tenants, or that be appointed to any charge either of footmen or horsemen in any county of the realm, and that now are either at London, or Westminster, or any place near thereunto, either by colour of suits in Lawe or otherwise to sojourn thereabouts, or removed to any place from their most usual place of dwelling, shall within twenty dayes after the publication hereof depart home to their former habitations, except they be such as are Officers necessary to attend in any of her majesties courts at Westminster, or that their absence shalbe allowed vpon causes to be thought reasonable by any six of the Lords or others of the privy Counsel, and that allowance or toleration to be delivered to any such person so to be excused, in writing. And if any such person as is aforesaid, shall haue cause by process or otherwise to attend vpon any her majesties courts at Westminster, her majesties pleasure is, that the Iudges of the Court shal so direct their causes, as they may answer by their attorneys, or else to adjourn their appearances unto the next term, or otherwise so to give expedition, as they may depart to their Countreys without cause or excuse. And this her majesty commandeth to be without fraud observed vpon pain of Imprisonment, and such fine as according to the qualities of the offence shalbe thought good for the breach of her majesties commandement, tending to the public service of the whole realm.  
given at Richmond the second day of november, in the nine and twentieth year of our reign. 
 God save the queen.   

Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the queens most excellent majesty.