❧ By the queen.  
A Proclamation commanding the execution of an act of Parliament provided for avoiding of dangerous annoyances about Cities, Burroughes and towns within the realm.  
THe queens majesty understanding, that by a Statute made in the twelfth year of the reign of King Richard the second, it was enacted that, for that so much dung, and other filth of the issues and intralles, as well of beasts killed, as of other corruptions, were cast and put in Ditches, Riuers, and other waters, and also within many other places within about, and nigh unto diuers Cities, Burroughes and towns of the realm, and the suburbs of them, that the air there was greatly corrupt and infect, and many maladies, and other intolerable diseases did daily happen, as well to the inhabitants, and also dwellers in the same Cities, Burroughes, towns and suburbs, as to other thither repairing and passing, to the great annoyance, damage, and peril of the inhabitants, dwellers, repairers, and passers aforesaid: It was accorded and assented, that Proclamation should be made as well in the city of London, as in other Cities, Burroughes and towns, through the realm of England, where it should be needful, as well within the Franchises as without: That all they which did cast and put annoyances, dung, issues, intralles, and other ordure in Ditches, Riuers, Waters, and other places aforesaid, should cause them utterly to be removed, avoyded and carried away, betwixt that and the feast of S. Michael then next ensuing, after the end of the said Parliament: every one vpon pain to loose and to forfeit unto the said King xx. li. And that the Maiors and bailiffs of every such city, burrow or town, and also the bailiffs of the Franchises should compel the same to be done vpon like pain, And that if any did feel himself grieved, that it were not done in the manner aforesaid, and would there vpon complain him to the chancellor, after the said feast of S. Michael, he should have a writ to make him( of whom he would so complain) to come in the chancery, there to she we why the said pain should not be levied of him. And moreover, that Proclamation should be made aswell in the city of London, as in other Cittes, Burroughes and towns, as afore: That none of what condition so ever he were, should do to be set, or thrown from thenceforth, any such annoyances, issues, dung, intralles, nor none other ordure in the Ditches, Riuers, Waters, and other places aforesaid, And if any did, he should be called by writ before the chancellor, at his suit that would complain: and if he were found guilty, he should be punished after the discretion of the chancellor, as by the same act appeareth: And finding how necessary it shall be to haue the said act duly executed within the Cities of London, and Westminster, and the suburbs thereof, and other places near thereunto adjoining, and foreseing what benefit may grow by the due execution thereof in the places aforesaid, as well to the Inhabitants of these her Highnes Cities of London, and Westminster, as also to al Noblemen, Gentlemen and others, which for sundry respects haue occasion to remain in, or to repair unto the same Cities, and the suburbs thereof. And for the avoiding of such dangerous infections, as otherwise by means of these noisome annoyances might grow within the said Cities, and the suburbs thereof, doth hereby will the said act to be proclaimed within the Cities of London, and Westminster, and the Counties thereunto adjoining. And doth hereby signify, declare and publish, her Highnes good will and pleasure to be, that the said Statute shall be from henceforth put in due execution, according to the tenor, effect and true meaning of the same, within the same Cities, and the suburbs thereof, and in all other places near adjoining to the same: And doth hereby straightly charge and command all and every person and persons, to abstain and forbear to cast or put forth any intralles of beasts, or other filthy or noisome thing whatsoever, into any Ditch, river or Water, or into any field or high way, in or near unto the said Cities of London, and Westminster, or the suburbs of them, or of either of them. And her Highnes doth further charge and straightly command, that all such noisome corrupt infections and filthy substance, as haue been heretofore thrown or cast forth into any place or places, in or near unto the same Cities, or either of them, or the suburbs of the same, by any person or persons whatsoever, whereby the air is or may be corrupted or infected, shall before the xxv. day of August next coming, be removed and carried away, vpon pain of the punishment and penalty contained in the said Statute. And her majesty doth hereby straightly charge, command and require all and singular Iustices of Peace, Maiors Sheriffes, bailiffs, Constables, and all other Officers and Ministers, to whom it shal appertain, that they and every of them, do carefully and duly see to the execution of the said Act, and of this her majesties good will and pleasure, in this her Highnes Proclamation, published and declared vpon pain of her Highnes indignation and displeasure.  
given at our Mannor of Greenewiche the sixth day of june, in the xxxii. year of our reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London, by the Deputies of Christopher Barker. Printer to the queens most excellent majesty. 1590.