Orders conceived by the Lords of her majesties privy council, and by her Highnesse special direction, commanded to be put in execution for the restraint of killing and eating of flesh this next Lent, and to be executed aswell by the Lord Maior within the City and suburbs of London, and by the Officers of the liberties and exempt places in and about the same, as by the Lords Lieutenants in the scuer all Counties of the realm.  
In the xx●●… year of the queens majesties reign.  
FIrst her majesties pleasure is, vpon her understanding of the great disorders heretofore and especially the last Lent committed in killing and eating flesh in the time of Lent, especially in the city of London, & the liberties thereto adtoyning, that the stature made in the fist year of her majesties reign for the restraint therof, be put in due execution by the way of inquisition, and charge of Iuries, and by any other good means, both within the city and all other places requisite.  
And for the better information of the truth of this disorder, and redress of the inconvenience, the said jury shall call before them, and sand for any of the seruants of any Inholders, Victuallers, Cauerners, and keepers of ordinary tables, and such other that utter victuals, to examine them vpon their corporal oaths, what flesh shall be, or is any day during the Lent season dressed, killed, uttered, or eaten in their houses: which if they shal refuse to do, then they shal commit to prison the said seruants, so refusing vpon their oaths to declare the truth.  
And because a great part of this disorder groweth by the Butchers of the city and also of the country, that secretly kill 〈◇〉 bring flesh to the city: her majesties pleasure likewise is, that there shalbe only sire Butchers licenced by the Lord Ma●●● to kill flesh within the city and liberties thereof, without exacting any thing of them for their licences.  
And every of these Butchers to be so licensed, shall be first bound in the sum of two hundreth pounds to her majesties 〈◇〉, and the bonds to be certified to the queens Remembrancer in the Exchequer to sell no flesh in the time of Lent, but to 〈◇〉 persons as shall show them special warrant from the Lord Maior, under his hand, & that the Butchers do truly keep particular books of their daily sales, & of the names of those to whom they shal so sel, with the quantities & the times thereof.  
That the Lord Maior give order to these Butchers, not to sell any flesh but at reasonable prices, and for that purpose the ●●●… rs shall be set down by the said L. Maior, such as may be reasonable both for the buyer and seller: and if the Butcher ●●●ll break that order, then to be forthwith discharged, and committed to prison, and an other put into his place, and his ●●●… d to be certified into the Exchequer to the queens benefit.  
That the Lord Maior himself shall grant no warrant for buying of flesh in Lent, but to such as shall haue and she we to in licence in good writing according to the laws of the realm to eat flesh, and the said licence to be viewed and registered, 〈◇〉 by some two meet persons to be appoynted for this purpose by the lord Maior, and books to be kept thereof, to be ●●●… ed further when the same shall be required, unless it be to Imbassadors and Agents of foreign Princes, to whom notwithstanding no further quantity shall be allowed, then rateably for their own household, and that the said Ambassador 〈◇〉 give to the Lord Maior a certificate weekly, what he shall require to be for his table.  
That the L. Maior shal now presently before Lent cause all Inholders, Tablekeepers, Victuallers, Ale housekeepers, and Curtners within the city, and liberties thereof, to appear before him, or such persons as he shall appoint meet for that expose: and shall take bonds of every of them in good sums of money not under one hundred pound apiece to her majesties use, not to dress any flesh in their houses this Lent time for any respect, except it be for some such person that lieth in their ●●●… t, and that also hath licence through sickness, or other necessary cause, to eat flesh. bonds shall be taken also of the coulters, not to utter any poultry ware, but to such as shal be likewise licensed to eat flesh, and that such as will not give ●●●h bonds, that they be secluded from all utterance of victual during the Lent season.  
And for the Butchers and others that come with victuals out of the country to the city, the L. Maior shal cause certain ●●rsons, whereof some to be name to the L. Maior by the Mardens of the Fishmongers, to watch at the gates & other like places in the suburbs, where flesh may be brought in, to view and search, and to intercept the same. And in case the same ●●●●be found to be brought to any person not warranted nor licensed to eat it as is aforesaid, then the same to be forfeited and 〈◇〉 at the discretion of the L. Maior, for the use of the poor in the Hospitals and prisons in the city, and the bringers to be ●●prisoned. And this watch to be continued daily during the whole time of Lent: and if any of these watchmen be found ●●gligent and corrupt in his charge, then he to be committed to prison, there to continue during the whole Lent.  
And to the end the said Orders may be duly executed, it is thought convenient, that the L. Maior should sand for the chief ●eads of the Company of the Fishmongers, and shal cause them to make choice of four wise and discreet persons of the said company, and men of good wealth & habilitie, to whom they shall commit the charge to make enquiry after such as shall be and transgressors of the said Orders: who in respect of their travell bestowed in that behalf, shall haue the moiety of such ●nds as shal be forfeited by transgressing of the said Orders, & the other moiety to be converted unto godly uses, by the discretion of the O. majesties high almoner, specially vpon poor & lame souldiers, with the privity of some of the privy counsel.  
And that there may be due execution of the said Orders, as well without, as within the Liberties, it is thought convenient, that they that haue the chief charge over the places privileged and exempt, where any leets or Law dayes are kept, ●●●ll authorize under their hand and seal four persons as are above mentioned, to make search within the said priuiled●●● and exempt places for such as shall transgress the said Orders, and shall for their travell therein employed, receive the ●●●tie of the Bonds forfeited, as is above mentioned. And for the avoiding of corruption & partiality in the said persons, ●hall be necessary to take their oath, and give bond in some good and large sums, to see, as much as in them lieth, a 〈◇〉 observation of the said Orders.  
And for that it is to be doubted, that the said Fishmongers, vpon the observation of the said Orders, will take occasion ●●… reby to enhaunse the prices, as well offresh as of Sea fish: It is thought meet, that the L. Maior shal take order with thee & fishmongers, that as well the salt as fresh fish shall be uttered at reasonable prices.  
Lastly, it is ordered, that no Butcher shal kill any beeves, but such as shal be specially licenced thereunto, for the furnishing ●f such ships as shal be employed by sea, either in the way of traffic, or other wise. And that such Butchers, as shal be licenced other within or without the liberties to kill any flesh, shal every fourteen dayes at the least, give a true certificate unto the L. Maior & head officers of the places exempt, of such numbers of veals, lambs, & Muttons, as shal be by them weekly ●●lled: to the end, there may be a true certificate made every fifteen dayes unto the Lords & others of her majesties privy Counsel, what numbers of the several kinds above mentioned shalbe killed, either within the City, or the places exempt.  
And as these Orders are expressy devised to be executed in the city of London, and places near to the same, so her majesties pleasure and commandement is, that the execution of these or like Orders be performed by the commandment of her majesties Lieutenants to be sent to the Iustices of the peace, in all shires within their rule, & to all other officers in towns Corporate, or in any liberties, with like order for bonds to be taken to her majesties use: the benefit of the forfeiture of which bonds, her majesty may at the intercession of the said Lieutenants cause to be distributed amongst lame & poor soldiers.   

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