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 as well 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 order to be prescribed by the Lords Lieutenants of all the Counties of the realm to the Iustices of peace, Lords of liberties, and Officers of corporate towns.  
In the xxxv year of the queens majesties reign.  
FIrst Maisties 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, and the liberties thereto adjoining, that the statute made in the fist year of her majesties reign for the restraint thereof, 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 requsite within the realm.  
And for the better knowledge of the truth of these disorders, and redress of the inconueniencess, the said Iuries shall call before them, and sand for any of the seruants of any Inholders, Victuallers, Tauernrrs, 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 shall refuse to do, then they shall 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 of London, and also of the country, that secretly kill and bring flesh to the city: there shall be onely six Butchers licensed by the Lord Maior to kill flesh within the said city and liberties thereof, yielding for the relief of maimed Souldiers and Mariners such sums as shall he limited for that purpose by order of the privy counsel.  
And every of these Butchers to be so licensed, shall be first bound in the sum of two hundreth pounds to her majesties use,( and the bonds to the certified to the queens Remembrancer in the Exchequer) to sell no flesh in the time of Lent, but to such persons as shall show them special warrant from the Lord Maior, under his hand, and that the Butchers do truly keep particular books of their daily sales, and of the names of those to whom they shall so sell, with the quantities and the times thereof.  
That the Lord Maior give order to these Butchers, not to sell any flesh but at reasonable prices, & for that purpose the prices shall be set down by the said L. Maior, such as may be reasonable both for the buyer and seller: and if the Butcher shall break that order, then to be forthwith discharged, and committed to prison, and an other put into his place, and his bond to be certified into the exchequer to the queens bnfice.  
That the Lord Maior himself shall grant no warrant for buying of flesh in Lent, but to such as shall haue and show to him licence in good writing according to the laws of the realm to eat flesh, and the said licence to be viewed and registered, first by some two meet persons to be appointed for this purpose by the lord Maior, and books to be kept thereof, to be shewed further when the same shall be required, unless it be to Ambassadors and Agents of foreign Princes, to whom notwithstanding no further quantity shall be allowed, then rateably for their own housbold, and that such Ambassadors and Agents shall give to the Lord Maior a Certificate weekly, what they shall require to be for their own tables.  
That the L. Maior shall now presently before Lent cause all Inholders, Table keepers, victuallers, Alehousekeepers, and taverners within the city, and liberties thereof, to appear before him, or such persons as he shall appoint meet for that purpose: and shall take bonds of every of them in good sums of money not under one hundred pound a piece 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 house, and that also hath licence through sickness, or other necessary cause, to eat flesh. Bonds shall be taken also of the Poulters, not to utter any poultry ware, but to such as shall be like wise licensed to eat flesh, and that such as will not give such bonds, that they be secluded from all utterance of victual during the Lent season.  
And for the Butchers and others that come with victuals of flesh out of the country the city, the L. Maior shall cause certain persons, whereof some to be name to the L. Maior by the Wardens of the Fishmongers, to watch at the gates and 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 shall 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 sold 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 imprisoned. And otherwise the Carriers of the said victuals of flesh to be guided to the persons houses that haue licence, with regard therein not to be abused, And this watch to be continued daily during the whole time of Lent: and if any of these watch men be found negligent 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 Heads of the company of the Fishmongers, and shall cause them to make choice of four or more wise and discreet persons of the said company, and men of good wealth and habilitie, to whom they shall commit the charge to make enquiry after such as shall be found transgressors of the said Orders: who in respect of their travel bestowed in that behalf, shall haue th● one moiety of such bonds as shall be forfeited by transgressing of the said Orders, and the other moiety to bee converted unto godly uses, by the discretion of the queens majesties High almoner, specially vpon poor and lame souldiers, with the privity of some of the privy council.  
And that there may be due execution of the said Orders, as well without as within the Liberties of the city, 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, shal authorize under their hand and seal four persons as are above mentioned, to make search within the said privileged and exempt places for such as shall transgress the said Orders, and shall for their travell therein employed, receive the moiety of the Bonds forfeited, as is above mentioned. And for the avoiding of corruption and partiality in the said persons, it shall be necessary to take their oaths, and give bond in some good and large sums, to see( as much as in them lieth,) a due 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 thereby to enhance the prizes, as well of Fresh as of Sea fish: It is thought meet, that the Lord Maior shall take order with the said Fishmongers, that as well the Salt as Fresh fish shall uttered at reasonable prizes.  
And it is ordered that no Butcher shall kill any beeves, but such as shall be specially licensed thereunto, without any fraud, for the furnishing of such ships as shall bee lawfully employed by Sea, either in the way of traffic, or otherwise. And that such Butchers, as shall be licensed within the Liberties by the head officers of the Liberties of kill any flesh, shall every fourteen dayes at the least, give a true certificate unto the Lord Maior and head officers of the places exempt, of such numbers of veals, lambs, and Muttons, as shal be by them weekly killed: to the end, there may be a true certificate made every fifteen dayes unto the Lords and others of her majesties privy council, what numbers of the several kindes above mentioned shall be killed, either within the city, or places exempt.  
Lastly, where any Butchers shal be licensed in any exempt place without the city of London & the Liberties thereof, before the said Butchers shall be suffered to kill or sell any Flesh, they shall make payment to the hands of the officers that shall give them licence, for the relief of maimed Souldiers, Mariners, and other lame and impotent persons such sums of money as shall be limited by letters, either of the privy council, or of the Lieutenant of the Shires.  
And as these Orders are expressly 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 like Orders be performed by the commandement of her majesties Lieutenants to be sent to the Justices of the peace, in all Shires within their rule, and to all other 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 and poor souldiers.   

Imprinted at London by the Deputies of CHRISTOPHER BARKER, Printer the queens most excellent majesty.