❧ certain notes out of the Statutes for dispensations with sundry persons not being in any certainty before expressed, whereof all such persons, as thereby are to be dispensed withall, may be better informed, by perusal of the said Statutes unto which they are to be referred. ALl Officers and seruants waiting vpon the queens majesty in her household, being in her Highnesse Chechrolle, may wear such apparel, as to them shalbe licenced, limited, and declared in writing by her majesty, or by the Lord Steward of her Household, Lord chamberlain, or the Treasurer and controller of the same, they knowing the same to be the queens majesties pleasure. And it shalbe lawful for a Gentleman in ordinary, and in household, attending vpon any person being of her majesties privy counsel, or vpon any Baron or Baronnesse, or other person of higher degree, to wear such apparel in her majesties Court at any time, as he or they which may dispend an hundred pounds by the year, are licenced or limited to wear, as is aforesaid. There are also special and several provisions contained in the said Statutes for sundry degrees of persons, as hereafter followeth: First for the Lord chancellor and Lord Treasurer of England, the President of the Kings counsel, the Lord privy seal, of what degree soever they be. And in like maner there are provisions for al persons having taken degrees of learning in any university: And also for any of the Kings most Honourable Counsel, Iustices of the Benches, Barons of the exchequer, Master of the rolls, Sergeants of the Lawe, Masters of the Chancery, Apprentices of the Lawe, the queens physicians, All head Officers of towns corporate, Barons of the five Ports. provisions also are there expressed for utter Barresters in inns of Court, to wear such apparel, as men that can dispend xx. li.in lands may do. And in like maner provisions are made for Students of the inns of Court or Chancery, and seruants to Noblemen, and Gentlemen for their Doublets or jerkins. Of all which provisions or exceptions with sundry others contained in the said Statute, not here particularly expressed, appertaining to a few other, every person is to inform himself diligently, how far forth he or they may by licence of the said provisions wear any thing prohibited by the general words of the Lawe. Also, it is not meant for any thing before expressed, but that her majesties servants, and the servants of Noblemen and Gentlemen, may wear such liucrie coats or cloaks as their masters shal give or allow unto them, with their badges and cognisances, or other ornaments of velvet or silk to bee laid or added to their said livery coats or cloaks. Nor it is not meant hereby to prohibit Henchmen, Heralds, pursuivants at arms, runners at Iustes, Turneis, or such Martiall feats, or such as wear apparel given by the queens majesty, or such as shall haue licence from the queen for the same. provided always, that all and every person and persons which by any Statute law remaining in force, is licenced or appointed to wear any maner of thing, contrary to the tenor and meaning of any of the Articles before mentioned, or any part of them, shal & may wear the same to him licenced or appointed to wear, as is aforesaid, any thing in these Articles to the contrary notwithstanding. All which Articles, clauses and premises, her majesty straightly commandeth to be exactly and duly observed in all points from the xxiiii. day of August next coming, and the parties offending to be further punished, as violaters and contemners of her royal and princely commandement by this her highnesse proclamation expressed and published. given under our Signet, at our Mannor of Greenwich, the xxiii, day of July, in the nine and thirtieth year of our reign. ❧ God save the queen. ❧ Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the queens most excellent majesty. 1597.