By the King. A form of Proclamation to be proclaimed by the clerk of the Market, and he to see it executed touching prices of Victuals. THe Kings majesty straightly chargeth and commandeth, That every man do obey and keep all such prices as is and shalbe prized and ranted by the clerk of the Market of his most Honourable household, And the jury before him or his deputy by the authority of his Office sworn and charged from time to time, And so fixed and set vpon the gates of the Kings Highnesse Court and other places within the Uerge: And that no person or persons of what estate or degree soever he bee, do in any wise pay more for corn, Uictuals, Horsemeate, Lodgings, or any kind of Uictuals, then after the Rate and form aforesaid, vpon pain of imprisonment, and further peril that shall thereof follow, The same punishments to be inflicted as well vpon them and every of them, which do or shall presume to pay any more, for any the things before mentioned, As vpon them and every of them, which shal utter and sell any maner of things contrary to the true meaning of this Proclamation. And moreover the Kings Highnesse straightly chargeth and commandeth all Maiors, Iustices of Peace, bailiffs, Constables, & al other his faithful Officers, and every of them, aswell within Liberties as without( within the Uerge of his Highnes Court) from time to time, when and as often as need shal require, diligently within their authority, to endeavour themselves to see execution & due reformation of the premises, according to Iustice & prices as aforesaid. And further it is ordered, That no person or persons, now using, or which of right ought to use to serve any City, town, or other place within the Uerge of his Highnesse Court, with any kind of corn, Uictuals, horse-meat, Lodgings or any other necessaries, as well vpon the Market day, as at any other time, be any thing the more remiss or slack in making provision for the same, then they or any of them heretofore haue been, nor hid, lay aside, or use any colour of craft to deceive the buyers thereof, whereby the Kings Highnesse train within any city, town, or other place, and the inhabitants of the same should not bee as well served, and plenteously furnished in every behalf, as it was before, or of right ought to haue been, in defraud of this his Highnesse Ordinance, nor take or receive any more then according to the prices which from time to time shall stand & be declared in maner aforesaid, under his Graces seal of the Office of the clerk of the Market, vpon pain of imprisonment, And further to make fine unto the Kings Highnesse use, for his or their contempts therein. God save the King. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty. Anno 1603.