❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation signifying the Kings majesties pleasure, touching the resort of people to his Coronation.  
FOrasmuch as wee find that the Infection within our city of London doth daily increase, and is like( to our grief) rather to augment then diminish, aswell by reason of the season of the year, as by the great Concourse of people to our said City against the time of our Coronation, some to do their dueties in such necessary services, as to them belongeth at that solemnity, and some for comfort they take in the sight of our Person, of the queen our dear wife, and of our children; Although there could be no greater ioy to us then the presence and confluence of all sorts of good Subiects at such a time, when the more there should be partakers of that public rejoicing, the more should bee our Particular comfort: yet such is our fear least this their resort should work a contrary effect both to their and our expectation, namely to bee a means not onely of increasing the Infection within our city, but of dispersing it into all places of this realm, as wee had rather forbear some part of our Ornament and custom, which is due to the Honour and solemnity of our Coronation, then by having the uttermost thereof performed, bee the occasion of so great an evil to our people, as is the spreading of the Infection amongst them,  
Wherefore we haue thought it best to forbear of that solemnity, whatsoever is not essential to it, and to defer all show of State and pomp accustomend by our Progenitors, which is not of necessity to be done within the Church at the time of our Coronation, As also to omit our solemn entry and passage through our city of London for this time, intending to perform the same hereafter in the Winter, when we shall perceive our city to be free from sickness. And of this our purpose and of the causes thereof, we haue thought good to give notice to all our Subiects by Proclamation, To the end that as well those of our said City may forbear to proceed in such shows and Ornaments, as we hear they out of their love haue in hand to honour our said entry, As also all other people may abstain from resorting to our said City at this time, other then such, as haue necessary Employment in that Solemnity, and chiefly about such parts thereof as are to be performed onely within the Church: whom also we require to bring with them no greater train of seruants, then of necessity they must use each of them in his degree about their persons; Wherein they shall both provide for their own good, and give us great satisfaction in comforming themselves dutifully to this our Admonition.  
given at our Castle of Windsor, the sixth day of july, 1603. in the first year of our reign of England, France and Ireland, and of Scotland, the six and thirtieth. God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty. Anno 1603.