❧ By the King.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty considering what peril oftentimes ensueth by the means of great assemblies of people in the time of Infection's diseases, Doth therefore straightly charge and command, That no manner of person or persons of what estate, degree or condition he or they be, inhabiting within the Cities of London, or Westminster, the Suburbs of the same, or any other place where the jusection of the Plague is, not being Household servants to his Majesty, or necessary persons for provisions of his Household, do presume to resort or come unto his highness Court at Whitehall, or wheresoever it shall please his Majesty to lie or abide, until such time as his highness pleasure shall be further known herein, (except the Lords, the Bishops of this Realm, the judges of the Law, the King and Queen's learned Council, the principal Magistrates of the City of London, his highness Household servants, and necessary persons for provisions of his majesties Household, not having the Infection of the Plague in their houses, or near unto them, during the time aforesaid.)  
It is also further by his Majesty thus provided, That if any other (except before excepted) shall have necessary cause to come unto the Court from the said Cities of London, Westminster, the said Suburbs or other places before declared, the same persons shall not come within the utter gate of the Court, until they have first sent unto one of the King's majesties Porters at the Gates, and to him declared unto whom he hath necessary occasion to repair within the Court, and thereupon the said Porter shall cause the party to stay abroad, without entering into any House, Tent, or company of any persons, and shall certify the Lord Steward, Lord Chamberlain, Master treasurer, Master controller, the Vicechamberlein, or one of them, or some of the principal Officers of the Greencloth, if the matter appertain to the King's majesties Household, or to some other of the Lords, or other of his majesties Privy Council, according to the quality of the matter, and of the persons with whom the party hath to do in the Court, and by a warrant in writing, signed with the hands of any of the said Lords, counsellors, or Officers, certified to any of the King's majesties Porters, that the said person shall, or may come into the Court, than the said Porter shall permit and suffer him so to do: otherwise the said persons shall be commanded to return without any longer abiding, upon pain of his majesties grievous displeasure, and severe punishment in the Marshalsea.  
Given at his majesties Palace of Westminster the second day of November, in the fifth year of his highness reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland. 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.  
ANNO DOM. 1607.