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¶ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for the restraint of serving of Fee Dear.  
FOrasmuch as We take notice from all parts of this Kingdom, that this last hard winter hath caused a great destruction of great numbers of Our Deer, both of Red and Fallow, in all Our Parks, Forests, and Chases, and that it is to be doubted, those which have escaped the extremity of the weather, are so weakened and surfeyted by the same, as they will hardly hold out the next winter; Soas, if there be not some course taken how they may be restored again, and preserved, Our grounds will not be supplied a long time: We, for remedy thereof, have thought fit to make stay of the serving of all Fee Dear, and all Dear by warrants, aswell to Our justices in Eyre of Our Forests, both on this side, and beyond Trent, and to all other Our Officers great and small, as also Leiutenants, Rangers, Verdurers and Keepers, that, either by Custom, by pretence of their Offices, or by any other warrant whatsoever, do claim to have any Fee Dear, either within the survey of Our Exthequer, or of Our Duchy of Lancaster. And to the end that Our said justices in Eyre, and all other Our Officers, claiming right of Fee Dear, and all Our Leiutenants, Rangers, Verdurers, Keepers, and all other Our Officers of any Our Forests, Parks, or Chases, may the more speedily take knowledge of this Our pleasure, We have likewise thought good to make the same known unto them by this public signification; Whereby We do straight charge and command, aswell Our justices in Eyre beyond, and on this side Trent, and all Officers and Ministers, aswell within the survey of Our Exchequer, as of Our Duchy of Lancaster, of what degree soever, and all Leiutenants, Rangers, Verdurers, Foresters, Keepers, and Officers, in any Our Forests, Chases, or Parks, That they do forbear to give out their Warrants for any Deer, Red or Fallow, claimed by them as Fees incident to their Offices and places; And do likewise will and command all Keepers and Vnderkeepers, to whom the serving of such Warrants do appertain, either of Red Deer, or Fallow, That they shall not serve this year any Fee Dear to any of the Officers before mentioned, or to any other, demanding Dear, by what Warrant soever, except only by Warrant under Our own hand or Signet, as they will answer to us upon peril of our displeasure.  
Given at Our Court at Theobalds', the second day of May, in the two and twentieth yeereof Our Reign of Great Britain, France, and Ireland. 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1624.