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¶ A Proclamation to declare His Majesty's pleasure, that a former restraint enjoined to the Citizens of London, for repairing to Fairs for a time, is now set at liberty.  
WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty, out of His Princely and Christian care of His loving Subjects, by His Royal Proclamation, bearing date the fourth day of August last, to prevent the further spreading of the great Infection of the Plague, as much as by all good means He might, did, by the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, forbid the holding and resorting unto the two great Fairs of special note, then by course of time near approaching, the one usually kept in Smithfield, near the City of London, called Bartholomew Fair, and the other near Cambridge, called Sturbridge Fair; and did thereby also further charge and enjoin, all Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City of London, that none of them should repair to any Fair, held within any part of this Kingdom, until it should please God to cease the Infection then reigning amongst them: Now, seeing it hath pleased Almighty God, of his great mercy and goodness, to stay his hand from further punishing that City, and the places adjacent, and that, that Contagion and dangerous Sickness is now ceased there, His Majesty, taking into His Princely consideration, that in the mutual Commerce of His Subjects standeth their very subsistence, at least, their well-being; by the like advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, doth hereby publish and declare His Will and Pleasure to be, That seeing God, of his mercy, hath graciously removed the Cause of the former restraint, that now the Citizens, and Inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster, and places adjoining, may freely repair to any Fair, hereafter to be held in this Kingdom, and that any other of His Highness' loving Subjects, may freely buy of them, any Wares or Merchandise, coming from those Cities or places, the said Proclamation, bearing date the said fourth day of August, and one other Proclamation, bearing date the eleventh day of October now last passed, or any other Proclamation or Restraint whatsoever to the contrary. And His Majesty, doth hereby straight charge and command, that no Majors, Bailifeses, justices of Peace, or any other of His Majesty's Officers, Ministers, or loving Subjects whatsoever, do presume, under colour of the said former Proclamations, or of any other Restraint whatsoever, to interrupt or hinder the Citizens or Inhabitants of the said Cities of London or Westminster, or places near adjoining, to repair to any Fairs, and to utter, sell, barter, or dispose of their Wares or Merchandise there, at their free will and pleasure.  
Given at Our Honour of Hampton Court, the 30. of December. 1625. God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON, and JOHN BILL, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. ANNO DOM. M.DC.XXV.