C R  DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon or coat of arms  
¶ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation for the better ordering of those who repair to the Court, for their Cure of the Disease, called, The King's Evil.  
WHereas, by the grace and blessing of Almighty God, the Kings and Queens of this Realm, by many ages past, have had the happiness by their Sacred Touch, to cure those who are afflicted with the Disease, called, The King's Evil, and his now most Excellent Majesty, in no less measure than any of his Royal Predecessors, hath had good success herein, and in his most gracious and pious disposition, is as ready and willing as any King of Queen of this Realm euer was in any thing to relieve the distresses and necessities of his good Subjects, yet in his Princely wisdom foreseeing, that in this, as in all other things, order is to be observed, and fit times are necessary to be appointed for performing of this great work of charity. And taking into his Royal consideration the inconveniences which may happen both in respect of the temperature of the Season, and in respect of any contagion which may happen in this near access to His Majesty's Sacred Person, doth hereby publish and declare His Royal pleasure to be, and also will and command, that from the time of the publishing of this Proclamation, no person or persons whatsoever, do attempt or presume to repair to His Majesty's Royal Court to be healed of that disease before the Feast of S. Michael now next coming. And to the end that all his loving Subjects may the better take knowledge of this His Majesty's pleasure and command, His will is, that this Proclamation be published and affixed in some fit and open place in enery Market Town of this Realm.  
Given at Our Court at White-Hall, the seventeenth day of june, in the fourth year of 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. M.DC.XXVIII.