¶ Articles for the due execution of the Statutes of Apparel, and for the reformation of the outrageous excess thereof, grown of late time within the Realm: devised upon the queens majesties commandment, by advise of her Counsel, the vi of May.  
FIrst the queens highness pleasure is, 
xxiiii. ●…en viii i & ii Phil. & Ma.  that the laws heretofore made touchying the reformation of the excess of Apparel, & namely the laws made in Anno xxiiii Henrici viii and in Anno i & two. Philippi & Marie, be observed, and withal diligence put in execution.  
And forasmuch as no sort of people have so much exceeded, or do daily more exceed in the excess of Apparel, contrary to the said Statutes, than such as be of the meaner sort, and be least able with their livings to maintain the same: Her majesties pleasure and strait commandment is, that all justices and officers to whom the reformation thereof may appertain, have special regard to the observation and execution, with all severity of the law made 
i & ii Phi. & Ma.  Anno i & ii Philip & Marie, purposely for that respect.  
For the better order in the due execution of which statutes: for her highness Chamber, it is ordained, the Lord Chaumberlayne & the Vicechaumberlayne: 
The order in the Court.  And for her majesties household, the Lord Steward, the treasurer, or the controller, to appoint such trusty officers, as they shall think fit to have in those two places special regard to all such as shall after. xiiii. days next following the publication of this ordinance, presume to enter into the Court, otherwise appareled, then is permitted by the said statute, and straight to apprehend and to commit them to ward, there to remain, till they shallbe duly punished for their offences, 
Time of execution.  and until such time, as they shall have thoroughly paid and satisfied the penalty of the said statute: Examining them first, how long and how often they have sithen the time above written after the publication of this ordinance, worn the said apparel, who is their master, 
Punishment The master.  and how long they have served him, and how long it hath been, that he hath known them to wear any part of the same Apparel. Upon which examination, the master strait to be sent for, to appear, if the offence be found in the Chamber, before the Lord Chaumberlaine, or Vicechaumberlayne, and before the Lord Steward, treasurer, or controller, if it be found in the household. And in case it shall appear by any due mean, that the said master had knowledge of the said servants abuse, so long time as in the said statute is prescribed: then to take of him a band of two hundred marks, 
Punishment of the master  to the queens highness use, to answer the forfeiture fallen upon him by the said statute, which band if he shall refuse, then to commit him to ward, there to remain till he shall have satisfied the penalty. The said examination and obligation to be sent to one of the queens highness remembrances in the Exchequer, to be by them called upon, according to the effect of the said statute: 
Forfeiture.  The parties appointed to this execution, to have for their pains, the moiety of the forfeiture appointed by the law. Provided that in case it shallbe thought fit to be dispensed withal within the Court for any person upon reasonable cause, the Lord Chaumberlayne, or the Lord Steward, knowing first her highness pleasure, 
Dispensation.  shall and may licence them by writing subscribed with one of their hands, testifying her majesties said pleasure, foreseeing that none of them do thereby use any apparel inhibited unto them, but during such time as they shall attend upon her highness person.  

In London.  And within the City of London and the Liberties of the same, the Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall take and observe the like order. That is to say, to appoint in every ward four substantial and well meaning men, to see the said statute executed, in such sort as it is ordained in the Court, and the said four, or any of them, to examine all offenders in the sort above written, & apprehending them, to bring them to the Alderman of the ward, he to commit them to prison, and to certify the examination and confession, and such knowledge of judgement of the truth of the matter, as he can attain unto, aswell touching the master, as the man, to the Mayor and Court of Aldermen: and they to certify the same indelayedly into the Exchequer, to th'intent the forfeitures may be answered. The said four following the execution of the statute, 
forfeit.  to have the moiety of the forfeiture.  

Inns of Court.  The like order to be taken and followed within the four Inns of Cout, and in all the houses of Chancery, by the principals and ancients of the houses, where are noted to be so great disorders at this present, as behoveth to be looked upon.  

Suburbs and places trempted.  The same order to be followed in like sort in the Suburbs, out of the liberties of London, and in Westminster, and in all other exempted places, by the officers of those places.  

Cities and Towns.  And finally like order to be observed in all Cities, Towns, and Villages throughout the Realm. In all Cities and Towns corporate, the order to be executed by the Mayor, Bailiffs, and other head officers. And in all Towns & Villages, the justices of peace in every several Shire, to follow the like order, for the apprehension, examination, taking of bands, committing to prison, and certificate into the Exchequer, according as is above said. The moiety of the penalty to fall to the officer and officers, appointed to the execution of the law.  

County Palentine.  The County Palentine of Lancaster and Chester, to make certificate into the Exchequer there, and the Exchequer there, to the chancellor of the Duchy, and he to certify the same into the Exchequer here, to th'intent above said.  
The doings herein of all officers aswell in the Court, 
Certificate.  as in London, in Cities and Towns corporate, and of the justices of all other places through the Realm, to be certified during the first two months after the publication of this ordinance to be made, to the Lord chancellor of England, or to the Lord keeper of the great Seal, every. xv. days, and after the said two months expired, the same to be made every. vi. weeks, during the space of one whole year, and so to continue as by the said Lord chancellor, or Lord keeper, shallbe prescribed. And finally that all justices of Assize in all their circuits, 
justice. of Ass.  do inquire specially hereof.  
It is not meant by any thing above written, to take the liberty from any man, to make information against any offender in the premises, and to enjoy, if the party be convicted, such part of the penalty as by the said law is appointed, foreseeing that no man be twice convicted for one offence.  
And to th'intent such as shallbe appointed in the Court to the xecution of the premises, may work the more certainly: It is ordained they shall have delivered unto them a brief of the said statutes, the like also to be delivered and sent printed by themselves, to all parts and parties, where the particular knowledge thereof may be thought fit, for the better execution of the same.  

Create hose.  And for the reformation of the use of the monstrous and outrageous greatness of hosen, crept a late into the Realm, to the great Claunder thereof, and the undoing of a number using the same, being driven for the maintenance thereof, to seek such unlawful ways, as by their own confession have brought them to destruction: It is ordained as above said, that no Tailor, Hosier, or other person whatsoever he shall be, after the day of the Publication hereof, shall put any more cloth in any one pair of hosen for the outside, 
The outside.  than one yard and a half, or at the most, one yard and three quarters of a yard of karsey, or of any other cloth, leather, or any other kind of stuff above that quantity. And in the same hosen to be put only one kind of lining, besides linen cloth next to the leg, if any shallbe so disposed, 
The lining.  the said lining not to lie lose, nor to be bolstered, but to lie just unto their legs, as in ancient time was accustomed: Sarsenet, Moccado, or any other like thing used to be worn, and to be plucked out for the furniture of the hosen, not to be taken in the name of the said lining. Neither any man under the degree of a Baron, to wear within his hosen any Velvet, Satin, or any other stuff above the estimation of Sarsenet, 
Velvet and Satin. etc.  or Taffeta.  
For the due and better execution and observation whereof, the Mayor of London, and the rulers and officers of the Suburbs, and of Westminster, & other exempted places, shall immediately after this Proclamation made, call before them in every of their several jurisdictions, all Hosiers or Taillours making hosen, dwelling within the precincts of the same, and shall bind every of them in the sum of. 
Hosiers to be bound.  xi. pounds or more, as cause shall require, to the queens highness use, to observe this part of this said Proclamation touching hosen, without any manner fraud or guile: which bands as any shallbe found to offend contrary to this ordinance they shall certify into the Exchequer, with the name of every such ovendour. In all other Cities or Towns corporate, the Mayor and head officers, shall do in all points the like: And in all other places, the justices of peace. The officers of the Exchequer, to certify the Lords of the queens highness privy counsel at the beginning of every Term, 
Certificate.  what bands have come, or have been sent into that office, touching the premises till that day, and what number of them have been executed.  
If any Hosier shall refuse to enter into such band, to be immediately committed to ward, and to be suffered no more to continue his occupation.  
The Mayor of London, 
Search.  and all other officers in their jurisdictions and liberties, to make or cause to be made search once within every. viii. days in every Horsiers' house, to see what kind of hosen they shall make, and finding any such as be inhibited by these orders, to see the punishment thereof, as is above written.  
Finally, no men undispensed with, in such sort as is above said, be so hardy after. xiiii. days following the publication of this ordinance, to presume to show himself in the Court, or in any other place within this Realm, in any pair of hosen passing the size above said: that is to say, containing in the neither stocks and upper stocks, more than one yard and a half, or about one yard and three quarters at the most, of the brodest karsey, or with any other stuff beyond that proportion, or with me lynynges then one, and that plain and just to the legs, as is above said, neither with any Shurtes having double ruffs, 
Ruffs of Shurtes.  either at the collar or sleeves, which ruffs shall not be worn otherwise, their single, and the singleness to be used in a due and mean sort, as was orderly, and comely used before the coming in of the outrageous double ruffs, which now of late are crept in. Or being under the degree of a knight, with any gilted spurs, or any damasking or guilt sword, rapier, or dagger, upon pain of forfeiture of the same, 
Gilt 

spurs  
sword    and of imprisonment and fine at the queens highness pleasure for every such offence, to be executed within the Court, by such as shallbe appointed, in sort as is above said, by the Lord Chaumberlaine, Vicechaumberlayne, the Lord Steward, the treasurer, and controller. 
Execution.  And in London, & within the liberties thereof, to be executed by the sergeants, and such others as shallbe appointed in form aforesaid by the Mayor and Aldermen. In the Suburbs, Westminster, and other privileged places, by the officers, rulers, and governors of them. In all other places, by the head officers and justices of peace.  
In the two universities, 
Universities  the Chancellor, or in his absence the vicechancellor or Commissary, to see to the execution of the said Statutes, and of all the other orders: and none other justice or officer there to meddle, but as shallbe by them or one of them appointed. In which places is thought meet to have an vuiformitie of apparel, according to every several vocation.  
The heads of Colleges and Hawles of the said universities, to be warned by them to see the Scholars under their government to observe thoroughly the said statutes and orders, and to abate their ruffs and other unseemly excesses, and to have in their apparel regard to the observation of their statutes, and to the decency of using of themselves therein, as heretofore hath been used: wherein if either the master shallbe found to forget his duty, or the scholar to lack obedience, the queens highness shallbe forced to appoint others to see unto the due punishment of both the sorts.  

Ladies and gentlewomen.  Ladies and gentlewomen attending upon the Queen, or resorting to the Court, and their gentlewomen, to be apparelled according to the ancient order of the Court: whereof the orders in time past to be put in ure, by the gentlemen ushers, at the appointment of the Lord Chaumberlaine, to th'intent there may be a difference of estates known by their apparel, after the commendable custom in times past used in the Court. Which order is to be sought, renewed, and out of hand to be put in ure by the said Lord Chaumberlayne, or otherwise to be devised for a certainty of all degrees.  

sword, Rapiers, Daggers.  And where as an usage is crept in, contrary to former orders, of wearing of long sword, and Rapiers, sharpened in such sort, as may appear the usage of them can not tend to defence, which ought to be the very meaning of wearing of weapons, in times of peace: but to murder, and evident death, when the same shallbe occupied. Her majesties pleasure is, that no man shall after. x. days next following this Proclamation, wear any Sword, Rapier, or any weapon in their stead, passing the length of one yard & half a quarter of blade, at the uttermost: neither any Dagger above the length of. 
Buckler.  xii. inches in blade: neither any Buckler, with a sharp point, or with any point above two inches of length, upon pain of forfayting the Sword or Dagger passing the said length, & the Buckler made otherwise then is prescribed, to whomsoever will seize upon it, and the imprisonment of his body, that shallbe found to wear any of them, & to make fine at her majesties will and pleasure. And if any Cutler or other artificer, 
Cutler.  shall after the day of the publication hereof, sell, or have within his shop or house to be sold, or shall make or cause to be made, any Rapier, Sword, Dagger, or Buckler, contrary to this order, to forfeit the same, his body to be imprisoned, & to make fine at the queens highness pleasure, and to remain in prison, till the said fine be fully satisfied, & being taken with the fault the seconds time, never to be permitted after, to use that occupation. Which in the Court is to be executed by the officers aforesaid. In the City and liberties by the Mayor and Court of Aldermen, and such as by them shallbe appointed in that sort, 
Execution.  aswell sergeants as others beforesaid. In Westminster, the Suburbs, and other privileged places, by the officers of the same. In towns corporate, by the Mayor and other head officers, and in all other places, by the justices of peace.  
And finally her Majesty straightly chargeth aswell the said Lord Steward, Treasurer, and controller of the household, as the Lord Chaumberlayne, vice chamberlain, and such as under them shallbe appointed and assigned, the Mayor of London and all other Majors, Shreive's, Bailiefes, Constables, and all justices of peace, all Principals and ancients of the Inns of Court, and Chancery the chancellor and vicechancellor of both the universities, and the heads of Haules, and Colleges of the same, and all other her highness officers and ministers, each of them in their jurisdictions, to see these orders being set forth and confirmed by her majesties Proclamation, to be duly and speedily executed in form aforesaid, as they will answer for the contrary at their perils, and will avoid her highness displeasure and indignation.  
God save the Queen.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Paul's Churchyard, by richard jug and john Cawood: Printers to the queens Majesty.   

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