¶ The several rates and taxations for wages, made & set forth by the justices of peace of the County of Lyncolne.  
WHEREin the Parliament holden at Westminster, the xii. day of january last: It was enacted by the Queen our sovereign Lady, the Lords spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons in that Parliament assembled, that the justices of the peace of every sheer, Riding, and liberty, within the limits of their several Commissions, or the more part of them, being there resiant within the same, and the sheriff of the County yfhe conveniently might. And every Mayor, bailiff or other head officer within any City or town Corporate, wherein is any justice of peace, within the limits of the said City or town, should by force of that act, assemble themselves together according to the tenor of the same act. And thereupon should limit, rate and appoint the wages of Artificers, handicrafts men, Husbandmen, labourers, Servants, and workmen, as by their dyscressions should be thought meet, and according to such authority as is given them by the said Act, and the same rates and taxations should certify into the queens highness Court of chancery, before at certain day limited in the said act: Whereupon in should be lawful for the Lord chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England for the time being, upon declaration thereof to her highness, her heirs or Successors, or to the Lords and others of her majesties privy counsel, to cause proclamations to be made into every of the said shires and places, containing the several rates appointed by the said justices, and other head officers: Commanding thereby in her highness name, all persons straight lie to observe and keep the same, upon the danger of the punishment and forfeitures, lymitted and appointed by the said Act and statute.  
AND where also it is further enacted by th'authority aforesaid: That almaner of person and persons, after such proclamation made, should observe and keep the said rates for wages, upon pain of the forfeitures and penalties contained in the same statute, until by a second proclamation, according to the purport of the same statute, it should be otherwise ordered and proclaimed.  
Therefore the queens Majesty having received into her said court of Chancery, among diverse other certificates from sundry of her highness Shires, Cities, and Towns, one certificate from this her County of Lyncolne, containing the rates for wages hereafter following. And made and appointed by the justices of this her said County of Lyncolne, according to the tenor of the same act: And minding to have the same rates put in execution in all points as by the process of the same act is prescribed, like as her Majesty hath and intendeth to do in all other her highness Counties and Shires, and other places of liberty in this her Realm.  
Therefore her highness straightly chargeth and commandeth all manner of person and persons, within her said County of Lyncolne, to keep and observe in all points the said rates, taxations, orders appointments for wages hereafter following and set forth upon the pains & forfeitures appointed by the said statute, and upon pain of her highness displeasure. And further her highness pleasure & express commandment is that all justices of peace, Sheriffs, and other officers of her said County of Lyncolne shall see and cause the same rates, duly and severely to be observed and kept in all points, and this proclamation to be used in every behalf, according to the tenor and effect of the said act.  
AND her majesties further pleasure and commandment is, that if any question, scruple, or doubt shall rise upon any of the taxations or rates for this County of Lyncolne, here under mentioned. That then the same shall be ordered and determined by her highenes' justices of peace, that did make and ordain the same taxations & rates. And that all persons shall perform keep the same resolutions orders and determinations, so by them to be made and determined, touching the same.  
God save the Queen.