¶ Orders conceived by the Lords of her majesties Privy Counsel, and by her highness special direction, commanded to be put in execution for the restraint of killing, and eating of Flesh this next Lent, and to be executed aswell by the Lord Mayor within the City and Suburbs of London, and by the Officers of the Liberties & exempt places in and about the same, as by order to be prescribed by the Lords Lieutenants of all the Counties of the Realm, to the justices of peace, Lords of Liberties, and Officers of corporate Towns.  
¶ 26. Febr. 43. year of her majesties Reign.  
FIrst, her majesties pleasure is, upon her understanding of the great disorders heretofore, and especially the last Lent, committed in killing and eating flesh in the time of Lent, especially in the City of London, and the liberties thereto adjoining, that the Stature made in the fift year of her majesties Reign for the restraint thereof, be put in due execution by the way of Inquisition, and charge of juries, or by any other good means, both within the City and all other places requisite within the Realm, and this to be executed with more diligence than heretofore it hath been.  
2 And for the better knowledge of the truth of these disorders, and redress of the inconveniences, the said juries shall call before them, and send for any of the Servants of any Inholders, Victuallers, Taverners, and Keepers of Ordinary Tables, and such other that utter Victuals, to examine them upon their corporal oaths, what flesh is, or hath been during the Lent season, dressed, killed, uttered or eaten in their houses, which if they shall refuse to do, than they shall make known the same to the Alderman or his Deputy of that Ward, who shall commit to prison the said servants, so refusing upon their oaths to declare the truth.  
3 And because a great part of the disorder groweth by the Butchers of the City of London, and also of the Country, that kill secretly and bring Flesh to the City: It is ordered that there shall be only sire Butchers licenced by the Lord Mayor within the City of London, and for the liberties thereof, viz. three in Eastcheap, and three in S. Nicholas Shambles, who shallbe of the poorer sort, and shall not pay any thing for their licenses, nor join with them any partners.  
4 That every of the said Butchers so to be licenced within the City, be stinted not to kill weekly above the number of twenty sheep, twenty calves, and twenty lambs, and to utter and sell the same in their open shops in such sort, as in open time they are accustomed to do, and at such rates and prizes as shall be set down by order of the Lord Mayor of London for that City and the liberties thereof. And besides every one of them shall keep a perfect book, what Flesh they kill every day, and to what persons they sell and utter the same, and be bound in a sufficient Bond with good Sureties to her majesties use, to observe these Orders in every respect.  
5 That there be licenced only to kill and utter flesh in the Suburbs of the said City, as in the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey near unto London, only ten Butchers to be licenced by the justices within the several limits, that is, two without Temple Bar in the parish of S. Clement Danes, two without Smithfield Bars in the parish of S. Pulchers, or Clarketonwell, or one of them, one in white cross street, one in Norton Folgate, one in White Chapel, one in S. Katherine's, two in South work, and for the City of Westminster and the liberties thereof two Butchers to be licenced by the chief Officer of that liberty. And those to be as is before expressed for the said City and the liberties, of the poorer sort inhabiting in those places, and to be licenced without any money or other consideration to be given for the same, and to be bound in the like Bond and Conditions, and to observe the ●●ke Orders in every respect as those that are to be appointed for London, and the said Clerk of the Market, Officer and justice, there to see them, and to set the prizes of the virtuals to be uttered in ●hose parts.  
6 That no person be permitted to kill or sell any flesh but to those that are licenced, nor in any other ●●ace as before is specified, upon pain to forfeit the flesh to be given to the poor in the prisons, and to ●●ffer imprisonment.  
7 That the Constables, Church wardens and other public Officers be authorized in London, ●●d the liberties thereof, by the L. Maior, and by the justices in the Counties of Middlesex and Sur●●y, and the forenamed Officers in Westminster, to make search, and to see that the licenced Butchers, or any other do kill or utter any flesh, nor do any thing contrary to the Orders and her majesties proclamation in that behalf, and if they find any to offend therein, that they be bound and ordered to ●●esent the same to the justices of the Peace, and the Officers of Westminster, who are to see the offender's duly punished and proceeded withal according to the law and their discretions.  
8 Item, that every Butcher licenced to kill for any private persons, do not sell to any other.