royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation declaring His majesties gracious intention, concerning His Commission lately granted, to inquire of new Offices erected, and new Fees exacted in Courts of Iustice, since xjº Elizabethae.  
WHereas Our late dear and royal Father, King james of ever blessed and happy memory, out of his Princely care for the good of His people,& out of His Iustice to keep them from exactions& oppressions, was graciously pleased to award a Commission under the Greal seal of England, to diuers persons of quality& worth, to inquire of,& give true information to His late majesty, what new Offices had been erected in any of His Courts of Iustice, either ecclesiastical or temporal, and when, and by what means, and what new Fees had been exacted or received by any Officers, Ministers, or others, of, or in any of those Courts; but departed this life, before any return made unto him of that service, by whose death also, that Commission, amongst others, was determined.  
Now Wee, observing the Acts of so wise, and so just a Father, haue thought it fit, for the furtherance of Iustice, and avoiding of oppression to Our loving Subiects, to make the like Commission, which Wee haue lately done under the Great seal of England, and directed the same to diuers Lords, and others, authorizing and commanding Our said Commissioners, diligently to attend that Our service, and to give us a true and perfect Account, and Information 〈…〉 take notice of the said Commission, and of Our gracious intention in the granting thereof, and to whom, and whitherto resort to make their complaints, or to seek for redress, Wee haue thought fit to publish and declare, and Wee do hereby publish and declare the same, and that Our said Commissioners haue received Our express Commandement and Charge diligently to attend the execution of the said Commission, at such fit place or places, in, or about the city of Westminster, as in their discretions shall bee most convenient, for the access and dispatch of all such as shall resort unto them to give them any Information or light, for their better proceeding therein.  
And Wee do hereby further declare Our gracious and royal pleasure, that as on the one side Wee would haue no man presume, without just grounds, to stir up causeless complaints against any Court or Office, or against any judge, Officer or Minister, of, in, or belonging unto any Court or Office, so on the other side, that no man should be disheartened or discouraged to make known, and prosecute their just complaints against any, Wee being resolved to carry ourself equally and indifferently towards all men, Our purpose herein being chiefly to redress such abuses, as shall bee discovered for the ease and relief of Our Subiects, and not to make an Inquisition into the errors past, vpon slight or weak grounds, or uncertain Informations.  
given at Our Court at White-Hall, the Twelfth day of October, in the third year of Our reign, of England, Scotland, France and Jreland.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent majesty. M.DC.XXVII.