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C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
¶ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation against the keeping and using of Setting Dogs.  
WHereas the Game of Partridge is of late yeers much decayed and almost utterly destroyed in many parts of this Our realm, by persons of sundry qualities, which do train up and keep Dogs, commonly called Setting Dogs, for the getting and taking of Partridges: And whereas many complaints haue been made unto us of the said abuses; We taking the same into Our royal consideration, and intending redress thereof, do therefore hereby publish and declare Our will and pleasure to be, and do also expressly charge& command, That from ●… e time of the publishing of this Proclamation, no person or persons whatsoever, do attempt 〈…〉 presume to keep, train up, or use any Dog or Dogs called Setting Dogs, or any dog, or Dogges of that kind, which shall or may bee used for the taking of Partridges with any nets or ●… ares whatsoever. And Our further will and pleasure is, and We do straitly charge and com●… and the Master of Our Hawks for the time being, and his deputy& Deputies, and all and eue●… y other person and persons whom it shall or may concern, to take, kill, and destroy the said Set●… ng Dogs, and all Dogs of that kind, or used for the taking or getting of Partridges, with nets 〈…〉 snares, and to cut in pieces all nets and snares used for that purpose. All which Our will and ●… easure is shall be duly observed and performed in all things vpon pain of Our high displea●… re and indignation, and vpon such further pains, penalties, and forfeitures as for such disobe●… ence, or contempt therein shall or may be imposed vpon them and every of them.  
And for that end and purpose, Our further will and pleasure is, and We do hereby expressly ●… choir and charge Our attorney general for the time being, and from time to time, as there ●… hall be occasion vpon complaint, or information, to him made, or given, to proceed in Our High Court of Star-Chamber, or in any other course or Legal way against such Offenders, and for the due punishment of all and every the contempts and offences by them, and every of them to be ●… mmitted or incurred, as to Our said attorney general for the time being shall seem meet.  
And We do further hereby expressly require, charge, and command, all Maiors, Sheriffs, ju●… ces of the Peace, Constables, Magistrates, and Ministers of Iustice whatsoever, to take special ●… re for the due execution of Our will and pleasure hereby published, and for the punishing of all ●… ntemptuous persons and Offenders against the same.  
given at Our Honour of Hampton Court, the seventh day of October, in the tenth year of Our reign.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of John BILL. 1634.