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¶ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation declaring the seasonable times when Warrants for Venison in the Kings Forrests, chaces, or Parks are to be served.  
WHereas Our dear, and Beasts of forest and Chase, as well Male as Female, have been heretofore frequently killed upon Warrants at unseasonable times in the year, by Our Forresters, Keepers, and others in Our Forrests, chaces, and Parks, within this Our kingdom of England, to the great destruction of Our Game. To the end therefore that all Our Forresters, Rangers, Keepers,& other Our officers attending Our Game of dear, within and Our Forrests, chaces or Parks may know, and duly observe the true seasons and times in the year for killing of dear, both Male and Female, as they are herein by us prescribed and appointed. Our will and pleasure is, and Wee do by these presents straitly charge and command them and every of them from henceforth to forbear the hunting or killing upon Warrants, of any of Our Harts, Stagges, Bucks, or other Male-Deer, read of Fallow in any Our Forrests, chaces or Parks, or elsewhere within this Our kingdom of England, or Dominion of Wales, in any year hereafter, before the seventh day of july( being about the end of the Fence-moneth) or after Holy-Rood day: And likewise that they from henceforth yearly forbear to hunt or kill upon Warrants, any hind, do, or other Our Female dear before Holy-Rood day, or after the Feast of Epiphany, commonly called Twelfth day: And of this Our royal will and pleasure Wee do hereby require, and strictly enjoin all Our Forresters, Keepers, and other Our Officers aforesaid, and all other Our loving Subjects whom the same doth or may concern, to take knowledge, and obediently to observe Our directions herein, as they will avoid Our displeasure and indignation, and will answer the contrary at their uttermost perils.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the seventeenth day of January, in the thirteenth 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. 1637.