By the Queene. A proclamation for the due obseruation of fish dayes, suppressing of vnnecessary number of alehouses, and for the better execution of the late acte for punishment of rogues, vagabonds and beggers.

By the Queene. A proclamation for the due obseruation of fish dayes, suppressing of vnnecessary number of alehouses, and for the better execution of the late acte for punishment of rogues, vagabonds and beggers.

Proclamations. 1600-01-14

Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1599 [i.e. 1600]

3 sheets (versos blank) ; (full-sheet).

The year is according to Lady Day dating.

With references to statutes; sheet 3 gives examples how to carry out the provisions of 39. Elizabeth, c.4.--STC.

At end of 2nd paragraph, sheet 2: Giuen at her Highnesse Mannor of Richmond the xiiii. day of Ianuary, in the two and fourtieth yeere of her Highnesse reigne.

Steele notation: in and 2) the 3) Act for.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 8271
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714, I, 905
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S115550

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 8271 Bd.w. STC 7758.3 Vol. 2 (flat)

Dyson, folio 403-405. Manuscript number on sheet 1: "266"; partly manuscript ruled in red. Brownish-black goatskin binding, done in imitation of original binding on vol. 1, with rules and corner pieces in gilt; gilt monogram "HMD" [understood to be Dyson's] repeated twice on each cover. For full description of this volume see record for STC 7758.3. Provenance: Humphrey Dyson copy; inscriptions: on front fly-leaf of volume 1: "Liber Will. Wylde ex donacione Wi[lliam] Jumper"; and on slip pasted inside front cover: "Edward Palmer"; Marquess of Ripon copy; bought by Folger in June 1925 from Pickering