By the Queene. The Queenes most excellent Maiestie being credibly enformed that many vagabonds, rogues, idle persons, and masterlesse men hauing nothing to liue on, doe dayly resort to the cities of London and Westminster, and to the suburbs of the same ...

By the Queene. The Queenes most excellent Maiestie being credibly enformed that many vagabonds, rogues, idle persons, and masterlesse men hauing nothing to liue on, doe dayly resort to the cities of London and Westminster, and to the suburbs of the same ...

Proclamations. 1579-01-31

Imprinted at London : By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes Maiestie [i.e. B. Norton and J. Bill], [ca. 1618]

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; (full-sheet).

Against vagrants.

Actual printers' names and suggested publication date from STC.

At end of text: Giuen at Her Maiesties Honour of Hampton Court, the xxxj. day of Ianuary 1578. in the xxj. yeere of Her Highnesse Reigne.

Steele notation: en- sure so.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 8109
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714, I, 735
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S116472

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 8109 Bd.w. STC 7758.3 Vol. 1 (flat)

Dyson, folio 215. Partly manuscript ruled in red. Brownish-black goatskin binding, with rules, centerpieces, 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: "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