IT is Our Princely Office and care to prouide that all parts, Estats and Degrees of our People bee sustained and cherished, and that they may receiue mutuall comfort the one by the other, especially where the need is most: And that the ancient and lawdable customes of this Our Realme be continued and obserued, and new inconueniences (which the times doe dayly breed) repressed and preuented; Whereas therefore We are giuen to vnderstand, That there is a great repaire and confluence, aswell to the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Suburbs of them, as to other Cities within Our Kingdome, of Noblemen and Gentlemen, who are Our principall Ministers for the gouernment of the seuerall Counties of Our Kingdome, in respert of Our Commissions of Lieutenancie and the Peace: And that their comming is with purpose to liue and abide in the said Cities and places with their families for this whole Winter, or at least during the Christmas time; whereby the go­uernment of the Countreys will be weakened, Hospitalitie and the reliefe of the poore (especially at such a time) decayed, and the said Cities, and places surcharged and pestered, and the prices of Victuals there, and all other prouisions and things excessiuely raysed and inhaunsed: Wee doe by these presents will and command, aswell all Our Lieutenants and Noblemen (except such as be of Our Priuie Councell, or beare any Office about the Person, or Court of Our selues, or Our deare and welbeloued Consort the Queene,) and likewise all Deputie Lieutenants, and Justices of Peace; That they and euery of them doe immediatly vpon the end of this present Terme, being the Nine and twentieth day of Nouember, from the said Cities and places, repaire vnto their seue­rall Countryes to attend their seruice there, and to keepe House and Hospitalitie, as appertaineth to their place and degree, vpon paine of Our high displeasure, and such punishment as is due for the contempt of Our Royall commandement.