WHereas Wee haue heretofore granted Our Commission vn­der Our Great Seale of England, to sundry of the Lords, and o­thers of Our Priuy Councell, to Treate and Compound with such of Our louing Subiects, as by Law ought to make their Fines with Vs for not making their appearance at the time and place by Our Writts appointed for receiuing the Order of Knight­hood, wherein our Commissioners haue so farre proceeded, that many haue Compounded with them, and payd their Fines agreed vpon accordingly, and Wee are resolued constantly to hold the like course with all others, who are lyable by Law to pay the like Fines. Neuerthelesse, because many parts of this Our Kingdome are so remote from Our Citie of London, as the trauaile from thence hither would bee very chargeable and trouble­some, and at this time dangerous to draw them from their owne dwellings, to attend their Compositions at Our Cities of London or Westminster: In fauour of Our good & louing Sub­iects whom it concerneth, Wee haue resolued to send Our Commissions to the seuerall Coun­ties of this Our Realme, to whom they may with more ease and safety repaire for their dis­patch. Whereof Wee haue thought fit by these presents to giue notice to all whom it may concerne, hereby letting them know, that if they shall neglect this Our Grace, and not at­tend Our Commissioners in their seuerall Counties where they dwell, and with them make agreement on Our behalfe, that Wee shall leaue them to the iust proceedings of Our Law, and to that end to attend Our Commissioners at Whitehall, or Our Court of Exchequer, and if it shall so fall out to be more charge or trouble vnto them, they shall haue iust cause to lay the blame vpon themselues, and to acknowledge Our Grace and fauour, if in time it had beene accepted.

Giuen at Our Court at Saint Iames, the sixt day of Iuly, in the sixth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God saue the King.