THe kynge our soueraygne lorde by his synguler wysdome hath prouydently consydred and amonges other pryncely vertues profoundely remēbred two thynges specyally moost behouefull and ne­cessarye to be regarded by noble and vertuous prynces aswell for the suerty conseruacyon and mayntenaunce of theyr estates royall as also for the polytyque gouernaunce of theyr realmes / domynyons / and subgiettes / that is to say Iustyce and puysaunce. The one moost expedyent to all subgiettes in tyme of peace / and thodre moost necessarye in tyme of werre. And forasmoche as Iustyce without power can not haue dew course and strength without Iustyce is rather a vyce than a vertue. Therfore his hyghnes amōges all other his worldly busynesse / pryncypally studyeth for to plant and ioyne these two vertues togydre throughout his realme / that the fruts of theym which is peax / tranquylyte / welthe / and prosperyte may sprede ouer all to the pleasure of god his hyghe honour and conforte with reioysynge of all his subgiettes. And albe it his grace from the begynnynge of his reygne hytherto syngulerly myndynge and tendrynge thaduaūcement of Iustyce hath from tyme to tyme specyally charged and cōmaunded all and synguler his pryncypall offycers Iudges & counsayloures to endeuour them selfe with all effecte for thaccoplysshement of this his laudable [...] as to all the kynges subgiettes it is [...]toryously knowen they haue so done accordyngly yet his hyghnes heringe and perfytely vnderstandynge that though his [...] founded vpon good Iustyce yet aswell by mayntenaunce corrupte mynystres and vnfaythfull executoures of y^• same / as also by sayntuares mysused the ryghtuous ordre of good Iustyce is in suche wyse day­ [...]hyndred and abused that it may not procede accordynge to the dew course of the kynges sayde lawes. And ouer this his grace [...]ge his seruauntes and subg [...] vpon whom dependeth his strength / and puysaunce by vnlaufull retaygnoures contrary to his lawes to be withdrawen f [...] [...]m his hyghnes therfore berynge tendre zele to the restfulnesse of his realme and thaduaunce­ment of the cōmen weall therof and myndyngeto establysshe Iustyce and puysaunce in dew ordre within the same hath not refu­sed ne forborne to take payne and trauayle in his owne persone / and to be present with his counsayle in the Sterre chambre for re­ [...]macyon of the aboue rehersed abuses and dysordres by meane wherof not onely dyuerse and many dyrectyons be taken and [...] [...]lysshed by his grace [...] counsayle for egall mynystracyon of Iustyce and puttynge a parte abuses of his lawes and for refor [...] [...]heryffes [...] shyre but also for ordery [...]ge of fraūcheses and sayntua [...]yes and extynctynge vnlaufull retaygnour [...] [...] viewyng [...] of his people to redu [...] [...] ablysshe his strength [...]d puysaunce ho [...]ly and e [...]yerly to hymselfe lyke [...] [...]ructyous & oothes made and gyuen to the shyryffes and Iustyces for theyr reformacyon. And cōmyssyoners auctorysed [...] the sayd viewes in euery shyre / it more euydently apperyth wherfore the kynge our souerayne lorde / straytely chargeth all [...] ynguler his Iustyces of assyses & of peax as also all shyryffes / vndershyryffes / excheatoures / baylyffes / crowners / & all other offycers and mynysters of his lawes that they and euery of theym conforme theym selfe to the sayd dyrectyons for thaduauncemēt of egall Iustyce without percyalyte / fauour / corrupcyon / drede / or affectyon. Wyllynge therfore all & synguler his subgiettes pre­tendynge them selfe greued or Iniuryed by ony maner of person of what so euer degre or cōdycyon they be boldely & without feare or drede to repayre to his offycers Iustyces and other mynysters of his lawes for redresse of theyr sayd wronges and Iniuryes all fauour drede or corrupcyon set a parte. Cōmaundynge also all and synguler his subgiettes of what so euer state degre or cōdycyon they be of to forbere from hensforthe to retaygne ony his seruauntes or subgiettes cōtrary to his lawes. And that none of his sayd seruauntes or subgiettes be vnlaufully retaygned by or with ony other person / cōtrary to his sayd lawes / but y^t his sayd seruaūtes hooly and entyerly kepe & behaue theymselfe as true seruaūtes to his hyghnes onely without leauynge to ony other / not sparynge so to do for ony drede or feare of ony man what so euer he be / for so it is the kynges pleasure and in theyr laufull demeanoures the kynges hyghnes wyllse theym borne accordyngly / sygnyfyenge vnto all suche and euery of them as haue or be retaygned y^t all be it the kynges hyghnes of his grete fauour and mercy and vpon hope of amendement / can be agreable to pardon all suche as haue retaygned / or be retaygned contrary to his lawes / for tymes passed. yet his grace expressely declareth that agaynst lyke offēdours herafter / he shall cause his lawes & statutes to be executed without fauoure or remyssyon to y^• ferfull example of all other. Wyllynge ouer this and straytly cōmaundynge all and synguler his seruaūtes and subgiettes in euery shyre / to be aydynge helpynge and as­systynge vnto all his Iustyces mynysters and subgiettes for the fortheraunce of Iustyce in euery befalfe. And lyke as the kynges grace myndeth to haue his seruauntes hooly to hym selfe / and that no maner his subgiettes by vnlaufull berynge mayntenaunce or otherwyse shall medyll with theym. So it is the kynges pleasure y^t his sayd seruaūtes in suche dyscrete ordre & Iuste dealynge shall ordre theymselfe in euery shyre towardes his subgiettes without oppressyon vnlaufull mayntenaunce or Imbracery y^t theyr good demeanoures may be a laudable presydent and vertuous example to all other. Doynge theym to wyt that all be it the kyng{is} grace is determyned straytly to punysshe all trāsgressours & offēdours of his lawes yet specyally his grace myndeth moresharply to loke vpon his owne seruauntes forasmoche as his grace hath chosen theym to gyue example of good gouernaunce to all other.