ANTIQUETIES. 
princes courts; and most likely there, 
Wléré store of youth is, my will and 
confaundéement is, that the partic’ 
sieved! aid wrorged shoul rather 
muké complaynt tHéreof to some of 
my counsell atid Chiefe OMfiders, thert 
fo’ right and revenge himselfé by vio- 
Ikhicé, or With thé sword. And, up- 
oti stich itiformatioh and complaynt 
midds that it be difiketitly enquired’ 
in wHpthie tié fault Tyeth, and what 
partie hath récéived’ thé wronk, atid 
t6 compell’ hit that ‘Hath done the’ 
injury, to give such satistaction as shall 
stand with the points of rédson and 
honor, thereby to avoyd fitter mis- 
cheife, which is‘nof fitt tobe suffered’ 
viblently to run on to extremities in 
a well disciplined covrt, as neither 
agrecing with piety nor civilitie. 
And stich as will’ not informe being 
wronged, but followe révenge after 
their own fancie, anid those that will 
not give safisfiction for injiiries 
offred ‘in matiner'aS T dée appoint 
and cormmatnd;, LT will hold both of 
thesé sort’ neither worthy to enjoy 
my favour, dor fitt to be lotiger re- 
tayned in ‘thy service, arid therefore’ 
doeT straightly commaund my coun- 
sell aiid chiéfe officers td lodke se- 
ridusly thereunto, and to inform me 
of any, that shall vyolate or neg- 
leét this my ordynance in either 
Kinde. 
That twoe of my guard, every 
niglt, be appointed orderly in their 
ttirnes, to walke the round in all 
parts of my court, where I am resi- 
dent, as well for safety, and good or- 
der, as to avoyd the danger of fire, 
which many times: happeweth by in- 
considerate servants, and oftenty mes 
runhés on very dangerously before it 
be discovered. 
That there be a. reasonable pro- 
portion of ladders made with joynts, 
for the purpose; aud leather bucketis 
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for water provided in all my chicfé! 
stinding houses, to free the dangér 
that may fall out by fire, without 
which provisions, great mischiefes’ 
may happen, but by, theis helpées, be’ 
thé better avoyded. 
That wheresover atiy of my stand- 
ing houses aré kept, and my stables 
about them, that straight charge anil 
conf auiidement be given to nity prin- 
cipall officers, to my equerriés, ri- 
ders, arid groomeés, that nore of my 
great horses or hunting horses be 
riddén or ¢ullopt over any ploughed 
fields where corné is sowed or 
groweés, whereof heretofore com 
plaint hath byn made unto me, and 
Ihave so highlie disliked thereof, bé- 
ing.a great impietie so barbarously. 
aud wilfully to destroy and wast 
the food of man, as that, whosoever 
shall transgresse and offend therein, 
I- will hold’ him worthie of gréat 
punishment, and unfitt to remayne 
in my service, and, therefore, dbe 
comaund that it be strictly and ab- 
solutely forbidden. 
That, as I began with the due di- 
vine service unto Allmichtie God, 
without which nothing can prosper 
nor yield comfort, either in this 
world, or in the world to come, so 
doé I conclude, that amongst other 
my. ordynances, for the well-go- 
vernmeént of my court, that’ by my 
councell and principall officers, if 
be stricktly and carefully lookt unto 
and observed, that fower times in 
the yeare, namely, at Christmas, at 
Easter, at Midsummer, and at Mi- 
chaellmas, all my ordynarie ser- 
vants, im generall, without excep- 
tions of any whatsover, doe receive 
the confunion at my publique 
chappell, a place uséd for divine 
service, where my houshold shafl be 
then resident, and that, before the 
receiving. of the confunion, one of 
my 
