A FRAME OF DECLARATION 

 FOR THE MASTER OF THE WARDS, AT 

 HIS FIRST SITTING. 



THE king, whose virtues are such, as if we, that are 

 his ministers, were able duly to correspond unto 

 them, it were enough to make a golden time, hath 

 commanded certain of his intentions to be published, 

 touching the administration of this place, because 

 they are somewhat differing from the usage of former 

 times, and yet not by way of novelty, but by way of 

 reformation, and reduction of things to their ancient 

 and true institution. 



Wherein, nevertheless, it is his majesty s express 

 pleasure it be signified, that he understands this to 

 be done, without any derogation from the memory 

 or service of those great persons, which have formerly 

 held this place, of whose doings his majesty retaineth 

 a good and gracious remembrance, especially touch 

 ing the sincerity of their own minds. 



But now that his majesty meaneth to be as it 

 were master of the wards himself, and that those 

 that he useth be as his substitutes, and move wholly 



