THE DECREE OF THE STAR-CHAMBER 



AGAINST DUELS. 

 IN CAMERA STELLATA CORAM CONCILIO IBIDEM, 



26 JANUARII, 11 JAC. REGIS. 



PRESENT, 



George Lord Archbishop of Edward Lord Wotton, Comp 

 Canterbury. 



Thomas Lord Ellesmere, Lord 

 Chancellor of England. 



Henry Earl of Northampton, 

 Lord Privy Seal. 



Charles Earl of Nottingham, 

 Lord High Admiral of Eng 

 land. 



Thomas E. of Suffolk, Lord 

 Chamberlain. 



John Lord Bishop of London. 



Edward Lord Zouch. 



William Lord Knolles, Trea 

 surer of the Household. 



troller. 



John Lord Stanhope, Vice- 

 charnberlain. 



Sir Edward Coke, Knight 

 Lord Chief Justice of Eng 

 land. 



Sir Henry Hobart, Knight, 

 Lord Chief Justice of the 

 Common-pleas. 



Sir Julius Csesar, Knight, 

 Chancellor of the Exche 

 quer. 



THIS day was heard and debated at large the several 

 matters of informations here exhibited by Sir Fran 

 cis Bacon, knight, his majesty s attorney-general, the 

 one against William Priest, gentleman, for writing 

 and sending a letter of challenge, together with a 

 stick, which should be the length of the weapon : 

 and the other against Richard Wright, esquire, for 

 carrying and delivering the said letter and stick unto 



