136 STAR-CHAMBER DECREE AGAINST DUELS. 



touching the law in such cases. And therefore the 

 court hath enjoined Mr. Attorney to have special 

 care to the penning of this decree, for the setting 

 forth in the same summarily the matters and reasons, 

 which have been opened and delivered by the court 

 touching the same ; and nevertheless also at some 

 time convenient to publish the particulars of his 

 speech and declaration, as very meet and worthy to 

 be remembered and made known unto the world, as 

 these times are. And this decree, being in such sort 

 carefully drawn and penned, the whole court thought 

 it meet, and so have ordered and decreed, that the 

 same be not only read and published at the next 

 assizes for Surry at such time as the said Priest and 

 Wright are to acknowledge their offences as afore 

 said ; but that the same be likewise published and 

 made known in all shires of this kingdom. And to 

 that end the justices of assize are required by this 

 honourable court to cause this decree to be solemnly 

 read and published in all the places and sittings of 

 their several circuits, and in the greatest assembly ; 

 to the end, that all his majesty s subjects may take 

 knowledge and understand the opinion of this ho 

 nourable court in this case, and in what measure his 

 majesty and this honourable court purposeth to 

 punish such as shall fall into the like contempt and 

 offences hereafter. Lastly, this honourable court 

 much approving that which the right honourable 

 Sir Edward Coke, knight, lord chief justice of Eng 

 land, did now deliver touching the law in this case 



