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dothe or shall appertayne : And furthermore by theise presents wee prohibitte 

 and forbidde that no paynter, glasier, gouldsmythe, graver, or any other arty- 

 fycer, whatsoever he or they be, within the saide province of the said Claren- 

 cieulx, shall take uppon them to painte, grave, glase, devise, or sett forthe by 

 anye wayes or meanes any manner of armes, crestes, cognyzaunces, pedegrees, or 

 other devises appertaynynge to the offyce of armes, otherwise or in anye other 

 forme or manner then they maye lawfullie doe, and shalbe allowed by the saide 

 Clarencieulx hys deputie or deputies, accordinge to the auncyente lawes and 

 statutes of armes. And wee forbidde and straightlie comaunde all oure 

 sheriffes, comyssyoners, archdeacons, officialle scryvenors, clerks, wryters, or 

 other whatsoever they be, tocalle, name, or write in anye assyse, sessyons courte, 

 or other open place or places, or ells to use in any writinge the addicion of esquire 

 or gentleman, unlesse they be able to stande unto and justyfye the same by the 

 lawe of armes of oure realme, or ells be ascertened thereof by advertysemente in 

 wrytinge from the saide Clarencieulx kinge-of-armes, or his deputye or depu- 

 ties, attorney or attorneys : And further, we straightlie charge and comaunde 

 that noe other person or persons shall intromytte or meddle with anye thinge or 

 thinges touchinge and concerninge the office of armes within the saide province, 

 without speciall lycence and aucthoritie of the saide Clarencieulx in writinge, 

 under the seale of the said office, firste had and obteyned from the saide Clareu- 

 cieulx: All the which said power, prehemynence, jurisdiccon, aucthoritie 

 above specified for us, oure heires and successors, wee doe geve and graunte by 

 theise presentes, to the saide Willm. Camden alias Clarencieulx, dueringe his 

 naturall lief, in as large and ample manner and forme in everye thinge and 

 thinge as anye his predecessors or anye other bearinge the name or tytle of 

 Clarencieulx have or had, did or mighte doe by force of anye letters patentes 

 graunted by anye of oure p'decessors, or as of righte he or they oughte or 

 mighte have used to doe and exercysed by force of his saide office, with all 

 manner of proffitte, advantages, and emolumentes thereunto belonginge. 

 Wherefore wee will and straightlie charge and comaunde all, and singuler oure 

 justices, sheriffes, mayors, bailiffs, and all other oure officers, mynysters, and 

 constables, and all and everie oure lovinge subjecte that in the execucion of the 

 premysses they effectuallye imploye theire best ayde, assistaunce, furtheraunce, 

 and counsaile to oure saide servante, hys deputie or deputies so often and when 

 as he or anye of them shall require the same, in all that they convenientlie 

 maye, as theye tender oure favoure and will answeare the contrarie at theire 

 perrill. And further, by theise presentes, we doe aucthorise oure saide servante 

 to nomynate and appoynte under the seale of his saide office, soe manye deputies 

 or attorneys as shalbe thoughte to hym expediente for the better execucon of all 

 and singuler the premysses. And yf there fortune to falle oute in this visitacon 

 anye manner of scruple, doubte, questyon, or anye mysdemeanor, of anye person 

 persons whatsoever, that cannot be convenientlye decided or ended by oure saide 

 servante, or by suche deputie or deputy es or attorneys as he under the seale of 

 hys saide offyce shall name and appoynte : Then oure mynde and pleasure ys 

 that oure saide servante, hys deputye, deputies, or attorneis named as ys afore- 

 said shall comaunde suche person or persons whome the saide question, scruple, 

 or misdemeanor shall concerne, under a certayne payne and at a certen daie, to 

 appeare before the earle marshall of Englande for the tyme, before whome the 

 saide scruple, question, or misdemeanor, shalbe hearde and ordered accordinge 



