"contain some Orders to the Justices of Middlesex, as in the same Articles are mentioned: Whereby they should cease their continual troubling of their Lordships. Subscribing,"     
Your most bounden and daily Orators,
Her Majesty's poor Players.

This Petition and the Articles annexed were answered by the City; and the Answer delivered, as it seems, to the Lord Treasurer against them. And in fine, the Remedies (as they are stiled) for these Players, and for the more orderly Performance of them (sent also to that Lord) were as follows.

"That they hold themselves content with playing in private Houses, at Weddings, &c. without publick Assemblies."

"If more be thought good to be tolerated, that then they be restrained to the Orders of the Act of Common Council, Tempore Hawes."

" That they play not openly, till the whole Death in London have been come by twenty Days unto Fifty a Week; nor longer than it shall so continue."

" That no Plays be on the Sabbath Day."

" That no Playing be on Holidays, but after Evening Prayer: Nor any received into the Auditory, till after Evening Prayer."

" That no Playing be in the dark; nor continue any such time, but as any of the Auditory may return to their Dwellings in London, before Sun-set, or at least before it be dark."

" That the Queen's Players only be tolerated. And of them their Number and certain Names to be notified in your Lordships Letters to the Lord Maior, and to the Justices of Middlesex and Surrey. And those her Players not to divide themselves into several Companies."

" That for breaking any of these Orders, their Toleration cease."

BUT notwithstanding, these Orders were not duly observed, and the lewd Matters of Plays encreased; and in the Haunt unto them were found many Dangers, both for Religion, State, Honesty of Manners, Unthriftiness of the Poor, Danger of Infection, &c. And the Preachers daily crying against them, suit was made, that they might be banished not only in the Liberties of the City, but in Places adjoining. And since that, namely, upon the Ruin at Paris Garden, suit was made to the Lords to banish Plays wholly in the Places near London. And Letters were obtained from the Lords, to banish them on the Sabbath Days.

THE SILKMEN were incorporated by King Charles I. by the Name of a Governour and twenty five Assistants. Now they are not so; but are Members of other Corporations of the City of London.

The Arms above were granted them by Sir Richard St. George, Knight, Clarencieux King of Arms, Anno 1631.

THE Company of SHIPWRIGHTS were incorporated by Charter in the Reign of King James I. by the name of Master, Wardens, and Assistants.

THE Company for the MINES ROYAL were first incorporated by Charter the 28th Day of May in the 10th Year of Queen Elizabeth, by the name of Governour, Assistants and Commonalty of the Mines Royal; afterwards confirmed the 28th Day of January, in the 2d Year of King James I.

Their Arms were granted them by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Knight, alias Garter Principal King of Arms, Anno 1568.

THE Company of the MINERAL and BATTERY WORKERS were first incorporated by Charter the 28th Day of May, in the 10th Year of Queen Elizabeth, by the name of the Governours, Assistants and Society of the Mineral and Battery Workers; afterwards confirmed the 22d of January, in the 2d Year of King James I.

Their Arms were granted them by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Knight, Garter Principal King of Arms, Anno 1569.