Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill,
Deputy Printers for the King's most
Excellent Majesty.
M.DC.XVIII.
[The text of this Monument of State Folly (the real drift of which was simply to affront the Puritans) is taken from a copy of the original edition in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
We have also given at pp. 517-518, the title and additional matter of its reprint by CHARLES I. in 1633.]
By the King.
Whereas upon Our return, the last year out of Scotland, We did publish Our Pleasure touching the recreations of Our people in those parts, under Our hand: for some causes Us thereunto moving, We have thought good to command these Our Directions, then given in Lancashire, with a few words thereunto added and most appliable to these parts of Our Realms, to be published to all Our subjects.