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HESTER,_FOR_THE_EXTIRPATION_OF_GIPSIES>

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After my right hartie commendations . (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,101.4)

Whereas the Kings Maiestie , about a twelfmoneth past , gave a pardonne
to a company of lewde personnes within this realme calling themselves
Gipcyans , for a most shamfull and detestable murder commytted amongs
them , with a speceall proviso inserted by their owne consents , that
onles they shuld all avoyde this his Graces realme by a certeyn daye
sythens expired , yt <P_1.2,102> shuld be lawfull to all his Graces
offycers to hang them in all places of his realme , where they myght be
apprehended , without any further examynacion or tryal after forme of
the lawe , as in their letter patents of the said pardon is expressed .
His Grace , hering tell that they doo yet lynger here within his realme
, not avoyding the same according to his commaundement and their owne
promes , and that albeit his poore subjectes be dayly spoyled , robbed
, and deceyved by them , yet his Highnes officers and Ministres lytle
regarding their dieuties towards his Majestye , do permyt them to
lynger and loyter in all partys , and to exercise all their falshods ,
felonyes , and treasons unpunished , hathe commaunded me to sygnifye
unto youe , and the Shires next adjoynyng , whether any of the sayd
personnes calling themselfes Egipcyans , or that hathe heretofore
called themselfes Egipcyans , shall fortune to enter or travayle in the
same . (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,102.5)

And in cace youe shall here or knowe of any suche , be they men or
women , that ye shall compell them to depart to the next porte of the
See to the place where they $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} taken , and eyther
wythout delaye uppon the first wynde that may conveye them into any
parte of beyond the Sees , to take shipping and to passe in to owtward
partyes , or if they shall in any wise breke that commaundement ,
without any tract to see them executed according to the Kings Hieghnes
sayd Lettres patents remaynyng of Recorde in his Chauncery which , with
these , $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} <P_1.2,103> your discharge in that
behaulf : not fayling t'accomplishe the tenor hereof with all effect
and diligence , without sparing uppon any Commyssion , Licence , or
Placarde that they may shewe or aledge for themselfes to the contrary ,
as ye tender his Graces pleasor which also ys that youe shall gyve
notyce to all the Justices of Peax in that Countye where youe resyde ,
and the Shires adjoynant , that they may accomplishe the tenor hereof
accordingly . (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.6)

Thus fare ye hertely wel ; (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.7)

From the Neate (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.8)

the v=th=. day of December (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.9)

the xxix=th= yer of his Ma=ties= most noble Regne
(CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.10)

Yo=r= louyng ffreend Thomas Crumwell . (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.11)

To my verye good Lorde my Lorde of Chestre President of the Marches of
Wales . (CROMWELL-E1-H,1.2,103.12)

