“By the QUEEN, “Elizabeth, by the Grace of GOD, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. To our trusty and right well beloved Sir Richard Bulkely, Knight, Sir Rees Griffith, Knight, Ellis Price, Esq. Dr. in Civil Law, and one of our Council in the Marchesse of Wales, William Mostyn, Ieuan Lloyd of Yale, John Salisbury of Rhug, Rice Thomas, Maurice Wynne, William Lewis, Pierce Mostyn, Owen John ap Howel Fychan, John William ap John, John Lewis Owen, Morris Griffith, Symwd Thelwal, John Griffith, Ellis ap William Lloyd, Robert Puleston, Harri ap Harri, William Glynn, and Rees Hughes, Esqrs. and to every of them Greeting. “Whereas it is come to the Knowledg of the Lord President, and other our Council in our Marchesse of Wales, that vagrant and idle Persons naming themselves _Minstrels_, _Rythmers_, and _Bards_, are lately grown into such _intolerable Multitude_ within the Principality of North Wales, that not only Gentlemen and others by their _shameless Disorders_ are oftentimes disquieted in their Habitations, but also the expert _Minstrels_ and _Musicians_ in _Tonge_ and _Cunynge_ thereby much discouraged to travaile in the Exercise and Practice of their Knowledg, and also not a little hindred (_of_) Livings and Preferment; the Reformation whereof, and the putting these People in Order, the said Lord President and Council have thought very necessary: And knowing you to be Men of both Wisdom and upright Dealing, and also of Experience and good Knowledg in the Scyence, have appointed and authorised You to be Commissioners for that Purpose: And forasmuch as our said Council, of late travailing in some Part of the said Principality, had perfect Understanding by credible Report, that the accustomed Place for the Execution of the like Commission hath been heretofore at Cayroes in our County of Flynt, and that William Mostyn, Esq. and his Ancestors have had the Gift and bestowing of the _Sylver Harp_ appertaining to the _Chief of that Faculty_, and that a _Year’s Warning_ (at least) hath been accustomed to be given of the _Assembly_ and Execution of the like Commission; Our said Council have therefore appointed the Execution of this Commission to be at the said Town of Cayroes, the Monday next after the Feast of the Blessed Trinity which shall be in the Year of our Lord 1568. And therefore we require and command You by the Authority of these Presents, not only to cause _open Proclamation_ to be made in all _Fairs_, _Market-Towns_, and other _Places of Assembly_ within our Counties of Aglere, Carnarvon, Meryonydd, Denbigh and Flynt, that all and every Person and Persons that intend to _maintain_ their _Living_ by name or Colour of _Minstrels_, _Rythmers_, or _Bards_, within the Talaith of Aberffraw,