●…Y THE KING OF HEAROLDS OF THIS PROVINCE FROM THE RIVER OF TRENT, North East and Westward.  
TO all and singular aswell Nobles and Gentiles as others, to whom these presents shall come, William Flower Esquire alions Norroy principal Herald & King of arms of the North East and West parts of this Realm of England, from the river of T●●●● n●●●●ward, sendeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting. Whereas it hath pleased the Queen's most excellent mai●●●●… of her abundant grace ●o call me unto the room and place of Noroy ● arms, and in the execution thereof straightly to commaun●… and enjoin me to have an especial regard ●nd vigilant care to the reformation of such disorders as may rise and grow, if the Nobility and Gentry should not be preserved in their degrees and every person be known in his estate without confusion or disorder, and for that purpose sufficiently to authorize me by her highness gracious letters patents under the great seal of England, dated the tenth day of july in the sixth year of her happy reign, therein amongst other things prohibiting all Painters, glaziers, Goldsmiths, Gravers, or any other Artificers whatsoever they be within my said province to take upon them to paint, glayse, grave, devise or set forth any manner of arms, creastes, cognisances or pedigrees, or any other devices appertaining to the office of arms, otherwise than he or they shall be allowed by me the said Noroy king of arms, my Deputy or Deputies. And also inhibiting all other persons to intromit or meddle in any thing concerning the office of arms within my said province, as well within liberties as otherwise without mine especial licence and authority, in writing under the seal of mine office, as more at large it doth appear in the said gracious letters patents. Know ye that I the said Noroy kin● of arms by the authority aforesaid, have authorized & licensed my well-beloved Peter Proby of the city of Westchester, in whose honesty, fidelity, and discretion, I do greatly trust to exercise and use his art of painting throughout my said province, aswell within liberties as without, aswell in painting and setting forth of escutcheons of arms for funerals, with other the furniture thereunto belonging, as banners, standards, pennons, hatchments, helms, crests, and such like, as also I do further constitute, ordain, and appoy●●… him my lawful Deputy, to 〈…〉 e and take up for me the s●yd Noroy and to my use all such fees 〈…〉 and be due unto me throughout ●y said pro●●●ce, at the funerals or deaths of any honourable or worshipful personages. videlicet, of a Baron five pounds, of a Knight forty shillings, of an Esquire twenty shillings, of a gentleman thirteen shillings four pence, and thereof to tender unto me a perfect and true account once in the year, or as often as he shall be by me thereunto required. In witness whereof I the said Noroy king of arms have hereunto subscribed my name. Dated from my said office at London the xxi. of june in the year of our Lord God. 1578. and in the twenty year of the reign of our most gracious sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth etc.  
2 Furthermore with this my deed granted to the forenamed Peter Proby. I give my strait commandment to all Painters, glaziers, Goldsmiths, Gravers, or any other that doth or hereafter shall use the art of painting, that they nor any of them shall not from this present date exercise nor use any painting in any wise, appertaining to the office of arms, especially for escutcheons of arms, or banners, standards, pennons, hatchments, helms, crests, or any thing or things appertaining to funerals of any personages, within my said province, as well within liberties as without, upon pain for every such offence after that this be openly published in my said province to every such painter so offending or intermeddling without my special licence, under the seal of my office, or at lest being licensed and set on work at such funerals by my said Deputy Peter Proby, or his lawful assigner, or else to forfeate and be endamaged to me the said N●●oy, principal Herold and King of arms for every such offence committed, five marks lawful money of Engl●●d to me and my use.  
3 Further, if hereafter any other Nobles, Gentells, or others shall ha●● 〈…〉 esion 〈…〉 funerals 〈…〉 persons 〈…〉 any such arms herein specified wrought and set forth at the solemnizing of any such funerals. Be it known unto all such Nobles or Gentells, or others within my said province, that the said Peter Proby my lawful Deputy, is and will be resident and abiding in her majesties city of Carlell now called Westchester, within my said province or his certain Atorney for him to supply his want, who will be ready to work, set forth and solemnize any such funerals of any such persons.  
Given from my said office with my hand and seal of my office, the day and year above written. By me William Fowler alions Noroy, principal Herolde and King of arms of this my province.