IAmes, by the providence of God, Bishop of Bath & Wels. To all and singular archdeacons, Officials, Parsons, Vicars, Curates, Churchwardens, Sidemen, & all other Ecclesiastical Officers, And to all Teachers whatsoever within our said Diocese, greeeting. Where is his Majesty, for the seasoning of all youth in their due Allegiance, hath caused a Book to be Compiled and Imprinted, containing the sum of the Oath of Allegiance, Entitled GOD and the KING: Or a Dialogue, showing that our Sovereign Lord King JAMES being immediate under GOD, within his Dominions, doth rightfully claim whatsoever is required by the Oath of Allegiance. And to the end that the same may be duly read and exercised within his said Kingdom, hath by his highness Letters Patents, bearing date on the thirteenth day of March last passed, commanded all Archbishops, Bishops, archdeacons, Officials, and all other Ecclesiastical Officers and Ministers whatsoever: That by public Act, Edict, Order, or such other ways and means as they shall think fit, They make known his majesties royal pleasure to be: And further to take order that every Teacher, aswell men as women, teaching either in the English or Latin tongues, within their several Diocese within the said Kingdom, either publicly or privately, shall take care that every Scholar (according to their capacity) shall and may be taught the said Book either in English or Latin. And that all such Teachers whatsoever, as shall refuse so to do, shall by the Bishop of the Diocese where the said Teacher teacheth, be disabled and prohibited from teaching of Scholars, until such time as they shall conform themselves thereunto: And further shall incur his highness displeasure, besides such other punishment, as by the Laws of this Realm may be inflicted upon them, for their said contempt of his highness royal commandment.  
And further by his Highness said Letters Patents, hath commanded all and every Archbishops, Bishops, Majors, Bailiffs, sheriffs, justices of Peace, Officials, Parsons, Vicars, Curates, Constables, and all other the Magistrates, Officers and Ministers, and all other his Subjects of his said Kingdom: That they and every of them, at all times within their several jurisdictions and places, do further the universal reading and exercise of the said Book. And that every Parson, Vicar, and Curate, respectively within their said Parishes, do take care, and see that every Child (taught publicly or privately) be taught the same either in the Latin or English tongue, as they may best sort with the Capacity of such Children. And that they and every of them, be aiding, helping & assisting, in the due performance and execution hereof, with effect, as they tender his majesties royal pleasure and commandment herein.  
These are therefore in his majesties name, straightly to require all Masters of Families, and every Teacher, or Teachers, men or women, private or public, teaching either in the English or Latin tongues: That they take such a special care, that all, and every their youth, Scholars, severally and respectively, may forthwith within the space of ten days next after monition given unto them, by such as shall be authorized for that purpose, have, read, exercise, and learn, and be taught the said Book (order being already taken that there shall be a sufficient number of the said Books in readiness, in places convenient for the buyer.) And that the said Books be sold by such persons, or their Deputies only, as his Majesty hath thereunto authorized. And that they, nor any of the said Deputies shall presume to take above the rate of six pence the Book, neither in Latin nor English, the same being in Octavo, within the said Diocese. And further that all Persons, Vicars, Curates, Churchwardens and Sidemen, do at their ordinary day of appearance in any Ecclesiastical Court within our said Diocese, quarterly present a true note of all their Teachers, men or women within their several Parishes, with the true number of Scholars as every such Teacher teacheth, that their Scholars may be furnished with Books accordingly, Together with the names of all such as shall refuse to conform themselves thereunto. And also that all and every the said Parsons, Vicars and Curates, Churchwardens and Sidemen, be truly and faithfully aiding, helping and assisting, for the universal dispersing and teaching of all youth whatsoever in the said Book, being under the age of xxi. according to his majesties Royal pleasure, and late Proclamation, Dated at Theobals, the viii. of November last. Commanding all his highness loving Subjects, to obey such directions, and order, as by my Lord's grace of Canterbury, my Lord's grace of York, and other the Bishops of this Realm shall be taken therein for the better accomplishment, and due execution hereof, according to his highness will and Commandment. james Bath: & Well:   

Imprinted at London. 1616.