Ordinances decreed for reformation of diuers disorders in printing and uttering of books.  
1 THat no person shall print, or cause to be imprinted, nor shal bring, or cause, or procure to be brought into this realm imprinted, any book or copy against the form and meaning of any ordinance, prohibition, or commandement, contained, or to be contained in any the Statutes or laws of this realm, or in any injunctions, Letters patents, or ordinances, passed or set forth, or to be passed or set forth by the queens most excellent majesties grant, commission, or authority.  
2 That whosoever shall offend against the said ordinance, shall not only forfeit all such books and Copies, as shall be so printed or brought in; but also shall from thenceforth never use or exercise, nor take benefit by any using or exercising of the feat of printing, and shall sustain three moneths imprisonment, without bail or mainprize. And if he be not before such offence bound with sureties, in form hereafter expressed, then he shall also forfeit for every offence. x. li.  
3 That no person shall sell, utter, put to sale, bind, stitch, or sow, any such books or Copies, so printed or brought in, contrary to the said ordinance, vpon pain to forfeit all such books and Copies, and for every book. xx. s.  
4 That all books to be so forfeited, shall be brought into the Stationers hall in London, and there the one moiety of all such forfeitures of money shall be reserved to the queens majesties use, and the other moiety shall be delivered to him or them that shall first seize the same books or Copies, or make complaint therof to the Wardens of the said company. And all the books so to be forfeited, shal be destroyed or made waste paper, by the discretion of the said Wardens.  
5 That it shall be lawful for the Wardens of the said company for the time being, or any two of the said company, thereto deputed by the said Wardens, as well in any ports, as other suspected places within this realm, to open and view all packs, drifats, mands, and other things, wherein books or Paper shall be contained, brought into this realm: and also to make search in all workehouses, shops, warehouses, and other places, of Printers, Bookesellers, or such as bring books into this realm to be sold, or where they shall haue reasonable cause of suspicion: and all the said books to be rou●… d against th● said ordinance, to seize and carry to the said Hall, to the uses abovesaid, and the parties therein offending, to led and present before the queens majesties high Commissioners in causes ecclesiastical.  
6 That every Printer, Stationer, Bookeseller, Merchant, and other person, using any trade of books, printing, binding, selling, or bringing into this realm, shall before the said Commissioners, or before any other persons thereunto ●o be assigned by the queens majesties most honourable privy council, enter into several recognizances of reasonable sums of money to her majesties use, with sureties or without, as to the said Commissioners shall be thought expedient, that he shall truly observe all the said ordinances, well and truly yield and pay all such forfeitures, and in no point be resisting, but in all things aiding to the said Wardens and their deputies, for the true execution of the premises.  

We under written think these ordinances meet and necessary to be decreed and observed.  
matthew Cantu●…. Edm. London. Amb. cave. david Lewes. Thomas Yale. Robert Weston. Thomas Huicke.   

Vpon the consideration before expressed, and vpon the motion of the Commissioners, we of the privy council haue agreed these to be observed and kept, vpon the pains therein contained.  
At the star Chamber the xxix. day of june. Anno. 1566. and the viij. year of the queens majesties reign. N. Bacon. C. S. Winchester. R. leicester. E. Clinton. Amb. cave. E. Rogers. F. knolls. W. cecil. God preserve our most gracious queen ELIZABETH.