¶ A PROCLAMATION concerning payment of tithes and oblations, as well within the city of London as elles where within the realm.  
THE kings most royal majesty having resolve knowledge and understanding that as well his loving subiectes 〈◇〉 of his city of London of the one p 〈…〉 as the persons cutates of the churches of his said city of the other party, by their mutual assents compromitted themself to stand abide and perform the order decret and at 〈…〉 rement of his right trusty and right entirely beloved counsellors, the most reverend father in God Thomas archbishop of Canturbury metropolitan and primate of england, Thomas Audeley knight lord chancellor of England. the reverend father in god Stephyn bishop of wynchester, Thomas Crumwell esquire chief secretary to the kings highness, and master of the rolls, thou Fitz james knight, chief iustice of pleas to be holden before the kings hyghenes, and Roberie Norwyche knight chief iustice of the kings commen bench, in and vpon the debate and variance that was moved between the said parties for the rate and certainty of tithes offetynges and other duties claimed by the said personnes and curates to be paid by the kings said subiectes the citizens of his said city, where upon the said counsellors of our said souetayne lord by great advise and deliberation, by one accord and assent among other things haue ordained and decreed, that every the kings said subiectes, citizens, and inhabitants of his said city, should from the time of their award and decree pay for their tithes after the rate of sixteen pence halfpenny for every .x. s. of their house rent, and for every .xx. s. to pay .ii. s. d. and so accumptynge and assendynge always by .x. s. should pay for every ten. s. after the rate of sixteen pence. ob. and not above. And yet nevertheless the kings highness is informed, that dyvers and sundry persons inhabited within his said city, not onely refuse to pay their said tithes, according as is limited by his said counsellors, but also that many of the said cytesens and of other the kings subiectes inhabited in sundry partes of this realm, grudged and murmured to pay their tithes offerings and other lawful duties to the persons, vicars, and other having cure of their souls, like as heretofore by the laudable customs of this realm they haue done and been accustomend to do, and obstinately and wilfully withdraw and detain their said duties, again Iustice equity reason and good conscience, to the great peril of their souls. For reformation whereof the kings said royal majesty being the supreme heed in earth under God of the church of england, myndinge and intending to maintain and sustain the honour of God and the godly observances and tyghtfull duties customably and by laudable customs dew to the ecclesiastical ministers of the church of england, in as large and ample maner as heretofore hath been laudably and honourably used and accustomend within this his realm, doth therfore by this his present Proclamation strayghtely charge and command all and every his said subiectes of his said city, to satisfy pay and content to their persons vicars and other, having cure of their souls, in the name and lieu of their tithes after the rate above expressed, limited by the kings said counsellors. And that al such of his said city as pay less of yearly ferme than .x. s. and all and every other person and persons men women and children, inhabited within the said city, being of age to receive the blessed and holy Sacrament of the altar, the very body of our lord Iesu christ, shall pay yearly for their four offering dayes two pence, the householders inhabited within the said city, payinge above the yearly rent of ten shillings, only for their own persons excepted & to be discharged of the .ii. d. for the said four offering dayes.  
¶ And over this his hyghenes straightly chargeth and commandeth, that all and every his other Subiectes, in all other parties of this his realm, shall pay and content to the persons vicars and other the ministers of the church, and having cure, such tithes as well prediall as personal offerings and other dewtyes, which by the laudable customs of this realm they heretofore haue been oblyged accustomend and bound to pay, without deteynynge any parte therof, and without further denial, contradiction, molestation, or trouble in any behalf, vpon pain that every person offending this his gracious Proclamation, to haue imprisonment, & to make fine at his gracis will and pleasure, & over that the offenders shall renne into his highnes displeasure & indignation.  
¶ And his majesty also chargeth and commandeth as well all and singular archebysshoppes, bishops, and other having ecclesiastical jurisdiction, as all and singular mayres, sheriffs, bailiffs, aldermen, and all other his ministers true liege men and subiectes, as well of his city of London, as cls where within his realm, that they and every of them, put their effectual endeavour for the dew execution of this his proclamation from time to time as to them shall apertayne vpon the pains above rehearsed.  
GOD SAVE THE king. Thomas Berthelet Regius Impressor excudeba●. cum PRIVILEGIO.