¶ A Proclamation set forth by the Kynge● majesty, with thassent of his dearest Uncle Edward Duke of Somerset 〈…〉 ●oyal person, and of his realm, dominions and subiectes Protector and others of his highnes most honourable counsel, concerning Testons.  
WHere as the kings majesty by thaduise of his most dere uncle the lord Protector & the rest of his highnes counsel, for diuers great and urgent cons●deracions, had commanded that all maner of persons should bring al coin commonly called Testons, coined with the face & stamp of his highnes most dere father the late king Henry the eight, before the feast of Christmas last past into the Tower of Lo●don or other his majesties mints, to the intent the same might be exchanged into shillings, groats or other kind of monoyes: It hath so chaunsed that by reason aswell of the multitude of that coin heretofore made in the time of the said late king his majesties father, as also by the great quantity and foyson of the same coin, counterfeited and brought into this realm, being currant, here, all thesayd Testons hath not be changed. And thereupon his highnes by thaduise aforesaid was pleased that the said proclamation should be enlarged unto a longer day, and so hath permitted and suffered the said coin of Testons to be currant amongs his subiectes until the first of May last past, vpon trust that in that space vpon the considerations in the said proclamation expressed, every man for his part helping that ways, all maner of the said Testons of the stamp of the said late king of famous memory should haue been brought into the mints and exchanged. In the which space yet many abusing his highnes clemency hath kept their Testons stil in their hands, or otherwise uttered them, & fewer sithence that time till now of late haue been brought into his highnes mints. The which Testons if they should now remain only more bullion, should be great loss and hindrance to his majesties subiectes: And if the same stay or proclamation should in any wise be released, it should be greatest loss & hindrance to the realm, and a present occasion of continual bringing in more counterfeit Testons: Therfore the kings majesty by thaduise of the lord Protector and the rest of his highnes counsel, straightly chargeth and commandeth the said proclamation of disanullyng & crying down of the said Testons to be kept amongs al his loving subiectes so that the same be never hereafter taken for currant or lawful money, but may lawfully be refused of any maner of person: And yet nevertheless of his most princely clemency & liberality, his highnes by thaduise aforesaid is content that all such sums of money as shal be due to his majesty, as well for the Relief granted in the last sessions of the Parliament, as for all other rents and debts may be payed in good & lawful Testons of the stamp and coin of his majesties father at any time before the first of june next following, and so received of his highnes Threasurers until the said first of june next following onely, after the rate and value of xii. d. every Teston. After which time his highnes pleasure is, that in no wise the said Testons be any more received of any his highnes officers of receipt, of or for that price. nevertheless for the space and time of two months after, that is to say, unto the end and last day of july next following, his highnes is content that all good & lawful Testons at his majesties mints, shalbe received for bullion after the rate of xii. d. the piece of any person who shall bring them thether. And further that it shalbe lawful to any man to buy any good and lawful Testons of he said coin and stamp of the late king, and made in any of the mints within this realm of England, to that intent to bring them to the mints of any person not disposed to bring them himself: So that he do buy them for no less price then after xi. d. ob. the piece and not under, vpon pain that whosoever for his own gredynes and lucre, shall buy any such Testons for less value then after xi. d. ob. the piece, to the damage of the poor men, who would sell the same, shal forfeit therfore the Testons so bought and ten times the value of them, whereof one moiety to the kings majesty, the other to the demander of the said forfeit, by bill, action of debt or information in any of the kings majesties courts of record, where no essoing, halcyon nor wager of lawe shall serve or be allowed. And his highnes further is content that all his officers and ministers may receive all such good and lawful Testons, and so repay them again unto his highnes after the said price of xi. d. ob. the piece, during onely thesayd months of june and july. In the which time for that price of xi. d. ob. the piece, they shall refuse no lawful & good Testons of any his highnes subiectes. After the which last day of the month of july next following his highnes express will and pleasure by the aduise aforesaid is, that the coin called Testons of his highnes father king Henry theightes stamp, shall neither be received of his highnes officers, no of none others, nor yet at the mints or exchange, as coin or money of any valuation but after such sort as plate or any other strange bullyon is, or then shal be, that is to say, according to the rate of the standard, and the quantity of fine silver in them contained, and none otherwise.  
given at Grenewyche the xxii. day of May. M. ccccc.xlix.  
God save the king.   

Ex 〈…〉 Richardi Graftoni 〈◇〉 impressoris. Cum 〈…〉 ●mprimendum sol●●.