¶ A proclamation set forth by the body and state, of the kings Maieiests priuey counsel, concerning the devisers, writers, and casters abroad, of certain vile, slanderous, and most traitorous letters bills, scrowes, and papers, tending to the seducement of the kings majesties good & loving subiectes.  
forasmuch as there be diverse lewd and seditious persons which do labour now to maintain the traitorous doings of the duke of Somerset, and for that purpose do devise, the most vile, false and traitetous villes, papers, and books that ever wethard of, strawyng the same in the streets, as well within the city of London, as in diverse tounes, and other places in the country, wherein they do falsely and traitorously travail, to slander the kings majesties counsel, thin king thereby to amaseand abuse his majesties good subiectes, which bee in a readiness to join with thesaied counsel, for delivery of the king our sovereign lords most royal person, remaining to his great peril and danger, in thesaied dukes custody, and for the restoring of this noble realm, to some better order and quietness, which shalbe the benefit of us all universally: The kings majesties most honourable counsel, for avoiding of the inconvenience and great danger, that by such seditious and slanderous bills, papers, and scrowes, might ensue to his majesty, do in his highnes name, and by his graces authority, require, and nevertheless command, al and every his majesties good subiectes, which love his highnes and this realm, to use all their wisedoms, policies, and diligences, to search out the writers, diuisers, casters and counsellors to such traitorous bills, and papers, and the same to apprehend, and present before thesaied most honourable counsel, that they may receive condign punishment, according to their demerits. Wherein as they shall do most acceptable service to his majesty, and their natural country, so thesaied counsel, doth in his majesties name promise, that whosoever shal attach, and bring in any such diuiser, writer, or caster abroad, of such vile and traitorous bills, papers, scrowes, or books, or give such certain information, to thesaied counsel, of their names and doings, as the same may bee apprehended, and their offences proved against them, shall receive for their travails and pains therein, by way of his majesties reward, the some of one hundred crowns. Dated at London, the .x. of October, in the third year of the most prosperous reign, of our sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, king of england, france, and ireland, defend or of the faith, and of the church of england, and ireland in earth the supreme head. Subseribed by the lords, and others of the priuey connsaill, whose names hereunder do follow.  

The lord rich, lord chancellor.  
The lord saint john, lord great Master, and President of the counsel.  
The lord russel, lord priuey seal.  
The lord Marques of Northhampton.  
The earl of warwick, lord great Chamberlain.  
The earl of arundel, lord Chamberlam.  
The earl of Shrewsbery.  
The earl of southampton.  
The lord Wentworth.  
Sir Thomas Cheiney Knight of the Order, and Threasaurer of the kings majesties house, and lord Warden of the Cinque ports.  
Sir william Herbert knight, Master of the kings majesties horse.  
Sir Anthony Wingfeld, knight of the order, the kings majesties 'vice Chamberlein, and captain of the guard.  
Sir john gauge knight of the order, Constable of the tower.  
Sir william Petre knight, Secretary.  
Sir Edward North knight.  
Sir Edward Montague knight, chief Iustice of the common place.  
Sir Raufe saddler knight.  
Sir john Baker knight.  
Sir Edward Wotton knight.  
Master doctor Wotton dean of canterbury.  
Sir Richard South well knight.  
Sir edmond Peckham knight, high Threasaurer of all the kings majesties mints   
God save the king. 〈…〉 excudebat.