jane by the grace of God queen of England, france and Ireland, defendor of the faith, & of the Church of england, & also of ireland under Christ in earth the supreme head. To al our most loving, faithful, and obedient subiects, and to every of them greting. Where our most dere cousin Edwarde the vi. late King of england, france and ireland, defemder of the faith, and in earth the supreme head under Christ of the Church of england and ireland, by his letters patents signed with his own hand, and sealed with his great seal of england, bearing date the xxi. day of june, in the vii. year of his reign, in the presence of the most parte of his nobles, his counsellors▪ Iudges, and diverse others grave, and sage personages for the profit and surety of the whole realm thereto assenting, and subscribing their names to the same, hath by the same his Lettres patents recited, that forasmuch as the imperial crown of this realm, by an act made in the xxxv. year of the reign of the late King of worthy memory King henry the viii. our progenitor, and great uncle, was for lack of issue of his body lawfully begotten, and for lack of issue of the body of our said late cousin King Edwarde the vi. by the same act limited, and appointed to remain to the lady mary, by the name of the lady mary his eldest Daughter, and to the Heires of her body lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue, the remainder therof to the lady Elizabeth, by the name of the lady Elizabeth his second Daughter, and to the heires of her body lawfully begotten, with such conditions, as should be limited, and appointed by the said late King of worthy memory, King henry theight our progenitor, and great uncle by his letters patents under his great seal, or by his last will in writing signed with his hand. And forasmuch as the said limitation of Thimperial crown of this realm, being limited( as is aforesaid) to the said lady mary, and lady Elizabeth being illegitimate, and not lawfully begotten, for that that the marriage had between the said late King, King henry theight our progenitor, and great uncle, and the lady Katherine mother to the said lady mary, & also the marriage had between the said late king, King henry theight our progenitor and great uncle, and the lady Anne mother to the said lady Elizabeth, were clearly, and lawfully undone by sentences of deuorces, according to the word of God, and the ecclesiastical laws: And which said several deuorcements haue been severally ratified, & confirmed by authority of parliament, and especially in the xxviii. year of the reign of King henry theight our said progenitor, and great uncle, remaining in force, strength, and effect, whereby aswell the said lady mary, as also the said lady Elizabeth, to all intents, and purposes, are, and been clearly disabled, to ask, claim, or challenge the said imperial crown, or any other of the honours, castles, manors, worships, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, as heir, or heires to our said late cousin king Edward the vi. or as heir, or heires to any other person, or persons whosoever, aswell for the cause before rehearsed, as also for that that the said Lady mary, and Lady Elizabeth were unto our said late cousin but of the half blood, and therefore by the ancient laws▪ statutes, and customs of this realm be not inheritable unto our said late cousin, although they had been born in lawful matrimony, as in dede they were not, as by the said sentences of divorce, and the said statute of the xxviii. year of the reign of King henry the eight our said progenitor and great uncle, plainly appeareth.  
And forasmuch also as it is to be thought, or at the least, much to be doubted, that if the said lady mary, or lady Elizabeth should hereafter haue, & enjoy the said Imperial crown of this realm and should then happen to mary with any Stranger born out of this realm, that then the same Stranger having the gouernmente and the imperial crown in his hands, would adhere and practise, not onely to bring this noble free realm, into the tyranny and servitude of the bishop of Rome, but also to haue the laws and customs of his or their own native country or countreys to be practised, and put in ure within this realm, rather then the laws, statutes, and customs here of long time used, whereupon the title of inheritance of all and singular the subiects of this realm do depend, to the peril of conscience, and the utter subversion of the common weal of this realm whereupon our said late dere cousin weighing and considering with himself, what ways and means were most convenient to be had for the stay of the said succession in the said imperial crown, if it should please God to call our said late cousin out of this transitory life, having no issue of his body, and calling to his remembrance that wee and the Lady Katherine, and the Lady Mary our sisters, being the daughters of the lady Fraunces our natural mother, and then and yet wife to our natural & most loving father henry Duke of suffolk, and the lady Margaret, daughter of the lady Elianour then deceased sister to the said lady Fraunces, and the late wife of our cousin henry earl of Comberland, were very nigh of his graces blood, of the part of his fathers side our said progenitor and great uncle, and being naturally born here within the realm, and for the very good opinion our said late cousin had of our, and our said sisters and cousin Margarets good education, did therefore vpon good deliberation and aduise herein had and taken, by his said Letters Patents declare, order, assign, limit, and appoint, that if it should fortune himself our said late cousin king Edward the sixth to decease, having no issue of his body lawfully begotten, that then the said imperial crown of England and Ireland, and the confines of the same, and his title to the crown of the realm of France, and all and singular honors, castles, prerogatives, privileges, pre-eminences, authorities, jurisdictions, dominions, possessions, and hereditaments to our said late cousin King Edward the sixth, or to the said imperial crown belonging, or in any wise appertaining, should for lack of such issue of his body remain, come, and be unto the eldest son of the body of the said lady Fraunces lawfully begotten, being born into the world in his life time, and to the heires males of the body of the same eldest son lawfully begotten, and so from son to son, as he should be of auncienty in birth, of the body of the said lady Fraunces lawfully begotten, being born into the world in our said late cosins life time, and to the heires males of the body of every such son lawfully begotten: and for default of such son born into the world in his life time, of the body of the said lady Fraunces lawfully begotten, and for lack of heires males of every such son lawfully begotten, that then the said Imperial crown, and all & singular other the premises should remain, come, and be to us, by the name of the lady jane, eldest daughter of the said lady Fraunces, & to the heires males of our body lawfully begotten, and for lack of such heir male of our body lawfully begotten, that then the said Imperial crown, and all other the premises should remain, come, & be to the said lady Katherine our said second sister, and to the heires males of the body of the said lady Katherine lawfully begotten, with diverse other remainders, as by the same letters patents more plainly & at large it may and doth appear. sithence the making of which letters patents, that is to say, on Thursday, which was the vi. day of this instant month of july, it hath pleased God to call to his infinite mercy our said most dere & entirely beloved cousin Edward the vi. whose soul God pardon, & forasmuch as he is now deceased, having no heires of his body begotten, & that also there remaineth at this present time no heires lawfully begotten of the body of our said progenitor, and great uncle king henry theight, and forasmuch also as the said lady Fraunces our said mother, had no issue male begotten of her body, and born into the world, in the life time of our cousin King Edward the sixth, so as the said imperial crown, and other the premises to the belonging, or in any wise appertaining, now be, and remain to us in our actual, and royal 〈◇〉, by authority of the said letters patents: wee do therefore by these present● signify unto all our most loving, faithful, and obedient subiects, that like as we for our part shall, by Goddes 〈◇〉 show ourself a most gracious, and benign Souuereine queen, and Lady to all our good Subiects in all their just, and lawful suits, and causes, and to the uttermost of our power shal 〈…〉 and maintain Gods most holy word, christian policy, and the good laws, customs, and 〈…〉 these our realms & dominions: So we mistrust not, but they, and every of them will again for all their partes, at all times, and in all cases show themselves unto us their natural liege queen, 〈…〉, most faithful, loving, and obedient subiects, according to their bound duties, and 〈…〉 whereby they shall please God, and do the thing that shall tend to their own preservation, and sureties: Willing, and commanding all men of all estates, degrees, and conditions, to see our peace, and accord kept, and to bee obedient to our laws, as they tender our favor, and will answer for the contrary, at their extreme perils. In witness whereof, wee haue caused these our letters to bee made patents. witness ourself at our tower of London, the tenth day of Iulie, in the first year of our reign.  
God save the queen.  
Londine aedibus 〈…〉 Anno Domini MDLIII. Cum privilegio ad imprim●●●… 〈…〉