By the queen,  
THe queens highnes well remembering what great inconvenience and dangers haue grown to this her highness realm in time past through the diversity of opinions, in questions of religion, and hearing also that now of late, sithence the beginning of her most gracious reign, the same contentions be again much renewed thorough certain false and untrue reports and eumors spread by some light and evil disposed persons, hath thought good to do to understand to all her highness most loving and obedient subiectes, her most gracious pleasure, in maner and form following.  
first her majesty being presently by thonely goodness of God settled in her just possession of thimperiall crown of this realm, and other dominions thereunto belonging, can not now hide that religion( which GOD and the world knoweth the hath ever professed from her infancy hitherto) which as her majesty is minded to observe and maintain for herself by gods grace during her time, so doth her highnes much desire, and would be glad the same were of all her subiectes quietly and charitablye embraced. And yet she doth signify unto all her majesties said loving subiectes, that of her most gracious disposition and clemency, her highnes mindeth not to compel any her said subiectes thereunto, unto such time as further order by common assent may be taken therein. Forbyddinge nevertheless, all her subiectes of all degrees, at their perils, to move seditions, or to stir unquietness in her people by interpretyng the laws of this realm after their brains and fancies, but quietly to continue for the time, till asbefore is said further order may be taken. And therefore willeth and straightly chargeth and commandeth all her said good loving subiectes, to live togethers in quiet sort, & christian charity, leaving those new found deuelishe terms of Papyste or heretic, and such like, and applyenge their whole ears, study, and travail, to live in the fear of God, exercising their conversations in such charitable and godly doing, as their lives may in dede express that great hunger and thirst of Goddes glory and holy word, which by rash talk and words many haue pretended, and in so doing, as they shall best please GOD, and live without danger of the laws, and maintain the tranquillite of the realm, whereof her highness shalbe most glad: so yfanye man shall rashelye presume to make any assemblies of people, or at any public assemblies or otherwise, shall go about to stir the people to disorder, or disquiet, she mindeth according to her duty, to see the same most severely reformed and punished, according to her hygnesse laws.  
AND furthermore, forasmuch also as it is well known, that sedition and false rumours haue been nourished and maintained in this realm, by the subteltye and malice of some evil disposed persons, which take vpon them without sufficient authority, to preach, and to interpret the word of GOD, after their own brain, in churches and other places, both public and private. And also by playing of Interludes and pryntynge of false fonde books, ballettes, rhymes, and other lewd treatises in the english tongue, concerning doctrine in matters now in question and controversy, touching the high poyntes and mysteries of christen religion, which books, ballettes, rhymes, and treatises are chiefly by the printers and Stacioners set out to sale to her graces subiectes, of an evil zeal, for lucre and covetous of vile gain. Her highnes therfore straightly chargeth and commandeth all and every her said subiectes, of whatsoever state, condition, or degree they be, that none of them presume from henceforth to preach, or by way of reading in Churches, or other public or private places( except in the schools of the universities) to interpret or teach any scriptures, or any maner poyntes of doctrine concerning religion. neither also to print any books, matter, ballet, rhyme, interlude, process or treatise nor to play any interlude, except they haue her graces special licence in writing for the same, vpon pain to incur her highnesse indignation and displeasure.  
AND her highnesse also further straightly chargeth and commandeth all and every her said subiectes, that none of them of their own private authority, do presume to punish, or to rise against any offeder in the causes above said, or any other offeder in words or deeds in the late rebellion committed by the Duke of northumberland, or his complices, or to seize any of their goods, or violently to use any such offeder by strykynge, or imprysoninge, or threatynge the same, but wholly to refer the punishment of all such offenders unto her highnes, and her public authority, whereof her majesty mindeth to see due punishment according to the order of her highnes laws. nevertheless as her highnes mindeth not hereby to restreyn and discourage any of her loving subiectes, to give from time to time true information against any such offenders in the causes abovesaid, unto her grace, or her counsel, for the punishment of every such offeder, according to theffecte of her highness laws provided in that part. So her said highnes exhorteth and straightly chargeth her said subiectes to observe her commandment and pleasure in every parte aforesaid, as they will avoyde her highness said indignation, and most grievous displeasure. The severity and rigour whereof, as her highness shalbe most sorry to haue cause to put the same in execution: so doth she utterly determine not to permit such unlawful and rebellious doings of her subiectes( whereof may ensue the danger of her royal estate) to remain unpunished, but to see her said laws, touching these points, to be thoroughly executed, which extremities she trusteth all her said loving subiectes will foresee, dread, and avoyde accordingly.  
HER said highness strayghtely charging and commaundinge all Mayors, Sheryffes, Iustices of peace, bailiffs, Constables, and all other public officers and ministers, diligently to see to the observing and executing of her said commandments, and pleasure, and to apprehend all such as shall wilfully offend in this parte, committing the same to the next gail, there to remain without bail or maynepryse, till vpon certificate made to her highnes, or her pryuye counsel, of their names and doings, and vpon examination had of their offences, some further order shalbe taken for their punishment, to the example of others, according to theffecte and tenor of the laws aforesaid.  
¶ given at our manor of Rychemonde, the .xviii. of August. In the first year of our most prosperous reign.  
God save the queen.   

Londini in aedibus johannis Cawodi Typographi Reginae excusum. Anno. M.D.LIII.   

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