¶ AProclamation set fourth by the queens majesty, with the aduise of her most honourable counsel, for the new several moneys, and coins of fine sterling silver and gold, and the valuation of every of the same, new set surth by her heighnes.  
THe queens most excellent majesty, of her great and aboundaunte clemency, calling to her gracious remembrance, what great and intolerable charges hath come and chaunsed most specially unto her heighnes, and also to her loving subiectes, as well by the reason of these base moneys of late made within her majesties realms, as also by great quantities of the like base moneys made and counterfeit in other realms, and issued out within this her graces realm, and other her heighnes dominions. For the tender zeal her grace beareth to her loving subiectes, in no wise can longer suffer the same inconveniency, but is fully resolved and determined with all convenient speed to cause to be made, and set forth certain coins, aswell of gold as of silver of the perfect fines according to the rates hereafter ensewyng, which shall redound much to her heighnes honor, and to the great wealth, commodity, and profit of her loving subiectes.  
Wherefore her majesty hath ordered, and established to be made within her mints, these several coins, as well of silver in fines of the standard sterling, as also of gold, as hereafter ensueth, that is to say: The whole sovereign of fine gold, which shal be currant within al her realms and dominions. for .xxx. s. of the lawful moneys of England. One other piece of fine gold, being half the sovereign aforesaid, which shalbe called the Ryoall of gold, shalbe currante for .xv. s. of the lawful moneys aforesaid. One other piece of fine gold, which shalbe called the angel currant for .x. s. of the lawful moneys aforesaid. One other piece of fine gold which shalbe called the half angel, currant for .v. s. of the lawful moneys aforesaid. And of coins of silver as here ensueth. That is to say: One piece of silver moneys which shal be called the groat, and shalbe currant for .iiii. d. of the lawful moneys of england. Item one other piece, the half of the foresaid groat, which shalbe called the half groat, and shalbe currant for .ii. d. of the lawful moneys aforesaid. Item one other piece, the half of the half groat, which shalbe called the penny, and shalbe currant for .i. d. of the lawful moneys aforesaid. All which moneys aforesaid, the queens heighnes, straightly chargeth and commandeth al maner of persons, within hir realms and dominions( the realm of Ireland only excepted, for asmuch as her heighnes coins there hath a special standard) of what estate, or degree, soever they be, to receive, and pay, the said several pieces of moneys, as well of gold, as of silver, at the several rates before rehearsed, vpon pain of her heighnes displeasure, and to be further punished, as shal seem to her grace most convenient. And her majesties express commandment is, that all such base moneys, which haue been redused to the value of a lower rate, shal go currant in payment in like maner and sort, as the same be currant at this day, and as is declared in the proclamation last made, in the time of the late most noble Prince, king Edwarde the .vi. in that behalf, until such time as her heighnes, with the aduise of her counsel shall take further order, touching the same.  
given at our manor of Rychemonde, the .xx. 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. L III.  
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