¶ A Proclamation set forth by the king and queens most excellent majesties with th advice of their most honourable counsel of certain moneys and coins of fine gold & fine silver with the valuation of the same, newly set forth by their highnesse.  
WHERE the queens highnes( calling to her gracious remembrance the great and intolerable charges, grown & chanced to her highnesse specially, and also to all her loving subiectes, as well by reason of the base moneys, made within her realms and dominions, as also by great quantities of the like base moneys, made and counterfeit both in this her highnesse realm, and in other foreign realms conveyed hither, and issued out within her graces realms and dominions) caused to be made and set forth in the first year of her reign certain coins of moneys, as well of fine gold, as of fine silver, according to her highnesse proclamation, sent forth in that behalf.  
THE King and queens majesties of their great and abundant clemencies, mindinge to avoyde all inconveniences, happening and growing thereby for the tender scale and love they bear to all their loving subiectes, and for the commodity of their said loving subiectes, are resolved and determined to continue the said fine moneys, and therfore haue newly caused to be made and set forth within their mints certain pieces of coins of moneys of gold and silver of the fine standerdes, with such stamp and print( devised by their graces appointment) as is meet and convenient for the same, and most redcundynge to their graces honours, after the rates and valves hereafter expressed.  
THAT is to say, one piece of fine gold called a sovereign of the value of thirtic willinges of lawful money of england. One other piece of fine gold half of the said sovereign, called the Royal of gold of the value of fiftenne willinges of the lawful moneys afore said. One other piece of fine gold called the angel of the value of ten willinges of the lawful moneys aforesaid. One other piece of fine gold called the half angel of the value of five willinges of the lawful moneys aforesaid. One piece of fine silver moneys called the willing of the value of twelve pence of the lawful moneys of england. One other piece half of the said willing of the value of six pence of the lawful moneys aforesaid. And one other piece called the groat of the value of four pence of the lawful moneys aforesaid. Al which pieces of coins of moneys of gold & silver the King & queens majesties wills & pleasures is, walbe current within this their highnes realm of England, and the dominions of the same, after such value, and in such maner and form, as above is declared. straightly charging and commaundinge all maner of persons within their said realm and dominions, of what estate or degree socuer they be, to receive and pay the said several pieces of moneys, as well of gold as of silver accordingly, vpon pain of their highnesse displeasure, and to be further punished, as shall some to their graces most convenient. nevertheless their majesties express commandment is, that all such base moneys as haue been reduced to the value of a lower rate, shall go curraunte in receipt and payment in like maner and sort, as the same be curraunte at this day ▪ according to the proclamation last made in the time of the late most noble Prince king Edward the .vi. in the behalf, until such time, as their highnes with th advice of their counsel shal take further order, touching the same.  
GEVEN at our palace of Westminster the .xxvi. day of December, in the first and second yeares of our raygnes.   

Excusum Londini in aedibus johannis Cawodi Topographi Regiae Maiestatis 
 Anno. 1. 5. 5. 4. 26. Decembris.  
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