By the king and the queen.  
THe kings and queens most excellent majesties, most graciously considering how that a great quantity of forged & counterfeit coins, of gold, aswell of this realm as of other realms being currante within the same, hath been of late, and daily is counterfeit forged and brought into their said majesties realm, by diverse naughty and evil disposed persons, to the great deceit prejudice loss, and hindrance of their loving Subiectes, receiving the same, and more is like daily to be yf some convenient remedy should not be the sooner provided in that behalf. their majesties therefore myndynge not onely to give knowledge, and warning therof to all their said loving subiectes, but also to put such counterfeytours, and naughty persons in fear, that would go about hereafter to commit such like offences, do by this their highness proclamation warn and admonysh all their said loving Subiectes, that they, nor any of them, after the proclaymynge hereof, take, or receive in payment, or otherwise, any of the said coygnes of gold of this realm, or any other coygnes of gold, being current within the same, except they, and every of them do first try the same coignes of gold by weight, or know by other means the goodness thereof, so as they, ne any of them be deceived in receauynge of the same. And if they or any of them shal vpon trial as aforesaid, finde any of the said coygnes to be forged or counterfeit, that then they, and every of them, shall immediately deface, or cause to be defaced, and break, or cause to be broken in pieces, every such counterfeit coygne and coygnes, and the same so defaced and broken, shal with convenient speed, deliver or cause to be delivered to the next justice of the peace of the county where they, or any of them shal then dwell or inhabit. charging and commanding all such Iustices of peace as shall receive any such counterfeit coygnes, defaced and broken in maner and form aforesaid, to retain, and keep the same, until the next assizes to be holden within such county and counties, where such counterfeit coin shal be so defaced broken and delivered, and shall then deliver the same to the Iustyces of assyse to be by them brought up, and delivered to the lords and others of their maiestyes pryuye counsel, attendant vpon their most royal persons.  
given at our maner of Grenewych the thyrde day of april.  
God save the king and the queen.   

Excusum Londini in aedibus johannis Cawodi Typographi Regiae Maiestatis. Anno. M. D. L VI. Cum privilegio.