By the queens majesty, ELizabeth by the grace of God queen of england france and Ireland, defemder of the faith. &c. Because it hath pleased almighty God by calling to his mercy out of this mortal lief to our great grief our dearest sister of noble memory Mary late queen of England, france and Ireland( Whose soul God haue) to dispose and bestow upon us as the onely right heir by bludde and lawful succession the crown of the foresaid kingdoms of England, france and Ireland, with all maner titles and rights thereunto in any wise appertaining: We do publish and give knowledge by this our proclamation to all maner people being natural subiectes of every the said kingdoms, that from the beginning of the .xvij. day of this month of november, at which time our said dearest sister departed from this mortal lief, they be discharged of all bonds and duties of subiection towards our said sister, and be from the same time in nature and lawe bound only to us as to their only Souetaigne Lady and queen: wherewith we do by this our proclamation straightly charged and ally them to us, promising on our parte no less love and care towards their preservation, then hath been in any of our progenitors, and not doubting on their parte but they will observe the dyeuty which belongeth to natural, good and true loving subiectes. AND further we straightly charge and command, all maner our said subiectes of every degree, to keep themselves in our peace, and not to attempt upon anny pretence the breach, alteration or change of any order or usage presently established within this our realm, upon pain of our indignation and the perils and punishment which thereto in any wise may belong. God save the queen, imprinted at London by richard jug Printer unto the queens higtnes. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.