¶ By the queen.  
THE queens majesty understanding that there bee certain persons having in times past the Office of ministry to the Church, which now do purpose to use their former office of preaching and ministry, and partly haue attempted the same, assembling specially in the city of London in sundry places, great number of people, whereupon riseth amongs the common sort not only unfruitful dispute in matters of Religion but also contention and occasion to break common quiet: Hath therefore according to thauthoritie committed to her highnesse for the quiet governance of all maner her subiects, thought it necessary to charge and command, like as hereby her highnesse doth charge and command, all manner of her Subiects, as well those that bee called to ministry in the Church as all others, that they do forbear to preach, or teach, or to give audience to any manner of doctrine or preaching other then the Gospells and epistles commonly called the gospel and Epistel of the day, and to the Ten Commandements in the vulgar tongue, without exposition or addition of any manner sense or meaning to be applied or added, or to use any other manner of public prayer, Rite, or ceremony in the Church but that which is already used and by lawe received, or the common litany used at this present in her majesties own chapel, and the lords prayer and the Creed in English until Consultation may be had by Parliament, by her majesty and her three estates of this realm for the better conciliation and accord of such causes as at this present are moved in matters and Ceremonies of Religion.  
THE true advancement whereof to the due honour of almighty God, the increase of virtue and godliness with universal charity and concord amongs her people, her majesty most desireth, and meaneth effectually by all manner of means possible to procure, and to restore to this her realm. whereunto as her majesty instantly requireth all her good faithful and loving Subiects to bee assenting and aiding with due obedience, So, yf any shall disobediently use themselves to the breach hereof, her majesty both must and will see the same duly punished both for the quality of thoffence, and for example to all others neglecting her majesties so reasonable Commandement.  
YEVEN at her highnes palace of Westminster, the xxvii. day of December, the first year of her majesties reign. 
 God save the queen.   

Imprinted at London by Richard jug, Printer to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.