¶ By the queen  
forasmuch as the time wherein common Interludes in the Englishe tongue ar wont usually to be played, is now past until All Hallontyde, and that also some that haue ben of late used, are not convenient in any good ordered Christian Common weal to be suffered. The queens majesty doth straightly forbid al maner Interludes to be played either openly or privately, except the same be notified before hand, and licensed within any city or town corporate, by the Maior or other chief officers of the same, and within any shire, by such as shal be Lieuetenauntes for the queens majesty in the same shire, or by two of the Iustices of peace inhabyting within that part of the shire where any shalbe played.  
AND for instruction to every of the said officers, her majesty doth likewise charge every of them as they will answer: that they permit none to be played wherein either matters of religion or of the governance of the estate of the common weal shalbe handled or treated, being no meet matters to be written or treated vpon, but by men of authority, learning and wisdom, nor to be handled before any audience, but of grave and discrete persons: All which partes of this proclamation, her majesty chargeth to be inviolably kept. And if any shal attempt to the contrary: her majesty giveth all maner of officers that haue authority to see common peace kept in commandment, to arrest and enprison the parties so offending for the space of fourteen dayes or more, as cause shall need: And further also until good assurance may be found and given, that they shal be of good behaviour, and no more to offend in the like.  
AND further her majesty giveth special charge to her nobility and gentlemen, as they profess to obey and regard her majesty, to take good order in this behalf with their servants being players, that this her majesties commandment may be dulye kept and obeied.  
given at our palace of Westminster the .xvi. day of may, the first year of our reign.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Poules churchyard by richard jug and John Cawood Printers to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio. Regiae Maiestatis.