❧ By the queen.  
forasmuch as contrary to good order and express laws made by Parliament, in the xxxiii. year of the reign of the queens majesties most noble father of worthy memory King Henry the eight: Many men do daily use to ride with Handgonnes and dags, under the length of three quarters of a yard, whereupon haue followed occasions for sundry lewd and evil persons, with such unlawful Gonnes and dags now in time of peace to execute great and notable Robberies, and horrible murders: As of late in certain shires of this realm hath pityfully ben put in ure.  
Her majesty considering, with the advise of her Couusayle, how beneficial a law the same is, and specially at this time most needful of due execution, and how negligently it is of late observed: Straightly therefore chargeth and commandeth, not onely all maner her loving subiectes from henceforth to haue good and special regard to the due execution of the same Statute, and of every part thereof, but also that all Iustices of peace in their next Sessions, according to the tenor thereof, cause the same exquisitely to be inquired vpon and executed.  
given at our palace of westminster, the xvii. day of May, the first year of our reign. 
 God save the queen.   

Imprinted by Richard jug and John Cawood Printers to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.