¶ By the queen  
THe queens majesty understanding, that where of late the piece of gold called the Pistolet was made Currant at five shillings & ten pence, and not above: Since that time dyvers of her subiectes of ignorance haue and be daily much deceived, taking and receiving certain other pieces of strange coins in stead of pistolets for five shillings & ten pence, which in deed were never taken ne used for pistolets, nor do hold in value so much as the very pistolets do, whereby all persons receiving the same in that value, are deceived, and sustain evident loss: Doth therfore by this Proclamation notify to all maner of persons, that by the name or value of pistolets, none shal be currant within her dominions, but only four several pieces and coins hereafter pourtraicted and stamped. That is to say: The first and second being of the king of Spaynes coin, the thyrde of Venize, and the fourth of Florence: which several pieces of gold being not counterfaicted, her majesty doth only allow to be currant as pistolets, and at the value of five shillings & ten pence, and not above.  
And for that many persons haue received of late time dyvers other strange coins vpon ignorance as pistolets: Her majesty is pleased to give to every person that shall bring any of the same into her mints at London, the just value that the same shall hold in gold.  
Anno. 1560. 2. novembris. The second year of her majesties reign. God save the queen.   


The first.   obverse of coin  reverse of coin  

The second.   obverse of coin  reverse of coin  

The thyrde.   obverse of coin  reverse of coin  

The fourth.   obverse of coin  reverse of coin   

¶ Imprinted at London in Powles CHVRCHYARDE, By richard lugge and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.   

¶ Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.