❧ By the queen.  
THe queens majesty being informed, that in some partes of her realm, sundry either ignorant or malicious people do spread rumours abroad, that the base Testons of four pence halfpenny should not be currant after the end of january next: Hath thought meet( left the like false and seditious rumours might be further spread) to do all maner her Subiectes to understand, that it hath been always and so is meant by her majesty, that all maner the base moneys, which hath ben of late decreed by proclamation, saving the Testons of twopence farthing, should continue and be currant still, and so taken and paid from subject to subject, at the valves as they be ranted by former proclamation, and so to continue until the same may be by her majesties Subiectes brought to the Mint at London, and there exchanged for new sterling moneys, with thallowance to the bringer, of three pence in the pound. wherein such expedition is made, as in a matter of such a moment, possible hitherto could be, and shall be now from day to day much more.  
And as for the pieces of two pence farthing, it is and was meant and declared in the proclamation, that they should be taken as currant money until the last day of january, that day being the end of four months from Michaelmas last. And yet nevertheless, because within that time it shall be hard to bring up & make exchange of the same in the mint with new moneys: Her majesty is well pleased, that whosoever shall bring any of the same Testons of two pence farthing after the said last day of january to the said Mint at London, within the space of three Moneths after, shall haue for the same in new silver two pence farthing: So as her majesty meaneth, as much as in her shall be, to bear herein with the burden of her poor Subiects. And her pleasure is, that this should be notified to all her loving Subiectes: giving also strait commandement, that no maner person do refuse to take in payment any of the said base moneys, that is to say: the fourepence halfpenny, the threhalfpence, the threfarthings, at the valves ranted by the former Proclamation, at any time hereafter: neither the other base Testons of twopence farthing at the same rate, until the last day of january. And in any wise to cause all persons doing the contrary, to be severely punished as obstinate and seditious.  
And further, her majesty chargeth all maner of officers and ministers, diligently to see to the attachment and punishment of certain lewd and seditious persons, that from town to town, and country to country, do carry and spread seditious and slanderous tales, importyng to simplo people a fear, that cattle vnmarked should be forfeited: or that all people Chrystened or Married, should pay for Chrystenynges and marriages certain sums of money to her majesty, with such like vain and seditious follies never meant, nor within the compass of any meaning of her majesty or her counsel. The stay whereof, by speedy and severe punishment, her majesty straightly requireth of all maner of Iusticiaries, as they will or ought to answer to the contrary, and from henceforth to give order, that assoon as any such lewd tale is uttered, that the reporters thereof may be either punished with speed, or else produce the authors.  
given at her highnesse Palyce at Westminster, the xxiii. day of December.  
God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyard, by richard Jugge and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty. ¶ Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.