❧ By the queen.  
THE queens majesty continuing her most gracious purpose, to the reformation of the base moneys of this realm, and having already caused to be coined in fine sterling moneys such quantity, as being added to other fine moneys coined in the times of her late dear Brother and sister, King Edward, and queen Mary, doth fur exceade the quantity of moneys, used of ancient time in this realm: Hath by aduise and good deliberation had with her counsel, thought necessary to proceed to the diminution of certain base moneys, yet remaining current within her realm. And because her majesty desireth nothing more then to discharge her Subiectes, and specially her poor commonalty of all maner of burden, to be sustained herein: Her majesty by aduise of her said counsel, hath thus ordered as followeth.  
FIRST her majesty giveth all her Subiectes to understand, that all pieces of base moneys, wholly valued and now current at iiii. d. ob. shall not be taken ne allowed as current money, after the ix. day of april next following, which is xv. dayes after our Lady day in Lent, and is by her majesty so specially appoynted, because the tenants and meaner sort of her Subiectes, that live as tenants, and farmers, may haue a convenient time to pay their rents at our said lady day without trouble, yf they shall chance to haue prepared any part of the same in the said sorts of money. And from the said ix. day of April, the said pieces of iiii. d. ob. to be accounted not current but Bullion. And because neither the poorer, nor the richer sort of her majesties Subiectes, should take any loss by the converting of the same, at that time into Bullion: Her majesty is pleased, that whosoever will bring any of the same moneys betwixt this and the xxv. of april, to her mint in the tower, shall haue for the same, both the value, according to the rate of iiii. d. ob the piece, and iii. d. for the pound, in new sterling moneys, within the space of twenty dayes, or less. And after that, until the xx. of May, to haue for the same, the like rate, saving and excepting the iii. d. vpon the pound: and from thence forward, her majesty meaneth to receive no more of the same into her mint.  
Furthermore, her majesty thinketh meet to admonish her Subiects, that although in the beginning of this refyning and coinage, such difficulities happened, as the expedition of exchange could not be so speedily made as was ment: Yet for that it is manifest, that use and experience hath taken away all those difficulties, and that now the ministers of her mints, be able to make speedy return of fine moneys, for the base: Her majesty would that her Subiects should not forbear to come to her said mints, without doubt there to be satysfied, for small sums at sight, or within two or three dayes, and for greater, within. viii. or ten, and at the furthest not to continue above twenty, for so her majesty understandeth the habilitie of her officers now to do it, and so hath directed them to execute the same.  
finally, her majesty chargeth all manner her Subiects, to endeavour themselves to bring unto her mints, not onely the said base moneys of iiii. d. ob. but also as they may conveniently, the other pieces of i. d. ob. and ob. q. which her majesty doth permit to remain currante for the ease of her people, for lack of small moneys, of which sort is ment to haue a coinage as shortly as may be, in good and fine sterlinge moneys. And because it may be, that diuers of her majesties own proper tenants, farmers, bailiffs, or receivers, may after the said ninthe of april haue in their hands parcel of her majesties revenues, her pleasure and contentation is, that her officers in the receit of her Exchequer, shall receive the same as currant money until the xxv. of may next.  
given at Westminster the xix. of Frebuarye in the third year of her majesties reign. 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.