¶ By the queen.  
THe queens majesty understandeth, that now of late since the base and copper moneys of this realm haue( to the great honour of the same) been altered into fine silver moneys, by reason that a great parte of the said base moneys were ranted at sundry small valves, and that the greatest quantity of the fine silver moneys now lately coined, hath ben in great pieces of shyllinges, and but a small quantity in groats & pence, or halfpence, in respect of hast and expedition to avoyde the base moneys: There is risen great annoyance amongst the poorer sort of her subiectes, for lack of small moneys of fine silver. whereupon her majesty having a perpetual care from time to time, and from one degree to another, to relieve the common hurts or griefs of her subiectes, as they may be perceived: hath presently ordered, that in her mints no more pieces of shillings should be coined, but that beside the pieces of groats, halfgrotes, and pence, there shalbe immediately coined in fine sterling moneys, half shillings of six pence, quarter shillings of three pence the piece, and a half piece thereof called three halfpence. And because a halfpenny cannot be made of such fineness to bear any convenient bulk, an other small piece shall also be coined of three farthynges. All which pieces her majesty assureth her subiectes shalbe of mere fine starling silver. And whatsoever may be reported to the contrary( as percase hath ben, though most falsely and slanderously of the money already coined, as of late hath ben notoriously proved:) Her majesty letteth them all to understand, that she never intendeth( Gods grace assisting her) to lose the fruit of so famous an act, by abasyng of the coin of this realm, which she found to be for the more parte copper, and hath now recovered it to be as fine, or rather finer sterling silver, then ever it was in this realm by the space of these two hundred yeres and more, a matter worth markyng and memory. 
The french crown.  
The french crown.   
And further, her majesty understanding what quantities of foreign coins of gold and silver be here in this realm received of the subiectes vpon far greater valves then they be worth, and that nor value certain can be set vpon them, by reason the foreign standards of those moneys be so commonly changed for gain, and so easily counterfeited: By which means the subiectes receiving the same, be daily greater losers then they commonly can understand, either in delivering money or wears for the same: Hath thought meet straightly to command & charge her subiectes, that from henceforth they nether pay nor receive any maner of coins foreign of gold or silver, as, and in the name of currant money, saving only the french crown, and the Flemyshe or Burgondion crown: the prints whereof are( for better knowledge) in the margin of this proclamation plainly set forth, to be currant at the valves lately limited in a former proclamation, dated in October the second year of her majesties reign. But whosoever by any means shall haue any maner foreign coins of gold or silver: the same shal from time to time haue at the tower of London, fully as much money in gold or silver of the fine coins of this realm, as the same shall hold in gold or silver. 
〈◇〉 or Burgondion crown.  
The english angel.   
〈…〉, that of late a foreign piece of gold printed like 〈…〉 into this realm, and is paid for ten shillings of 〈…〉. And for demonstracion of the error that may be 〈…〉 betwixt the angel of England, and that other: the 〈◇〉 of both be also in this margin. By example whereof it is to be seen what great loss hath and might come to this realm by common allowance of such foreign moneys in paymetes. Of these things her majesty hath thought meet to warn all her subiectes, least by greediness and error, they entre into greater loss then they would or ought to do. 
〈…〉   
given at her majesties manor of Saint james the .xv. of november, the third year of her majesties most prosperous reign.  
God save the queen.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Powles Church yard by Richard jug and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.