¶ By the queen,  
FOrasmuch as diuers covetous people haue of late ▪ vpon intent only to enrich themselves, and without any other cause reasonable, not only raised up the prices of all maner of grain, bestial, and other victuell: but also do in many places forbeere to bring the same to the markets as they were accustomend, so as thereby the great number of poor people that haue no store to live vpon ▪ but from one market day to another vpon their money, either can not haue such victuell as of necessity they ought to haue for their sustentation, or else not without unreasonable prices, whereby they are like to be driven to great extremity and lack. The queens majesty hath thought meet to charge al maner of Iustices of peace in every county, and all Maiors, Sheryffes, and other head ministers in towns corporate, to take a special regard hereunto with all speed, and for the furniture of markets with victuell where need shall seem to be, and as the time of the year shall require, to see the same duly served, by conference as well amongst themselves, as with the Iustices and Ministers of Counties adjoining, for help of the poor people, by the best means that may be uniformly devised and put in execution. And thereupon that all officers having authority to set assize of victuelles, see the same from time to time well ordered, and weights and measures to be duly observed in that behalf.  
given at her majesties palace of Westminster the tenth of March, the fourth year of her highnes 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.