¶ By the queen.  
THe queens majesty being in good and perfect peace with all Princes & Countreys, and meaning, with the assistance of almighty God, to continue in the same: Hath thought convenient, according to the treatise of peace betwixt her majesty and other Princes her neighbours, for avoiding of sundry offences vpon the Seas, to notify to her Subiectes certain Articles to be by them observed, the like whereof, her majesty understandeth are ment for the same purpose to be published and observed on the part of the kings and princes her neighbours.  
first her majesty straightly commandeth, that all maner of ships and 〈◇〉 armed for the war, and being now vpon the Seas, shall with all speed return from the Seas, and disarm themselves, except they be such as haue already given good and sufficient surety not to offend any of the Subiectes of the kings and Princes with whom her majesty is in amity, vpon pain to be ac●●●pted as breakers of the common peace, and to be punished with all severity.  
Secondly, that no maner of ships or vessels be suffered from henceforth to go out of any Port or Creeke, without good and sufficient surety first given in the Court of the admiralty, or to the principal officers of the ports, according to the ancient good order heretofore used, for not offending of any maner of person being in peace with her majesty, except such vessels as shal be prepared by merchants, well known only for the exercising of marchaundizes, or for fysshyng, or to make ordinary passages of persons, or such as ●●albe specially appoynted by her majesty( yf cause shall so require) to be armed and pass to the Seas, for clearyng of the same from pirates or rovers, vpon pain that whatsoever officers of any ports shall suffer or aid any maner of person to do to the contrary, the same officers or ministers to be taken as breakers of the common peace, and the offenders themselves to be used as pirates.  
Thirdly, her majesty straightly chargeth and commandeth, that no maner person shall receive directly or indirectly, any maner of pirates or rovers vpon the Seas, except it be without fraud to arrest and apprehend them, nor that they shall succour any of them with victuals, money, apparel, for themselves or their vessels, or any other thing whatsoever, vpon pain to be taken, used, and punished as abbettours and maynteyners of the said pirates. And for the relief of such as shal chance to be robbed or spoyled by any Pirates, and for the recovery of their goods, with the least charges, and in most speedy maner that may 〈◇〉 Her majesty doth order and command, that where any pirates or rovers vpon the Sea, shall come into any Port or Creeke, that there vpon the first arryuall of them, arrest shalbe made forthwith of the persons ves●elles and goods, & likewise a perfect inventory of the same goods, with their marks, qualities, and quantities. Of all which there shal be, by the officers of the Port where the said Pirates shall aryue, 〈◇〉 unto them at the least five or six persons meet to be witnesses) due certificat made under the hands 〈◇〉 common seals of the said officers, and subscribed by the hands or marks of the said witnesses, and 〈◇〉 same so in good form made and sealed, shalbe closed up & sent the next day after the arrest made, without delay, by the officers of the port which haue made the arrest, to the judge of the admiralty, or to his deputy, resident in the city of London, containing therein the time and place of the said arrest. And the said judge or his deputy shall receive the same, taking an oath of the messenger that he hath made neither alteration nor disclosyng of the said certificat. And shall further cause the same certificat to be safely kept, to ●●●nde that such persons as shall come to complain and seek for restitution, may exhibit to the said judge or his deputy, their proves of their claims, and so thereafter as it shall seem probable that the goods do ●●long to the complaynantes, the same to be sent to the places where their goods shalbe, to recover the ●ame by order of lawe, as the proves shall fall out. And the said judge or his deputy, shall reasonably and ●auourably assess and give order what the parties spoyled shall pay for the charges of bringing the said cer●ificat, having therof before taken knowledge of the same by the messenger. And further it is ordered, for avoiding of certain unlawful exactions, whereof complaints haue ben lately made, that no maner of ●fficer ▪ nor other person, shall haue any allowance made unto them, by retaynyng to themselves of any of ●he goods and marchaundizes taken, but only in redy money for their charges or dueties for their labours or any other things done for the recovery or preservation of the said goods. Finally to avoyde certain fraudes whereof complaint hath also ben made of officers and others, seasyng the goods brought in by pirates, and selling of them speedily under their valour, for their own lucre: Her majesty ordereth & straightly commandeth, that no maner of person be suffered to make price or sale, or to disperse abroad any parte of the wears or commodities that shalbe brought to any ports by any pirates or rovers, or by any other that shall haue taken them vpon the Sea from any pirates or rovers, during the space of .vi. months, from the time that the same wears and commodities shal be so brought into the port, vpon pain that whosoever shall within the said space do the contrary, shalbe taken and ordered as a fautour of the said piracye, except it shalbe in such cases as the said wears or some part therof, shal be without fraud judged by the officers of the port, with the consent of .iiii. or .vi. other honest persons of good behaviour and understanding, to be of such nature as they cannot be preserved so long time without corruption or notoryous detriment: In which case, the same shalbe prized in the next market place if any be near, or else in some other open place, by the oaths of .vi. honest descrete persons at the least, and so after open proclamation made in three several places of the said port, to be put to sale within twelve houres after the last proclamation, to the best price that can be obtained for the same. And that good sureties be given to the head officers of the port, for the aunsweryng of as much in value to such persons as shal afterward make title and proves to the same, vpon the said title approved good by order of lawe: of which sureties the said officers shal take good regard, that therein be no fraud nor deceit used, as they will answer thereunto. And for all other good means to withstand the offences vpon the Seas, or to make speedy and favourable administration of Iustice to al maner of persons that shall make pursuit therefore: Her majesty giveth straight charge, and therewith also requireth all maner her officers, ministers, and good subiectes, to haue regard to the execution of all other ancient laws and orders heretofore made, devised, or used to this intent, and them to revive and put in execution as they shall se cause, and as they will answer if they shalbe charged with the contrary: Wherein her majesty intendeth hereafter to use some severity in the favour of Iustice, and for the satisfaction of her Alyes and confederates, of whom she is promised for her Subiectes, to haue the like favour to all purposes and intents.  
given at Her majesties manor of Enfield the last day of july. 1564. in the .vi. year of her highness reign.  
God save the queen.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Powles churchyard by Richard jug and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty. Anno. 1564. mensae julii.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.