❧ By the queen.  
THE QVENES most excellent majesty, being informed, that there is presently growing and increasing in certain evil disposed persons, in and nere the city of London, such an inordinate boldness, as they having knowledge of process sent forth out of sundry courts of record, to attach them by their bodies, to answer unto Iustice: do not only arm themselves privily to withstand in forcible maner, the officers having charge to execute the same process: but do also make assaults and open frays vpon the said officers, both to the manifest contempt of public authority and to the danger of the lives of the said officers. whereupon her majesty having it brought also to her remembrance, in what sort the Noble king her majesties father, king Henry the eight, vpon the like disorder grown about the xxix. year of his reign, did provide speedy remedy by a very streight proclamation, under great and mortal pains to the offenders therein. whereupon also manifest quietness did ensue, to the execution of all the like process by Seriants, bailiffs, and such other ministers.  
For these considerations, her majesty having also regard to maintain her authority given her by almighty God, over al maner of persons within her dominions, and to preserve due reverence to her laws and to the ministers therof, straightly chargeth and commandeth all maner of persons, of what condition soever they be within any of her dominions, quietly & peaceably to obey and yeld themselves, to the arrests 〈◇〉 attachments of al Maiors, Sheriffes, bailiffs, seriantes, & other ministers, without refusal, rescues, or resistance, vpon pain that as well the principal offenders, as their aiders, maintainers, and procurers in any such rescues or resistance, shalbe committed to prison, there to remain close without any maner of liberty. And to be further severally chastised and punished for the same contempt( besides the punishment due for the cause, whereupon the attachment was awarded) as shal be expressly devised, limited, & appointed by her majesties own special direction, with thaduise of her counsel. And in the mean season not to be bailed or delivered out of prison by any maner of officer without having special warrant therfore, from her majesty: for so doth her highnes mean to take the care to herself, to punish such a notable contempt. And to devise such several maner of punishments, for terror and example, as shal be requisite to the maner & other circumstances of the offence. And further her majesty commandeth, that all other persons being present or nere to any such rescues to be made, shall do their best endeavour to aid the public officer, & to attach the offenders and their adherents, vpon pain to be likewise imprisoned, until her majesties pleasure shalbe therein specially declared. Or that the Iustices of the Assisse, or of Oyer and terminer at their next coming nere to that place, or the president and counsel( if the case shal so require) in the Marches of Wales, or in the North, shall otherwise order therein, according to the quality of the fault. wherein her majesty chargeth the same Iustices, Presidents and counsel, to use such severity as to the cause shall appertain, and move others, by thexample and terror of punishment to forbear from the like.  
given at Westminster the xxi. day of March. 1564. The seventh 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.