By the queen,  
THE queens majesty is presently given to understand of some ill disposed persons, who partly to move misliking amongst the common and meaner sort of her loving people, partly of covetousness, to enhance the prices of corn, haue of late secretly spread abroad in markets and other places, that the prices do rise, and are like daily to increase, by reason that certain persons haue bought some quantities of grain to her majesties use in sundry countreys: And that also her majesty meaneth to grant to some about her. licence to carry corn out of the realm. Upon which rumours being maliciouslye spread, it may in deed happen, that although there be no scarcity in the realm( thanked be almighty God) yet thereby, the covetousness of 〈…〉 haue either of their own store, or by unlawful bargains engrossed into their hands, great quantity 〈…〉 of grain, will take occasions to enhance the pryses therof without necessary cause, to the detriment 〈…〉 of the multitude which haue lack. Therfore her majesty minding to prevent the inconveniences 〈…〉 arise, doth straightly charge and command all maner of persons, and specially such as haue go 〈…〉 ettes, to apprehend and commit to prison, such as do or shall utter and spread abroad any such 〈…〉 dearth or offence amongst her good subiectes. And secondly, her majesty willeth all her good 〈◇〉 to understand for a truth, that she hath no meaning to do, or suffer any thing to be done, whereby any 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 should rise amongst her people, neither hath she granted licence to any person about her, to carry 〈…〉 of grain, and therefore yf any be so name of evil intent, the same is also misused. And as to 〈…〉 or buying of any grain by any of her ministers in her majesties name, other then hath ben ordina 〈…〉 〈…〉 for her household, and her garrisons upon the frontures, she is pleased, that the truth of her good 〈…〉 understand, which was this. having sundry earnest requests made to her majesty, by dyvers of 〈…〉 belonging to the king of spain her highness good brother in the low Countreys, to haue licence 〈…〉 and carrying out of certain quantity of wheat, and other grain for their necessity: Her majesty ●●●●●●t best, neither fully to grant, nor flatly to deny the same, until it might be first understand, howe the 〈◇〉 m●ght be done without hurt to her own country. And therefore first order was given to certain of her 〈◇〉, to prove at what prices certain several quantities of grain in sundry Countreys, might be bought 〈◇〉 redy money, without using any other means, then commonly is used betwixt subject and subject, meaning if it 〈…〉 appear, that a convenient quantity might be provided at reasonable pryses, and without enhaunsyng of 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 other damage to the realm, then her majesty would gratify her neighbours therewith, in like sort as 〈…〉 realm hath ben oftentimes of late yeres, from the other partes beyond the seas, in time of scarcity here. 〈◇〉 in that maner, her majesty thought better to make a proffe by her own ministers, what might be reasona 〈…〉 provided, rather then to permit strangers and their factors, to travail abroad in the Countreys, 〈…〉 both the pryses should be disordered, and yet they not satisfied. nevertheless, considering it appeareth, 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 number of covetous men, having engrossed into their hands in sundry Counties of the realm, and speci 〈…〉 〈◇〉 to the sea coasts, great quantities of all maner of grain, specially of such as serve for bread and drink, 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 pretence of this her majesties good and loving intention, through spreadyng of false rumours, threatened a 〈◇〉 and by forbearing to bring their corn to the markets as they were accustomend, haue given some colour 〈◇〉 and so the pryses be grown suddenly very great, and not to be well endured, nor such as can bear the sending 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 any grain out of the realm, without occasion of great inconvenience to the multitude of the meaner sort.  
For help whereof, and for the tender favour which her majesty beareth toward her loving subiectes, whom 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 most toucheth: Her majesty hath given order to her ministers, in respect of the greatness of the pryses 〈…〉 are, to forbear from the transportation over the Seas of the said grain, and to disperse it among her 〈◇〉 people. And doth most straightly charge and command, that no maner of grain shalbe carried out of the realm, by any maner person english or stranger.  
And further, that due search be made immediately in all places, what quantities of corn hath ben bought 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 maner of person, by way of engrossing, and to extend, as reason is, her laws against them to the uttermost, 〈◇〉 all others that by 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 or otherwise by forestallyng or regratyng, or by vnordinat● keeping of grain, 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 occasion to enhance the prices thereof, as of late they haue ben made 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 〈◇〉. Ans so her majesty willeth and chargeth all maner her officers and other 〈…〉 ers, to see to the execution of the premises, as the spreaders of rumours, who haue given, or shall give, and threaten cause of dearth, and such persons as by ingrossyng, forestallyng, or any other unlawful 〈◇〉, hath or shall give like cause of dearth, may be duly punished. And for the further remedying of the inconvenience aforesaid: her majesty meaneth forthwith, to send special commission to persons of special trust, in sundry Counties, requisite to inquire vpon the statutes provided against ingrossyng, forestallyng, or enhauncyng of the prices, as well of grain, as of other victayles, and to provide also, that the markets shal be duly served of necssary grain and victayle.  
given at her majesties palace of Westminster, the twentieth day of January. 1565. in the eight 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.