¶ By the queen,  
THe queens majesty understanding the great disorder that of late hath ben, and yet is daily used in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and especially in and about Westminster hall, and the palace of Westminster, by dyvers light and evil disposed persons, who in great rowtes and companies haue assembled themselves together, against such as be infourmers vpon penal laws and Statutes, commonly called promoters. And so being assembled, haue not only beaten, and very evil entreated diuers of the same infourmers: but also haue made great outcries against the same persons, whereby the courts and places of Iustice in Westminster hall, and other places thereabouts, haue ben much disquieted and troubled, and the queens majesties peace broken, whereof great mischief and inconvenience might likely grow, yf speedy remedy be not therein provided. Wherefore her majesty doth straightly charge & command all persons, that they, nor any of them, do hereafter commit or do, or consent, or procure to be committed or done, any such disorder or misbehaviour, by any act, deed, or words, openly or secretly, against any such infourmers, or against any other person or persons, in any the places aforesaid, or in any other place within this realm, vpon pain to suffer imprisonment of their bodies by the space of three months, without bail or mainprize, and also to haue such further open punishment for their offences, by whyppyng, standing vpon the pillory, or otherwise, as by her majesties counsel of her highness Court of star chamber, shalbe judged and ordered. And further, her majesties pleasure & express commandment is, that diligent inquiry shalbe made of such, as haue ben offenders in any the premises, to thintent that due and condign punishment and correction may be to them ministered, according to their offences. And that all Iustices, officers, and ministers, shall in all places where such offences shall happen hereafter to be committed, cause the offenders, their procurers, and abbettours, to be apprehended and taken, and presently to be committed to some prison, there to remain in safe keeping, until they may be brought before her majesties said counsel in the star chamber, there to be ordered to such punishment, as by the said counsel shalbe thought convenient.  
given at her majesties palace of Westminster, the tenth day of november. 5166. in the eight year of her majesties reign.  
GOD save the queen.   

Imprinted at London in Powles churchyard, by richard jug, and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.