¶ By the queen.  
THe queens majesty being of late time informed by the ambassador here resident for her good brother the king of spain, that sundry evil disposed & rebellious people inhabitants within the said kings low countries had come into this her realm, and from thence were secretly returned into the said low countries, where they did commit many robberies, spoils, and murders: hereupon both for the inquisition of the truth hereof, and to provide remedy therein, did give special charge to her officers of all her ports frontyng vpon the said low countries, to inquire whether any kind of people that might be suspected of such crimes, or of the intentions to commit the same, had so resorted into her realm, whom to apprehend( if they could be found) they should use all diligence, and to foresee that none hereafter in whom any such suspicion could be noted, should be either received into her ports, or be licensed to return with any furniture for maintenance of their rebellion or other like crime. whereupon although her majesty had no advertisement from any officers of her ports of any such default to haue ben committed, although many other persons of the said low country of late time were arrived, partly in their accustomend maner for trade of merchandise, partly to enjoy in this realm a quietness of their consciences in the service of god, which they preferred afore al worldly respects of their native countries, possessions, or friends, a matter very lamentable: Yet her majesty being again required by the said ambassador to cause the foresaid orders to be more generally and effectually directed to all maner her ports, for that it had ben newly informed to him that in some places for lack of diligent regard, there were diuers that did purpose secretly to embark themselves towards the low countries with armor and such like, to the intent to rebel against the said king, & to commit other horrible crimes: Her majesty meaning in no wise to permit any such kind of evil disposed people to haue either access or succour in any part of her dominions, straightly willeth and chargeth all and every her officers and ministers, of what quality soever the same be, having office or charge in any her ports or creeks, as they will answer at their uttermost perils, that they suffer none of the said kings subiectes, in whom may be found any apparent suspicion of rebellion against the said king, or of the committing or intention to commit any murder or robbery, to land in any place of her dominions: but that the same persons so to be suspected may be stayed, and his or their state and condition duly inquired of. And if it shall any wise appear, that he or they may be duly suspected: that the same shal be either stayed or repelled, and not suffered to abide or haue any succour within her majesties dominion. And like wise that no subiectes of the said king, nor any other person of the queens majesties dominion, being armed or otherwise furnished to serve like a man of war, be suffered to depart out of the realm towards the said low countries, without certain proof and knowledge that the same preparation & furniture is meant to serve for the defence of any ships of merchandise trading to any place for merchandise only, or for the apprehension of Pirates, as the case may necessarily require. And if any to the contrary shall attempt the same, then to stay them in safety to be forth coming, and to advertise her majesty or her counsel attending vpon her person, of the qualities of the said persons and their furniture, so as punishment and remedy may be speedily given according to the quality of the offence, and to such treaties as for the like cases haue ben provided betwixt both their majesties progenitors and predecessors.  
given at her majesties manor of Haueryng the .xv. day of july, in the year of our lord God. 1568. and the tenth 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.