By the queen.  
WHere by occasion of certain arrests made in the low Countreys of the king of spain, in the year of our lord 1568. by order of the Duke of Alua lieutenant and captain general in the said low Countreys, the queens majesties subiectes with all their goods, ships, marchaundizes and moneys were there taken, detained, and seized, and the like after that was executed in spain and other the said kings Countreys. For remedy whereof, the queens majesty at the instance of her merchants and subiectes whom the same did concern, did use such means in staying of the goods and marchaundizes of the subiectes of the said king within her dominions, as by the treatise of peace and intercourse betwixt the predecessors of her majesty, and the said king was lawful, and as had ben before times used: and sense that time also her majesty of late vpon motion made to her by sundry merchants strangers, pretending interest in some part of the goods here stayed, hath ben pleased to admit a communication and treaty to be had as well here in this realm, as on the other side of the seas, for the behoof of the merchants of both partes, to the intent there might be a release, delivery, and restitution or recompense of and for all maner persons arrested, with their goods, ships, marchaundizes and moneys, and thereby some further occasion given to revive the former friendly intercourse of merchants on all partes, according to their mutual desire: the discontinuaunce whereof was neither intended nor occasioned by her majesty. Here vpon it hath seemed meet to her majesty, therein following the like order as in the said kings name by deliberation of the said Duke of Alua in the said low countreyes, hath ben published about the beginning of this month, that some certain knowledge should be had of the loss and damage of her majesties subiectes by reason of the foresaid arrests, so as their indempnities might be provided for.  
And therfore her majesty willeth and commandeth that all and every her subiectes, or others inhabitants within her realms & dominions, that will or desire to haue delivery and restitution of their goods, or any other things detained and arrested in any her majesties countreyes, shall within one month after the publication hereof in any shire of this realm, present or send into the hands of the principal officers of any one of these cities and towns following, that is to say, London, Southampton, bristol, Chester, Newcastle, Hull, and Ipswiche, as they shall find it most convenient, a certain and particular declaration of the persons, ships, goods, marchaundizes, debts or money, which hath ben taken or seized by reason of the said arrests in any of the said kings countreys and dominions. And after the same shal be so delivered to the foresaid principal officers of any of the foresaid Cities or towns: Her majesty further willeth and commandeth that to all the said declarations filled together, the common seal of the said Cities and towns shal be affixed: and after then, immediately sent and delivered to the court of the admiralty in the said city of London, there to remain to be considered as her majesty shall further order for the benefit of her subiectes.  
given at her majesties manor of Otelande the last day of june. 1570. in the twelfth 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.