By the queen.  
A Proclamation for the restitution of thentercourse betwixt the kingdoms, countreys, and subiectes of the queens majesty and the king of spain.  
WHere of late yeeres there hath ben an intermission of the late ancient intercourse of merchants betwixt the kingdoms & Countreys of the queens majesty of england, and of the king of spain, by reason of certain stays, & arrests made of diuers subiectes on both partes, with their goods and ships, without any intention of either the said Princes to break or violate the ancient amities & confederations continuing in force betwixt them, or to discontinue the said intercourse: but that as it appeareth the same arrests hath ben occasioned by persons not understanding the benefit, or not willing to favour the necessary continuance of such an ancient amity, nourished and maintained by the free intercourse of the subiectes on either part. So it is, that both their majesties good meanynges towards the continuance of their mutual amity, and the restoring of the said intercourse, being made known from the one to the other, by such their good ministers as haue ben herein used: Therefore it is in their names accorded, that all maner the subiectes of both the said Princes, of what kingdom or country so ever the same be, from the beginning of the first of may now instant, shall and may haue and enjoy the same rights and liberties, as they had in any of the dominions of either of the said Princes: and that they may from the said time use the like mutual intercourse for merchandises, as they were lawfully accustomend before the said arrests. And for that it is meant that all occasions of controversies or differences that hath happened betwixt the subiectes on either part since the time of the said arrests should be heard and determined: it is ordained that this restitution of the intercourse, shall remain from the said first day of may, during the space of two yeeres, to the intent that Commissioners to be appoynted by the said Princes within two months after the said first of may, may speedily hear, order, and determine such differences: Which yf they should not be able to do, yet at the end of the said two yeeres, yf by the said Princes in the mean time it be not otherwise provided for continuance of the said intercourse, no new arrests should be made of any things brought into the countreys of either of the said Princes during the time of the said two yeeres, but that all things shall remain to the owners, without any disturbance to be used within the realm, or carried out of the same, at any time within three months after the end of the two yeeres.  
Wherefore the queens majesty hath thought it necessary, like as it is agreed that the said king of spain shal do the like, to notify to all her subiectes the premises, to thintent they may, as they shal finde meet and convenient, resort to the countreys of the said king, and there use the lawful intercourse of merchandise, as before the late restraint was lawfully by them used: charging them to give no occasion of offence to the said king, or his Countreys, but to behave themselves in such sort, as the amity betwixt the said Princes, and the intercourse betwixt their subiectes, may continue to the honour and comfort of the Princes, and to the mutual concord and benefit of their people. The like whereof it is accorded shal be performed on the said kings part for himself, and his subiectes resorting into any of her majesties dominions, to whom also shal be shewed like favour, for maynteynaunce of their intercourse and traffic, as in time past before the arrest hath ben.  
given at her majesties manor of greenwich the last day of april. 1573. in the fyfteenth year of her highness reign. 
 God save the queen.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Powles churchyard, by richard jug, Printer to the queens majesty.   

Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.