❧ By the queen.  
THe queens majesty vpon considerations very great, and presently importyng the maintenance of her people in peace with her neighbours, and the conservation at home of great multitudes to be in readiness, as naturally they are bound to serve the state of their native country, as well in the necessary trades of merchandise, by sea faryng and fishing, as in all other services vpon the seas, both with her own navy, and the rest of the navy of her realm, for defence of her kingdoms, countreyes, and good subiectes: doth most straightly charge and command, upon pain of her high indignation and extreme punishment, that no person of any manner of estate, shal from henceforth either arm, victuel, or otherwise prepare with any kind of furniture, any ship or vessel to pass to the seas, but only for manifest use of merchandise, or fishing, or for usual passage of persons departing leefully over the seas in places accustomend, neither that any mariner, sea farying man, or soldier, or any person under colour thereof, do go, or prepare himself to go out of the realm, to serve in any ship or vessel of war, belonging either to any of her majesties dominions, or to any other prince, state, town, or country foreign, except in such of her majesties own ships, as already are, or shalbe vpon the seas, or such other as haue, or shall haue authority from her majesty, testified by her own warrant, or by testimony of the lord admiral of england in writing. And to the intent that this her commandment may be duly kept her majesty hath willed and charged the said lord Admiral, to give special commandement to al his Viceadmirals, & so her majesty doth charge al other, enjoying leefully any particular jurisdiction admiral in any Port or creeks of her realm, and all head officers of any ports Corporate, and likewise all officers of her custom houses, that haue to deal with viewing and searching of any ships and vessels employed for merchandise, that every one of these will from time to time carefully and earnestly see to their utter most, that no pretext or colour be used, in arming, or victuellying, or going to the seas with any furniture, but only plainly and directly for trade of merchandise and fishing, except it shalbe directly for her majesties own navy, or for services vpon the seas by the sight of her special warrant, or otherwise duly testifted by the lord admiral of england. And as her majesty meaneth most sharply to punish the offenders against this ordinance: so will she not fail, but make an example of punishment of any officers that either wilfully or negligently shal suffer this her commandment to be violated or deluded.  
given at her majesties Castle of windsor, the xxviii. day of October, the xvii. year of her majesties reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London by richard jug, Printer to the queens Maistie.   

Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.