By the queen.  
THe queens most excellent majesty, foreseing that in such resort and concourse of people as commonly at the repair of great ambassadors into this her Highnesse realm from foreign Princes is usually wont to be, there may some disorder fall out amongst the inferior and meaner sort, which beside the inconveniences likely to ensue thereby, might turn greatly to the dishonour of her majesty, a matter whereof her loving Subiects ought to haue great regard, especially at this time of the repair of so honourable personages hither, as the like in such numbers hath not of long time been sent unto any of her predecessors from any foreign Prince or Potentate: doth therefore by this her Highnesse Proclamation charge and command that no person or persons, during the time of the continuance of the said Ambassadors & their retinue, within this her majesties realm, presume, after the publication of this present Proclamation, to offer violence by drawing of any weapon, or to strike, hurt or move quatels to any person of what Nation soever he be, vpon pain of death to be inflicted vpon any person so offending, as a provision needful to be at such a time executed against manifest breakers of peace, to the dishonour of her majesty, and her realm. And for her majesty reputeth and taketh the sending of so Honourable personages and in so great a number unto her from her good brother the French King, as a singular testimony of the princely good will and affection he beareth to her, and accordingly is desirous to make it appear to the world by all the best effects and demonstrations of like good will and affection she can, how greatly she accepteth thereof, and thinketh he self honoured thereby, doth further look that her loving Subiects of all sorts, shall not only carry themselves in that orderly and quiet sort, during the time of the abode of the said Honourable personages and ambassadors here, as no disorder or quarrel may fall out, But also that all Lords and Masters having company of seruants attending vpon them, will so direct their companies to observe the peace at this time, not onely towards all strangers, but also all others their own Countrymen, her majesties Subiects: So as on no part by any means her majesties peace be broken during the abode of the said ambassadors here. Whereby they shal give a good demonstration and testimony not onely of their loyal devotion to her majesty, and the care they haue to do her that honour, by all possible means they can( as in duty to them appertaineth) but also minister unto the said Honourable personages and strangers and their trains, a just occasion to make good report of the good and peaceable government under her majesty, and of the obedience which her Subiects do bear her majesty, and also of the friendly usage and entertainment they haue received here greatly to her majesties honour, and the honour of the realm.  
given at her majesties Mannour of S. james the xviii. day of april, 1581. in the three and twentieth year of her Highnesse reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, Printer to the queens most excellent majesty.