❧ By the queen.  
❧ A Proclamation, inhibiting the execution of any exemplification of her majesties grant of the penalty of the Statute for sowing of hemp and flax seed.  
THE queens most excellent majesty, understanding by the several complaints of diuers her loving Subiects, that certain lewd and evil disposed persons, pretending under colour of a grant from her majesty, to haue power and authority to execute the penalty of the Statute made for the sowing of hemp and flax seed, do go about into diuers partes of this her Highnesse realm, carrying with them duplicats and exemplifications of that part of the Patent only, which doth concern that penal Statute, contrary to the purpose, intent, and meaning of our said sovereign Lady set down in the same grant, and to the great offence of her Highnesse, the trouble and vexation of her loving Subiects, and abuse of the chief Patentees, who pretend no such matter by the same grant: doth of her Highnesse favour and Princely regard toward the quiet and good of her said loving subiects, straightly charge and command, and hereby also inhibit and forbid all persons whatsoever within this her Highnesse realm, that from henceforth they nor any of them, do execute, cause to be executed, or put in execution, any such exemplification, duplicate, or inrollement of the said grant or Licence, touching the executing of the penalty of the said Statute made for the sowing of hemp and Flaxe-seede, at any time after the date of this her Highnesse Proclamation in any place, or places whatsoever of this her Highnesse realm, vpon pain of her majesties high displeasure, and of such further punishment, as by her Highnesse counsel, or by the laws of the realm shalbe inflicted and imposed vpon them, or any of them in that behalf.  
And for the better execution of this her majesties Proclamation according to her Highnesse will and pleasure in that behalf: her majesty doth further by these presents, straightly charge and command all, and every Iustices of peace, Maiors, Sheriffes, bailiffs, Cunstables, Hedboroughs, and all other her Highnesse Officers and Ministers whatsoever, to whom in that behalf it shall or may appertain, to apprehended, or cause to be apprehended all and every such person and persons, which shal from henceforth bring or carry about with them any of the said Exemplifications, Duplicates or enrolments, to the end to execute the same, or any part thereof, in any city, town, Borough, Village, Hamlet, or other place or places whatsoever, within this her Highnesse realm, or the Dominion of Wales. And the same person or persons so attached and apprehended, to send by unto her Highnesse privy counsel, together with the said Exemplifications, Duplicates or Enrolments, that thereupon such further order may be taken for the punishment of every such offender, as the cause shal require.  
given under our signet at weigh, the four and twentieth day of july, in the one and thirtieth year of our reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the queens most excellent majesty.  
Anno 1589.