❀ By the queen. The queens majesties proclamation, declaring her princely intention to inhibit her subiects vpon most extreme pains, from offending on the Seas: any persons in their ships or goods, being the subiectes of any Prince, Potentate, or State, in amity with her majesty.  
THe queens majesty understanding of some general complaints made against certain of her subiects, that haue been this last Summer on the Spanish seas, to recover of the Spaniards recompense for the notable injuries by arrests and barbarous cruelties committed in spain and Portingall, against a great number of her subiects,( whereof no remedy could ever be had by order of iustice) as that they in seeking to recover the proper goods of the Spaniards, should there with or by colour thereof, take the ships and goods of diuers subiects of other Princes and States being in amity with her majesty: Thereupon her Highnesse, as before time she had always done, commanded not onely her council, but namely such principal officers, as by their office had charge of her Ports, and her high admiral, and the officers of all marine causes, to cause the truth of these general complaints to be heard and examined: And if they were found true, to see both restitution and full recompense to be made to her friends subiects dam●●●●ed, and the offenders to be punished as far forth as the nature of their offence might deserve. And since that her majesties former commandement given, and due restitution made to as many as could be found justly grieved, though a great number of the complainants were found to haue had no just cause of their complaints, for that colourably many taking vpon them without warrant to be common factors, pretended title to the goods that were proved merely Spaniards: her majesty did lately understand, that one ship, belonging to the Uenetians, and one other ship, claimed to belong to some of the subiects of the grand duke of tuscan, with which tapistry and Duke her majesty professeth to be in perfect good amity, and doth repute them as her most loving friends, should be taken on the seas, vpon the cost of portugal, and brought into some of her Ports, in the West part of her realm. Thereupon her majesty being inwardly moved in affection of her amity to those States, gave order to haue these latter causes not onely speedily to be examined, and redressed, if the same were true, but also did give commandement, afore examination could be had, in respect the parties complaining had not then any good proofs of the property of the goods, to haue the said vessels preserved with all their goods and ladings: for which purpose there was choice made of such commissioners nere the Ports as the complainants did name, whereby may appear to the world, but specially to the signory of venice, and the grand Duke of Tuscan, what regard was had by her majesty to show all favours to their subiects.  
And for further proof of her majesties honourable & friendly meaning in this case, and of the diligence used by her council for the execution of her commandement, it is certain that the ship of venice with her lading is in safety. So as whatsoever can any wise be proved to belong to the Uenetians, is speedily and without charge to be delivered: and the other ship clamed by the Florentines, though in very truth the same is known to be English, and lately taken by Spaniards, is also in safety to be delivered to the Owners, as by the law shall be judged, and the goods also, as far forth as they be extant: and such as were afore the complaint made, taken away, are either to be recovered, or recompense to be made by any that haue therein offended, contrary to special order provided vpon bonds, that no person licensed to go to the seas, should at his return with any prise, break any bulk, before the title to the goods were first examined in the Court of the Admiralty, and proved to belong to the Spaniard. And for that purpose her majesty hath straitly charged, that the offenders in dispersing any of the said goods of the Florentines, shall be apprehended, severely punished, and compelled to make full restitution to the Owners. And so her majesty now commandeth, that whosoever shall hereafter break any bulk of the goods of any prise,( though the prise be lawful) before the title thereto be allowed in the Court of the admiralty, such offeder shall be imprisoned, and his ship with the prise also to be forfeited to her majesty, whereby iustice may be done to all persons that haue just cause of complaint. And like wise her majesty declareth her intention to be, and so commandeth it to be executed, that if any person whatsoever, shall vpon the seas take any ships that do belong to any subiects of her friends & allies( with whom she is in amity) and after knowledge had that the said ships do belong to her friends, do not forbear to keep them, or shall take out of them any goods belonging to her said friends, the said persons so offending shall be reputed and tried as pirates, and shall receive the due punishment for piracy. And to the intent that all persons may understand with what conditions all persons serving on the seas against the Spaniard, are licensed: her majesty hath commanded that the very condition of the parties bonds that are licenced, should be annexed to this Proclamation, the which being duly observed, as her meaning is it should be, her majesty doubteth not but her actions shall be thought consonant to honour, to iustice, and to the allowance of her friends and allies, leaving the false calumniations of her enemies, and the avenge of their wilful disturbance of the common peace of christendom, for satisfying of their ambition, to the iudgement of almighty God, to whose wisdom and power onely belongeth the chastisement of such as seek for their own ambition to confounded the state of christendom with bloody warres and depopulations of Christian countries, wherein they haue no interest. given at her majesties manor of Richmond, the third day of February in the three and thirtieth year of her reign. 1590.  

The form of the Conditions limited to be observed by all such as are licenced to go to the Seas against the spaniards.  
THe condition of this Obligation is such, That where there is Commission of reprisal granted unto A. B. to sand to the Seas the good ship called the P. of B. of the burden of tons, or thereabouts, whereof I. N. goeth captain and master, with men, ordinance, and victuals sufficient for the same service, for the apprehending and taking of the ships, goods, and merchandises of the king of spain, or any of his subiects, as by the tenor of the said Commission more at large appeareth: If therefore the said I. N. with the said ship the P. of B. and her company, do presently after their putting to Seas, with all possible speed repair to the coasts of spain, Portingall, the islands, and other remote places where the Spaniards and Portingals do most use their traffic and trade of merchandises, and do not attempt any thing against any of her majesties loving subiects, or the subiects of the French king, or of the kings of Scotland, denmark, or any princes of italy being in league with her majesty, the inhabitants of the united provinces of the Low countries, and hance towns, or any other Prince or Potentate being in good league and amity with her majesty, but only against the said king of spain and his subiects, and his and their ships, goods and merchandises, and do bring, or cause to be brought all such ships, goods and merchandises as they shall happen to take and apprehended by virtue of the said Commission, together with two or three of the chiefest persons of every ship which they shall take( whereof the Master and Pilot to be two) to some port of this her majesties realm of England, as shall be most convenient for them, and do not break bulk, waste, spoil, sell, embezill, or diminish any parte or parcel thereof, until they shall be adiudged in her majesties high court of the admiralty to be good and lawful prise, and thereupon an inventory to be taken by the vice-admiral of the place and port where they shall so arrive, or his deputy, or other public officers of the same, and an appraisement be made of the said ships and goods by some six honest men inhabitants of the said port, and that the said inventory and appraisement be returned into the said high court of the admiralty, within six weekes then next after ensuing: That then &c.  
God save the queen.    

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