❧ 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 complaints made against certain of her Subiects, who go to the Seas with Letters of Reprisal to recover recompense of the King of Spaines subiects for the notable injuries and losses by arrests and other barbarous cruelties committed in spain and portugal against them and many others( whereof no remedy could ever be had by order of Iustice) should under colour of seeking to recover the proper goods of the Spaniards, both take the Ships and goods of diuers subiects of other Princes and States being in amity with her majesty: Although all such courses haue been ever odious to her majesty, and always severely punished, whensoever any such things haue been duly proved: Yet her majesty whose care is infinite to preserve Iustice, as one of the main pillars of her Estate, whereof not onely her own conscience is sufficient testimony, but all her actions( if they be duly considered) haue left sufficient proof of the same: Hath commanded both her privy counsel and the Lord high admiral of England, with all other the officers of her Ports and marine causes, to cause the truth of all these general complaints to be heard and examined with all expedition: And as they shall be found true, to see both restitution and full recompense to bee made to her friends subiects, that are damnified: And the offenders to bee grievously punished, as far forth as the nature of their offences might deserve.  
And for further proof of her majesties Princely meaning in this case towards all Kings, Princes and States in amity with her majesty, Shee 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 and allies with whom shee is in amity, and after knowledge had that the said Ships do belong to her friends, do not forbear to stay them, or shall take out of them any goods belonging to her said friends, shall suffer death, with confiscation of lands and goods. And forasmuch as her majesty is informed of some complaints that some of her Marchants ships trading as well into the Straights as to other places in league and amity with her Highnesse, being strongly furnished( as reason is they should be) for the defence of themselves against the violence of the enemies, should also offend and endamage her majesties good friends vpon the Seas, under colour of taking the subiects of the Spanish King: Her majesty straightly chargeth and commandeth all her loving Subiects for prevention of any such suspicion hereafter, that none of them shall sand to the Seas any ships by way of trade or traffic, but they shall also enter into bond before the Lord high admiral of England or his officers, to the full value of his ship, furniture and victual, that the company of that ship shall not offend, endamage, hurt, rob, or spoil any ship or vessel of any her Highnes said friends or allies, under pain of confiscation of such ships as shal be sent to the seas before such bonds so entred. And to the intent that all persons may understand with what conditions all persons serving on the Seas against the Spaniards are licenced, her majesty hath commanded that the very condition of the parties bonds that are licenced, shall be annexed to this Proclamation: the which being duly observed( as her majesties meaning is it should be) her majesty doubteth not but her actions shall be thought consonant to Honor and Iustice, and to the allowance of her friends and allies, leaving the false callumniations of her enemies, and the avenge of their 〈◇〉 disturbance of the common peace of christendom to the iudgement of almighty God, to whose wisdom and power it onely belongeth. given at her majesties Palace of Westminster the eight day of february, in the one and fortieth year of her reign.  

❧ The form of the Condition 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 onely 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 part 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.