❧ By the queen.  
WHereas the earl of Essex, accompanied with the earls of Rutland & Southampton, and diuers other their complices, Gentlemen of birth and quality, knowing themselves to be discovered in diuers treasonable actions, into which they haue heretofore entred, as well in our realm of Ireland, where some of them had laid plots with the traitor Tirone, as in this our realm of England, did vpon Sunday, being the eight of this month, in the morning, not onely imprison our Keeper of our Great seal of England, our chief Iustice of England, and others both of our nobility and council, that were sent in our Name to his house, to persuade the said earl to lay open any his petitions or complaints, with promise if he would disperse his disordered company in his house) that all his just requests should bee heard, and graciously considered: but also did( after straight order given by him to murder our said counsellors and others, whensoever they should offer to stir out of that place) traitourously issue into our City of London in arms, with great numbers, and there breaking out into open action of rebellion, devised and divulged base and foolish lies, That their lives were sought, spreading out diuers strange and seditious inventions, to haue drawn our people to their party, with purpose to attempt traitourous actions, both against our Person and State, and to expose as it now appeareth) our City and people with their goods to the spoil of a number of needy and desperate persons their adherents, continuing still in arms, and killing diuers of our Subiects, after many Proclamations of rebellion made by our King of Heralds:  
Forasmuch as notwithstanding( God be thanked) they haue found themselves deceived of their expectation( being now all apprehended, and within our Tower of London, as well the three principal Traitorous earls, of Essex, Rutland, and Southampton, as diuers others of the principal Gentlemen their confederates) our good Subiects of our city, and elsewhere, having shewed themselves so constant, and vmnoueable from their duties towards us, as not any one of them of any note( that we can yet hear of) did offer to assist the said earl and his associates; Wee haue been contented, in regard of the comfort that we take to find by so notorious evidence, the loyal disposition of our people( whereof we never doubted) not onely to make known to all our said Subiects of our city and elsewhere, in how thankful part wee do accept both their loyal persisting in their duty, and stay from following the false persuasions of the traitors, but to promise on our part, That whensoever wee shall haue to show it, they shall find us more careful over them, then for ourselves, And hereby also in regard of our gracious meaning towards our good people, to admonish them, That seeing this open act was so sudden, as it cannot yet be thoroughly looked into, how far it stretched, and how many hearts it hath corrupted, but that it is to bee presumed by the common example of the maner of proceeding of all Rebels in like actions, that it was not without instruments and ministers dispersed in diuers places, to provoke the mindes of our people, to like of their attempts, with calumniating our government, and our principal Seruants and ministers thereof; That they shall do well( and so wee charge them) to give diligent heed in all places, to the conversation of persons not well known for their good behaviour, and to the speeches of any that shall give out slanderous and undutiful words or rumours against us and our government: And they that be in authority, to lay hold on such Spreaders of rumours, And such as be not in authority, to advertise those thereof that haue authority, to the end that by the apprehension of such dangerous instruments, both the drift & purpose of evil minded persons may be discovered, their designs prevented, and our people conserved in such peace and tranquillitie, as heretofore by Gods favour, we haue maintained, and do hope still to continue amongst them.  
given at our Palace of Westminster the ninth day of february 1600, in the three and fortieth year of our reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the queens most excellent majesty. 1600.