By the King.  
james by the grace of God, etc.  
The causes of the assembly of this Session of our Parliament have been made so manifest to all our people, as we shall not need to use many words to declare the same to be held for the supplying of our necessities, and of convenient means to support the honour and dignity of our estate. And yet because some present burden of expense falleth upon us before those helps can come which we expect from the grant of our Parliament, aswell for some extraordinary causes of charge upon foreign occasions, as for some necessary expense concerning the honour and reputation of our estate, and especially in the creation of our dearest son the Prince, wherein We would be loath to be wanting of that which hath been heretofore observed by our Royal Progenitors in like occasions: We have thought fit to take that course which the former Kings of this Realm have held heretofore in like sudden accidents: that is, by borrowing of such of our people as are known to be of ability, some reasonable sums of money to be lent only for a time, until that supply may come in, by which it may be repaid. To the furnishing whereof, We assure ourself We shall find every one (of whom We shall require it) ready and willing, for the experience they have had of our just and full satisfaction made of all sums hitherto by Us borrowed in this or any other kind. That which We require therefore is, that within twelve days after the receipt hereof, you will cause the sum of pounds to be delivered to whom We have appointed to be our Collector in that our County of The loan whereof We do desire to be until the day of which shallbe in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and For assurance whereof We have directed these our Letters of Privy Seal unto you, which with the hand of our said Collector testifying the receipt of the said sum of pounds, shall bind Us, our heirs and successors for the repayment thereof, and shallbe an immediate warrant to one Exchequer to pay the same unto you or your assigns upon the delivery of this our Privy Seal into our said receipt.  
Given under our Privy Seal at the day of in the eighth year of our reign of England France, and Jreland, and of Scotland the three and fortieth.