❧ A PROCLAMATION concerning the Kings style, made the. XXIII. day of january, the XXXIII. year of his majesties most gracious reign.  
WHERE WE BE JUSTELY and rightfully king of out Realm of Ireland, and aught to have the title style and name thereof by right of inheritance, and the non use thereof in our style hath caused moche disobedience, rebellion, dyscention, and sedition in our said realm, to the great and peril of destruction of the same, if we had not for the redress thereof, put to our kingly hand, as we have done, in such wise, as by reason thereof our said realm (thanks be to god) is no we brought and reduced to better order peace and civility, than it hath been many years past. AND for as much as our loving subjects of our said realm, both the prelate's nobles and commons, do think and determine, that the good estate, peace, and tranquyllitie, wherein our said realm now standeth. shall the better and longer continue, if we would as we ought of right, accept and take upon us the title and name of king of the same: which to do all our said subjects, of our said realm, by their mutual assents, by authority of parliament holden within the same, have agreed and assented unto, and most instantly desired us, that the said title and name of king of Ireland, together with our said hole realm, should be united and annexed to our imperial crown of our realm of England. To which their desires and humble requests, for the better consecuation of the good peace of our said realm, we have assented, and have caused for that purpose our style to be altered and reform, aswell in the latin as in the english tongue, as hereafter followeth. HENRICUS octauus dei gratia Angliç Franciae & hiberny rex, fidei defensor, & in terra ecclesiae Anglicanae & Hibernicae supremum caput. HENRY the, VIII, by the grace of god king of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the saith, and of the church of England and also of Ireland in earth the supreme heed.  
And to the intent that our said subjects should not be ignorant of the alteration of our said, in form as is aforesaid, we have caused this present proclamation to be made, and by the same will and command all and singular our officers instices and ministers, and all other our subjects and resiants within this our realm of England, and else where, within any our dominions, that they shall accept, take, and use our style, in form above written, in like form, as they used and accepted our old style before this alteration. Never the less, to the intent that no discord variance occasion. trouble, ympechement, or molestation should be had or made to any our justices, officers, ministers, and other our subjects or resyauntes, before they may have convenient knowledge of the change and alteration of our late style: we are therefore pleased & contented, that none of our said justices officers ministers subjects or other resiantes within our realm of England, the dominion of wales, Calais; and of theyles of jersay & Carnysay, for omitting of our said title and name of king of Ireland in writs patentes process or other writings, to be passed under any our seals, or for non acceptation or mis acceptation thereof, or for any offence touching the same, done or committed, or to be done or committed, before the last day of Apryl next coming, shall be vexed troubled impeached, or by any wise molested or troubled, but that all writs patents process or other writings that be passed or shall pass under any our seals, before the said last day of Apryll, wherein shall happen our said title and name of king of Ireland to be omitted, shall be taken construed accepted and admitted to be of the same force, strength, quality, and condition in all things, as they were before the said title and name of king of Ireland was annexed to our style. And that the non acceptation or mysacceptation of our said title and name of king of Ireland, or any acts or things done, or that shall chance to be done before the said last day of Apryll, by any our subjects or resiants, towthing or concerning our said title or name of king of Ireland, shall be construed and expounded any offence or occasion of trouble to any of our said subjects or resiants: any thing contained in this proclamation, or any thing that shall be expressed in the same, or any other thing or things to the contrary thereof in any wise not withstanding.  
❧ GOD SAVE THE KING.   

❧ Thomas Berthelet regius impressor excudebat. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.