EDward, Duke of Somerset, earl of Hertford, Viscount Beauchamp▪ Lord Seymour▪ Governor of the person of the Kings Majesty of England, and Protector of all his Realms, Dominions, and subjects, his lieutenant general of all his armies, both by land and by sea, treasurer and Earl Martial of England, Governor of the Isles of Gernsey and jersey, and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter: To all the nobles and gentlemen of the Realm of Scotland, and the common people of the same, greeting.  
Whereas the most victorious Prince of famous memory King Henry the . VIII. our late sovereign Lord now deceased, and the Earl of Arrayn, Governor of the Realm of Scotland, with th'advise and consent of you in Parliament, considering what gracious opportunity and mean, the almighty and living God had then sent (as he yet doth) tappease the wrath, displeasure and enmity, which rather by the provocation of others then of our own inclinations, being both of one descent of blood, and of one language, and by the main seas separated from all other nations, had of long time continued amongs us one against the other, thought it most expedient, aswell to the glory of God and his holy word, thonour and surety of both the Princes of England and Scotland, and the weal and benefit of their Realms and Subjects, that the Kings Majesty our sovereign Lord that now is, should take to wife the queens grace your Maistres. We upon the foresaid Godly considerations, thinkingtheffect thereof meet to be followed, and the marriage of both Princes, for the weal of both the Realms, the particular commodity of each person in every estate, and for the Godly fulfilling of God's pleasure, to his glory most expedient and necessary to be perfaicted and executed, and this goodly occasion that God hath sent, to be of every honest and true English and Sctottishe man, with all his power, heart and will, meet to be embraced, are now upon great deliberation had before hand, with sundry Godly and wisemen, aswell of England as of Scotland, come into this realm: not as an enemy to the Queen or any foe the realm, that mind the perfection of this peace and conjunction in marriage of both Princes, but as friend and a conservator of them (we take God to judge) and we are come in this manner, which pretendeth a force in appearance (but not in deed) only to defend and maintain the honour of both the Princes and realms, and by fire and sword, to chastise such as willbe rebels to the same, or go about either by practices, assembling of armies, or by any other forcible way or means to withstand us, or to declare themselves against the perfection of the peace, and the marriage of both the Princes: Nor we mind by this conjunction of marriage, to do any more prejudice to this reamle of Scotland, then to the Realm of England, but with th'advise of the noble men, and good men of both the Realms, to unite them togethers in one name, by the name of Britons, and in one such a friendly kind of living, and such a liberty and preservation of the laws of Scotland, with an indifferent administration of justice, to each person equally, as they shall well find, both the glory of God and his word advanced, the bishop of Rome's usurped jurisdiction abolished, the honour of both the Realms preserved, and the subjects of the same well satisfied and contented: Praying you therefore, and exhorting you all noble men and good men of this Realm, to join with us and assist us in this behalf: And we assure you of out honour, and before God, that whosoever will come into us, and make unto us for their parts, sufficient assurance to th'effect aforsaied, we will kindly and freely accept it, giving by virtue hereof, free liberty unto all such as will agree to this most Godly purpose, to entre our Camp: and such as will bring unto us any kind of victaill, shall not only not be endamaged in their persons or goods (for we intend to persecute with th'extremity all such, be they English or Scottish, as shall hurt or harm them in body or good, and so we have notified to all our army) but also besides their free access and conversation in our said Camp, they shallbe by special order from us, truly satisfied and contented for the same. For we intend to pass amicably (if we be not impeached by them) without divastation of any man's good or cattle, other then of those, who shall declare themselves repugnauntes, and contrary to the good meaning aforesaid: and without doing to the well willers of both the Realms, the least hurt or damage we can, saving somewhat in forage, which cannot be avoided where an army marcheth.   

LONDINI. in aedibus Richardi Graftoni Regij Impressoris  
CUM ●RIVLEGIO AD IMPRIMENDVM SOL●M.