❧ By the Queen.  
A proclamation concernnig the Soldiers appointed to serve in her majesties service beyond the Seas, under the charge Sir john Norris and Sir Francis Drake.  
THe Queen's most excellent Majesty, having ordered that a certain number of Soldiers and Sailors shall be forthwith levied and pressed to repair into the parts of beyond the Seas, there to be employed in her highness service and pay: the charge of levying, presting, mustering, arming, transporting and commanding of which Soldiers and Sailors, her Majesty hath by her special commission, committed to Sir john Norris, and Sir Francis Drake knights, and to such officers and other persons, whom they or either of them shall by writing under their hand depute in this behalf: doth straightly charge and command, that all such persons, who have already, or shall receive any priest money of the said Sir john Norris, Sir Francis Drake, or of either of them, or of their abovesaid officers for this service now committed unto them, 〈◊〉 wherein the said Soldiers and Sailors, or other persons are to be used, shall duly observe and keep such order shall be given and limited unto them, for the day and time of their repair to any place, whereunto they shall be by 〈◊〉 said Sir john Norris, and Sir Francis Drake, or either of them, or by their said officers, appointed for their meeting, ●●●…ping, & transportation. And if any such person or persons shall to the contrary offend, or directly or indirectly with●●●… themselves after the priest money by them received: Her Majesty doth hereby notify, that every such person offending, and the offence duly proved, shall be punished with death by Marshal law. For which purpose, and for better execution hereof, to the furtherance of this her majesties service, Her Highness hath been pleased to appoint Peter Crisp Gentleman, to be the Provost Martial: unto whom, in this service, her Majesty doth will and command all Colonnels and Captains, all justices, Majors, sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, Hedboroughs, and other her Officers, Ministers and Subjects, to be aiding, assisting, and furthering, as they and every of them will ●●…ere for the contrary, at their uttermost peril.  
Her Majesty doth also hereby notify and straightly charge, that none of these soldiers, pressed as afore, this her majesties service, shall sell, or lay to pawn, any his or their Armour, Furniture, or Apparel: nor that person or persons shall buy the same of any the said soldiers, upon pain to the buyer, of loss of that he shall so 〈◊〉, and imprisonment: and to the soldier, for selling or laying to pawn his Armour, Furniture, or Apparel, ●●●ishment with death by order of Marshal law. And for the better avoiding of abuse herein, the said souldours ●●●our and Furniture shallbe marked with aspeciall mark, for this purpose. Her Majesty doth also further charge 〈◊〉 command all her abovesaid officers whatsoever, to make stay of any soldier (not bringing his Passport with 〈◊〉, under the hand of the said sir john Norris, or sir Francis Drake, or of any their Officers,) and of any other vagrant persons, and the same to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Provost Martial, or his deputy or deputies. ●●●ing also hereby authority to the said sir john Norris, and sir Francis Drake, and to either of them, and to the quar●●● Masters appointed by them, to quarter, and cause to be lodged, the said soldiers and sailors in any City, ●●●ne, Borough, or Village, in their journeying and marching toward the Seaside, and during the time that 〈◊〉 ●hall tarry for wind. The contents of this her majesties Proclamation, her Highness doth straightly charge command all her Officers, Ministers, and Subjects whatsoever, in their several charges and rule, to see due●●●●…ted, as they, and every of them, will answer for the contrary at their uttermost peril.  
Given at her Ma 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Manor of Richmond, the three and twentieth day of january, 1588., in the one and thirtieth year of her ●●●●nesse reign. 
 God save the Queen.   

❧ Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queen's most excellent Majesty.