❧ By the Queen's Commandment.  
FOrasmuch, as it is found by good proof, that many persons which have served of late on the Seas, in the journey towards Spain and Portugal in coming from Plymouth, and other Ports of the Realm, have fallen sick by the way, and divers died infected with the Plague. And that it is likely that many will have of purpose to come from the said Navy to the City of London, and so consequently to the Court, whereby danger of infection may come to her majesties household, and so approach to her Sacred person. Therefore it is commanded by publication hereof both at the Court gate, & in all the Towns within the Verge, that no person that hath served within the said Fleet, shall come to the Court nor within the Verge, except such as shall be specially sent from those which were the Generals of the Navy, with letters to the Court: which persons shall not enter within the Court gates, until the cause of their coming from the Generals, with Letters of importance be notified to some of her majesties Privy Counsel, and thereupon the Queen's Porters warned to suffer them to enter into the Court.  
And if any such person shall contrary to this commandment from this day, being the xxii. of this month of july, attempt to come either to the Court or within the Verge, and shall not immediately upon knowledge hereof departed with convenient speed, the same shall be apprehended by the Knight Martial and his Deputies, or by any justice or Constable dwelling within the Verge, and shall be committed to the Marshalseas without any bail until he shall be dismissed by some two of the Privy Counsel attending on her majesties person.  
And yet it is not meant, but if any shall have necessary cause to come to the Court, to exhibit any suit or information concerning his service in the said Navy, the same person shall cause the same his suit or information to be sent to the Court in writing, or by message to be brought by a person that hath not been in the said Navy and not known to infected, to be delivered either to one of her majesties ordinary Maiesters of Requests, or to the Knight Martial or to some one of the Privy Counsel, by which means the suit may be duly understood, and so a reasonable answer to be made thereto.  
At Nonsuch 22. july Anno 31. Reginae Elizabethae. 1589. 
 God save the Queen.   

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