❧ A PROCLAMATION DEVISED BY the kings hygnes, with the advise of his counsel, that his subjects be warned to avoid (in some c●●●s) the danger and penalty of the statute of Provision and Praemunire.  
FOr as much as the unlawful matrimony between the kings highness and the lady Katherine princes dowager, late wife to prince Arthure, by just ways and means is lawfully dissolved, and a divorce and separation had and done between his said highness and the said lady Katherine, by the most reverend father in god the archbishop of Canturbury, legate and primate of all England, and Metropolitan of the same: And thereupon the kings majesty hath lawfully married & taken to his wife, after the laws of the church the right high & excellent princes lady Anne now queen of England, & she solemnly crowned & anointed, as appertaineth, to the laud, praise, & honour of almighty god, the surety of the kings succession and posterity, and to the great joy, comfort, and contentation of all the subjects of this realm. All which premises have groundly proceeded and taken their effects, as well by the comen assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons of this realm, by authority of parliament, as also by the assent and determinations of the hole clergy in their several convocations, holden and kept in both provinces of this realm. And for perfayte and sure establysshement thereof, it is enacted among other things that what so ever person or persons, of what estate, degree or condition they be of do attempt or procure any manner process, or do or move any act or acts to the let or derogation of any such proceedings, sentences, and determynations, as is and have been done and had as well in and about the said divorce, as in the solempnisation of the lawful matrimony had and concluded between the kings highness and the said queen Anne: shall incur and run in the pains and penalties comprised in the statute of provision and praemunire made in the xvi year of the late king RICHARD the second, which is no less pain than the offenders to be out of the kings protection, and their goods & lands to be forfeited, and their bodies imprisoned at the kings will, as by the said act more at large is expressed. By reason whereof and for as much as the said divorce and separation is now had and done, and the kings highness lawfully married, as is before rehearsed. ¶ IT IS therefore evident and manifest, that the said lady Katherine should not from hens forth have or use the name, style, title, or dignity of Queen of this realm, nor be in any wise reputed, taken, accepted, or written by the name of Queen of this realm, but by the name, style, title, and dignity of prince's dowager, which name she ought to ha●e because she was lawfully & perfectly married and accoupled with the said prince Arthure And what so ever officers, ministers, bailiffs, recevours, farmers, seruamtis, keepers of parks or chases of the said princes dowager, or any other person or persons of what estate degree or condition they be of, contrary to the premissis do name, repute, accept, & write or in any wise obey the said lady Katheryn by virtue of any manner of warrant or writing to them directed by the name of queen, or attempt do or move any other act or acts, thing or things, to the le●te or derogation of such doings and proceedings, as is determined and accomplished as well for the dissolution of the said unlawful marriage as for the solempnisation and confirmation of the said lawful matrimony justly finished and concluded, as is above rehearsed, shall and doth plainly and manifestly incur & run in the said great dangers & pains comprised & specified in the said act. In consideration whereof all be it that the king our most dread sovereign lord nothing mistrusteth his loving subjects for any attempt act or acts, or any thing to be done moved or spoken by them contrary to the true meaning of the said act, and the due execution and proceedings in the premises: yet nevertheless to th'intent that his said humble and loving subjects shall have plain, open, and manifest notice of the great perils, dangers and penalities comprised and specified in the said act, whereby they may eschew the dangers thereof: his majesty therefore of his most gracious and benign goodness, more covayting and desiring the good obediences and conformities of his said subiectis, than to be advanced and enriched by their offences or contempts, by the advise of his said counsel hath caused this proclamation to be made for a plain overture and publication of the premisses. Whereby as well all and every his loving subjects/ as others may (if they will) avoid and eschew the said great pains, dangers, and penalties above especified. Whereunto his graces pleasure and high commandment is, that every person from hens forth take good heed and respect/ at their perils.  
¶ AND yet never the less the kings most gracious pleasure is, that the said lady Katherine shall be well used obeyed and entreated, according to her honour and noble parentage, by the name title state and style of prince's dowager, as well by all her officers servants and ministers as also by others his humble and loving subjects in all her lawful businesses and affairs: So it extend not in any wise contrary to this proclamation.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.  
Tho. Berthelet regius impressor excudebat. CUM PRIVILEGIO.