MAry by the grace of God Quene of England , Fraunce , and Irelande , defender of the fayth , & of the church of England and also of Ireland in earth the supreme heade .

To all Mayres . Shiriffes , Bayliffes , Constables , & to all other our officers ministers & subiectes , and to euery of thē gretynge . Where by reason of our abyding here at our pallace of Westmynster , aswell for our coronation , as for this oure present parliament and terme , great resort of our nobles , and other of our subiectes haue repayred hyther to oure cities of London and Westminster , & there haue taryed , & yet styll do remayne , by occasion wherof such byllets , fagottes , talewoodes , and other fewels as were prouyded , and brought to the sayd cities for theyr prouision , are greatly wasted and consumed , where by the same our cities , and the Suburbes of the same are lyke to lack sufficient and compotent store therof , for their furniture for this present wynter , as we be enfourmed by the heades and gouernours of the same our cities . We myndyng the present reliefe of the same want , and lacke of fewell , do strayghtly charge and commaund all and synguler our louynge Subiectes , whiche haue any maner of talewood , byllettes , fagottes , or other fewell whatsoeuer , cut downe , felled , and made , or to be made readye to be caryed , that they and euerye of them , with all conuenient spede , do brynge , and cause to be brought to our sayd cities and suburbes of the same all and synguler the same talewode , byllets , fagottes , and other fewell .

And further we wyll , and by these presentes do geue lycence to all and euery our sayd subiects , whiche shall brynge any of the sayd fewell to our sayd cities or the suburbes of the same , that they and euery of them shall , and may , franckly , and frely , vtter , sell , and put to sale the same fewell , and euery part thereof , to our sayde nobelles and Subiectes , at reasonable and compotente pryces , without impechement , or incurrynge of any for fayture , losse , payne , or penaltye , conteyned in the acte of parliament , made for the assyse of wood , the fyrst day of March , in the .vii. yeare of the reigne of our deare brother , kynge Edwarde the Sixt , for , or by reason , that the same fewell , or any percell therof shall fortune to lacke or want any parte of the iuste assyse or proportion whiche it ought to beare and kepe , by vertue of the sayde acte , any thynge in the same acte conteyned to the contrary , notwithstandynge . ¶ In witnes wherof , we haue caused this our present letters of licence and proclamation to be made patentes . Wytnes our selfe at Westminster , the .xx. day of Nouember , the fyrste yeare of our reygne .