By
the
Kynge
and
the
Quene
.
THe
Kynges
and
Quenes
most
excellent
Maiesties
,
most
gracyously
considering
how
that
a
great
quantitie
of
forged
&
counterfeyt
coynes
,
of
Golde
,
aswel
of
thys
Realme
as
of
other
Realmes
beyng
currante
within
the
same
,
hath
bene
of
late
,
and
daylye
is
counterfeyte
forged
and
brought
into
their
sayd
maiesties
Realme
,
by
dyuerse
noughtye
and
euyll
dysposed
persons
,
to
the
great
dysceyte
preiudice
losse
,
and
hynderaunce
of
their
louynge
Subiectes
,
receyuynge
the
same
,
and
more
is
lyke
daylye
to
be
yf
some
conuenient
remedye
should
not
be
the
soner
prouyded
in
that
behalfe
.
Theyr
maiesties
therefore
myndynge
not
onely
to
geue
knowledge
,
and
warnyng
therof
to
all
theyr
sayd
louynge
subiectes
,
but
also
to
put
suche
counterfeytours
,
and
naughtye
persones
in
feare
,
that
woulde
goe
about
hereafter
to
commyt
such
lyke
offences
,
doo
by
this
theyr
hyghnes
proclamacion
warne
and
admonysh
all
theyr
sayde
louynge
Subiectes
,
that
they
,
nor
any
of
theym
,
after
the
proclaymynge
hereof
,
take
,
or
receyue
in
payment
,
or
otherwyse
,
any
of
the
sayd
coygnes
of
gold
of
this
realme
,
or
anye
other
coygnes
of
golde
,
beynge
curraunt
within
the
same
,
except
they
,
and
euery
of
them
do
fyrste
trye
the
same
coignes
of
golde
by
weyght
,
or
knowe
by
other
meanes
the
goodnes
thereof
,
so
as
they
,
ne
any
of
them
be
deceaued
in
receauynge
of
the
same
.
And
if
they
or
any
of
them
shal
vpon
triall
as
aforesayde
,
fynde
any
of
the
sayde
coygnes
to
be
forged
or
counterfeyt
,
that
then
they
,
and
euerye
of
them
,
shall
immediately
deface
,
or
cause
to
be
defaced
,
and
breake
,
or
cause
to
be
broken
in
peces
,
euery
such
counterfeyt
coygne
and
coygnes
,
and
the
same
so
defased
and
broken
,
shal
with
conuenient
spede
,
delyuer
or
cause
to
be
delyuered
to
the
next
Iustyce
of
the
peace
of
the
county
where
they
,
or
any
of
them
shal
then
dwell
or
inhabyte
.
Chargynge
and
commaundynge
all
suche
Iustices
of
peace
as
shall
receaue
any
suche
counterfeyt
coygnes
,
defased
and
broken
in
maner
and
fourme
aforesayde
,
to
reteyne
,
and
kepe
the
same
,
vntyll
the
next
Assises
to
be
holden
within
such
countye
and
countyes
,
where
suche
counterfeyte
coigne
shal
be
so
defaced
broken
and
delyuered
,
and
shall
then
delyuer
the
same
to
the
Iustyces
of
assyse
to
be
by
them
brought
vp
,
and
deliuered
to
the
Lordes
and
others
of
theyr
maiestyes
pryuye
counsayle
,
attendaunt
vpon
theyr
moost
royall
persons
.
Geuen
at
our
maner
of
Grenewych
the
thyrde
day
of
Apryll
.
God
saue
the
kynge
and
the
Quene
.