ELizabeth dei gratia Angliae , Franciae , & Hiberniae , Regina fidei defensor , &c. Maiori & vicecomitibus Ciuitatis sue Londoniensis , salutem . Vobis mandamus quod statim visis presentibus in singulis locis , infra Ciuitatem predictam & Suburb , eiusdem , tam infra libertates quam extra , vbi magis expedire videritis ex parte nostra , solemniter & publicae proclamari fac . in haec verba .

WHERE in the Parliament begonne and holden at Westminster , the first daye of March , in the seuenth yeare of the Raygne of our dearest brother Kyng Edward the Sixt , and there continued till the last day of the same month of March . It is there resited by one acte of Parliament , then & there made intituled an act reuiuing a Statute made in the xvii yeare of our most noble progenitor , king Edward the fourth , amongest other thinges it was then ordeyned and enacted by auctheritie of the same Parlyament , that no person should cary or make to be caried out of this Realme or Wales , from no part of the same , any manner of moneye of the coigne of this Realme , nor money of the coine of other realmes , lamdes , or Lordshippes , nor plate , vessell , bullion or Iuell of gold , garnished or vngarnished , or of Siluer withoute the kinges licence , but suche persons as be dispensed with in the statute made in the second yeare of our most noble progenitor king Henry the Sixte , and other diuerse Statutes made vpon paine of felonye . The which estatute and ordinance so made in the time of our said most noble progenitor King Edward the fourth , was made to endure from the feast of Easter in the xviii . yeare of the said King Edward the fourth , vnto thend of seauen yeares then next ensuing , which said estatute and ordinaunce so before rehearsed by aucthoritie of Parliament , holden in the fourth yere of the late king of famous memory , Henry the Seuenth , was confirmed & established to be good & effectuall from the feast of the purification of our Lady in the yeare of our lorde God a thousand foure hundreth , foure score and nine , to thend and terme of twenty yeares then next ensuinge , as by the same Statute also more plainely appeareth . And where also at the said Parliament holden at Westminster , in the Seuenth yeare of our said dearest brothers reigne , it is enacted by aucthoritie of Parliament , that the said estatute & ordinaunce before rehearsed , made in the xvii . yere of our most noble progenitor king Edward the fourth , and euery clause , article , sentence or prouision therein conteined , is by authoritie thereof confirmed and enacted , to be good & effectuall from the first day of May then next ensuing , and to endure vnto thend of twenty yere then next following . As by the said act made in the seuenth yere of our sayd dearest brothers Raygne playnely appeareth .

NEVERTHELES vpon good and reasonable considerations vs mouing , we be pleased and contented , that from and after the publication of this our Proclamation , it shal be lawfull vnto all notorious Marchauntes , and all and euery other person and personnes passing by our speciall lycence out of this realme , into any outwarde parties beyond the Seas , to carye with them for theyr reasonable costes and expenses , the somme of foure poundes of any money currant within this Realme , or vnder and not aboue , or any Rynges or Signettes of golde or Syluer vpon theyr fyngers , without anye losse of lyfe , landes or goodes , or any other payne , forfeyture , imprysonment , or penaltie to be to them or any of them for the same . The sayde estatutes or any other Statute , ordenaunce or lawe heretofore made to the contrarie in any wyse notwithstandyng . Et hoc sub periculo incumbenti nullatenus omittatis .