¶
By
the
Quene
.
THe
Quenes
Maiestie
vnderstandyng
,
that
of
late
tyme
sundrye
persons
beyng
infected
with
certayne
daungerous
and
pernicious
opinions
,
in
matters
of
religion
,
contrary
to
the
faith
of
the
Churche
of
Christe
,
as
Anabaptistes
and
such
lyke
,
are
come
from
sundrye
partes
beyonde
the
seas
,
into
this
her
Realme
,
and
speciallye
into
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
other
Maritime
townes
,
vnder
the
collour
and
pretence
of
fleyng
from
persecution
,
agaynst
the
professours
of
the
Gospell
of
Chryste
:
Whereby
yf
remedy
be
not
speedely
prouided
,
the
Churche
of
God
in
this
Realme
shall
sustaine
great
daunger
of
corruption
,
and
sectes
to
encrease
contrary
to
the
vnitie
of
Christes
Churche
here
establyshed
.
For
redresse
wherof
:
Her
Maiestie
by
aduise
of
her
counsayle
,
hauynge
commaunded
the
Archebyshop
of
Canterbury
,
Byshop
of
London
,
and
other
Byshops
,
to
see
the
paryshes
in
London
and
other
places
herewith
suspected
,
to
be
seuerly
visited
,
and
all
persons
suspected
,
to
be
openly
tryed
and
examined
,
touchyng
such
phanaticall
and
hereticall
opinions
:
Wylleth
and
chargeth
al
maner
of
persons
,
borne
eyther
in
forreyne
partes
,
or
in
her
Maiesties
dominions
,
that
haue
conceyued
any
maner
of
such
hereticall
opinion
as
the
Anabaptistes
do
holde
,
and
meaneth
not
by
charitable
teachyng
to
be
reconciled
,
to
depart
out
of
this
Realme
within
twenty
dayes
after
this
Proclamation
,
vpon
payne
of
forfaiture
of
all
theyr
goodes
and
cattels
,
and
to
be
imprisoned
and
further
punyshed
,
as
by
the
lawes
eyther
ecclesiasticall
or
temporall
,
in
such
case
is
prouyded
.
And
her
Maiestie
also
chargeth
and
commaundeth
vpon
payne
of
imprisonment
,
that
no
Minister
nor
other
person
,
make
any
conuenticules
or
secrete
congregations
,
eyther
to
reade
or
to
preache
,
or
to
minister
the
Sacramentes
,
or
to
vse
any
maner
of
deuine
seruice
,
but
that
they
shal
resort
to
open
Chappels
or
Churches
,
and
there
to
preache
,
teache
,
minister
,
or
pray
,
accordyng
to
the
order
of
the
Church
of
England
,
except
it
be
in
cases
of
sickenes
,
or
where
noble
men
and
such
others
that
haue
in
all
former
tymes
ben
accustomed
to
haue
deuine
seruice
sayd
in
theyr
Oratories
within
theyr
houses
,
for
dyuers
necessary
respectes
,
vpon
payne
that
whatsoeuer
persons
or
companye
shall
make
suche
secrete
conuenticules
,
euery
person
to
be
imprisoned
without
bayle
or
mainpryse
,
vntyll
the
comming
of
the
Justice
for
delyuery
of
the
same
Gayle
,
and
then
to
be
punyshed
by
theyr
discretions
.
Yeuen
at
our
Castell
of
wyndsor
the
.
xxii.day
of
September
,
the
second
yere
of
our
raigne
.
M.
D.
lx
.
God
saue
the
Quene
.