¶
By
the
Quene
THe
Quenes
Maiestie
vnderstandinge
,
that
of
late
tyme
sundrye
persons
beynge
infected
with
certayne
daungerous
and
pernicious
opinions
,
in
matters
of
religion
,
contrarye
to
the
fayth
of
the
Churche
of
Chryste
,
as
Anabaptistes
and
suche
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
Christe
:
Whereby
yf
remedy
be
not
speedely
prouyded
,
the
Churche
of
God
in
this
Realme
shall
susteyne
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
,
hauyng
commaunded
the
Archebishop
of
Canterbury
,
Byshop
of
London
,
&
other
Bishops
to
see
the
parishes
in
London
and
other
places
here
with
suspected
,
to
be
seuerly
visited
,
and
all
persons
suspected
to
be
openly
tryed
and
examined
,
touching
such
phanaticall
and
heretical
opinions
:
Wylleth
and
chargeth
all
maner
of
persons
borne
eyther
in
forreine
partes
,
or
in
her
Maiesties
dominions
,
that
haue
conceaued
any
maner
of
such
hereticall
opinion
as
the
Anabaptistes
do
holde
,
and
meaneth
not
by
charitable
teachynge
to
be
reconciled
,
to
depart
out
of
this
Realme
within
twenty
dayes
after
this
Proclamation
,
vppon
payne
of
forfayture
of
all
theyr
goodes
and
Cattelles
,
and
to
be
imprysoned
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
congregacions
,
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
Churche
of
Englande
,
ercept
it
be
in
cases
of
sickenes
,
or
where
noble
men
and
such
others
that
haue
in
al
former
tymes
ben
accustomed
to
haue
deuine
seruice
sayde
in
theyr
Oratories
within
theyr
houses
,
for
dyuers
necessary
respectes
,
vpon
payne
that
whatsoeuer
persons
or
company
shall
make
suche
secrete
conuenticules
,
euery
person
to
be
imprisoned
without
bayle
or
mainprise
,
vntyll
the
commyng
of
the
Iustice
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
seconde
yere
of
our
raigne
.
M.
D.
lx
.
God
saue
the
Quene
.