¶
By
the
Quene
THe
Quenes
Maiestie
beyng
infourmed
,
that
in
some
partes
of
her
Realme
,
sundrye
either
ignoraunt
or
malicious
people
do
spreade
rumours
abrode
,
that
the
base
Testons
of
foure
pence
halfpenye
should
not
be
currant
after
thende
of
Ianuary
next
:
Hath
thought
meete
(
leste
the
lyke
false
and
sedicious
rumours
myght
be
further
spread
)
to
do
all
maner
her
subiectes
to
vnderstande
,
that
it
hath
ben
alwayes
and
so
is
meant
by
her
Maiestie
,
that
all
maner
the
base
monyes
,
whiche
hath
ben
of
late
decreed
by
Proclamacion
,
sauyng
the
Testons
of
twopence
farthynge
,
shoulde
continue
and
be
currant
styll
,
and
so
taken
and
payde
from
subiecte
to
subiecte
,
at
theyr
values
as
they
be
rated
by
former
Proclamacion
,
and
so
to
continue
vntyll
the
same
maye
be
by
her
Maiesties
subiectes
brought
to
the
mynt
at
London
▪
and
there
exchaunged
for
newe
sterlynge
monyes
,
with
thallowaunce
to
the
brynger
,
of
three
pence
in
the
pounde
.
Wherin
suche
expedicion
is
made
,
as
in
a
matter
of
such
a
moment
,
possyble
hytherto
coulde
be
,
and
shal
be
nowe
from
day
to
day
much
more
.
And
as
for
the
peeces
of
two
pence
farthyng
,
it
is
and
was
meant
and
declared
in
the
Proclamacion
,
that
they
shoulde
be
taken
as
currant
monye
vntyll
the
last
day
of
Ianuary
,
that
daye
beyng
the
ende
of
foure
monethes
from
Michaelmas
laste
.
And
yet
neuerthelesse
,
because
within
that
tyme
it
shal
be
harde
to
bryng
vp
and
make
exchaunge
of
the
same
in
the
mynt
with
newe
monies
:
Her
Maiestie
is
well
pleased
,
that
whosoeuer
shall
brynge
anye
of
the
same
Testons
of
two
pence
farthyng
after
the
sayde
last
day
of
Ianuary
to
the
sayde
Mint
at
London
,
within
the
space
of
three
monethes
after
,
shall
haue
for
the
same
in
newe
syluer
two
pence
farthyng
:
So
as
her
Maiestie
meaneth
,
asmuch
as
in
her
shal
be
,
to
beare
herein
with
the
burden
of
her
poore
subiectes
.
And
her
pleasure
is
,
that
this
shoulde
be
notified
to
all
her
louyng
subiectes
:
geuyng
also
straight
commaundement
,
that
no
maner
person
do
refuse
to
take
in
payment
any
of
the
sayd
base
monyes
,
that
is
to
say
:
the
fourepence
halfpeny
,
the
threhalfpence
,
the
threfarthynges
,
at
the
values
rated
by
the
former
Proclamation
,
at
any
tyme
hereafter
:
neither
the
other
base
Testons
of
twopence
farthyng
at
the
same
rate
,
vntyll
the
last
day
of
Ianuary
.
And
in
anye
wyse
to
cause
all
persons
doyng
the
contrary
,
to
be
seuerely
punyshed
as
obstinate
and
sedicious
.
And
further
,
her
Maiestie
chargeth
all
maner
of
officers
and
ministers
,
diligently
to
see
to
the
attachement
and
punyshment
of
certayne
lewde
and
sedicious
persons
,
that
from
towne
to
towne
,
and
Countrey
to
Countrey
,
do
cary
and
spreade
sedicious
and
slaunderous
tales
,
importynge
to
simple
people
a
feare
,
that
Cattell
vnmarked
shoulde
be
forfeited
:
or
that
all
people
Chrystened
or
Maryed
,
shoulde
paye
for
Christenynges
and
Maryages
certayne
summes
of
monye
to
her
Maiestie
,
with
suche
lyke
vayne
and
sedicious
follyes
,
neuer
meant
,
nor
within
the
compasse
of
anye
meanyng
of
her
Maiestie
or
her
counsayle
.
The
staye
wherof
,
by
speedy
and
seuere
punyshment
,
her
Maiestie
strayghtly
requireth
of
all
maner
of
Iusticiaries
,
as
they
wyll
or
ought
to
aunswere
to
the
contrary
,
&
from
hence
forth
to
geue
order
,
that
assone
as
any
such
lewde
tale
is
vttered
,
that
the
reporters
therof
may
be
eyther
punyshed
with
speede
,
or
els
produce
the
aucthours
.
Yeuen
at
her
hyghnesse
Palyce
at
Westminister
,
the
.xxiii.
day
of
December
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.