THE Queenes Maiestie continuing her most gracious purpose , to the reformation of the base monies of this Realme , and hauyng alreadye caused to be coyned in fyne sterling monyes such quantity , as being added to other fine moneys coyned in the tymes of her late deare Brother and Syster , King Edward , and Queene Mary , doth furre exceade the quantitie of moneys , vsed of auncient tyme in this Realme : Hath by aduise and good deliberation had with her Counsayle , thought necessary to proceede to the diminution of certaine base monies , yet remayninge curraunt within her Realme . And because her Maiestie desyreth nothing more then to dyscharge her Subiectes , and specially her poore Comminaltie of all maner of burden , to be susteyned herein : Her Maiestie by aduise of her sayde Counsayle , hath thus ordered as followeth .

FIRST her Maiestie giueth all her Subiectes to vnderstand , that all peeces of base monies , latelye valued and now curraunt at iiii . d . ob . shall not be taken ne allowed as curraunt money , after the ix . day of Apryll next following , which is xv . dayes after our Lady day in Lent , and is by her Maiestie so speciallye appoynted , because the Tenauntes and meaner sorte of her Subiectes , that lyue as Tenauntes , and Fermers , may haue a conuenient tyme to pay theyr Rentes at our sayde Ladye daye withoute trouble , yf they shall chaunce to haue prepared any part of the same in the sayd sortes of money . And from the sayd ix . day of April , the said pieces of iiii . d . ob . to be accompted not curraunt but Bullion . And because neither the poorer , nor the rycher sort of her Maiesties Subiectes , should take any losse by the conuerting of the same , at that time into Bullion : Her Maiestie is pleased , that whosoeuer will bring any of the same monies betwixt this and the xxv . of Aprill , to her Mynte in the Towre , shall haue for the same , both the value , accordinge to the rate of iiii . d . ob the peece , and iii . d . for the pounde , in newe sterling monies , within the space of twenty dayes , or lesse . And after that , vntill the xx . of May , to haue for the same , the like rate , sauing and excepting the iii . d . vpon the pound : and from thence forwarde , her Maiestie meaneth to receaue no more of the same into her Minte .

Furthermore , her Maiestie thinketh meete to admonyshe her Subiects , that although in the beginning of this refyning and coynage , such difficulities happened , as the expedition of exchaunge could not be so spedily made as was ment : Yet for that it is manifest , that vse and experience hath taken away all those difficulties , and that nowe the ministers of her Mintes , be able to make spedy retourne of fyne monies , for the base : Her Maiestie would that her Subiects should not forbeare to come to her sayde Myntes , without doubte there to be satysfied , for smale summes at sight , or within two or three dayes , and for greater , within . viii . or tenne , and at the furthest not to continue aboue twenty , for so her Maiestie vnderstandeth the habilitie of her officers nowe to doe it , and so hath directed them to execute the same .

Finallye , her Maiestie chargeth all manner her Subiects , to indeuour themselues to bring vnto her Mintes , not onely the sayde base monies of iiii . d . ob . but also as they maye conuenientlye , the other peeces of i . d . ob . and ob . q . whiche her Maiestie dothe permit to remaine currante for the ease of her people , for lacke of small monies , of which sort is ment to haue a coynage as shortlye as may be , in good and fyne sterlinge monies . And because it may be , that diuers of her Maiesties owne proper Tenauntes , Fermers , Bailiffes , or Receauers , may after the saide ninthe of Aprill haue in their handes percell of her Maiesties reuenues , her pleasure and contentation is , that her officers in the receipte of her Exchequer , shall receaue the same as currant money vntill the xxv . of Maye next .