❧
By
the
Queene
.
THE
QUENES
Maiestie
contynuing
in
her
former
earnest
disposition
to
deliuer
this
Realme
from
the
infamy
of
all
maner
of
base
monyes
,
and
to
restore
the
same
to
thauncient
possession
of
as
good
monyes
in
fynes
,
as
euer
was
in
the
same
,
meaninge
thereby
besyde
thaduancement
of
th
onour
and
fame
of
this
Realme
,
to
restore
by
course
of
tyme
,
thancient
good
chepenes
and
prices
of
all
things
necessary
for
the
vse
of
her
Subiectes
,
hath
by
good
aduise
of
her
Counsell
,
thoughte
mete
by
this
Proclamation
to
make
euen
a
full
ende
of
thabolishing
of
all
kinde
and
maner
of
base
monies
within
this
Realme
,
and
therefore
〈…〉
e
at
this
time
no
other
base
monies
be
lefully
curraunt
,
but
onely
two
small
peces
,
whereof
one
is
yet
curraunt
for
peny
halpeny
,
and
thother
for
halfpeny
farthing
,
and
besides
theym
as
it
is
thoughte
,
there
remaineth
some
smale
quantitie
of
three
other
pieces
of
base
monies
,
scantly
worth
consideration
,
which
were
in
former
time
coyned
one
for
a
peny
,
one
other
for
a
halfpeny
,
and
a
third
for
a
farthing
,
and
nowe
not
certaynelye
valued
,
but
yet
amonges
common
people
taken
vncertaynelye
.
Her
Maiestie
geueth
all
her
Subiectes
to
vnderstande
,
that
〈…〉
ne
of
all
the
said
peces
of
base
monies
,
nor
any
other
kynd
of
base
money
,
shal
be
taken
or
allowed
to
be
as
curraunt
money
within
this
Realme
of
Englande
,
after
the
twentie
daye
of
Iuly
next
,
but
to
be
accompted
from
the
sayd
twenty
day
of
Iuly
as
Bullion
,
and
yet
for
reliefe
of
all
such
as
shall
,
at
,
or
before
that
tyme
possesse
anye
of
the
same
:
Her
Maiestie
is
pleased
that
whosoeuer
shall
bring
any
of
the
said
two
former
peces
nowe
curraunt
,
for
three
halfpence
,
or
three
farthinges
,
betwixt
this
&
the
xxv
.
of
August
next
ensuing
to
her
Myntes
in
the
Tower
,
shall
haue
for
the
same
in
fyne
moneys
,
not
onely
the
values
according
to
the
rates
of
the
sayd
three
halfpence
,
and
three
sarthinges
,
but
also
in
consideration
of
their
portage
,
three
pence
for
euery
pound
thereof
,
within
the
space
of
twentie
dayes
or
lesse
,
and
after
the
sayd
xxv
.
of
August
,
vntill
the
xx
.
of
Septembre
,
to
haue
onely
the
value
according
to
the
seuerall
rates
of
three
halfpence
,
and
three
farthinges
,
without
any
allowaunce
for
portage
:
And
as
to
thother
base
peces
being
taken
for
the
values
of
halfpenyes
and
vnder
whereof
there
is
litle
accompt
to
be
made
,
because
of
the
smale
quantitie
coyned
thereof
,
yet
for
the
satisfying
of
euery
person
that
shall
haue
any
suche
smale
peces
at
any
tyme
betwixt
this
and
the
twenty
day
of
Septembre
,
the
same
shall
haue
at
the
said
Mintes
,
the
full
value
of
the
syluer
conteyned
in
the
same
,
as
the
same
shal
be
duely
proued
,
and
from
the
sayd
xx
.
of
Septembre
,
her
Maiestie
determineth
to
receaue
no
more
base
monies
of
this
Realme
,
into
any
her
Myntes
.
And
thus
her
Maiestie
hauing
now
as
it
were
atcheued
to
the
victory
and
conquest
of
this
hidiouse
monster
of
the
base
monies
,
which
although
it
hath
had
no
great
continuaunce
in
this
Realme
,
yet
hath
the
same
bene
in
parte
no
smale
occasion
of
many
euyles
in
the
same
:
Willeth
and
requireth
al
maner
her
Subiectes
,
to
vse
all
the
expedition
that
they
may
in
bringing
to
the
Myntes
all
their
base
monyes
,
that
her
Maiesties
officers
and
ministers
appointed
〈◇〉
refyning
and
coynage
may
spedely
ende
this
good
worke
,
and
not
to
wast
their
time
for
lacke
of
spedye
bryngyng
in
thereof
,
as
of
late
they
haue
done
to
the
great
charge
of
her
Maiestie
,
and
her
sayd
Ministers
.
Yeuen
at
her
Maiesties
Manor
of
Grenewiche
the
xii
.
daye
of
Iune
the
thirde
yeare
of
her
Maiesties
Raygne
.
And
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
GOD
.
M
,
D.
LXI
.
God
saue
the
Quene
.