THe Queenes Maiestie being of late time infourmed by the Ambassadour here resident for her good brother the kyng of Spayne , that sundry euyll disposed & rebellious people inhabitauntes within the sayd kynges lowe countries had come into this her Realme , and from thence were secretly returned into the sayde lowe countreis , where they dyd commit many robberyes , spoyles , and murders : herevpon both for the inquisition of the trueth hereof , and to prouide remedy therin , did geue speciall charge to her officers of all her Portes frontyng vpon the saide lowe countreis , to enquire whether any kynde of people that myght be suspected of such crymes , or of the intentions to commit the same , had so resorted into her Realme , whom to apprehende ( if they coulde be founde ) they shoulde vse all diligence , and to foresee that none herafter in whom any such suspition coulde be noted , shoulde be either receaued into her Portes , or be licenced to returne with any furniture for mayntenaunce of their rebellion or other lyke cryme . Whervpon although her Maiestie had no aduertisement from any officers of her Portes of any such default to haue ben committed , although many other persons of the sayde lowe countrey of late tyme were arriued , partly in their accustomed maner for trade of Marchaundize , partly to enioy in this Realme a quietnesse of their consciences in the seruice of god , which they preferred afore al worldly respectes of their natiue countreis , possessions , or friendes , a matter very lamentable : Yet her Maiestie being agayne required by the sayde Ambassadour to cause the foresaide orders to be more generally and effectually directed to all maner her Portes , for that it had ben newly infourmed to him that in some places for lacke of diligent regarde , there were diuers that dyd purpose secretely to imbarke them selues towardes the lowe countreis with armour and such like , to the intent to rebell agaynst the sayde kyng , & to commit other horrible crymes : Her Maiestie meanyng in no wyse to permit any such kynde of euyll disposed people to haue either accesse or succour in any part of her dominions , straightly willeth and chargeth all and euery her officers and ministers , of what qualitie soeuer the same be , hauing office or charge in any her Portes or Creekes , as they wyll aunswere at their vttermost perils , that they suffer none of the sayde kynges subiectes , in whom may be founde any apparaunt suspition of rebellion agaynst the sayde kyng , or of the committyng or intention to commit any murder or robbery , to lande in any place of her dominions : but that the same persons so to be suspected may be stayed , and his or their state and condition duely enquired of . And if it shall any wise appeare , that he or they may be duely suspected : that the same shal be either stayed or repelled , and not suffered to abyde or haue any succour within her Maiesties dominion . And like wise that no subiectes of the sayde kyng , nor any other person of the Queenes Maiesties dominion , beyng armed or otherwise furnished to serue lyke a man of warre , be suffered to depart out of the Realme towardes the sayde lowe countreis , without certayne proofe and knowledge that the same preparation & furniture is meant to serue for the defence of any shippes of Marchaundize tradyng to any place for Marchaundize only , or for the apprehention of Pirates , as the case may necessaryly require . And if any to the contrary shall attempt the same , then to stay them in safetie to be foorth commyng , and to aduertise her Maiestie or her counsayle attendyng vpon her person , of the qualities of the sayde persons and their furniture , so as punishment and remedy may be spedyly geuen accordyng to the qualitie of the offence , and to such treaties as for the like cases haue ben prouided betwixt both their Maiesties progenitours and predecessours .