THE Queenes Maiestie vnderstandeth , that although by her former commaundementes notified by proclamation to all her subiectes , and namely to her officers in her Portes , for the staying , ceassing , and suppressing of all occasions of piracies : yet some numbers of vessels armed with certayne disordered persons mixt of sundry nations , do still haunt the narowe seas , and resort secretly into small Creekes and obscure places of this Realme for reliefe of vitayles , and suche lyke : And for their better defence to escape apprehension , do colourably pretende that they be licenced to serue on the seas , and are not to be accompted culpable as pirates . For remedie whereof , and to the intent no maner of pretext shall serue eyther suche persons to commit piracies , or any other that shall relieue them for priuate gayne or fauour by fayned colours or pretence of ignoraunce : Her Maiestie straightly chargeth and commaundeth all maner officers and ministers , hauyng rule and charge within any Port towne , or hauyng aucthoritie to make deputies vnder them in any Creeke or landing place whersoeuer the same be , that from hencefoorth no maner of person comming from the sea , be suffred to haue any vittayle , munition , or any other reliefe for hym selfe , his company , or vessell , except it be suche as are notoriously knowen to apparteyne to marchauntes shippes , passengers , or fishermen , hauing neede thereof . Neyther that any person do bye or receaue any wares or goodes of any person directly or indirectly comming from the seas , vntyll the same wares or goodes be brought and landed openly according to the lawes of the Realme in places accustomed , with consent of the officers of the customes , and that all dueties be first payde for the same , accordyng to the vsage of marchauntes , vppon payne that whosoeuer shall do the contrarie , or be consentyng thereto , shal be vppon due information committed to prison , there to remayne without bayle , vntyll inquisition be made ( accordyng to the lawes of this Realme ) of them and their factes , as in cases of piracies , and to be adiudged and executed as pirates , as by lawe shal be ordered . And whosoeuer shall geue information hereof agaynst any officer of the customes , or any their deputies , and shal be able to proue the same , if any wise the Infourmer be meete to exercise the same office , they shall inioy the same , or otherwyse shal be duely and liberally recompensed accordyng to their demerites .

Furthermore her Maiestie wylleth and commaundeth all maner her officers , and specially Wardens of Portes , Uiceadmiralles , Constables , or Capitaynes of Castles vpon the seas , and al other hauyng any office in Port townes or places of landyng , that they shall foorth with , as they wyll aunswere at their vttermost peryll , to do theyr vttermost in their iurisdictions to enquire , lay wayte , and thereby apprehende al maner of persons that do haunt the seas with any kynde of vessels armed , beyng not an apparaunt marchaunt , and vtterly to stay all others makyng preparation therto , and their vessels , other then such only as shal be openly knowne to be ordinarie marchauntes , passengers , or vsuall fisshermen : And not from hencefoorth to alowe or admit any allegation of licence to sayle vpon the seas with any vessell armed , but suche as are notoriously belongyng to her Maiestie , and may be sent to the seas for keping the same free from pirates . And if any maner of person shall herein be founde culpable , or manyfestly negligent : her Maiestie letteth them certaynely to vnderstande , that their punishment shal be pursued agaynst them with suche seueritie , as the example thereof shall hereafter remayne for others to beware howe in suche cases to offende .