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 al occasions of piracies : yet some numbers of vessels armed with certayne disordered persons mixt of sundry nations , do styll haunt the narowe seas , and resort secretely into small Creekes and obscure places of this Realme for reliefe of vitayle , and such 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 shal serue eyther such persons to commit piracies , or any other that shal 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 , hauing rule and charge within any Port towne , or hauing 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 releefe for hym selfe , his company , or vessell , except it be such as are notoriously knowen to appertayne to marchauntes shippes , passengers , or fisshermen , hauing neede therof . Neither 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 al dueties be first payde for the same , according to the vsage of marchauntes , vpon payne that whosoeuer shal do the contrary , or be consenting therto , shal be vpon due information committed to prison , there to remayne without bayle , vntyll inquisition be made ( according to the lawes of the 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 against any officer of the customes , or any their deputies , and shal be able to proue the same , if any wyse the Infourmer be meete to exercise the same office , they shall inioy the same , or otherwyse shal be duely and liberally recompensed according to their demerites .

Furthermore her Maiestie wylleth and commaundeth all maner her officers , and specially Wardens of Portes , Uice admiralles , Constables , or Capitaines of Castles vpon the seas , and all other hauyng any office in Port townes or places of landyng : that they shall foorthwith as they wyll aunswere at their vttermost peryll , to do their vttermost in their iurisdictions to enquire , lay wayte , and thereby apprehende all maner of persons that do haunt the seas with any kynde of vesselles armed , beyng not an apparaunt marchaunt , and vtterly to stay all others makyng preparation thereto , 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 such as are notoriously belongyng to her Maiestie , and may be sent to the seas for kepyng the same free from pirates . And yf any maner of person shall herein be founde culpable , or manifestly negligent : her Maiestie letteth them certainly to vnderstande , that their punyshment shal be poursued against them with such seueritie , as the example therof shall hereafter remayne for others to beware howe in such cases to offende .