THe Queenes Maiestie consydering with her selfe , howe it hath pleased almightie God at this present to conserue her Realme in an vniuersall good peace , and her subiectes in a constant obedience vnto her Maiestie , notwithstandyng the sundry secrete malitious sollicitations of certayne fugitiues and rebelles , beyng fled , and nowe remaynyng out of the Realme , by their seditious messages and false reportes sent into the same , tendyng to prouoke others to be partakers of their malitious treasons : Can not but first geue the due thankes & prayse therof to almightie God , and therwith commende both the loyaltie of her good subiectes for their obedience , and allowe of this their vniuersall constancie in the conseruation of themselues together within the bande of common peace . And furthermore also to geue admonition and warnyng , specially to the simple sort of her good louyng subiectes , that they be no wyse abused with the wicked practises of the sayd fugitiues and rebelles , by any their adherentes secretly remayning or repayring into the Realme , and wandring in corners , mouyng good subiectes to be disobedient to the lawes , and scattering false rumors and newes , both by speache , and by bookes and wrytinges , onely of intent to breake the common peace of the same , and to procure more partners with them in their treasons and rebellions . And therfore her Maiestie chargeth and commaundeth all maner her good subiectes , to be earnestly ware hereof , and to employ their vttermost diligence in the apprehention of such secret perswadors of disobedience , and breakyng of lawes , and of the sowers and stirrers of sedition , and specially of such as do or shall bring into the Realme any seditious bookes , wrytinges , or such lyke trayterous deuises agaynst the lawes & gouernment of the Realme , or any wyse preiudicial to the royall state of her Maiestie . And if any shal be founde wyllingly to ayde or comfort any such seditious persons in their sayd malitious attemptes , or shal receaue and kepe , or conceale any maner of such seditious bookes , wrytinges or bulles , in print or written , & shal not presently discouer the said persons , and procure them to be apprehended , nor cause the said kynde of writinges to be spedyly presented to the superiour officers , as hath ben by Proclamation lately last ordered and deuised : her Maiestie geueth it to be vnderstande , that then al and euery such person so offendyng after this admonition , shal be taken , reputed , and punished , as abettors & maynteynors of the principall Traytors that were aucthors of the same : Meanyng in this behalfe , consydering this playne admonition , not to be hereafter moued to spare the execution of such offendors , vpon pretence or allegation of simplicitie or ignoraunce , to excuse their defaultes .