¶
By
the
Quene
.
WHere
of
late
tyme
there
hath
ben
a
certayne
staye
and
intermission
of
the
auncient
free
entercourse
for
marchaundise
,
betwixt
this
Realme
and
the
lowe
Countreys
belongyng
to
the
Kyng
of
Spayne
the
Quenes
Maiesties
good
brother
,
and
for
that
also
certayne
differences
haue
arysen
concernyng
some
ordinaunces
pretended
to
be
nowe
of
late
yeres
made
on
eyther
part
,
preiudiciall
to
the
auncient
vsages
of
the
saide
entercourse
:
Her
Maiestie
wylleth
all
persons
to
vnderstande
,
that
by
reason
of
the
sincere
and
effectuall
amitie
that
is
betwixte
her
Maiestie
and
the
sayde
Kyng
her
good
brother
and
confederat
,
both
theyr
Maiesties
are
accorded
,
that
the
entercourse
of
marchaundise
betwixt
this
Realme
and
the
sayde
lowe
Countreys
,
shall
vppon
the
firste
daye
of
Ianuary
,
otherwyse
called
Newyeres
daye
,
and
from
thence
,
be
and
continue
free
,
open
,
and
as
mutuall
,
as
it
was
immediatly
before
the
late
interchangeable
stayes
and
prohibitions
therof
.
And
lykewyse
that
such
newe
ordinaunces
as
haue
ben
made
on
eyther
part
sence
the
first
of
Ianuary
in
the
first
yere
of
the
Quenes
Maiesties
raigne
,
by
the
whiche
the
former
vsage
of
the
entercourse
haue
ben
or
may
be
impeched
or
interrupted
,
shal
remaine
on
both
sides
suspended
from
execution
,
vntyll
theyr
Maiesties
shall
by
order
of
certayne
theyr
faythfull
and
trusty
counsellours
,
take
further
order
therin
by
way
of
a
colloquy
,
to
be
shortly
had
by
theyr
directions
.
And
therefore
the
Quenes
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
by
this
Proclamation
,
chargeth
and
commaundeth
all
maner
her
officers
,
ministers
,
and
other
her
subiectes
,
hauyng
charge
vpon
the
Sea
,
or
in
any
Port
,
Hauen
,
or
Creke
,
of
her
dominions
,
to
suffer
all
maner
of
persons
,
from
the
begynnyng
of
the
first
of
Ianuary
,
to
carry
out
of
this
her
Maiesties
Realme
into
any
partes
of
the
sayde
lowe
Countreys
,
or
to
bryng
into
any
part
of
this
Realme
from
the
sayde
lowe
Countreys
,
any
maner
of
goodes
,
wares
,
marchaundises
,
handycraftes
workes
,
or
victuels
,
in
like
maner
and
sort
,
as
the
same
myght
haue
ben
done
the
sayd
first
day
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
sayde
first
yere
of
the
raigne
of
her
Maiestie
.
And
that
no
person
,
directly
or
indirectly
,
do
attempt
to
molest
by
arrest
or
otherwyse
,
any
other
for
the
carrying
out
or
bryngyng
in
,
as
aboue
is
sayde
,
of
any
maner
of
thyng
,
by
colour
of
any
such
ordinaunce
as
hath
ben
made
sence
the
said
first
day
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
sayde
first
yere
of
the
raigne
of
her
Maiestie
,
nor
put
in
execution
any
of
the
sayde
ordinaunces
beyng
nowe
for
the
causes
abouesayde
suspended
,
vpon
payne
of
punyshment
due
to
such
as
shall
contemne
her
Maiesties
expresse
commaundement
geuen
in
causes
concernyng
the
amitie
betwixt
her
Maiestie
&
other
Princes
,
her
confederates
and
allies
.
Yeuen
at
her
hyghnes
palaice
of
Westminster
,
the
.xxix.
of
December
,
in
the
seuenth
yere
of
her
Maiesties
raigne
.
1564.
God
saue
the
Quene
.