❧
By
the
Queene
.
A
Proclamation
for
bringing
into
the
Realme
of
vnlawfull
and
seditious
bookes
.
WHeras
diuers
bookes
made
or
translated
by
certayne
the
Queenes
Maiesties
subiectes
,
for
the
more
part
remayning
on
the
other
syde
of
the
sea
,
without
lawfull
licence
,
contayning
sundry
matters
repugnaunt
to
trueth
,
derogatorie
to
the
soueraigne
estate
of
her
Maiestie
,
and
stirring
and
nourishing
sedition
in
this
Realme
,
are
commonly
in
secrete
sort
here
dispearsed
by
malicious
persons
among
sundry
her
Maiesties
subiectes
,
to
th
intent
to
drawe
them
to
errour
,
and
withdrawe
we
them
sediciously
from
their
dueties
and
allegiance
due
to
her
Maiestie
,
as
their
onlye
soueraigne
.
For
redresse
hereof
,
lyke
as
of
late
tyme
some
mylde
example
hath
ben
made
in
the
starre
chaumber
at
Westminster
,
in
correction
of
certayne
persons
founde
faultie
in
the
secrete
dispearsing
,
buying
,
and
allowing
of
sundry
of
the
sayde
seditious
bookes
:
So
her
Maiestie
meaning
of
her
clemencie
neither
to
haue
any
aduauntage
taken
for
thinges
herein
alredy
past
,
nor
any
her
honest
and
quiet
subiectes
to
be
entangled
with
the
lyke
hereafter
for
lacke
of
admonition
in
due
tyme
:
wylleth
and
earnestlye
chargeth
all
maner
of
persons
,
to
forbeare
vtterly
from
the
vse
or
dealing
with
any
such
seditious
bookes
,
made
or
translated
by
any
person
,
contayning
matter
derogatorie
to
the
soueraigne
estate
of
her
Maiestie
,
or
impugning
the
orders
and
rites
established
by
lawe
for
Christian
religion
and
deuine
seruice
within
this
Realme
,
or
otherwyse
styring
and
nourishing
matter
tending
to
sedition
:
and
that
such
as
alredy
haue
any
of
the
sayde
bookes
,
shall
present
,
or
cause
to
be
presented
the
sayde
bookes
,
within
twentie
and
eyght
dayes
after
the
publishing
of
this
proclamation
,
to
the
byshop
of
the
diocesse
,
or
ordinarie
of
the
place
,
and
to
receaue
of
hym
a
testimoniall
of
the
tyme
of
the
deliuerie
thereof
:
and
without
expresse
licence
in
wryting
of
the
sayde
byshop
or
ordinarie
,
or
some
archbyshop
,
or
other
byshop
of
the
Realme
,
not
to
kepe
or
reade
any
seditious
bookes
,
vpon
payne
of
her
Maiesties
greeuous
indignation
,
and
to
be
punished
seuerely
,
as
the
qualitie
and
circumstaunces
of
the
offence
shall
require
and
deserue
.
Gyuen
at
her
Maiesties
pallaice
of
Westminster
,
the
first
day
of
March
,
1568
,
the
eleuenth
yere
of
her
Maiesties
raigne
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.