TRusty and welbeloued we [...] you well, and where as not only vpon good, iust, & vertuous grounded and respected edified vpon the lawes of god & holy scripture, by due consultacyon deliberate [...] our nobles and comons temporal assembled in our [...] of [...] of the same. We haue by good & holsom lawes & statutes made for y^e purpose [...], abolished, seꝑated, & secluded oute of this oure realme y^e abuses of the bishop of Rome his auctorite & iurisdiction of longe tyme vsuryed aswel vpon vs and our realme as vpon all other kynges & princes & their realmes, lyke as they their selues haue confessed & affir­med, but also for asmuche as our said nobles a cōmons bothe sp [...]all & temꝑal assembled in our said court of Parliament, haue vpon lyke good lauful & vertuous groundes & for y^e publique weale of this our realme by one hole assent, grafted, annexed knytte, and vnied to the crowne imperiall of the same, the tytle, dig­nice, & style of supreme hede merth imediatly vnder god of the churche of Englande as we de & vndoub­tedly bene byder to ben, which title & style, both the bysshops & clargye of this our realme haue not onlye in conuocacion, assembled, consented, recognised, & approued laufullye & iustlye to apperteyne vnto vs, but also by worde othe profession, & wrytynge vnder their sygnes & seales haue confessed, ratifyed, coroborated, & confirmed the same vtterly renoūsyng al other othes & obedience to any foreyn potent are and al foreyn iurisdictiōs & powers aswel as of the said byshop of Rome as of al other what [...] euer they be: as by theyr said professiōs & writinges coroborated with y^e subscriptiō of their names & appē sion of their seales more playnly appereth. We let you wyte y^e calling vnto our remēbraūce the power charge & cōmission gyuen vnto vs of almyghty god, & vpon a vehement loue & affection towardes our louyng & faytful subiectes, perceyuyng rightwel what great reste quietnes & tranquilite of consciēs, & many fold other cōmodities might insurge & arise vnto them, yf that the said bysshops & other of y^e clargy of thys our realme shulde set forth, declare & preach vnto them the true & sincere worde of god, & without all maner colour, dissimulacion, & hipocrist manyfest & publyshe y^e great & inuumerable enormities & abuses which the said byshop of Rome: aswel in the title & styl, as also in auctorite & iurisdiction of long tyme vnlaufully & vniustly hath vsuroed vpon vs & our progenitours & al other christē princes. Haue therfore addressed our letters vnto y^e bisshop of y^e dioces straytly charging & cōmaūdinge hym in the same y^t not only he in his owne propre persone, shal declare, teche and preach vnto the people forthw^t vpō the recept of our said letters vnto hi directed, euery Sondaye & other hygh feast through y^e yere, the true mere & sincere worde of God, and y^t the sayde same title, style & iurisdiction of su­preme heade apperteyneth onely vnto oure, crowne and dygnyte royall, lykewyse as the sayde bysshop & all other the byshoppes of oure realme haue by othe affyrmed & confyrmed by subscription of theyr names & settyng to theyr seales, but also gyue warnyng, momcion. & charge, to all maner abbottes, priours, deanes, archdeacons, prouostes, persons, vicars, curates, and all other ecclesiastical persons w^t in his sayde dioces aswell to preach, teach plublysh, and declare in all maner churches oure foresayde iust title, style & iurisdiction euery sondaye & hygh feast through the yeare. And furthermore to monish & geue commaundemēt to all maner scoole maysters within hys sayde dioces to instruct and teache the same vnto the chyldrē commytted vnto thē: as also to cause al maner prayers orasons, rubrikes, canōs in masse bokes, and all other, bokes vsed in the churches, wherin the sayde bysshop of Rome is named, or his presumptuous and proude pompe and authorite preferred, vtterly to be abolysshed, eradicate, & rased out, and his name & memory to be neuer more (except to his contumelye and reproche) remembred, but perpetually suppressed & obscured, and fynally to desyst & leue out all such articles as be in the general sentēce which is vsually accustomed to be red foure tymes in the yeare & do tende to the glory & auaūcement of the said byshop of Rome, his, name, tytle, or iurisdiction. Wherupon we estemyng & reputing you to be of such syngular & vehement zeele and affection towardes the glory of almyghty God, and of so faythful, louyng and obediēt harte toward vs, as ye wyl not only do & accomplyshe, with al your wysdome, diligence and laboure what so euer shulde or myghte be to the prefermente & settynge forward of Gods word, but also practyse, study, & endeuoure your selfe with al your polycie, wit, power & good wyl to amplifye, defende, and mayntayne al such interrest, ryght, title, fryle, iurisdiction, & authorite, as is in ony wyse apperteynyng vnto vs, our dignite, prerogatyue & crow­ne imperyall of this our realme, haue thought good and expedient, not onely to sygnyfy vnto you by these our letters the particularities of y^e charge monicion and commaūdement gyuen by vs vnto the sayde byshop as before is specyfyed, but also to enquire and straitly charge and commaund you vpon payne of your allegaūce and as ye wyll auoyde our high indignacion & dyspleasure at your vtter most peryll, layeng a part allvayne affections, respectes, or other carnal cōsideracions, & settynge onely before you re eyes the myrrour of truth, the glory of God, the dignitie of your souereyne lorde and kynge, and the great cōcord and vnite & inestimable profyt and commodite y^t shalby the due [...]ercutiō of the premisses ensue to your selfe and al other faythfull and louyng subiectes, ye make or cause to be made diligent search, wayte, and espial in euery place of your [...]ryfwyk, whether the sayde bysshop do truely, sincerly, and wythout al maner cloke, colour, or dyssimulacion, execute and accomplysh our wyl, & cōmaundement as is afore sayd. And incase ye shall beare per­ceaue and approuably vnderstād & know that the sayd byshop or ony other ecclesiastical person within his dioces doth omyt & leaue [...] done ony part or parcel of the premysses, or els in the execution & settyng forth of the same do coldely and vnfaynedly vse ony maner sinister addicion, wronge interpretacion, or paynted colours: Than we straytely charge & commaūd you, that forthwith vpon ony such defaute, neglygence, or diūimulaciō by the sayd byshop or ony other ecclesiastical persone of his dioces committed, cōtrary to y^e true te­nour, meanynge & effect of y^e sayde charge by vs to hym appoynted afore sayde, ye do make indelaydly & with al spede and dylygēce de­claracion & aduertysement to vs and our coūsel of the sayd defaulte, & of the behauour, maner and fashon of y^e same. And for asmuche as we vpon syngular trust & assured confydēce, which we haue in you, & for the speciall loue and zele, which we suppose and thynke ye beare toward vs & the publique & commō weale, vnyte & tranquilite of thys our realme, haue specyally elected & chosen you amonge so many for this purpose, & haue reputed you such men as vnto whose wysedome, discrecion, truth, and fidelyte, we myght commytte a matter of such great wayght, moment, and importaunce, as whervpon the vnyte, rest, and tranquilite of our realme doth consiste & is stablysshed. Yf ye shuld contrary to our exspectacion and trust, which we haue in you, and agaynst youre duety and allegaunce toward vs neglect, be slacke, or omyt to do with al your dylygence, dexterite and wysdome, whatsoeuer shalbe in your power, for the due and true perfourmaūce and execucion of our mynde and pleasure to you before declared in thys behalfe, or halte, stumble, or wyncke at ony parte, or specialte of the same: be ye assured that we lyke a prynce of iustice, wyl so extremly correcte, & punish you for the same y^t al the world besydes shal take by you ensample and beware contrary to theyr duety, othe, and allegaūce to frustrate, deceaue, and to dysobeye the iust and lawful commaundement of theyr souereygne lord and prynce insuch thynges, as the true harty and faythfull execution. Wherby ye shall not onely preferre and aduaunce the honour and glory of almyghty God, and set forth the maiesty and imperyal dignite of your souereyn lorde: but also importe and bryng an inestimable weale, profyte, commodite, vnyte, and tranquyly­te to all the publique and commun state of this oure realme: where vnto both by the lawes of God, nature and man ye be vtterly, obliged and bound. Y euen vnder our sygnet at our Palace of Westmynster, the .ix. day of Iune.

¶ God saue the Kynge.