By the Queene.
❧ A Proclamation agaynst maynteyners of seditious persons, and of trayterous bookes and writinges.

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 shalbe 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, shalbe 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.

God saue the Queene.

❧ Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Queenes Maiestie.

Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

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