THe Queenes Maiestie consydering that notwithstanding that by great and ma­ture deliberation of the wysest of this Realme, a godly a good order of publique prayer and administration of the Sacramentes hath ben set foorth and allowed by Parliament, and commonly through the whole Realme, in al the tyme of her Maiesties raigne receiued and vsed: yet some persons of theyr natures vnquiet­ly disposed, desyrous to change, and therefore redy to fynde fault with al wel esta­blished orders, do not only refrayne from comming to the Church, where the di­uine seruice and common prayer is orderly vsed, but also do vse of theyr owne deuises, other rites and cere­monies then are by the lawes of the Realme receiued and vsed: and besydes that, some of them haue rashly set foorth, and by stealth imprinted certayne bookes vnder the title of an admonition to the Parliament, and one other also in defence of the sayde admonition, the whiche bookes do tende to no other ende, but to make diuision and dissention in the opinions of men, and to breede talkes and disputes agaynst common or­der. Her highnesse therefore, both to represse suche insolent and inordinate contemptes of suche as refuse to come to common prayer and diuine seruice, according to the order established by Parliament, to the euil and pernitious example of others, and to kepe her subiectes in one vniforme, godly, and quiet order within her Realme, to auoyde al controuersies, scismes, and dissentions that may aryse: doth strayghtly charge & com­maunde al her Maiesties faythful and true subiectes, them selues to kepe, and to cause others suche as be vnder them, to kepe the order of common prayer, diuine seruices, and administration of the Sacramentes, accordyng as in the sayde booke of diuine seruice they be set foorth, and none other contrary or repugnant, vpon payne of her hyghnesse indignation, and of other paynes in the sayd acte comprysed.

And as concerning the said bookes, called, The admonition to the Parliament, and al other bookes made for the defence of the sayde admonition, or agreeable therewith, the whiche bookes do cheefely tende to the deprauyng and fyndyng fault with the sayde booke of common prayer, and administration of the Sacra­mentes, and of the orders receiued here in this Churche and common wealth of Englande: Her highnesse strayghtly chargeth and commaundeth al and euery Prynter, Stationer, Booke bynder, Marchaunt, and al other men of what qualitie or condition he or they be, who hath in theyr custodie any of the sayd bookes, to bring in the same to the Byshop of the diocesse, or to one of her hyghnesse priuie Counsel, within twentie dayes after that he shal haue notice of this Proclamation, and not to kepe any of them without licence or al­lowance of the sayde Byshop, vpon payne of imprysonment, and her highnesse further displeasure.

Geuen at our Manour of Greenewiche, the .xi. day of Iune. 1573. the fyfteenth yere of our raigne.

God saue the Queene.