FOrasmuch as there are so great abuses of late yeeres growne by the corrupt dealing of sundry Merchants and Brokers, aswell Strangers as English, vpon bargaines of ex­changes, and rechanges of Moneys to bee payed, both out and within this Realme, as not onely the good, laudable, and profi­table vse of naturall Merchandizing is greatly decayed, the true values of the moneyes of this Realme much abased, and her Ma­iesties Customes and Subsidies, that are the ancient inheritance of this Crowne diminished and withdrawne, with sundry other inconueniences, to the notable damage of this Realme: For the due remedy whereof, there hath bene made heretofore sundry good Lawes and Statutes of this Realme, which doe still continue in their force.

The Queenes Maiestie intending to haue such great enormities and mischiefes reme­died, doeth giue all maner Merchants, Brokers, and all other persons vsing to bargaine by exchange or rechange, to vnderstand, that her meaning is to haue such Lawes and Sta­tutes to bee put in execution, as haue bene prouided, and doe remaine in force for this pur­pose: and therefore warneth all maner of persons, to haue hereafter due regard thereto, vpon such penalties, as in the said Lawes, Statutes, and other Ordinances remayning in their force is prouided: And for the lawfull satisfaction of all such as shall haue necessary cause to take or deliuer any Money by exchange, there shall be certaine Orders in writing set vp in places conuenient, declaring the rates thereof, as the same shall and ought to bee payed to the vse of her Maiestie, or to her ministers and Officers thereto authorized.

The xx. of September 1576. in the xviij. yeere of the prosperous Raigne of the Queenes Maiestie.

God saue the Queene.