ALthough we y ^e Quene at oure fyrst cōming to the Crowne were geuen to understand y ^t the notable & heynouse treason, enterprised by y ^e late Duke of Northumberland was supported and furdered by Henry the Frenche kynge, and his ministers, by him put in trust, and that shortly after in the conspiracy, moued against god, and vs, by wyat and his trayterous bad, the sayde kinges ministers did secretly practise and giue their fauourable compfort thervnto, contrary to the treatice of peace betwene both y ^e real­mes, and al good amitie & honor, yet the great loue we beare to the peace of Christendome and to the quiet of our louinge subiectes, moued vs rather to impute the same to his mi­nisters whome he vsed in seruice, then vnto him selfe, thinking euer by that our pacience to haue induced him to beare vs true amitie, and to vse good neighbored towards vs, and our Subiectes, for the which respect we were not onely contented to beare such iniuryes, as to our selfe, had bene by hym done, but also traueled to be a meane of pacification, betwene Themperour, and the sayd king, sending our ambassadoures to Callyes for that purpose, to our great charge, as the world knoweth, which our trauayle and good zeale was not so well employed, and taken of him as of vs ment, for not long after that time when the deuyll had put in the heddes of Dudley, Asheton, and others their complices to enter into a new conspiracy agaynst vs. The sayd kynges Ambassadour was not onely pryuy thereof, but also receiued them into his house, there suffering them to assemble and contriue their malicious and deuelish enterprise. And although the sayd king were aduertised therof by our Ambassadour with him resident, and also frendly desyred not to supporte or fauour any such doinges. Neuertheles the same conspiracy being afterwardes detected, and sundry of thoffendors confessing it by iust order of law executed. Dudley, Asheton, & others flyeng into Fraunce, were both receyued of the king, and also mainteined with annual pencions by hym geuen, contrary to his promyse which he made vnto a personage of honour, sent to him from vs, gyuinge thereby a most daungerous example, and pernicious vnto al princes, whose estate & lyfe cannot be sues yf traytoures may be receiued and supported. The like minde towardes vs he declared in receiuing sun­dry famouse and notoriouse pirates enemies of Christendome, and spoilers of oure subiectes, whome he mainteyned with men mony and shippes, to exercyse their piracy, & to declare that no pacience, or good demeanour of our part can moue him to beare vs good amitie, of late he sent Stafford with other rebels whome he had interteyned in that Realme, furnyshed with armour mony, municion and shippes, to sur­prise our Castell of Scarborough, not contented this longe time to haue borne with pirates and suche as haue robbed our marchauntes, and other subiects by seas, and to haue vsed dishonorable practises for the surprising of Callies, and our pieces on that syde, the ministers whereof hath bene openly knowne & the spyals taken, for the better mainteining of which vngodly doings and greter anoyaunce of our real­me he hath continually suffered in his countrys, forgers of false monies, and counterfeiters of our coine, for the which causes, and also for that he hath w ^t al hostilitie inuaded the lowe countryes to the defence & preseruation whereof we are bounde by speciall treatye, and considering that neither by demaundynge redresse hereof we can obteine any, neyther by good meanes whiche we haue hether to vsed enioye anye amitie, or good neighbored at his hand, neither by promyse be assured of y ^e same, we haue thought better to haue him knowen and taken for an open enemie of whom we may beware, then vnder the pretense of amitie a secret worker against vs, and a priuy enemy, such as we haue hetherto found hym, to the greate daunger of our person, and lose and damage of our subiects. And therfore we giue warning to al our lo­uing subiects, fromhenceforth to forbere al traffitque and contracting w ^t any of that Realme, and to re­pute y ^e said French kyng, and his subiectes as open enemies annoying them by al suche meanes as men may, & are wont to do ther enemies. And although he hath vsed w ^tout iust cause ordenouncing any war, to annoy our marchauntes and subiectes, yet giue we vnto al his marchauntes & subiectes fortye dayes space after this proclamation to depart this our Realme w ^t suche goodes as they haue here and maye by our lawes cary away to y ^e which effect we shal giue them or any of them our safe conduct and pasporte yf they shal require it. Geuen at our pallyce of westminster the .vii. of Iune the third and forth years of our Reygnes.

God saue the kynge and the Quene.