WHeras her Maiestie is giuen to vnderstand, that although shee hath payd and disbursed all maner of chardges and expenses apperteyning to her Maiesties houshold, and the arrearages thereunto belonging, vntill the feast of Saint Michael, which was in the yeere of our Lord 1575 and in the seuenteenth yeere of her Maiesties raigne: And also that although her Maiesty hath payd and disbursed all her houshold chardges since that tyme, sauing a very small remnant of arrearages: that yet not­withstanding some of her good subiects do in diuers places com­playne they are vnsatisfyed and vnpayed of such money, as her Maiestie hath disbursed and payd for their satisfaction: There­fore her Maiesties pleasure is, that her sayd subiects should be warned and admonished ther­e by this Proclamation, to this end and purpose, that if any of them doe remaine vnpayde of their due, that hath bene thus wise disbursed by her Maiestie to their vse, that all and eue­ry such person so vnpayed of their due should make their repayre by themselues or their suffi­cient Deputes, vnto the chiefe Officers of her Maiesties houshold with then sufficient decla­ration in writing, or their sufficient testimony, what money is owing and vnpayed vnto any such person in this behalfe. And that if any of them shall after this their sayd declaration yet remayne vnsatisfied, such persons shall present their iust complaynt thereof vnto her Maie­sties priuy Counsell, to the ende that euery of them may be satisfied, as to equitie and Iustice shall apperteyne.

And if any person shall be either by sicknesse, or by pouertie, not well able to make repaire in person, not by Depute, as afore is sayd, and that in some townes and parishes the seuerall debts may be so small, as the parties will be loth to make a iourney for such small parcels: In such cases the sayd persons shall doe well, to make declaration to some next Iustice of Peace, of the quantitie of the debt, and of the proofe thereof, in what sort, and for what mat­ter the same grew due. And thereupon her Maiestie willeth and requireth the said Iustice, to not [...]f [...] the same by his letter either to the head Officers of the houshold, or to some others of her Maiesties priuey Counsell, to thintent that not onely the partie may bee satisfied, but also it may be knowen where the default of payment was.

Giuen at her Maiesties Castell of Wyndesor, the last day of September, 1577. in the nine­teenth yeere of her Highnes reigne.

God saue the Queene.