WHere as the Quenes most excellent Maiestie by hir high­nesse Proclamation in Nouember last, did apoint and limit the reading of the Lotterie within hir Citie of London this .x. of Ianuary. And by the same did giue straight charge and commaundement to all and singular hir officers, mi­nisters and subiects hauing therin to do, to prepare them selues accordingly, as by the sayd last proclamation may appeare. Hir maiestie perceyueth, that of some mystrust or doubtefull interpretation of the proceedings in the sayde Lotterie, the first intention (to haue the collection and aduentures to haue a­mounted to a certain masse & summe of money, (wherwith a great numbre the Aduenturers might haue ben largely benefited, according to a Charte therof published in August. 1567.) is not nor can not be accomplished: Whervpon it is thought meete (without any further, expectation or delay) to proceede to the publishing of the sayde Lotterie for so much as is alreadie Collected, and to cause euery Aduenturer to bee truely, indifferentely, and ratably aunswered, accordyng to the masse Collec­ted, without any indirecte dealyng towardes any person. And to the intent that euery person hauyng any interest herein, maye vnderstande what in reason to expecte for hys Aduenture. It is to be vnder­stande to all Aduenturers in the same Lotterie, that the very certayne summe of Money Collected, and chargeable to the same, is a Twelfth parte of the whole masse first by the sayde Charte appoynted, and no more, as by due Certificat and good accompte thereof (by hir highnesse Commissioners and Treasu­rers, being persons of speciall credite in that behalfe) made, hir Maiestie is certainly enformed. Where­vpon all Aduenturers shall be duely aunswered of their Prises accordyngly after the sayd rate: That is to say, To hym that shall winne the best and greatest Lotte, the summe of Foure Hundred and Sixtene Pounds, Thirtene shillings and Foure pence, which is the iust Twelfth part of Fiue Thousand pounds, before appointed to haue bene gyuen, if the whole Summe had bene Collected. And so consequently eue­ry person to be aunswered of the seuerall Prises contained in the sayd Charte, after the sayde Rate.

Gyuyng also to vnderstande, that for the supplying of the full Numbre fyrst appoynted by the Chart, euery person hauyng aduentured any one Lotte of the value of Tenne Shillings, shall be admitted to Twelue aduentures or hazardes, after which aduentures or hazardes, the said rate of a Twelfth parte, shall be duely aunswered and payed in readie money. And whosoeuer hath aduentured more than one Lot, after the said rate of Ten Shillings, shal be answered and payed in like sort: which seueral aduentures, hazardes, or prises growing of the said Lotterie, shal be duely answered and payed (after the Rate of the sayd Twelfth part) according to the appointment and promise contained in the sayd first Charte.

And for this purpose, all persons hauing interest herein, shall and may begin to giue their attendaunce thys present Tenth day of Ianuarie, and so to continue.

Yeouen at hir highnesse Honour of Hampton Courte the ninth day of Ianuary. 1568 and in the Ele­uenth yeare of hir Maiesties moste prosperous Raigne.

God saue the Queene.