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 By the Queen. 
 
 A Prcclamathn againft certain [editions and fchifmatical 
 Books and Libels &c 
 
 '*, |£e Queens mod excellent fl&ajettp cortfdering bofo toftbfo 
 lj tbefe feto pears paft, and uoto of late, certain fedittous 
 ?(w and ebil OifpofeO petfons totoards ber epajettp, and tbe <Eo- 
 jy $ bernment eflablifceo for caufes CBcclefiatttcal tottbin ber 
 £^ tywftiw dominions, babe debited, toritten, printed , o? 
 f?* caufeOto be reDttiotiap andfectetlp pubitibeoanooifperfeo* 
 fundrp febifmatical and fedtttcus Boohs, diffamatorp ftibefs, andotber 
 pbantaftical toritings amongaber $£aje(ties fubjects containing intbem 
 SDocttineberp erroneous, andotber matters notoriouOp untrue, and Gan° 
 oetotis to tbe State, and againft tbe gooip reformation of Religion ana 
 (Eobernment CBcclefiatttcal eflaolilbed bp &ato,and fo quietlp of long time 
 continued, and alfoagaintl tbe petfons of J&ifoopB, and otbeto placed in 
 autboritpCccIeQattical under ber l^igbnefs, bp ber autboritp, in tailing 
 to*t, and bepond tbe bounds of all good bumanitp : ail tobicb BcofcB,!Li* 
 bels, and ^Writings, tend bp tbeir fcope to perfuade and bring in a mon- 
 firous and apparent dangerous Annotation boitbm ber ^Dominions ari& 
 Countries, of all manner of CEccIefiaflical <Eobernment noto in ufe, and 
 to tbe abridging, or ratbet to tbe obettbroto of bet ^igbnefc tatoful Jpre- 
 rogatibe, allotoed ^ ®ods iLato, and eftabliujed bp tbe Hatos of tb& 
 Realm, andconfequentlpto reberfe, dtffolbe, and fet at iLibertp tbe p?e- 
 rent dBobernment of tbe Cburcb, and tomafce a dangeroufi cbange of 
 tbe fo?m of doctrine, andufe of £>ibinc Serbice of ®ed, and tbe mini- 
 llration of tbe Sacraments noto alfo in ufe, tottb a raft and malicious 
 purpofe alfo to dtffolbe tbe flEttateof tbe IPrelacp, being one of tbe tbree 
 ancient CBftates of tbis Realm under ber ^igonefs, tobereof ber 09a jeu> 
 minoetb to babe fucb reberend regard, as to tbeir places in tbe Cturcb 
 and Common toealtb appertained, ail tobicb faid letod and fedittous 
 prariifes, do Mtetflp tend to tbe mantfett toilful breacb of great number of 
 good llatos and Statutes of tbis Realm, inconveniences notbing regar- 
 Oed bp fucb Jnnobations* 
 
 i$n confideration tobereof, ber l^igbnefs graciouflp minding to probfoe 
 fomegood and fpeedp remedp to toitbttand fucb notable dangerous ana 
 ungodlp attempts,and for tbat purpofe to babe furb enormous malefactors 
 Difcobered and condignlp punifoed , dotb figniite tbis ber l^igbnefs. 
 miflifeingand indignation of fucb dangerous and toiched entetprtfes h ana 
 fo? tbat purpofe dotb berebp roill and alfo flraigbtlp cbarge and command, 
 tbat all perfens tobatfoeber, toitbtn a-npber $pa jetties Realms and 2Do- 
 minionB,tobobabeor bereafter (ball babe anpof tbe faid fedittous Boohs, 
 l^amptlets, libels or Writings, or anp of like nature alread? ptbiifted y 
 
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174- A Proclamation againft Seditious Books. 
 
 o? bereafter to be publilbeo, in bis o? tbett cuftoop, containing fticb mat- 
 ters as ahobeate mentioned, againft tbe p^efentflDzoer ano (Eobemment 
 of tbe Cfrtncb of tn^ianH, o? tbe latoful Emitter* tbereof , o? againft 
 t\)e lffttes ano Ceremonies ufeo in tbe Cburcb* ano allofoeO bp tbe !Latos 
 of tbe fifealm : ftbat tbep, ano cberp of tbem oo p?efe>nlp after,roitb con- 
 benientfpeeo tying in, ano oeliber up tbe fame unto t\)t fl^oinatpof tbe 
 JDiccefs, oz of tbe place tobere tbep inbabit, to tbe intent tUv map be ut» 
 terlp oefaceo bp tbefaio flD^oinarp, o? otbettoife ufso b^ tbenu auDtbat 
 from bencefo2f) no petfon oz petfons tobatfoebet be fobaxop as to to?ite, 
 contribe, pjirit, o^caufe tobepubliujeoosoiftrtbuteo, o? rcfceeoanpof 
 tbe fame, o?anpotbet Books, ilibels, o? Citings of lifte nature an* 
 nualttp contrarp to tbe true meaning ano tment of tt)is b*r spajefttes 
 ij^oclamatiom ano ttfceroife, tbat no man bereafrer gibe anp tnftrucrt- 
 on, Direction, fabour oi afsiftmce to tbe cmtribing, baiting, pointing, 
 publitbrag, o? oifyerfmg of tbe fame, o? fucb lifce ISoofts, ILibels, oi ©Hut- 
 tings tobatfoebet, as tbep tenoeroet$£a jetties gooD fabour, toiilaboro 
 ber bigb Oifpleafure, ano as tbep toillanfooer tbe contrarp at tbeir utter- 
 mod perils: ano upon fucb pains ano penalties, asbp tbe Hats anp roap 
 mapbemflicreOupontbeorTenDers, in anpof tbefe bebalfs. asperfons 
 maintaininjfucbfeottious actions, robicD ber ^aieftp minOetbto babe 
 aberelp erecuteo\ 8nO if anp petfon babe bao&notoieoge of tbeautbo^s, 
 ©Baiters, jointers o? OeCperfers tbereof, tobicb ftall toitbin one montb 
 after tbe puOltcacpon bereof,oifcober tbe fame to tbe ©joina-p of tbe place 
 toberebe bao fucb fcnotoleos, o? to anp of bet $$ajeflies IPzrbp Council s 
 t])t fame perfon Iball not fo? biB former concealment be bereafrer moleftetj 
 o? troubled <ffi>rbcn at r)er ^ajefties palace at Weftminfter, t&e tiiu of 
 .February, t$88» Sn tyttm* pear of tyx ^ifltmefslffeign, 
 
 (jod Save the Queen* 
 
 Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Chriftopher Barker, 
 Printer to the Queens Moft Excellent Ma jefty, 1 5 88, 
 
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