THe Queenes most excellent Maiestie considering that the great & horrrible conspiracies, treasons, and rebellions lately practised, attempted, and with open action prosecuted in the north partes of her highnesses Realme by the Earles of Northumberlande and West­merlande, and others their confederates, contrary to the commaundement of Almightie God, and their duties of allegeaunce to their naturall and most vndoubted Soueraigne Ladie and Queene, and to the great disturbyng of the common quiet and peace of this Realme of England, their natiue countrey, be by the great goodnesse of Almightie God, her Maiesties great prouidence, and the faithfull seruice of her true and loyall subiectes, discouered, frustrated, and vtterly suppressed. And vnderstandyng by her right trusty and ryght welbeloued cosin the Earle of Sussex, her Maiesties lieftenaunt generall of those north partes, that sundrye of the meaner sort of such as did forciably and rebelliously assist the sayd rebellious Earles in their trayterous attemptes, haue by the marshall lawe suffered paynes of death accordyng to their iust desertes, and to the terrour and example of o­thers, and that great numbers of her Maiesties common people that were like offenders in that rebellion, do earnestly repent, and be grieuously sorry for their heynous offences past, and do bewayle and lament their vnhappy and miserable estate, and be fully perswaded and earnestly bent to bee from hencefoorth faithfull, loyall, and dutifull subiectes to her Maiestie, if it might please her highnesse of her royall clemencie to graunt to them their liues and her gratious pardon for their offences past, and to receaue them to her grace, in such sort as may best please her Maiestie, for the which they wyll acknowledge themselues bound to her Maiestie, as her true and naturall subiects, and as persons that haue re­ceaued their liues and beinges from her highnesse as the minister of Almightie God, for the which they bee bounde by double bande to serue her Maiestie faythfully and truely during the continuaunce of their liues to come, and to spende in her seruice that which from her clemencie they haue receiued. Like as when her Maiesty looketh vpon their greeuous of­fences and detestable actions practised and executed in this rebellion against her Maiestie, hauyng neuer geuen to them or any other of her subiects (as is well knowne) any occasion to neglect their dueties in such sort as they haue done, shee is by their vnnaturall dealinges moued to thinke euery of them vnworthy to receiue any drop of her mercie and grace: So her most excellent Maiestie neuerthelesse laying apart that rigour wherunto they haue iustly prouoked her, and fol­lowyng that naturall inclination that she hath euer been disposed vnto in shewing of mercie, and hoping there with vp­on report made to her hignesse, that the common sort of her subiectes lately in this rebellion, doe in deede see howe wik­kedly they haue beene seduced, and do know and repent from the bottome of their hearts their offences towardes God and her Maiestie, and wyll from hencefoorth be faythfull and true subiectes to her Maiestie: doth by this her Ma­iesties Proclamation, graunt and giue her free pardon of lyfe to all and euery such of her subiectes within the Coun­ties of Yorke, Durisme, Northumberlande, Cumberlande, and Westmerland, who neither hath at this present, nor here­tofore hath had any landes, tenementes, or hereditamentes of any estate of inheritance, and that they, and euery of them, as aboue is sayde, shall remaine and continue without any arrest, vexation or disturbaunce to bee done by any of her Maiesties officers, and ministers, or any other person to their bodies or goodes, so that euery such subiect do re­paire to the saide Earle of Sussex her Maiesties Liefetenuant, and other her highnesses Commissioners appoynted for those causes, within fourtie dayes next after the publication hereof, and doe submit himselfe to all such orders and directions as by the said Commissioners shalbe appointed. Whereupon euery such subiect shall receiue a note in writting vnder the handes of the sayde liefetenaunt and other the sayd Commissioners, or three of them, testifying his sub­mission, which shall be a sufficient waraunt to the Lord keper of the great seale of Englande for passing of his pardon vnder the great seale, without any further speciall byll or warraunt to bee obtained for the same from her Maiestie, so as he do sue out the same within three moneths after the date of the same note.

Prouided alwayes, that this her Maiesties pardon do not extende to any person nowe out of the Realme, or in prison, or committed to the custodie of any person, or deliuered vpon baile, promise, or other to appeare at any day or tyme: nor to any person that hath had (as aboue is sayd) any lands tenementes, or hereditaments, of any state of inheritaunce.

Gyuen at our honour of Hampton Courte the xviii. day of Februarie, in the yere of our Lorde God. 1569. and in the twelfth yere of our Raigne.

God saue the Queene.