arde the weale of their soules. And ... e
have the holy scripture expouned to them by preachers in theyr sermons,
ac ... this tyme, All be it if it shall here after appere to the kynges
highnes, that his sa ... rse, erronious, and sedicious opinyons, with
the newe testment and the olde, corrup ... ge in printe: And that the
same bokes and all other bokes of heresye, as well ... termynate and
exiled out of this realme of Englande for ever: his highnes e ... great
lerned and catholyke persones, translated in to the englisshe tonge, if
it sha[ll] than seme t ... conv ... his highnes at this tyme, by the
hoole advise and full determination of all the said primates, and ...
discrete and subs ... lerned personages of both universites, and other
before expressed, and by the assent of his nobles and others of his
moste hon[orab]le Counsayle, wylleth and straytly commaundeth, that all
and every person and persones, of what astate, degre, or condition so
ever he or they be, whiche hath the newe testament or the olde
translated in to englysshe, or any other boke of holy scripture so
translated, beynge in printe, or copied out of the bokes nowe beinge in
printe, that he or they do immediatly brynge the same boke or bokes, or
cause the same to be broughte to the bysshop of the dyocese where he
dwelleth, or to the handes of other the sayde persones, at the daye
afore limytted, in fourme afore expressed and mencioned, as he wyll
avoyde the kynges high indignation and displeasure. And that no person
or persons from hensforth do bye, receyve, kepe, or have the newe
testament or the olde in the englisshe tonge, or in the frenche or
duche tonge, excepte suche persones as be appoynted by the kinges
highnes and the bisshops of this his realme, for the correction or
amending of the said translation, as they will answere to the kynges
highnes at theyr uttermost perils, and wyll avoyde suche punisshement
as they, doynge contrary to the purport of this proclamation shall
suffre, to the dredefull example of all other lyke offenders.

And his highnes further commaundeth, that all suche statutes, actes and
ordinances, as before this tyme have been made and enacted, as well in
y^e tyme of his moste gracious reigne, as also in the tyme of his noble
progenitours, concernying heresies, and havynge and deteynynge
erronyo