The Quenes Majestye is presently given t'understand of sum ill-disposed persons, who, partly to move misliking amongst the comun and meaner sort of her loving people, partly of covetousnes, to enhaunce the prices of corn, have of late secretly spred abrode, in markets and other places, that the prices do ryse and ar like daily to encreace, by reason that certain persons have bought sum quantites of grayn to her Majesties use in sundry countrees: and that also her Majestie meaneth to graunt to sum about her licence to cary corn out of the realm. Upon which rumors being maliciously spred, it may indede happen, that although there be no scarcite in the realme (thanked be Almighty God) yet therby the covetousnes of such as have either of ther own stoore, or by unlawfull bargaynes ingrossed into their hands great quantite of ail manner of grayn, will take occasions to inhaunce the prices therof without necessary cause, to the detriment and burden of the multitud which have lack.