Ye shall understand that the unlawful power and authority of long time usurped by the Bishoppe of Rome in this realm who was then called pope, is now by god’s laws justly lawfully and on goode rayson by authority of parliament And by and with the whole consort and agreement of all the bishops, prelates and both universities of Oxford and Cambridge And also of the whole clergie of this realm, extinct and ceased for ever as of no strengh, value or effect in this realm of Englande. In which realm the saide whole clergie bishops prelates and either of the convocations of both provinces and also the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have according to god’s laws and upon good and lawful reasons and governed knowledge that the King’s hynesse to be the supreme head on earth immediately under god of the church of England.
Which there knowledge being confessed and now by parliament established and by god’s laws justifiable to be justly expressed; So might any true citizen subject of this realm not only to knowledgably and obediently recognise the king’s hynesse to be the supreme head on earth of the Church of England but also to speke publish and to tell there children and family the same and to rayson unto them who that the said bishoppe of Rome have heretofor usurped not only upon god but also upon prynces of this realm and there preoguatives. Wherefore and to ensure ye should the better believe me herein take and receive the truth as ye might to do. I declare this unto you not only of myself which I do know to be true but also declare unto you that the same is testified from the mouth of myne ordinarye the Bishope of Ely under the seale which I have said to share unto you.

Dat nostro sub sigillo in manorio nostro de Somersham xxvii die mensio junii anno domini millimo quingentesimo tricestimo quinto.