A copy of that edict, now in the British Library, reads: “Seeing that the time has come for the house to house census, it is necessary to compel all those who for any cause whatsoever are residing out of their nomes [districts] to return to their own homes, that they may both carry out the regular order of the census, and may also attend diligently to the cultivation of their allotments. ”
Selle edikti üht eksemplari hoitakse praegu Briti Raamatukogus ja sellel on kirjas: „Kuna ees seisab kojast kotta loendus, tuleb kõigile, kes ehk mingil põhjusel väljaspool piirkonda viibivad, anda käsk, et nad pöörduksid tagasi oma isakoju, et võtta osa tavaks saanud loendusest ja samuti pühenduda neile antud põllulapi harimisele. ”