ɪt wʌz ɐdɹˈɛst tuː "aʊɚɹˈɛ lˈuːɪt dʒˈɑːn fˈɔː, lˈɔːɹd ænd ˈɜːl ʌv lˈɪɾɪl ˈɛdʒɪpt""ˌaʊɚ bᵻlˈʌvd dʒˈɑːn fˈɔː, lˈɔːɹd ænd ˈɜːl ʌv lˈɪɾəl ˈiːdʒɪpt"ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ hɪz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl dʒˈɪpsiz ɪn skˈɑːtlənd ænd kˈɔːlɪŋ ˌɔn ˈɔːl ʃˈɛɹɪfs ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi tʊ ɐsˈɪst hˌɪm "ɪn ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs jˈuːpaʊn hɪz kˈʌmpəni ænd fˈoʊkiz", hˈuː wɜː tuː "kənfˈoːɹm tə ðə lˈæwiz ʌv ˈɛdʒɪpt".
It was addressed to "oure louit Johnne Faw, lord and erle of Litill Egipt" ("our beloved Johnne Faw, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt") establishing his authority over all Gypsies in Scotland and calling on all sheriffs in the country to assist him "in executione of justice upoun his company and folkis", who were to "conforme to the lawis of Egipt".