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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22153	By the King, a proclamation for reforming the abuses in making of gold and siluer threed within this realme and for the inhibiting the importation thereof, from the parts beyond the seas.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1617 (1617)	STC 8564; ESTC S1560	4,356	4

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ¶ By the King ❧ A Proclamation for reforming the abuses in making of Gold and Siluer Threed within this Realme and for the inhibiting the Importation thereof from the parts beyond the Seas IAMES by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith c. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Where Wee haue alwayes helde it one of the most necessary cares and considerations incident to the State and office of Kings and Soueraigne Princes so to dispose of their people and gouernement as the knowledge and vse of good and profitable Arts and Inuentions may become common and frequent among their people the same being one of the greatest meanes to increase and preserue the wealth and strength of State and people considering that labour and industry well imployed maketh kingdomes great and flourishing And forasmuch as some of Our good and louing Subiects of Our Realme of England haue of late to their great charge brought into this Our Kingdome and haue herein by their great industry erected and perfectly established the Arte and Mysterie of making Gold and Siluer threed a Feate or Manifacture formerly vsed or made in forraine parts beyond the Seas and by Strangers and others from thence transported and brought as a commoditie of great vse into this Our Kingdome of England wherein they haue so well and commendably proceeded as that they are now able to make sufficient store of Gold and Siluer threed to serue for the vse and expence of Our whole Kingdome And whereas a matter of so great consequence and wherein so many of Our people should be interessed both in the making and vse therof may well be iudged more fit for Us to take into Our hands then to leaue the same to the power and dispose of priuate men and aswell to preuent the abuses which may bee offered to Us and Our Subiects by the counterfeiting of the said Gold and Siluer threed as likewise for the preseruation of Bullion within this Our Kingdome Wee haue caused this Our whole worke to be taken into Our possession for the generall good and benefit of Our people and louing Subiects and haue also prouided and taken sufficient order that Our louing Subiects in all parts shall not at any time want conuenient quantitie of the said Gold and Siluer threed for their vse but shal also be serued of it at reasonable prises And that such as are skilfull in the working and spinning thereof shall be imployed therein if they faithfully and honestly performe the same and at such rates and wages as they whom Wee specially shall licence thereunto shall thinke meete and conuenient which care and good intention of Us hath of late beene greatly interrupted and opposed not onely by the bringing into Our said Kingdomes and Dominious great quantities of Gold and Siluer threed from diuers parts beyond the Seas but also by the priuate working and making thereof in Corners by diuers strangers and others contrary to Our Patent of priuiledge heretofore granted the same being no knowne nor continued trade within these our Realmes howsoeuer diuers of the Goldsmiths of London haue lately presumed and attempted to make the same parcell of their Trade by reason onely of some few experiments heretofore by them and others made and by fittes onely and for very small quantities of Gold and Siluer threed whereby this so excellent an Inuention thus brought into this Our Kingdome is likely to be vtterly ouerthrowen and Our Subiects much wronged by counterfeit and base Gold and Siluer threed made and sold by the vnderhand workers if the same by Our care should not be prouided for and speedily preuented And albeit that by meanes of the Gold and Siluer threed made and to be made within Our said Realmes Wee should receiue great hinderance in Our Customes and other dueties formerly paide vnto Us and Our Predecessors Kings and Queenes of this Realme of England for and vpon that commodity imported for which neuerthelesse Wee haue taken order as farre as is conuenient Yet Wee that in all Our Actions and proceedings haue Our eye of grace rather vpon the flourishing estate of Our Kingdomes and the comfort of Our people then vpon Our profit haue resolued to prefer the estate good of Our Kingdom before the precise cōsideration of Our own benefit rather then to interrupt or ouerthrow so excellent a worke and effect of our care and princely pollicie for the welfafe of Our subiects These are therefore to require and command all and singular person and persons whatsoeuer as well Our naturall borne subiects as Denizens or strangers that none of them nor any other person or persons whatsoeuer other then such as Wee shall giue speciall licence thereunto and such as they shall set on worke doe at any time or times hereafter attempt or presume to make any Gold or Siluer threed or Copper Gold and Siluer threed within Our said Realmes and Dominions vpon paine of forfeiture of all and euery quantitie and quantities parcell or parcels of such Gold and Siluer threed and Copper Gold and Siluer threed so made in Our said Realmes and Dominions contrary to this Our present commandement and also vpon paine of Our high indignation and displeasure and such further paines penalties and punishments as for the contempt of Our commandement Royall in this behalfe may any way bee inflicted vpon them or any of them so offending contrary to the true intent and meaning herein signified And whereas by a Statute made in the fourth yeere of the late King Henry the seuenth it was ordained and enacted that no Finer of Gold and Siluer nor parter of the same by fire or water from thenceforth should alay no fine Siluer nor Gold nor none sell in any otherwise nor to any person or persons but only to officers of Mints changes Goldsmithes within this Realme for the augmentation and amendment of Coine and Plate nor sell to no person any maner of Siluer molten and alaied vpon pain of forfeiture of the same or the value of the Gold or Siluer so alayed or sould And that no Goldsmith within this Realme should melt or alay any fine Siluer to or for any workes of other intent but onely for making of amels or for amending of Plate nor that they should sell no fine Siluer nor other Siluer alayed molten into masse to any person or persons whatsoeuer they bee nor one Goldsmith to another vpon paine of forfeiture of the same Siluer or value thereof Wee therefore for the better execution of Our said will and pleasure and preseruation of Our Bullion within this Our Kingdome do further straitly charge command that no Goldsmith or Goldsmithes Finer or Finers Parter or Parters of Gold and Siluer within Our said Dominions shall for their vse or benefit vses or benefittes fine part or cause to bee fined or parted any Gold or Siluer or prouide or cause