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A22146 By the King. A proclamation for restoring the ancient Merchants Aduenturers to their former trade and priuiledges; Proclamations. 1617-08-12 England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1617 (1617) STC 8555; ESTC S100784 1,995 2

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HONI SOIT QVI MAY Y PENSE ❧ By the King ❧ A Proclamation for restoring the ancient Merchants Aduenturers to their former Trade and Priuiledges WHereas heretofore Wee declared Our desires to haue brought to passe as a principall worke of Our times the Manufactures of Dying and Dressing of Broad-cloath within this Realme and to that end did publish Our seuerall Proclamations the one 23. Iulij Anno 12. of Our Reigne the other 2. Decembr following for the incouragement of such of Our Subiects as then vndertooke to set vp and manage the said Trade But finding that time discouereth many inhabilities which cannot at first be seene and being willing to haue it knowne to all Our louing Subiects that We intend not to insist and stay longer vpon specious and faire shewes which produce not the fruit Our actions doe euer aime at which is the generall good of this Our State and Kingdome Wherefore perceiuing that the former grounds proposed to Vs by the Vndertakers of that worke consisted more in hopes then in effects and finding the worke it selfe to bee too great to bee brought to passe in any short time by reason of the many difficulties accompanying the same and that as the State of Trade now stands there will be greater losse in the Cloth-making of the Kingdome then gaine in the Dying and Dressing thereof which Wee may not suffer the commoditie of Broad-cloth being one of the principall Dowries of this Our State and which hath brought great wealth and honour to the same And hauing the experience of many ages to ground Our selues vpon that the ancient Company of the Merchants Aduenturers haue euer managed their Trade as with profite to the Common wealth so with much praise to their Company in taking off and venting the Cloathes of this Kingdome whereby they deserue both grace and encouragement from Vs. Therefore no longer to withdraw Our countenance from them but to quicken and giue a new life vnto them Wee doe hereby signifie and declare that We haue already restored and giuen backe vnto them all and euery their Charters any wise touching their Incorporation forme of gouernment and Trade or any Powers Licences Authorities or priuiledges concerning the same And them haue and doe hereby settle and redintigrate in their former estate and degree to all purposes Willing it to be knowne that none of the Charters of the said Company were euer by Vs annihilated or by Law auoyded but onely suspended and sequestred till our further pleasure knowne And therefore we do by these presents declare constitute and ordaine That the said Company of the Merchants Aduenturers shall and may from henceforth practize and put in execution all and euery their Powers Licences Authorities Priuiledges and forme of gouernment contained in all or any their Charters and all vsages holding of Courts meetings assemblies and all other proceedings by vertue of them or any of them together with all the dependances either in the parts beyond the Seas or here within the Kingdome And further We doe hereby intimate declare letting it to be knowen to all forraine Princes and States in whose Dominions the said Merchants Aduenturers now haue or hereafter shall haue any recourse in the exercise of their Trade That notwithstanding any former signification of Our pleasure otherwise We haue againe fully and really enabled them to maintaine hold possesse and enioy all and euery their former Immunities Rights Powers and Priuiledges in any forraine parts beyond the Seas with free libertie power as heretofore to deale contract and agree with any Prince State or City in Germany or the Low-countries for and touching any further or other priuiledges to be had and obtained in those parts touching their Trade Hereby giuing granting and allowing vnto the said Merchants Aduenturers from time to time free liberty and choice to make and appoint such and so many places of their residence in forraine parts as to them shall seeme conuenient And those at their pleasure to change and remooue as shall and may stand best with their commoditie and profite And that the said Merchants Aduenturers may henceforth goe on and exercise their said Trade with better confidence and encouragement which is best effected by remouing and discharging all impediments Wee doe by these presents straightly prohibit forbid constitute and ordaine That from henceforth no Interloper nor other person or persons not free of the said Company presume in any wise to meddle or intromit directly or indirectly in the Trade or Priuiledges of the said Company vpon paine of Our high Indignation and such other paines and penalties as by the Charters of the said Company or any of them are or shall be prouided for transgres●rs in that kind Which that it may haue the better effect Wee doe hereby straightly charge and command all Maiors Shiriffes Bailiffs Constables especially all Customers and Searchers and other Officers of Our Customes aswell in the Port of London as in all other Ports of this Kingdome That they be aiding and assisting to the said Company and the Officers thereof in the execution of their said Charters and that they nor any of them in their seueral places passe out any goods or Merchandizes into any the parts of Germanie or the Low-countries nor into any other parts beyond the Seas where the said Company now haue or hereafter shall haue any priuiledges granted vnto them contrary to the true meaning of their said Charters vpon paine of Our displeasure and the losse of his or their Offices that shall offend therein Giuen at Our Court at Ashton the 12. of August in the fifteenth yeere of Our Reigne of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the one and fiftieth God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO M.DC.XVII