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A22435
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By the King a proclamation touching tobacco.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1627
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STC 8853; ESTC S122709
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then Our Commissioners their deputie or deputies doe presume attempt or goe about to import any Spanish or forreine Tobacco whatsoeuer or to buy vtter or sell any Tobacco of what sort soeuer but such as the Roule thereof shall be sealed with one of the Seales aforesaid or to import any other or greater quantitie of Spanish Tobacco then the said fiftie thousand weight onely in any one yeere or to sowe set or plant or cause to be sowen set or planted in any of his or their grounds any Tobacco whatsoeuer within Our Realmes of England or Ireland or Dominion of Wales or any Isles or places belonging thereto or permit or suffer any old stockes formerly set to continue vpon paine of forfeiture vnto Us of all such Tobacco as shall be imported set sowen planted suffered vttered or put to sale contrary to the true meaning of these presents and to haue the same English Tobacco vtterly destroyed in whose hands soeuer the same shall be found and vpon such further paines and penalties as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Our Realme of England or by the seueritie or censure of Our Court of Star-chamber or by Our Prerogatiue Royall may be inflicted vpon the offenders for their contempt of this Our Royall Command the one moitie of all which fines to be imposed vpon any the said offenders Wee are graciously pleased shal be bestowed vpon the persons that shall informe against them for the same and that such person or persons as shall discouer any planting of Tobacco within Our Realme of England or other Our Realmes or Dominions shall haue his charges expended in following of Suite against the offendors allowed out of Our part of the fines to be imposed besides his moitie aforesaid And further that euery person or persons that shall discouer the falsifying or counterfeiting of any the Seales aforesaid shall haue an hundred Crownes for such his discouery out of Our part of the fine to be imposed for the same besides the one moity for himselfe as aforesaid And for the better execution of Our will and pleasure We doe hereby Command all and singular Customers Comptrollers Searchers waiters and other Officers attending in all and euery or any of Our Ports Creekes or places of lading or vnlading for the taking collecting or receiuing of any Our Customes Subsidies or other duties to take notice of this Our pleasure And We doe hereby command and giue power and authority vnto Our said Commissioners and those whom they shall thinke fit to imploy in Our said seruice and euery or any of them from time to time and at all times when they shall thinke fittest with a Constable or other officer for their assistance to search any ship or other vessell or bottome riding or lying within any Port Hauen or Creeke within their seuerall charge and place of attendance for all Tobacco imported contrary to the intent of this Our Proclamation and the same being found to seize and take to Our vse as also to take notice of the names and apprehend the bringers in and buyers of the same to the end they may receiue condeigne punishment for their offence And further to take speciall care that no more of the said Spanish or other forraine Tobacco shall be imported then the said fifty thousand weight onely in any one yeere and that the same be brought into Our Port of London onely as aforesaid vpon paine that euery of the said officers that shall be found negligent corrupt or remisse herein shall lose his place and entertainement and vndergoe such paines and penalties as by the Laws orthe censure of Our said Court of Star chamber may be inflicted vpon them for the same And likewise We doe hereby ordaine will and appoint that it shall and may be lawfull to and for Our said Commissioners authorised as aforesaid to import the said fifty thousand weight of Spanish or other forraine Tobacco by him or themselues or his or their deputy or deputies with a Constable or other officer for their assistance to enter into any suspected place or places at such time or times as they shall thinke to be most conuenient and there to search discouer and finde out any Tobacco imported vttered planâ—ed set sowed sold or vented not marked or sealed as aforesaid contrary to the true meaning hereof and all such Tobacco so found to seize take away dispose of the owners thereof or in whose custome the same shal be found to informe and complaine of to the end they may receiue punishment according to Our pleasure herein before declared And further We doe by these presents will and require all and singular Mayors Sheriffes Iustices of peace Bailiffes CoÌ„stables Headboroughs Customers Controllers Searchers waiters and all other our Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer that they and euery of them in their seuerall places and offices be diligent and attendant in the execution of this Our Proclamation and also ayding and assisting to our said Commissioners thereunto by Us appointed or to be appointed and to their Deputies as well in any search for discouery of any act or acts to bee performed contrary to the intent of these presents as otherwise in the doing or executing of any matter or thing for the accomplishment of this Our Royall Command And lastly Our will and pleasure is and We doe hereby charge and command Our Atturney generall for the time being to informe against such persons in Our Court of Star-chamber or Exchequer-chamber as the case shall require from time to time whose contempt and disobedience against this Our Royall Command shall merit the censure of these Courts Giuen at Our Court at Whitehall the seuenteenth day of Februarie in the second yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie M.DC.XXVI