A proclamation, amongst other the advantages of these our kingdoms, the staple commodities of wooll and cloth are peculiar thereunto James R. England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1688 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A46521 Wing J259 ESTC R3214 12267933 ocm 12267933 58123 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A46521) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 58123) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 869:20) A proclamation, amongst other the advantages of these our kingdoms, the staple commodities of wooll and cloth are peculiar thereunto James R. England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) James II, King of England, 1633-1701. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb ..., London : 1688. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Broadside. At head of title: By the King, a proclamation. At end of text: Given at our court at Windsor the twelfth day of August, 1688. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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AMongst other the advantages of these Our Kingdoms , the Staple Commodities of Wooll and Cloth are peculiar thereunto , and the Manufacture of the same under several good and wholsome Laws made and Provided by the Wisdom of Our Royal Ancestors for the better Regulation and Improvement thereof , hath justly been esteemed a principal Happiness of this Our Realm , and long been the Envy of others Nations ; And We ( who equally desire to promote the Good and Welfare of Our Kingdoms with any of Our Royal Predecessors and Ancestors ) considering that nothing can prove more destructive to the said Manufacture , then the Exportation of Wooll into Foreign parts , have as well by Our several Royal Proclamations , as by a Considerable Charge of Our own expended therein , shewn Our Gracious Inclinations and Purposes for the Maintenance and Encouragement of the said Manufacture , and for the effectual putting in Execution the Laws already made against such Exportation , And yet the Methods taken for Prevention of the great Abuses therein , have not hitherto met with answerable Success ; But the said Offence is now become a most notorious and common Nusance by the practices of divers evil disposed Persons , who being neither terrified with the Severity of the Laws , nor yet regarding Our Iust Displeasure conceived against them , do Combine among themselves , and together with others , Aliens and Foreigners , sometimes by Stealth , sometimes by open Force and Violence , to Export and Carry out of Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland divers great quantities of Wooll , Wooll-fells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Wooll-flocks , Fullers Earth , Fulling Clay , and Tobacco-pipe Clay , wherein they are also Assisted by many dissolute and desperate Persons in great numbers , insomuch that Our Officers and others duly Impowered , and endeavouring to resist and prevent them therein , are often in peril even of their Lives , and by the number of Offenders are much discouraged from doing their Duty . And whereas divers of Our Loving Subjects from divers parts of this Kingdom , being Traders and Dealers in the Woollen Manufacture , by their humble Petition have proposed to Vs , That they are willing to make a voluntary Contribution among themselves as a farther means to Suppress the said Offenders , and for that purpose have humbly besought Vs to grant them Our Royal Licence and Authority to make a Collection of Moneys to defray the Charge of Prosecuting and Preventing the said Offences and Mischiefs , which Charge will be very considerable in regard of the great number of Offenders throughout Our said Kingdoms ; We therefore out of Our Gracious and Princely Care of the Good and Welfare of Our People , Have thought fit by Our Royal Commission under Our Great Seal bearing Date the Eight and twentieth day of June last past , directed to several Persons therein mentioned , For preventing the Exportation to Wooll , to Impower and Authorize them , or any Seven or more of them , from time to time to cause to be Prosecuted and put in Execution the several Laws made against the Exportation of Wooll , Wooll-fells , and other the things before mentioned , out of Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland ; And also to Collect , Gather and Receive , and to cause to be Collected , Gathered , and Received from any of Our Subjects whatsoever , such Sum and Sums of Money as they or any of them shall from time to time voluntarily Contribute , Advance and Bestow , for and in order to the Preventing the Exportation of Wooll , Wooll-fells , and other the things before mentioned , out of Our said Kingdoms , and for the better Discovery and Punishment of the said Offences , and to imploy the said Moneys so Collected accordingly ; Which Voluntary Contributions so to be made by any of Our Subjects whatsoever , to the ends and purposes aforesaid , We have thought fit by the Advice of Our Privy Council , and We do by this Our Royal Proclamation , Allow , Recommend and Approve , not doubting but Our Loving Subjects will cheerfully and readily assist and promote so useful and publick a Work. And further , as well in pursuance of the aforesaid Laws , as in Virtue of Our Royal Prerogative , We do again hereby streightly Charge , Prohibit and Command , That no manner of Sheep , Wooll , Wooll-fells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Wooll-flocks , Fullers Earth , Fulling Clay , or Tobacco-pipe Clay be at any time hereafter by any Person or Persons whatsoever , whether Natural-born Subjects , Denizens or Strangers , Exported , Transported , Sent or Conveyed out of Our Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , or Town or Port of Berwick upon Tweed , or any the Isles , Ports , Creeks or Places thereof , into the Kingdom of Scotland , or any Foreign Parts beyond the Seas , upon pain of Our Highest Indignation , and the utmost Penalties which by the Laws and Statutes of this Our Kingdom may be Inflicted upon the Offenders , their Aiders , Procurers , Abetters and Favourers , their Lives and Estates ; And Our further Will and Pleasure is , That all Wooll , Wooll-fells , Mortlings , and other the things before mentioned , and all Boats and Vessels Seized and Condemned by Force of any the said Laws , shall be brought to London , Kingston upon Hull , Exeter , or one of them , and there ( and not elsewhere ) disposed of , to prevent Selling them again to the Owners , as hath hitherto been too frequently practiced . And lastly , We do hereby streightly Charge , Require and Command all and every Mayors , Sheriffs , Bayliffs , Constables , Headboroughs , Tythingmen , and all Officers of Our Admiralty , and all and every other Our Officers and Manisters as well Civil as Military by Sea and Land , and all and every Our Subjects whatsoever whom it may concern , diligently to observe , and readily to Aid , Assist and Defend all Persons concerned in the due performance of this Our Proclamation in all things . Given at Our Court at Windsor the Twelfth day of August , 1688. In the Fourth Year of Our Reign . GOD SAVE THE KING . London , Printed by Charles Bill , Henry Hills , and Thomas Newcomb , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty . 1688.