By the King, a proclamation conteyning His Maiesties royall pleasure concerning the proiect of dying and dressing of broad cloathes within the kingdome, before they be exported. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) 1614 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-07 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22097 STC 8500 ESTC S1558 20213400 ocm 20213400 23824 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. 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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1625. 2003-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-05 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2003-05 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-06 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms ❧ By the King. ¶ A Proclamation conteyning his Maiesties Royall pleasure , concerning the proiect of Dying and Dressing of Broad Cloathes within the Kingdome , before they be exported . IT was the worke of one of Our noble Progenitors King Edward the third , to conuert the Woolls of this Kingdome formerly vented raw , into Cloath , thereby to purchase vnto Our louing Subiects the profite , arising aswell vpon the Manufacture , as vpon the Materiall , and to set Our owne people on worke for their better sustentation and comfort ; And it is likewise Our desire , That it should be the worke of Our times , to ordaine and prouide , that all Broad Cloathes may bee Died and Dressed within Our Kingdome before they bee Exported ; whereby aswell the second gaine of Manufacture , as the first , with all the incidents thereof , may come wholly to the benefit of Our louing Subiects , in whose riches and good estate Wee shall alwayes thinke Ourselues rich and happy . Neither is the increase of profite vpon this great Staple commoditie onely in Our Princely eye and cogitation ; But Wee foresee likewise , that when Our Cloathes shal be Transported and dispersed by Our Subiects immediatly into all the Markets of the world , where they are worne and vsed , it must encrease exceedingly Our Nauigation and Nauie , so that not onely wealth , but honour , strength and industrie will euidently follow vpon that which We propound to Our selues ; That as the Kings Our Progenitors , haue had the wisedome and Iudgement to see and discerne the good that might come thereof ; So neuerthelesse , either through difficultie or misinformation , they haue not perfected , nor throughly pursued the worke intended , as may appeare by the good and politique Lawes that haue bene Enacted concerning the same on the one part , and the ancient and Inueterate Toleration and Dispensation with the saide Lawes , which haue bene from time to time put in vre on the other part : Wee therefore being desirous to aduance and perfect so excellent a worke , haue resolued to leaue no meanes vnperformed , either by aduise of Parliament or otherwise of Our selues , which may conduce thereunto , by those safe degrees which in so great a worke are requisite ; Wherein though We finde no small difficulties , as it vseth to come to passe in the best workes , specially in their beginnings , yet We doubt not but to ouercome the same without hazard or inconuenience vnto the present , for hope or desire of the future . And because opinion is sometime more harmefull then trueth , and that it may bee doubted by some , that there may ensue some stand of Cloathes , whereby so many families of Our louing Subiects are maintained , or at least , some fall of Prices , to the preiudice , both of the Cloathier , and owner of Woolles in the meane time , betweene the diuerting of the old course , and setling of the new : Wee doe therefore publish vnto all Our louing Subiects , by these presents , that they shall not need to feare any such consequence , either in such stand of Cloath , or abatement of Prices , as may be to their preiudice . And therefore , they may 〈◊〉 on in the courses of their former Trading , leauing it to Our care and prouidence to int●●●uce this great and happy alteration to the better , without any interruption of Trade , or pulling downe of Price in the meane time . Furthermore although we are setled in Our resolution to effect this worke , yet would Wee not haue it construed that Wee haue any other opinion of the Company of Merchants Aduenturers , which haue long managed the Trade of Cloathes vndressed , then as of those that haue wel deserued of Our state ; neither of any Our neighbours , who haue had correspondencie with them , and bought the Cloath from them to serue the Markets abroad , then as of men , that were affected vnto the good of their owne people , as it is naturall for men to be . Neither are Wee ignorant that the state of Cloathing is at this time as flourishing and valuable as hath beene knowen ; but onely Wee are willing to aduance the Dowrie and Stocke of Our Kingdome : And where Wee see apparent meanes of doing Our people further good , not to tie Our selues to the simple and positiue degree of their welfare , but to proceed from good to better , and to make posteritie beholding to Our times , for going through with that , whereof Our Auncestours haue onely sowen the seedes , and not hitherto reaped the fruits . Giuen at Our Palace of Westminster the fiue and twentieth day of May in the twelfth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine , France , and Ireland . God saue the King. ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . Anno Dom. 1614.