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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1625. 2003-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-04 Apex CoVantage 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 IR DIEV ET MON DROIT . HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms ¶ By the King. ❧ A Proclamation for preuention and restraint of the abuses and inconueniences , occasioned by dying with Logwood . WHereas many good Lawes and Statutes haue beene heretofore made and established , prohibiting the Importation of a certaine false and deceitfull dying stuffe or wood , called Logwood or Blockewood , which sayde Statutes did not produce that good effect that thereby was intended ( the seizing and taking of the sayde Wood being wholly neglected ) for that no satisfaction or recompence was by the Law offered or allowed to such as employ their paines and endeauour in the discouery and seizure thereof ; whereupon Wee for further preuention of the sayd deceipts , haue made seuerall Restraints by Our Letters Patents , Bookes of Rates , and otherwise , thereby to hinder the importation and abuse of the sayd wood ; By which meanes , albeit great quantities of the sayd wood haue beene seized and burnt , yet the said wood is still priuily imported and disposed of , within this Our Kingdome , to the hurt and preiudice of Our Subiects : Wee , hauing taken these things into Our consideration , and out of Our Princely care , desiring to pursue Our former purpose in preuenting whatsoeuer might be hurtfull to Our Subiects , and on the contrary to giue them reliefe in things vsefull and necessary ; And being informed that the importation and vse thereof for diuers sorts of course Stuffes , Linnen of all sorts , Caddoes , Ribband , Inckle , Tape , Cappes , Gloues , Hattes , Leather for poynts , Brushes , couers for Bookes , Saddles , Stooles and Chaires , and Threed of diuers sorts , with many other Haberdashery wares , that cannot conueniently be dyed or coloured without Logwood or Blockwood , by reason of the cheapnesse , and the glosse it giues to such meane commodities , farre better then any other Stuffe can doe , is most necessary and not preiudiciall to any of Our Subiects ; haue thought meete to Licence the importation of some competent quantitie of the said wood , to be employed and vsed onely about such needfull vses as aforesaid ; And withall to adde some further prouision for restraint of the immoderate importation of the said wood , tending to the abuse and deceipt of Our people : And therefore haue by Our Letters Patents vnder Our great Seale of England , giuen Licence to Our welbeloued Seruant and Subiect Sir Thomas Compton Knight , and his Assignes , as well to import into this Kingdome yeerely the quantitie of fiftie Tonnes of Logwood , and no more , as to take into his or their hands the moytie of all Logwood imported by others , and seized as forfeited , the other part thereof being first burnt ; Neuerthelesse vnder these cautions and prouisions following , viz. That there shall not be vttered or sold by him or his Assignes , aboue the aforesaid yeerely quantity of fifty Tonnes of Logwood or Blockwood , and to none other vse or vses , then the good and necessary vses before mentioned ; And that hee or they shall not directly or indirectly import any greater quantitie then fiftie Tonnes yeerely ; And that the same , with all such Logwood as shall be seized and come to his or their hands , shall be registred in the Custome-house in London , in Our Register there kept for forfeitures , with the name of the Master of the Shippe , and owner of the wood , to the ende that it may be knowen who shall presume to import the same , contrary to Our pleasure ; And that as well the wood by him the sayd Sir Thomas Compton , his Executors or Assignes , to be imported , as otherwise to come to his or their hands vpon seizure , which shall be solde or vented within this Realme , shall bee ground and solde in an appointed place in the Citie of London , and not elsewhere ; And that vpon such sale , the names and place of abode of all such as shall buy Logwood , shall be taken and registred , and for what vse they buy the same ; And that so much of the said Logwood as shall come vnto the hands of the said Sir Thomas Compton or his Assignes , by importation or otherwise , as shall exceede the quantitie of fiftie Tonnes in any one yeere , shall be by him or them shipped foorth of this Kingdome , within three moneths after the same shall come to his or their hands or possession : And likewise that the said Sir Thomas Compton or his Assignes , shall at all times , being thereunto required , giue notice to whom the same Logwood is solde , that enquirie may be made , whether the buyer thereof doe vse the same contrary to the orders prescribed . And the better to encourage such as will employ their endeauour in and about the discouerie and seizure of the said wood , to the end the abuse thereof in dying Cloth and woollen commodities may be taken away , and the good vse thereof onely maintained and cherished , It is likewise prouided in the said Letters Patents , that the saide Sir Thomas Compton , his Executors and Assignes , shall pay to all such as shall seize any Logwood , the summe of sixe pounds per Tonne , and so by the hundreth accordingly , So that he that makes the seizure , doe first deliuer the one halfe of such wood to the Mayor , Bayliffe , or Iustice of Peace where it shall be seized , to be burnt , and then bring the other halfe to the Patentee , or his Assignes , with Certificate from some of the said Officers that the one halfe is burnt , As by Our said Letters Patents more at large appeareth : Wee , to the ende all Our louing Subiects may take notice of Our gracious purpose and intention , whereby the same may take better effect for the generall good of this Our Kingdome , Doe by this Our Proclamation publish and giue notice to all men , whom the premisses shall in any wise concerne , That Our expresse will and pleasure is , that all and euery the Cautions , Prouisions , Restraints , and other the premisses aboue-mentioned , be carefully and diligently performed and obserued . And therefore Wee doe hereby charge and command all Mayors , Sheriffes , Bayliffes , Iustices of Peace , Customers , Comptrollers , Searchers , Surueyours , Waiters , Constables , Headboroughs , and all other Our Officers and Ministers , not onely to be carefull and diligent in the discouering and punishing of all and singuler offences and offenders in this behalfe , but also to be from time to time aiding and assisting vnto the said Sir Thomas Compton , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , and to his and their Deputie and Deputies , and to all other persons which shall finde and seize any of the sayd Logwood or Blockwood , imported , vsed , or employed contrary to this Our will and command . Giuen at Our Palace of White-hall , the nine and twentieth day of February , in the seuenteenth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine , France and Ireland . God saue the King. ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , and Iohn Bill , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . ANNO DOM. M. D C. XIX .