Cambium
Regis
.
THe
right
and
Prerogatiue
of
Exchange
of
Bullion
,
hath
alwaies
beene
a
flower
of
the
Crowne
,
and
part
of
his
Maiesties
ancient
Reuenue
,
A
maine
part
of
Regalty
,
and
mark
of
Soueraignty
,
For
the
power
of
Mintage
or
Coynage
,
being
as
it
were
but
nomen
mane
,
an
emptie
and
vaine
title
when
the
Materials
as
Bullion
was
ministred
and
brought
thether
onely
at
the
curtesie
of
others
.
The
Kings
of
this
Realme
haue
therefore
alwaies
enioyed
,
and
continued
this
prerogatiue
of
Exchange
,
as
from
the
vtmost
Extancie
of
Record
,
may
appeare
.
Henry
the
first
therefore
made
a
Law
,
Quod
nullus
sit
ausus
cambire
denarios
nisi
Monetarius
Regis
,
conioyning
in
one
person
both
the
offices
of
Exchanger
:
and
Master
worker
of
his
Moneys
,
which
the
excellent
Kings
succeeding
preserued
,
as
a
flower
of
the
Crowne
,
though
in
distinct
and
deuided
Offices
,
vntill
that
about
the
beginning
of
Henry
the
6.
they
came
againe
to
bee
conioyned
.
In
the
raigne
of
Richard
the
first
,
Guido
de
Voe
.
had
and
exercised
the
office
of
Exchange
.
King
Iohn
in
Anno
primo
,
for
the
consideration
of
1700l.
committed
to
Hugo
Cycell
,
Cambium
totius
Angliae
:
And
in
Anno
6.
per
Communem
Consilium
,
Ordinances
being
made
an
expresse
Article
was
prohibiting
all
other
to
make
any
exchange
of
money
or
siluer
,
but
at
the
Kings
Exchange
.
Henry
the
third
in
the
Sixt
yeare
of
his
Raigne
wrote
to
the
Seabins
and
men
of
Ipree
,
That
he
Assensu
Consilij
had
made
proclamation
,
That
no
English
man
or
other
should
make
Exchange
but
onely
at
his
Exchange
at
London
and
Canterbury
.
According
whereunto
for
the
sum
of
5000.
Marks
,
he
farmed
out
his
Exchange
;
Anno
6.
to
Andrew
Buckerill
,
Anno
9.
to
Euerard
,
Anno
35.
to
Bartholmew
Castilion
.
The
place
where
the
Kings
Exchange
was
kept
at
this
time
,
was
by
Paules
,
and
gaue
name
to
the
street
called
the
Old
change
,
but
in
euidence
the
Old
Exchange
.
Edward
the
first
had
his
Exchanger
with
Prohibition
that
none
else
should
vse
it
,
Gregory
Rock
had
it
anno
8.
And
for
ease
of
Merchants
that
imported
Bullion
,
he
caused
tables
of
Exchanges
to
be
set
vp
at
seueral
places
.
The
Goldsmiths
Charter
;
Anno
1.
Edw:
the
first
,
makes
mention
that
the
Goldsmiths
then
by
their
petition
declared
;
That
whereas
heretofore
no
Merchant
English
or
Stranger
hath
vsed
to
bring
into
this
Land
no
manner
of
money
forged
,
but
onely
Plate
of
Silver
to
make
Esxchange
with
our
Coyne
.
By
which
of
the
Goldsmiths
owing
shewing
appeares
.
1.
That
all
imported
Silver
(
which
then
of
right
was
onely
Plate
of
Silver
)
was
to
be
carried
to
the
Kings
Exchange
;
And
neither
the
Goldsmiths
nor
the
Goldsmithrie
heere
is
mentioned
for
Silver
imported
.
Secondly
,
it
is
to
bee
obserned
;
That
the
Exchange
was
to
be
made
with
his
Maiesties
Coyne
,
viz.
by
giving
currant
Coyne
presently
for
it
.
When
divers
Goldsmiths
about
7.
Edw:
the
second
,
intruded
vpon
the
Kings
Officers
,
and
would
buy
Gold
and
Siluer
for
the
Mint
,
A
Proclamation
was
made
to
the
Contrarie
,
Commanding
all
sellers
to
goe
ad
Cambium
Regis
.
In
his
time
,
anno
5.
William
Hansteed
was
Echanger
,
and
anno
18.
Roger
de
Frowick
.
The
like
Prohibition
was
assensu
Consilij
by
Proclamation
vpon
paine
of
imprisonment
and
forfeiture
of
all
Anno
xxv
.
Ed.
the
third
,
vpon
like
preiudice
offered
to
the
Kings
profit
then
,
hauing
farmed
out
his
Exchanges
,
as
Anno
xxviij
.
to
wickingham
:
Anno
35.
to
Guidon
:
Anno
40.
to
St.
Iue
.
And
Tables
of
Exchanges
were
erected
at
Douer
,
Canterbury
and
other
Ports
of
the
Kingdome
.
Rex
per
Assensum
Consilij
sui
Ordinanvit
Quod
Excambiam
Monetae
suae
tam
auri
quam
argenti
penes
ipsum
remaneant
vnde
proclamari
fecit
quod
nullus
Ex
cambium
aut
venditionem
monetaefaciat
clam
vel
palam
nisi
per
ipsum
regem
ad
illum
Deputatum
sub
paena
imprisonamenti
&
Amissionis
Monetae
predictae
.
Claus
de
Anno
xxv
.
Quod
nullus
Commune
Cambium
teneat
,
nec
aliquod
proficuum
de
eodem
percipiat
sub
paena
faris
facturae
,
monetae
sic
Cambiata
Excepto
Cambiataere
Regis
iuxta
formam
Statuti
Anno
xxv
.
Ed:
3.
Claus
de
An
xxix
.
indorso
.
vid.
similiter
.
Statutes
of
money
made
at
York
.
ix
.
Ed.
3.
Cap.
2.
Item
,
that
no
false
money
bee
brought
into
our
Realme
or
elsewhere
within
our
power
vpon
paine
of
forfeiture
of
such
money
,
Prouided
alwayes
,
That
all
manner
of
people
of
what
Realme
or
Dominion
they
bee
of
,
may
safely
bring
to
the
Exchange
and
to
no
place
else
,
Bullion
,
Siluer
in
plate
,
vessell
of
Siluer
,
and
all
manner
money
of
siluer
,
of
what
value
soeuer
it
be
,
so
that
it
be
no
false
money
and
sterling
counterfeit
,
and
there
they
shall
receive
good
and
conuenient
Exchange
.
Cap.
7.
Item
That
the
Tables
of
Exchange
,
shal
be
at
Dover
,
and
in
other
places
,
where
and
when
it
shall
please
vs
,
and
your
Counsell
to
make
Exchanges
;
And
that
the
Wardens
of
such
Tables
,
shall
make
such
Exchanges
,
by
the
Testimony
of
Controuler
,
which
wee
shall
put
to
them
.
Money
,
Plate
,
or
vessell
,
intended
or
purposed
to
bee
exported
,
or
Counterfeit
sterling
imported
,
being
to
be
by
that
State
,
forfeited
,
The
forfeitures
were
to
be
deliuered
to
the
Exchanges
by
Indenture
whereby
the
Wardens
may
be
charged
.
Cap
9.
Exchanges
shal
be
ordained
in
good
Townes
,
according
as
shall
seeme
best
to
our
soveraigne
Lord
the
King
,
for
the
profit
of
him
and
his
people
.
And
that
it
shal
be
ordained
in
certaintie
,
what
shal
be
giuen
in
Exchange
for
euery
peece
of
gold
.
xviij
.
Edw.
3.
It
shall
be
lawfull
for
euery
man
to
Exchange
gold
for
siluer
,
or
siluer
for
gold
,
or
for
gold
and
siluer
gold
,
so
that
no
man
hold
no
Exchange
,
nor
take
no
profit
,
for
making
such
Exchange
vpon
payne
of
forfeiture
of
the
money
so
exchanged
;
Except
the
Kings
Exchanger
,
who
takes
profit
,
according
to
the
Ordinance
before
made
.
Anno
25.
Cap.
12.
All
Merchants
priuie
and
Strangers
,
may
safely
bring
within
your
said
Realme
and
lands
.
Plate
of
silver
,
and
Billets
of
gold
,
And
all
other
manner
of
gold
,
or
all
money
of
Gold
or
silver
to
our
Bullion
or
to
our
Exchanges
which
wee
shall
doe
ordaine
at
our
Staples
and
elsewhere
.
Taking
there
money
of
our
Coyne
of
gold
or
siluer
Couenable
to
the
value
,
xxvij
.
Ed.
3.
Cap.
14.
Richard
the
III.
continued
the
farme
of
Bullion
as
appeareth
by
his
graunt
to
[
a
](A17734-e12150-b)
a
Roc.
Fin.
an
11.
Ric.
2.
Salisbury
and
others
;
with
Proclamation
vpon
paine
of
forfeiture
,
that
none
else
should
vse
it
.
Henry
the
IIII.
granted
out
the
Office
of
Exchange
,
anno
1.
And
anno
ix
.
prohibited
all
other
but
his
owne
Exchanger
.
Henry
the
Vth
graunted
out
this
Office
,
anno
11.
to
[
a
](A17734-e12260-b)
a
Ret.
Pat.
de
anno
2.
pars
a
mem.
34.
Lodowick
Iohn
;
with
Prohibition
of
all
[
b
](A17734-e12280-b)
b
Patent
.
de
anno
2.
pars
2.
m.
23.
Et
om.
5.
m.
1.
others
:
And
by
Indenture
,
anno
ix
.
Constituted
[
c
](A17734-e12300-b)
c
Claus
.
de
anno
ix
.
Dors.
m.
1.
Iohn
Patesley
Citizen
and
Goldsmith
his
Exchanger
with
severall
Covenants
;
And
for
the
Out-Ports
,
and
other
parts
of
the
Realme
from
London
;
There
was
Commissu
directa
iusticiarijs
de
Assisa
per
Totam
Angliam
ad
Communìcandum
&
tractandum
cum
quibus
Cur
que
legijs
qui
officium
Cambij
Mometae
Regis
habere
&
occupare
voluerit
.
Patent
.
de
anno
19.
part.
2.
mem.
8.
Statut.
ix
.
H.
v.
c.
2.
The
King
shall
doe
to
bee
ordayned
his
Exchanges
of
Gold
and
Silver
in
the
Citie
of
London
and
elsewhere
,
in
the
Realms
for
the
ease
of
his
people
,
Which
shall
bee
holden
in
open
places
in
high
Streets
;
And
that
all
they
which
will
come
to
the
Tower
of
London
,
there
to
haue
money
new
Coyned
,
they
shall
haue
money
of
new
Coyne
,
and
thereof
shall
bee
deliuered
within
Eight
dayes
according
to
the
true
value
paying
the
Coynage
.
And
that
they
which
will
not
goc
to
the
Tower
but
thereof
bee
deliuered
at
the
Exchanges
,
shall
pay
for
the
Exchange
after
the
rate
of
Penny
for
the
Noble
,
with
the
Seignorage
and
Coynage
.
Cap.
4.
Item
,
That
they
which
shall
bee
wardens
,
Surveyors
,
and
ministers
of
Exchanges
out
of
the
Tower
,
shall
bee
holden
and
bounden
to
bring
all
their
Gold
and
Silver
,
which
they
shall
receiue
by
way
of
Exchange
,
or
Buy
,
by
colour
of
their
Office
vnto
the
Tower
,
there
to
be
moulten
and
made
into
Coyne
,
in
augmentation
&
increase
of
the
money
for
the
profit
of
the
Realme
and
ease
of
the
people
,
without
being
sould
,
aliened
,
or
put
to
any
other
vse
.
Bartholmew
Goldbeater
was
Exchanger
by
Indenture
at
the
time
of
the
Demise
of
Hen.
5th
,
who
[
a
](A17734-e12520-b)
a
Rot.
Parl.
an
.
H.
vj
nostr.
35.
was
commaunded
notwithstanding
the
voydance
of
his
Indenture
,
by
the
Kings
death
to
continue
the
Exercise
of
that
office
(
as
the
Record
saith
)
to
the
Profit
of
the
King
and
people
;
and
vpon
supplication
of
allowance
for
waste
,
was
allowed
for
Exchange
Penie
halfe-penie
per
Noble
.
After
whose
death
the
said
Office
by
Letters
Patents
and
Indenture
,
was
grannted
vnto
[
b
](A17734-e12550-b)
b
Patent
.
ann.
x.
pars
1.
mem.
29.
William
Russe
Citizen
and
Ieweller
,
to
haue
Iuxta
formam
&
effectum
Indenturarum
.
Anno
xxiiij
.
[
c
](A17734-e12580-b)
c
Dors.
Claus
.
de
.
cod
.
anno
memb.
30.
Robert
Mansfield
was
made
Exchanger
by
Letters
Patents
and
Indenture
.
Anno
xxvij
.
[
d
](A17734-e12600-b)
d
Claus
.
de
codem
23.
in
.
dors.
Vid.
:
stat.
1.
H.
vj
cap.
1.
&
2.
H.
vj.
cap.
10.
Richard
Tunstall
.
In
all
which
Indentures
,
the
Covenants
are
gr̄onnded
vpon
,
and
pursue
the
Provisions
of
the
Acts
aboue
mentioned
of
anno
ix
.
Hen.
v.
Capit.
2.
&
4.
Edward
the
IIII.
in
the
viij
.
th
of
his
Raigne
,
did
ordayne
[
a
](A17734-e12700-b)
a
Patent
.
de
eod.
an
.
pars
.
3.
m.
2.
William
Lord
Hastings
,
Master
and
worker
of
his
money
,
&c.
And
Keeper
of
all
manner
of
Changes
and
Outchanges
in
the
Tower
of
London
,
Realme
of
England
,
towne
of
Callis
and
marches
of
the
same
,
to
haue
to
himselfe
and
Deputies
according
to
his
letters
Patents
and
Indentures
.
In
anno
xxij
.
[
b
](A17734-e12750-b)
b
Pat.
de
eod.
an
.
pars
.
3.
m.
8.
Bartholmew
Read
Citizen
and
Goldsmith
of
London
,
had
the
same
office
by
letters
Patents
and
Indenture
.
Richard
the
III.
granted
this
Office
to
Iohn
Kendall
his
Secretary
,
with
Proclamation
,
anno
1.
And
thus
all
the
reigne
of
Hen.
the
vij
.
[
*
](A17734-e12830-b)
*
Man
.
Cotten
.
it
was
continued
,
and
so
along
vntill
the
loose
times
of
Henry
the
viij
.
vpon
occasion
of
his
base
moneys
(
whereupon
no
constant
Exchanges
could
be
made
)
made
way
to
the
Enchrochment
of
the
Goldsmiths
who
(
as
the
right
worthy
Sir
Robert
Cotton
hath
obserued
)
hauing
of
late
in
our
times
cast
off
their
proper
Trade
of
Gouldsmithery
,
are
become
vnduly
to
the
Kings
preiudice
the
Masters
and
Commanders
hereby
of
the
Kings
Mint
.
And
so
by
setting
themselues
in
the
soueraignes
dignitie
,
bring
the
King
to
be
waged
and
set
on
worke
by
his
owne
subiects
,
Contrary
to
the
vse
of
the
former
best
times
in
this
state
.
And
to
the
practise
of
the
wisest
and
grea
test
Princes
in
forreine
parts
.
The
Exchange
of
Coine
or
emption
of
Bullion
being
almost
in
all
neighboring
states
Officium
publicum
,
And
in
the
power
and
donation
of
Princes
none
being
at
liberty
to
exercise
lestat
.
de
Changeiur
,
but
by
facultie
from
the
Prince
,
And
with
Relation
to
his
Mynts
.
Statut.
4.
Hen.
vij
.
cap.
5.
No
fine
siluer
to
be
allayed
or
sold
to
any
but
to
officers
of
Mints
,
Changes
,
or
Goldsmiths
,
for
augmentation
and
amending
of
Coine
or
Plate
:
&c.
But
not
to
sell
to
any
person
Siluer
allayed
.
And
that
no
Goldsmith
sell
no
fine
siluer
nor
any
siluer
allayed
to
any
person
whatsoeuer
,
nor
one
Goldsmith
to
another
.
By
Proclamation
5.
Ed.
vj.
this
statute
of
3.
Hen.
vij
.
(
which
expresly
ratifies
and
confirmes
the
Act.
of
25.
Ed.
3.
orderned
for
Exchanges
supra
)
is
commanded
to
be
put
in
Execution
.
And
in
the
Act
of
18.
Eliz.
15.
for
reformation
of
abuses
in
Goldsmiths
,
her
Maiesties
Mints
and
Changes
are
nominated
disiunctiuely
and
by
Proclamation
of
43.
Eliz.
this
Act
of
25.
Ed.
3.
Concerning
Exchanges
is
enioyned
to
bee
duyly
obserued
.
Note
that
this
Act.
of
25.
Ed.
3.
made
for
Exchanges
,
is
mentioned
in
the
Indentures
of
the
Kings
,
with
their
Exchangers
:
as
an
.
28.
Ed.
3.
Wickingham
,
ix
.
H.
v.
to
Patesly
,
x.
Hen.
6.
to
Wilitam
Rus
.
xxiiij
.
to
Mansfield
,
xxxvj
.
to
Tonstall
viij
.
Ed.
4.
to
M.
L.
Hastirgs
,
xxij
.
to
Reed
.
In
all
which
and
in
all
other
Judentures
of
this
Office
the
King
expresly
couenants
to
Proclaime
:
That
none
other
hold
any
common
Exchange
or
take
profit
.
This
Stat.
being
also
Proclaimed
ix
.
H.
v.
mem.
6.
By
all
which
Acts
of
Parliament
,
Charters
Proclamations
cleered
and
interpreted
by
the
Letters
Patents
,
and
Indentures
,
and
the
vninterrupted
practise
and
exercise
of
that
Office
for
many
hundred
of
yeares
,
Is
made
most
euident
.
-
1.
That
the
Exchange
or
buying
of
Bullion
belongs
to
his
Maiestie
Iure
successionis
,
by
right
deriued
from
his
Ancestors
Kings
of
England
:
as
part
of
his
ancient
Right
and
Reuenue
:
And
likewise
Iure
concessionis
,
by
Grants
and
Establishments
of
seuerall
Acts
of
Parliament
.
-
2.
That
it
is
no
part
of
the
Goldsmiths
trade
to
buy
or
exchange
Bullion
;
or
lawfull
to
any
other
to
trade
Gold
or
siluer
Merchantwise
,
to
make
profit
thereof
,
saue
onely
to
his
Maiesties
Exchanger
.
-
3.
That
the
Exchange
was
deuided
and
seuered
from
the
Mynt
,
or
Bullion
:
And
that
diuers
places
of
Exchange
were
both
in
London
and
elsewhere
out
of
the
Tower
.
And
to
conclude
the
point
of
his
Maiesties
legall
interest
in
the
Exchange
of
Bullion
,
the
Charter
of
the
Goldsmiths
expressely
both
warrants
his
Maiesties
Right
,
and
shewes
that
they
had
no
libertie
to
buy
a-any
Gold
or
Siluer
,
but
with
reference
to
be
made
and
conuerted
into
Plate
.
As
more
particularly
will
be
explained
in
Answeare
to
some
legall
pointes
of
their
petition
made
to
the
Lords
of
his
Maiesties
most
Honorable
Priuy
Councell
.
By
all
which
,
though
it
doth
euidently
appeare
,
That
the
Exchange
of
Bullon
neither
euer
was
,
nor
now
is
,
any
part
or
branch
of
the
goldsmiths
trade
;
to
which
by
his
service
and
freedome
he
is
entituled
.
Neverthelesse
it
may
not
seeme
altogether
vnusefull
to
Collect
the
same
likewise
from
the
points
ensuing
.
That
this
is
intimated
in
the
very
name
of
Goldsmithrie
,
That
by
the
old
Orders
of
the
Companie
of
Goldsmiths
.
That
within
these
60.
That
the
commonaltie
or
generalitie
of
the
Company
,
forreine
Species
:
And
as
within
these
30.
yeares
last
past
there
were
few
or
none
:
So
at
this
time
there
are
not
many
more
then
tenne
persons
who
to
any
purpose
are
skilfull
or
traders
in
forreine
Coynes
.
That
it
is
lawfull
,
for
any
Book-binder
,
Exchanging
Goldsmith
;
which
shewes
that
to
bee
no
part
of
the
Trade
:
And
vpon
some
remonstrances
vnder
the
hands
of
the
Commonaltie
,
it
will
bee
made
appeare
,
that
they
haue
disclaymed
this
Exchanging
mistery
eyther
to
bee
part
of
the
ir
trade
;
or
the
Exchangers
of
right
to
haue
any
thing
to
doe
in
their
Company
.
And
lastly
,
William
Salisbury
Goldsmith
was
Exchanger
,
1.
Ric.
1.
Iohn
Patesley
ix
.
Hen.
v.
William
Russe
2.
Hen.
vi
.
Bartholmew
Read
,
xxij
.
Edw.
the
4.
and
others
.
By
all
which
is
apparently
shewed
.
The
exchanging
of
gold
and
siluer
to
be
no
part
of
the
Goldsmiths
trade
or
to
belong
vnto
them
.
And
by
consequence
that
by
the
Office
they
are
not
restrained
or
debarred
from
any
lawfull
benefit
or
vse
of
their
Trades
.
CHAP.
3.
Of
the
Conveniences
of
the
Office
of
Exchange
.
The
Policie
and
Lawes
of
this
Realme
,
haue
alwaies
aymed
at
and
intended
The
increase
and
augmentation
of
Money
;
most
especially
that
of
Silver
:
And
this
diuers
wayes
.
-
1.
First
,
by
procuring
the
Importation
of
Bullion
,
and
to
this
end
haue
enforced
the
Exporter
of
Staple
Commodities
,
to
returne
some
proportionall
part
of
Bullion
;
as
14.
Edw.
3.
cap.
21.
Two
markes
silver
for
euery
Sacke
of
Wooll
:
or
that
Wooll
,
woolfels
and
Tynne
should
bee
sould
for
ready
money
.
Euery
Sarpler
of
Wooll
of
the
value
of
12.
Markes
,
to
make
good
to
the
Mynt
sixe
pound
of
Bullion
.
-
2.
Secondly
,
by
preseruing
it
aswell
in
i'ts
kinde
by
prouiding
against
Exportation
[
a
](A17734-e14260-b)
a
20.
Ed.
1.9
.
Ed.
3.2
.
H.
6.
Proct.
9.
Iac.
others
.
and
the
melting
it
downe
to
make
Plate
or
other
Manufactures
of
[
b
](A17734-e14270-b)
b
9
Ed.
3.
ca.
3.17
.
R.
2.
ca.
2.17
.
Ed.
4.
ca.
1.
:
And
if
any
monies
thorough
time
or
or
other
practise
,
became
vncurrant
,
then
the
same
to
be
converted
into
Money
againe
,
and
not
bee
diverted
from
Coyne
.
[
c
](A17734-e14280-b)
c
Ed.
1.
Statut.
de
moneta
portuum
Rastall
titul
.
money
2.
.
-
3.
Lastly
,
by
providing
,
[
d
](A17734-e14320-b)
d
2.
H.
6.
ca.
13.
18.
Eliz.
cap.
15.5
.
Ed.
6.
Tit.
Exchange
Rastall
25.
Ed.
3.
Procl
.
43.
Eliz.
10.
Iac.
61.
&
16.
That
none
should
giue
a
price
for
Bullion
aboue
the
Rate
of
the
Mynt
:
For
it
is
not
to
be
expected
that
any
Bullion
either
of
Gold
or
silver
shal
euer
be
brought
to
the
Mint
,
when
the
Owner
may
haue
a
greater
price
,
then
at
the
Mynt
,
eyther
to
be
transported
,
or
to
be
Converted
to
make
Plate
or
other
things
of
.
This
agreeing
likewise
with
the
Policie
of
Spaine
,
which
though
it
bee
the
Spring
and
fountaine
from
whence
the
greatest
streames
of
filuer
haue
beene
derived
into
other
parts
,
yet
an
ounce
of
silver
there
will
alwaies
yeeld
the
seller
six
pence
or
one
Reall
more
at
the
Mint
,
then
to
be
sold
to
any
other
for
any
purpose
whatsoeuer
,
concurring
likewise
with
the
practise
of
other
States
.
Plentie
of
Money
being
then
the
Marke
or
Ayme
by
approachment
wherevnto
,
or
declination
from
whence
the
conveniencie
or
inconueniencie
of
the
office
of
Exchange
must
be
judged
.
And
these
the
subordinate
meanes
to
obtaine
the
same
,
directed
and
leuelled
to
that
end
by
diuers
acts
of
Parliament
.
The
next
Enquirie
is
,
whether
these
ends
may
not
more
probably
beattained
by
the
due
exercise
of
the
Office
,
Then
by
still
permitting
the
promiscuous
buying
and
felling
of
Bullion
,
and
a
common
Trade
and
Trassiquing
in
it
,
And
this
by
way
of
comparison
.
-
1.
The
Goldsmiths
haue
beene
found
to
be
the
sole
instruments
of
Exportation
,
and
a
most
necessarie
and
effectuall
meanes
thereunto
,
without
whose
ministery
the
weightiest
or
best
moneys
,
or
Bullion
of
gold
and
siluer
could
not
bee
got
together
[
b
](A17734-e14440-b)
b
Procla
.
r.
feb
.
16.
Iac.
to
fit
the
opportunity
of
transportation
,
But
these
Exchanging
Goldsmiths
being
taken
away
,
the
transporters
cannot
be
fitted
,
or
their
turnes
serued
,
and
so
the
transportation
will
decrease
:
But
the
Office
of
his
Maiesties
Exchange
,
is
to
assemble
and
gather
together
the
materials
of
Myntage
,
&
the
same
to
deliuer
to
the
Mynt
,
there
to
bee
coyned
for
increase
of
money
,
and
this
by
the
testimony
[
c
](A17734-e14480-b)
c
9.
Ed.
3.
c.
7.
&
9.
H.
5.
c.
2.
of
a
Controuler
of
the
Exchange
appointed
thereunto
by
his
Marestie
.
-
2.
The
Goldsmiths
culls
and
sorts
likewise
out
,
the
weighty
Monies
from
time
to
time
,
and
melts
them
downe
,
or
sels
them
to
bee
moulten
downe
to
be
conuerted
to
Plate
,
and
for
diuers
other
vses
.
The
Exchanger
neither
Culls
nor
sorts
,
nor
will
permit
any
such
culling
or
sorting
,
but
will
haue
an
eye
hereunto
,
as
well
because
it
occasions
the
overprises
of
Silver
:
as
also
because
they
hereby
continue
an
vnlawfull
trading
of
Coyne
to
his
preiudice
.
-
3.
The
Goldsmith
hath
hereby
occasioned
the
price
of
siluer
to
rise
by
degrees
to
2d
per
ounce
aboue
the
value
of
the
Mynt
:
The
effect
whereof
hath
beene
the
standing
still
of
the
Mynt
:
And
the
raising
of
the
price
of
Plate
from
time
to
time
;
And
the
culling
and
melting
downe
of
his
Maiesties
Coine
,
But
the
Exchanger
neither
can
nor
will
doe
any
of
these
,
And
all
these
abuses
,
proceeding
onely
from
the
Exchanging
Goldsmiths
will
cease
,
when
their
vsurped
Trade
shall
be
taken
from
them
,
and
they
no
longer
permitted
their
Exchanging
without
which
they
wil
not
be
accommodated
for
these
practises
.
Now
though
the
auoydance
of
these
pernitious
courses
,
tending
to
the
impouerishment
and
destruction
of
the
Realme
,
be
a
good
and
conueniencie
sufficient
to
perswade
and
maintaine
the
resumption
of
this
start-vp
trade
,
and
the
vsefulnes
of
the
Office
:
Yet
the
due
execution
of
the
office
,
and
the
parts
incident
therevnto
will
be
further
beneficiall
to
the
Realme
.
-
1.
-
2.
By
the
true
and
certaine
value
and
tate
set
vppon
all
forreine
Coines
and
Bullion
,
the
Merchant
will
driue
a
more
certaine
trade
then
heretofore
;
For
being
sure
to
receiue
his
ready
mony
for
his
Bullion
at
his
returne
,
and
being
before
informed
of
the
true
rates
,
this
cannot
.
likewise
but
incourage
and
aduance
the
Importation
.
-
3.
The
traueller
inwards
,
or
whosoeuer
is
owner
of
any
forreine
Coines
in
any
the
out
part
or
place
of
landing
,
hauing
occasion
of
currant
moneys
,
must
take
the
pleasure
of
the
buyer
to
his
exceeding
great
losse
,
for
particuler
men
will
not
deale
with
vnknowne
Coynes
but
vpon
certainty
of
exceeding
gaine
;
But
the
deputies
here
must
gine
the
full
value
,
which
will
likewise
further
the
Importation
.
-
1.
-
2.
Moneyes
promiscuously
currant
are
not
Exportable
,
but
the
weighty
and
culled
moneyes
:
But
the
Exchanging
Goldsmith
,
the
Culler
and
Sorter
of
these
being
cut
off
.
The
Export
will
likewise
thus
be
diminished
.
-
3.
The
Exchanger
and
his
Deputies
in
all
the
Ports
will
haue
an
eye
to
the
execution
of
the
Lawes
and
Ordinances
against
Exportation
,
whose
better
execution
will
much
prevent
carrying
out
of
Bullion
.
-
4.
Forreyne
Coynes
in
the
out
Ports
and
heere
,
are
kept
and
preserued
to
serue
the
occasion
of
the
Travailer
,
or
Merchant
outwards
,
but
bought
by
the
Exchanger
,
are
forthwith
cutt
in
peices
.
And
cannot
bee
exported
but
are
Conuerted
into
his
Maiesties
Coynes
.
-
5.
Lightned
and
vncurrant
Coynes
of
Gold
bought
by
the
Goldsmith
,
are
eyther
sold
to
be
transported
or
moulten
downe
,
being
the
best
moneyes
for
these
purposes
:
(
As
those
wherein
the
Coynage
is
saued
)
But
sold
to
the
Exchanger
,
are
in
the
presence
of
the
seller
cut
in
pieces
,
And
re-conuerted
into
Coyne
,
whereby
the
stocke
of
money
doth
not
decrease
.
The
Advancement
of
his
Maiesties
profit
in
the
Mynt
is
a
consequent
to
all
:
Besides
these
,
wee
may
herein
further
consider
,
That
it
is
a
point
of
Honour
and
Iustice
in
the
State
:
That
there
should
be
a
certayne
and
invariable
price
set
vpon
Bullion
,
forreyne
or
other
vncurrant
Coynes
,
whereby
they
may
neither
be
ouerprised
to
the
detriment
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
all
such
as
haue
occasion
to
vse
any
manisacture
made
of
them
:
As
likewise
,
that
the
Subiect
be
seured
,
that
neither
his
Ignorance
nor
necessity
,
should
betray
him
to
Deceit
;
But
that
there
should
bee
ordayned
ser
and
fired
to
the
Ignorant
,
as
well
as
the
skilfull
,
to
him
that
is
vrged
by
his
occasions
,
as
well
as
to
him
that
may
forbeare
;
a
loyall
and
legall
price
of
Coyne
or
Bullion
,
which
can
bee
ascertayned
no
other
way
but
by
Re-erecting
Cambium
Regis
.
But
these
Considerations
will
perhaps
with
some
bee
more
prevalent
,
when
they
shall
reciue
full
satisfaction
in
the
cleere
solution
of
those
Difficulties
,
which
by
the
Goldsmiths
and
others
,
both
before
his
Maiestie
and
the
Lords
of
the
Priuie
Counsell
,
and
else-where
haue
beene
obiected
,
and
opposed
to
the
sayd
Office
,
in
charging
the
same
with
publique
preiudices
,
Which
were
these
:
-
Artic.
1.
-
Artic.
2.
It
will
be
a
great
meanes
o
hinder
Importation
of
Bullion
.
And
by
consequence
will
cause
Exportation
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
whereby
both
his
Maiestie
will
be
much
prejudiced
in
the
profits
of
his
Mynt
,
and
trade
and
conmerce
much
hindered
.
-
Artic.
5.
By
the
Indenture
betwixt
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
the
Earle
,
it
is
mentioned
,
that
the
Exchanger
shall
take
onely
for
the
Exchange
so
much
as
shall
be
agreed
betwixt
him
and
the
bringer
in
of
Bullion
.
So
that
it
be
not
aboue
the
rate
of
jd
d
for
the
Noble
of
Gold
or
siluer
which
is
a
great
burrhen
to
the
Importers
,
and
will
be
losse
to
the
people
in
euery
ounce
of
gold
xd.
which
is
in
money
in
the
pound
weight
of
gold
x
s.
And
the
like
prejudice
will
ensue
in
siluer
,
whereas
the
Goldsmith
doth
ordinarily
make
his
Exchange
for
2.
s.
and
lesse
in
the
pound
weight
.
-
Artic.
6.
It
will
be
dangerous
to
the
liues
and
States
of
Merchants
that
import
Bullion
,
to
be
enforced
to
bring
it
to
one
hand
onelyl
by
which
meanes
their
importation
of
Bullion
of
forreine
Countries
may
be
reuealed
.
It
being
in
most
kindomes
Capitall
or
confiscation
of
goods
to
Export
Bullion
.
These
are
the
Obiect
on
s
which
haue
bcene
made
against
the
Office
as
publikely
inconuenient
aswell
by
the
Goldsmiths
in
their
Petition
to
the
Lords
as
others
.
To
which
though
euery
one
from
the
Precedent
declations
many
make
cleere
answere
:
And
that
it
ought
to
suffice
that
hauing
bin
solemnely
debated
before
his
Maiestie
,
vpon
a
long
and
full
hearing
they
haue
beene
resolued
:
yet
for
the
generall
satisfaction
,
some
part
of
what
was
answered
to
them
may
be
repeated
.
To
the
first
;
That
it
was
not
imaginable
how
the
Office
could
stop
the
vent
of
Cloth
:
Nor
could
bee
assigned
how
or
wherein
this
trade
should
hereby
be
endangered
.
And
his
Maiestie
proposing
to
this
obiection
,
it
should
be
declared
in
Indiuiduo
how
or
wherein
this
hinderance
should
be
occafioned
.
Vpon
Nihil
dicit
the
obiection
vanished
,
and
was
discharged
.
And
since
experience
hath
taught
that
the
same
was
but
as
a
phansie
presented
to
a
muse
,
such
as
could
be
disturbed
by
generalites
and
conclusions
.
To
the
second
.
That
being
onely
generall
,
it
fell
off
likewise
vpon
the
same
reason
,
for
want
of
their
shewing
how
or
which
way
the
execution
of
the
Office
should
either
hinder
the
Import
,
or
aduance
the
export
of
Bullion
,
or
decrease
his
Maiesties
profit
in
the
Mint
,
otherwise
or
in
other
manner
then
as
this
followed
from
the
ensuing
Articles
.
Wherefore
to
the
5.
Art
.
Containing
the
burthen
of
the
jd
d
in
the
Noble
to
the
Importer
whence
(
say
they
)
he
wil
be
discouraged
,
is
answered
diuers
wayes
.
1.
The
Importer
being
neither
by
the
Letters
Patents
nor
the
Proclamation
restrained
but
at
liberty
to
goe
eyther
to
the
Mynt
or
to
the
Exchanges
at
his
election
,
doth
not
pretend
himselfe
grieued
or
at
all
discouraged
And
for
the
jd
d
in
the
Noble
,
so
long
as
he
receiues
benefit
and
accommodation
by
the
Exchange
,
the
price
of
the
Exchange
,
is
due
of
Iustice
Qui
sentit
commodum
sentire
debet
&
onus
:
The
benefits
he
receiues
thereby
are
1.
The
Importers
occasion
in
the
vse
and
imployment
of
ready
money
for
paying
of
customes
wages
and
other
necessaries
is
serued
:
2.
Hee
obtaines
a
more
certaine
course
of
trade
,
when
by
the
Rates
set
and
taxed
hee
knowes
certainly
what
his
forreine
Species
will
yeeld
him
instantly
vpon
his
arriuall
without
delay
or
difficultie
.
And
since
for
these
intents
the
Exchanger
maintaines
stocke-seruants
and
other
incident
charges
,
Dignus
est
over
arius
mercede
sua
.
Et
qui
sentit
onus
sentire
debet
&
commodum
.
Secondly
,
The
taking
of
the
jd
d
per
noble
is
not
granted
(
though
warranted
by
jx
.
H.
5.
cap.
2.
(
as
jd
d
ob
.
per
noble
by
1.
H.
6.
cap
4.
)
but
the
exceeding
thereof
only
restrayned
:
And
in
the
Extent
or
Latitude
allowed
(
of
3d
per
pound
exchanged
)
The
Exchanger
(
since
the
Importer
is
free
to
goe
to
the
Mynt
,
)
must
guide
himselfe
and
driue
his
Exchanges
vpon
such
reasonable
rates
and
prices
as
may
inuite
the
Merchant
vnto
him
.
It
being
certaine
that
he
will
not
come
to
the
Exchanger
but
go
to
the
Mynt
:
vnlesse
his
benefit
and
accommodation
by
the
Exchange
be
made
answerable
to
the
price
he
giues
for
the
same
.
Thirdly
,
His
late
Maiestie
hauing
abated
his
Coynenage
of
gold
by
proclamation
4.
May
xmo
published
a
valuation
of
forreine
Coine
and
Bullion
.
And
this
was
made
by
the
aduice
and
with
the
godd
consent
of
Merchants
called
therevnto
.
And
according
as
the
same
Species
were
by
the
said
Merchants
accepted
of
abroad
,
Intending
as
is
likewise
expressed
in
the
same
Proclamation
,
that
these
prices
would
inuite
the
Merchants
to
bring
in
great
store
of
forreine
Coyne
and
Bullion
to
the
Mynt
.
With
expresse
prohibition
,
that
none
should
exceede
these
rates
.
The
office
notwithstanding
giues
greater
rates
for
euery
ounce
of
Crowne
gold
or
of
22.
Carotts
fine
,
which
is
there
set
at
3l.
6s
.
the
Ounce
,
There
is
giuen
for
it
in
Ingot
at
the
Office
3l.
6s.
8d.
the
Ounce
.
And
in
species
3l.
6s.
6d.
For
Angels
,
and
Spurrials
in
species
3l.
12s
.
the
ounce
though
these
are
one
quarter
of
a
graine
worse
then
Standard
:
And
so
the
office
gets
not
ijd.
per
xxˢ
.
exchanged
.
And
stay
often
a
moneth
for
the
returne
.
And
since
that
Proclamation
,
seconded
by
that
of
the
5th
February
16.
Iacobi
,
There
hath
bin
no
cause
by
alteration
of
the
monyes
,
why
the
prices
well
liked
of
then
should
not
please
now
.
And
it
is
most
vntrue
that
the
Goldsmiths
doe
constantly
exchange
for
2s
.
per
pound
weight
of
gold
.
For
that
could
not
returne
him
the
vse
of
the
stocke
:
And
he
must
needes
then
be
a
loose
by
his
trade
:
When
hee
doth
soe
,
hee
makes
vse
of
the
Merchants
stocke
,
and
payes
him
only
with
his
owne
at
the
deliuery
our
of
the
Tower
:
But
the
Goldsmiths
rates
are
,
according
to
the
skilfulnes
or
necessity
of
the
seller
,
vpon
which
he
will
be
sure
to
make
his
aduantage
,
to
sarr
greater
profit
.
And
as
to
the
losse
supposed
to
the
people
in
generall
of
x.
s.
per
pound
of
Gold
.
It
will
easily
bee
maintayned
,
that
the
subiect
in
generall
,
recemes
more
at
the
Office
,
then
from
the
Goldsmiths
;
besices
that
,
neyther
his
ignorance
nor
wants
can
there
be
wrought
vpon
:
but
shall
certainly
and
at
first
there
receiue
the
full
value
of
his
Coyne
or
Bullion
.
Which
thing
how
advantagious
it
is
to
the
simple
or
necessitous
,
may
easily
be
apprehended
.
And
to
the
6.
Article
;
Implying
matter
of
danger
to
be
raised
to
the
Importer
by
discovery
from
the
Office
.
Though
it
bee
grounded
vpon
a
false
suppofall
,
that
hee
is
constrained
to
carry
his
Bullicn
into
one
mans
hand
,
whereas
he
is
free
to
carry
the
same
to
the
Mynt
at
his
Election
:
Yet
for
further
answere
,
It
is
plaine
:
1.
The
Merchant
is
more
secured
by
a
sworne
Office
then
by
any
Goldsmiths
Servant
who
manageth
the
businesse
for
his
Master
.
And
the
discoverie
thence
is
more
easie
as
the
Discouerers
more
,
of
lesse
trust
and
abilitie
and
not
so
readily
found
out
;
Nor
can
this
bee
presumed
since
no
Experience
shewes
,
that
euer
from
his
Maiesties
ministers
when
they
executed
this
Office
any
danger
arriued
,
though
at
those
times
Penalties
from
forreine
parts
for
Exportation
were
as
severe
and
strict
as
at
this
present
.
2.
No
man
can
say
,
that
a
Merchant
or
his
Factor
bringing
Species
to
the
Exchanger
was
the
Importer
;
since
heere
they
may
vse
one
anothers
name
&
servants
:
No
more
then
it
cna
be
concluded
,
That
pieces
of
viij
.
Reals
,
or
French
Crownes
,
or
Fistolets
imported
,
came
from
Spaine
or
France
,
since
these
may
and
doe
come
from
diuers
other
parts
where
these
Species
are
Currant
,
and
traded
as
Merchandize
,
as
in
Holland
,
divers
parts
of
Italie
and
elsewhere
.
3.
No
Register
is
to
bee
kept
of
the
name
of
the
person
to
the
danger
of
the
Merchant
:
but
of
the
thing
onely
for
the
securitie
of
his
Maiestie
,
to
charge
the
Exchanger
to
carry
the
same
to
his
Maiesties
mynt
for
increase
of
Coyne
.
The
issue
of
all
which
precedent
Discoure
is
:
That
since
the
Exchange
of
Bullion
is
now
cleerely
his
Maiesties
Right
,
and
no
part
of
the
Goldsmiths
trade
:
And
that
the
due
Exercise
thereof
cannot
bee
but
with
good
likelyhood
of
advantages
to
the
King
and
Common-wealth
;
aswell
by
preventing
the
Abuses
and
Errors
aboue-mentioned
,
as
by
obtayning
those
benefits
aboue
likewise
in
part
intimated
;
That
the
true
State
of
the
question
betwixt
his
Maiestie
and
the
Goldsmiths
is
,
Not
that
there
should
bee
showne
of
his
Maiesties
behalfe
,
eyther
reasons
to
mooue
his
Resumption
,
or
declarations
to
perswade
the
Conveniencies
therefo
;
for
his
Matie
hauing
in
Law
alwayes
bin
in
possession
thereof
And
now
being
so
de
facto
,
It
rests
vpon
the
part
of
such
as
Petition
for
his
Maiesties
laying
downe
,
this
auncient
Right
and
Flowre
of
the
Crowne
;
To
propound
,
some
most
just
euident
and
necessary
reasons
and
motiues
,
vpon
which
his
Maiestie
should
bee
moued
to
remit
and
quiteclaime
eyther
to
the
Goldsmiths
in
particular
,
or
other
subiects
in
generall
this
so
Royall
and
legall
prerogatiue
.
Vpon
consideration
whereof
(
being
humbly
presented
to
his
Maiesty
)
such
resolution
no
question
will
be
taken
as
shall
best
stand
with
his
Maiesties
Honour
and
the
good
of
his
Realmes
.
CHAP.
4.
The
proceedings
and
debatements
had
in
bringing
the
same
to
Resolution
.
THe
Proposition
for
Reviuing
the
Office
of
Exchange
,
was
presented
to
the
Earle
of
Holland
about
the
beginning
of
Summer
,
1626.
And
a
Reference
was
made
to
Mr.
Attorney
and
others
,
who
reported
the
Legalitie
,
and
that
it
was
his
Maiesties
Right
,
leauing
the
point
of
Conueniencie
.
About
Christmas
after
,
the
first
Letters
Patents
and
Indenture
were
passed
,
and
a
Proclamation
according
to
the
vsuall
forme
of
such
like
graunts
was
to
follow
.
The
Lord
Treasurer
was
acquainted
with
the
Proclamation
,
Letters
Patents
and
Indenture
;
who
thereupon
ordered
the
Officers
of
the
Mynt
should
attend
him
therein
.
And
they
then
deliuered
in
some
exceptions
to
the
same
,
partly
clayming
the
place
to
bee
in
graunt
to
the
Warden
of
the
Mynt
,
partly
vrging
inconveniencies
,
which
because
they
were
the
same
with
the
first
,
4.5
.
and
sixt
Article
of
the
Goldsmiths
Petition
aboue
recited
,
are
heere
omitted
.
During
the
stay
of
the
businesse
heere
,
the
Goldsmiths
obtayned
the
Citie
to
joyne
with
them
in
Petitioning
the
Counsell
Table
against
the
Office
.
The
Earle
of
Holland
answered
this
generall
Petition
,
praying
that
the
Goldsmiths
might
in
particular
set
downe
their
grieuances
,
and
the
inconveniences
,
whereunto
a
certaine
Answer
might
bee
made
;
And
whereupon
a
certaine
issue
might
bee
taken
to
preserue
the
businesse
from
confusion
in
the
hearing
,
which
being
Ordered
,
the
Goldsmiths
herevpon
exhibited
to
their
Lordships
,
another
Petition
declaring
at
large
all
their
Reasons
against
the
Patent
,
as
well
in
respect
of
their
pretence
and
clayme
to
the
same
;
as
also
,
what
preiudice
did
thereby
acrue
to
their
Company
in
particular
;
And
likewise
,
how
inconvenient
the
same
was
to
the
Realme
.
To
which
his
Lordship
answered
againe
;
and
so
the
Cause
came
to
a
hearing
before
his
Maiestie
and
some
sixe
and
twenty
Lords
and
others
of
his
Priuie
Counsell
,
vpon
Wednesday
25.
Aprill
,
1627.
and
receiued
Determination
according
to
the
Order
hereafter
following
conceiued
vpon
the
same
.
Wednesday
the
25.
Aprill
,
1627.
THis
day
the
Kings
Majesty
being
present
in
Counsell
,
That
nothing
was
innovated
but
the
right
of
an
ancient
Office
,
Reviued
;
And
regusated
by
the
said
Jndenture
and
Proclamation
.
Neuerthelesse
his
Maiestie
gratiously
inclining
to
giue
comfort
to
the
Goldsmiths
,
in
any
thing
properly
belonging
to
their
trade
,
and
to
free
the
Merchant
from
any
inconuenience
or
losse
that
might
arise
by
the
Patent
,
was
pleased
,
and
by
the
advise
of
his
Councell
did
ordaine
these
things
following
to
be
thus
explained
and
declared
.
First
,
that
they
of
the
mystery
of
the
Goldsmiths
haue
free
liberty
to
buy
any
plate
,
or
gold
and
siluer
,
which
in
the
vse
of
their
trade
or
mystery
they
conuerted
into
made
wares
,
or
other
works
of
,
Goldmithry
as
fully
and
amply
as
heretofore
they
might
or
could
doe
,
but
not
to
by
any
manner
of
gold
or
siluer
to
fell
againe
,
or
to
serue
to
the
Mynt
,
or
which
now
are
or
haue
beene
,
or
which
hereafter
shall
be
his
Maiesties
Coynes
of
Gold
or
Silner
.
Secondly
,
that
all
plate
wrought
,
where
the
fashion
is
valuable
should
be
left
free
to
be
bought
sold
or
pawned
,
by
or
to
any
persons
whatsoeuer
.
Thirdly
,
that
euery
one
of
his
Maiesties
louing
subiects
should
be
at
liberty
to
carry
their
Bullien
to
the
Mint
,
without
being
inforced
to
goe
to
his
Maiesties
Exchanges
,
But
none
are
to
buy
Bullion
Merchantwise
,
thereof
to
make
profit
by
carrying
the
same
to
his
Maiesties
Mynt
,
there
to
be
coined
in
damage
or
defraud
of
his
Maiesties
Exchange
.
Fourthly
,
where
it
was
alledged
,
that
the
Penie
in
the
Noble
to
be
paid
to
the
Exchanger
,
might
occasion
the
higher
rates
of
Bullion
and
Species
,
and
so
hinder
the
Importatin
thereof
:
It
is
declared
that
the
Penny
in
the
Noble
is
not
set
as
a
rate
certaine
,
which
the
Exchanger
is
to
take
,
but
such
onely
which
the
Exchanger
is
not
to
exceede
,
but
may
take
lesse
as
the
Exchanger
and
seller
shall
agree
,
which
if
they
cannot
,
the
seller
is
at
libertie
to
goe
to
the
Mynt
,
where
nothing
is
to
be
taken
but
for
the
coynage
of
the
said
Bullion
.
These
explanations
are
to
bee
made
in
the
Proclamation
to
be
published
for
he
execution
of
the
said
Office
,
and
new
Letters
Patents
are
to
passe
,
omitting
the
graunt
of
any
part
of
forfeitures
of
penall
Lawes
and
Clauses
of
Assistaxce
touching
the
same
.
According
to
this
Order
the
Proclamation
was
published
25.
May
,
next
ensuing
,
And
the
Office
was
opened
the
25.
of
Iune
next
after
.
And
yet
the
Goldsmiths
(
notwithstanding
all
their
reasons
were
particularly
heard
stated
&
debated
before
his
Maiestie
and
the
Board
:
And
after
againe
,
read
oner
point
by
point
,
And
they
and
their
Councell
were
heard
to
whatsoeuer
that
they
could
say
)
did
(
the
same
Progresse
)
againe
petition
his
Maiestie
herein
,
which
by
his
Maiestie
being
referred
to
the
end
of
his
Progresse
,
They
for
that
time
pursued
the
same
no
further
,
but
since
the
sommons
of
Parliament
did
againe
petition
his
Maiestie
vpon
the
former
pretentions
and
allegations
,
to
which
his
Maiestie
was
most
gracionsly
pleased
to
giue
this
fauourable
answere
.
To
the
Kings
most
Excellent
Maiestie
.
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Company
of
Goldsmiths
.
MOst
humbly
shewing
,
Your
Suppliants
most
humbly
beseeches
,
you
wil
be
pleased
to
take
into
consideration
their
grieuances
,
and
to
compassionate
them
that
they
may
haue
the
freedome
of
their
trades
formerly
they
haue
vsed
,
that
they
may
be
enabled
to
doe
your
Maiestie
service
,
as
heretofore
they
haue
done
,
which
they
haue
expressed
by
their
readinesse
in
all
obedience
to
your
Maiestie
vpon
all
occasions
,
And
your
supplyants
according
to
their
bounden
dutie
shall
pray
for
your
Maiesties
most
prosperous
Raigne
in
this
world
,
and
eternall
happinesse
in
the
world
to
come
.
White-hall
.
March
,
1627.
Forasmuch
as
this
Petition
of
the
Company
of
Goldsmiths
containeth
the
same
matter
in
effect
which
was
heretofore
taken
into
consideration
and
debated
before
his
Maiestie
and
the
Lords
(
with
Counsell
on
both
sides
)
and
finally
Ordered
and
that
their
right
is
reserued
vnto
them
by
the
said
Proclamation
,
And
that
contrary
to
their
suggestion
they
haue
as
great
libertie
(
by
his
Maiesties
meere
grace
and
fauour
)
to
goe
to
his
Mynt
,
as
any
other
his
Subiects
haue
,
but
not
to
make
a
trade
and
gatne
betwixt
any
other
his
Matesties
subiects
and
the
Mynt
,
contrary
to
the
policy
of
all
ages
,
And
if
they
are
hindered
or
restrained
in
any
thing
belonging
of
right
to
their
Trades
(
without
vsurpation
vpon
his
Maiesties
Regalties
)
they
are
free
to
vse
the
benefit
of
his
Maiesties
Lawes
for
reliefe
therein
,
his
Maiestie
willeth
that
the
Petitioners
trouble
him
no
further
herein
without
particular
matter
of
wrong
,
or
new
grieuance
done
vnto
them
by
the
Execution
of
the
said
Patent
,
whereupon
his
Maiestie
will
take
such
further
consideration
as
bee
fitting
.