FOrasmuche , as there hath growen , and daily groweth , great displeasure of God , and inestimable dammage and hurt , to the kyng our souercigne Lorde , and to his people , of this his realme of Englande , by the inordinate chaunges and rechaunges of money , and cariyng out of the realme golde or siluer , in money , bullion , plate , or vessell , that hath been of long tyme vsed , and yet continueth in his realme , without licence and aucthoritee , geuen by the kynges Maiestie , to suche chaungyng , rechaungyng , and cariyng out of the realme , to the greate impouerishement of this his saied realme : for remedy whereof , diuerse and sundery notable and profitable statutes and ordinaunces haue been made , prouided and ordeined , emongest the whiche , one very notable and profitable statute was made , ordeined and enacted , in the .iij. yere of the reigne of the right noble and famous prince , of worthy memory , kyng Henry the .vij. graundfather to our saied souereigne lorde , aswell for the confirmacion of diuerse and sundery profitable statutes , before that tyme made and prouided , for that Godly intent and purpose , as also for the due execucion of the same . In the which estatute , of kyng Henry the .vij. it is further conteined , that no man should make any eschaunge , without the kynges licence , ne make any eschaunge , or reeschaunge of money , to be paied within this lande , but onely suche as the kyng should depute thereunto to kepe , make , and answere suche eschaunge , and reeschaunge , vpon pein of forfeicture of suche penalitie , as is conteined in the Statute , made in the tyme of Kyng Richard the second : whiche is , that the offendor shall forfeicte , as muche as he maie forfeicte , aswell for the priuey and apert sendyng , or bringing , or causing to be sent or brought , out of the realme , of any gold or siluer , in money , bullion , plate or vessell , as also by eschaunge to be made : all whiche thynges , bee more at large conteined , in the saied seuerall estatutes . Our said souereigne lorde , by thaduise of his counsaill , consideryng , and right well perceiuyng , the greate enormities and preiudice , whiche groweth vnto his Maiestie , and the common wea●● of this his saied realme , by occasion of the said cariyng , chaungyng , and rechaungyng : willeth , defendeth , and streightly , by this his Proclamacion commaundeth , that the saied former statutes , and euery of them , be obserued and kepte , in all and euery Article and poynct , articles and poynctes , and that due execucion be there of made , as apperteineth , vpon suche peines and penalties , as in the said statutes been comprised . And that no maner of persone or persones , of what degree , estate or condicion so euer he or thei bee , ta●● vpon hym or thē , to cary out of the realme , any gold or siluer , in coyne , or bullion , or make any eschaunge or reeschaunge , contrary to the forme of the saied estatutes , and this his highnes Proclamacion , without his Maiesties licence and aucthoritee , to hym or theim to be geuen .

And his maiestie willeth it to be vnderstand and knowen vnto all his subiectes , his graces ful mynd and pleasure is , that thei and euery of theim , obserue and kepe his lawes , ordinaunces and statutes heretofore made , concernyng the premisses , as thei will auoyde his greate indignacion and displeasure , and further to incurre the daunger of his lawes , whiche his highnes willeth , duely to be put in execucion , without respect or fauor , to be geuen vnto any offendor , contrary to his said lawes and this his highnes proclamacion .