WHere the auncient entercourse of marchaundizes betwixt our Countries and the lowe Countries of the kyng of Spayne our good brother , hath ben of late interrupted by sundrye prohibitions made in the sayde lowe Countries , aswell agaynst the carying of the commodities of our Realme into those parties , as for the bryngyng certeyne commodities of those lowe Countries , and many other , through the same into this our Realme , wherby at the beginning such hyndraunce appeared lykely to ensue to the subiectes on both partes , as it was motioned and thought mete by vs both that a metyng and dyet should be deuised and accorded within some conuenient tyme , for the redresse of suche matters as were pretended to be the causes of the sayd prohibitions . And nowe by proces of tyme it is become manifest that although the foresaid prohibitions were of theyr owne nature hurtfull to the subiectes on both parti●s , so as therof depended an expectation of a redresse for both our subiectes : yet the vsage and maner of execution of the same prohibitions , on the other syde , do nowe directly and notoriously benefite and enriche only the subiectes and inhabitauntes of the said lowe Countries , and directly and notoriously hurt & iniurie our proper subiectes , not only by the playne stoppyng and restraynyng of our marchauntes from theyr auncient trade accustomed into those Countries : but by the continuall hauntyng into our Realme of them only of the lowe Countrie , and by stuffyng and burdenyng our Realme with all superfluous and vnnedefull wares euen contrary to theyr owne prohibitions , and consequently by carying away the treasure & monyes out of our Realme . For although by generall wordes of their prohibitions , the wollen clothes of our Realme are vtterly forbydden to be brought thyther , vpon a pretence of infection , and lykewyse other commodities wherevpon our handycraftes people shoulde labour , be strayghtly forbydden to be brought hither by any person out of the sayde lowe Countries : Notwithstanding it is well knowen , that the greater part of those commodities , come originally from hygh Almayne and other Remote Countries , and haue as it were but theyr passage through those lowe Countries , yet a great number of people of the same lowe Countries , eyther as contempnyng theyr owne prohibitions , or hauyng by speciall labour some secrete licences , do dayly carry , as they haue all this sommer also vsed to do , all such clothes , without any scruple of infection , as they can by any meanes with fauour , and sometyme without knowledge of officers , obteyne to be transported out of our Realme , and lykewyse ceasse not to bryng great quantities of all kynde of wares , and specially suche as are most superfluous into this our Realme , returnyng for the same , as experience doth proue , monyes and plate from hence in all the secretest maner that they can . Whervpon although we haue borne herewith very long , yet nowe we are necessaryly compelled to prouide spedye remedye for our louyng subiectes , accordyng to the naturall care whiche we are bounde to haue of the publique estate of our sayde subiectes , in matters so manifestly sought to vndo them . For the reliefe wherof , we are also daily sued vnto by the company of our marchantes aduenturers , who haue not shipped any clothes out of this Realme , as they were accustomed , into those lowe Countries , by the space of these thirtene monethes , being therby sore charged with the commodities remaynyng vpon their handes : That although vpon long expectation of some common order to be taken betwixt vs and the counsell of our good brother rulyng for hym in the sayd lowe Countries , they haue to their great charges , remayned without trading any kinde of marchaundizes , eyther into , or out of those Countries : yet it myght please vs to haue compassion of them , and to permit them with our fauour , and without further delay , to cary their clothes which were shipped fiue monethes passed , into some other places and countries mete for them , consideryng they see nother libertie , nor suertie to resort into the low Countries , as they were accustomed . And further , that this vnordinate vsage of the Marchauntes of the Lowe Countries 〈…〉 permitted to be continued in our Countries , by the● 〈…〉 entent to ouerthrowe and impoueryshe all other 〈…〉 vpon this vrgent necessitie , fyrste licenced our sayde Marchauntes , 〈…〉 any other conuenient place where they shall thinke best , being out of these lowe Countries as we backe 〈◇〉 but theyr commodities shall for theyr proper values and estimate , be desired in very many places . And next , we do ordeyne and strayghtly charge and commaunde , that vntyll these late great disorders and interruptions of the entercourse by these prohibitions , and specially by the notable parciall misvsage therof shal be refourmed and repayred ( wherevnto for our parte we are so wyllyng as we wyl refuse no reasonable meanes ) no maner commoditie , wares , or marchaundizes , growing , wrought , or prouided in the sayd lowe Countries , or commyng through the same , shal be from the publication hereof , by any maner of person , transported from the sayde lowe Countries , hyther into this our Realme , or into any Port or Creke therof , vpon payne of forfaiture of the same , the one halfe therof to vs , and the other to any person that shall geue due information therof eyther to our priuie counsell , or into our Exchequer , as other informations are geuen , within two monethes after the offence committed agaynste this our Proclamation .