FOrasmuch as vpon the lamentable complaint made vnto the Queenes most excellent Maiestie , by sundry her louing subiects the Clothiers of diuers partes of the Realme , & of a multitude of other people mayntayned in their handlabours by them , it appeareth that partly through the great death of Sheepe , which of late yeeres hath happened in sundrie partes of this Realme , and partly through the greedines of sundrie euil disposed people , by buying & selling of wooll within the realme , thereby seeking more their vnlawfull gayne , then the due obseruing of the lawes of the Realme prouided in that behalfe , or regarding the penalties incident to the same , and in some part also through the great abuse of some which haue obteyned ( vpon reasonable considerations ) licence to bye and sell wooll within this Realme , to a certaine not vnreasonable quantitie , but yet through their vnsaciable greedines and abuse thereof , by substituting of a multitude of deputes , who haue not onely misused their deputations , by ingrossing and buying vp of greater quantities of wooll , then was agreeable to her Maiesties good & gracious meaning , at the time of the graunting of the said licences , and so haue passed the bondes of their licences by buying yerely greater quantitie of wool , then they ought to do , so that vpon these great abuses the honest Clothiers can buy litle or none , but such as is very course , or els at such excessiue prices , as they cannot make their principal thereof againe : whereby her Maiestie vnderstandeth that without carnest reformation of the said great abuses of buying and selling of wool within the Realme , and also some restraint of the sayde licences for some reasonable time , there shall follow great want to the Clothiers to continue their trade , for mayntenance aswell of themselues , as of great multitude of poore people lyuing onely vnder them to the decay of diuers good Townes which are chiefly maintained by the Clothiers . Therefore by the aduise of her Counsell , her Maiestie straightly chargeth and commaundeth , that from and after the publication of this present Proclamation , no person ( other then such as by the Lawes of this Realme or otherwise are specially appointed , and permitted to buy wool to be transported ouer the Seas shal hereafter vse any such trade of buying & selling of wool , neyther yet any person by colour of any licence shall directly or indirectly doe the same , vntill her Maiestie shall vpon further consideration notifie her pleasure to the contrary as touching buying and selling of wool within this Realme , by force of any lience vpon paine of her Maiesties displeasure and imprisonment during her pleasure . And for the better execution hereof , her Highnes by the aduise aforesaid , straightly chargeth and commaundeth all and singuler Iustices of peace , Maiors , Sherifes and Baylifes , not only to see this proclamation truely executed , but also it any person be iustly accused before him or them , for contemning or breaking this Proclamation , or any part thereof , they shal commit such person to warde , there to remaine without bayle or mainprise , till her Maiesties pleasure be further knowen .