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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE

royal blazon or coat of arms
By the King .

WHereas We are dayly informed by the Officers of Our Mint and otherwise , That aswell diuers of Our naturall borne Subiects , both Goldsmithes , Merchants , and men of other Trades ; As also Strangers inhabiting within this Our Realme of England , haue presumed for their priuate lucre and gaine , and dayly doe presume to weigh all sorts of Moneys currant within this Our Realme of England , to the end to cull out the old and new Moneys , which either by not wearing , or by any other accident in the making thereof are more weighty then the rest , Some part of which Moneyes so culled out , Wee haue found ( when it pleased Our selfe to enter into the examination thereof ) to be dayly openly sold to Goldsmithes , and by them imployed for the making of Plate , and Vessell of all sorts within this our Realme of England ; And some part to be Transported into forreine parts for priuate mens particular gaine , whereby there is a great scarsitie of good Money likely to ensue , if present remedy be not prouided for the same : Wee therefore in Our Princely care intending with all conuenient speed to redresse so great and insufferable a mischiefe , Doe by this Our Proclamation make knowen vnto all men , that Our will and pleasure is , And Wee doe hereby straitly charge and command , That no Goldsmith , or other person or persons of what estate soeuer he or they bee , ( other then the Master and Officers of Our Mint , for the seruice and imployment thereof ) presume or enterprise to melt any Moneys of Gold or Siluer , being the proper Coynes of any Our Realmes or Dominions , or currant within the same , or any of them , either to make Plate or Vessell thereof , or for any other vse whatsoeuer , or doe presume to cull or chuse out from the rest any waighty Moneyes , to the intent to conuey the same out of the Realme , or to melt , or otherwise to alter it from Coyne , vpon paine of Our heauie displeasure , and of such paines and punishments , as vpon the contemners of Our Royall commandement , grounded vpon the publique good , may be inflicted .

Giuen at Our Mannour of Greenwich the eighteenth day of May , in the ninth yeere of Our Raigne of Great Britaine , France and Ireland . God saue the King .

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . ANNO 1611.