WHereas the Kings most excellent Maiestie being informed of the abuses dayly arising of the vngouerned Selling and Retailing of Tobacco , by his Proclamation lately published , did prohibit all his people , that after the feast of Candlemas , which is now last past , none of them out of certaine Cities and Townes therein specified to haue beene appointed , and within those Cities and Townes no other but certaine persons named , as in the said Proclamation is expressed , and such as from time to time as should be permitted , should sell or deliuer any Tobacco by Retaile , herein requiring due obedience vntill his Maiestie should make other declaration , as by the same Proclamation appeareth .

Sithence which , a great number of his Maiesties louing subiects haue repaired to some Lords , and others of his Maiesties Priuie Councell , being his Maiesties Commissioners appointed to treat with them , and haue humbly desired Letters Patents of Licence to sell Tobacco by Retaile , whereunto his Maiesties said Commissioners haue consented : but because it is both conuenient and necessary that the number of those that be Licensed to sell Tobacco by Retaile , and also their names be knowne , that in time conuenient notice may be taken from them how much Tobacco in each yeere they Retaile and Uent : that vpon knowledge thereof , his Maiesty for preuenting of the issuing out of the Realme too great a proportion of the Stocke of this Kingdome , may giue order for the quantity of Tobacco that shall be yeerely brought in : And being resolued that any who from henceforth shall presume to vtter or sell Tobacco , not being Licensed , shall seuerely be proceeded against : For these and for other causes , the King our Soueraigne Lord straightly defendeth and commandeth , that neither such as by pretext of being formerly nominated as meet men to Retaile Tobacco , nor any other from henceforth presume to sell or vtter Tobacco by Retaile , vntill they shall haue obtained his Maiesties Licence in that behalfe , any permission or tolleration that may be pretended by the said Proclamation , or any other signification notwithstanding , vpon such paines of censure in the Court of Star-Chamber and elsewhere , as may be inflicted vpon contemners of his Maiesties commands publiquely proclaimed . Wherein his Maiestie is pleased , that a part of the Fines set vpon the Contemners of this Command , be conferred vpon those that giue notice of the Offenders , so as they may be brought to iudgement .