THe King Our Soveraign Lord taking into His serious and provident Consideration the most necessary and important use of Gunpowder , as well for supply of His own Royal Navy and the Shipping of His loving Subjects , as otherwise for the Safety and Defence of His People and Kingdom ; and that by reason of great Exportations of late , the Stores thereof are much exhausted : Now to the end His Majesties Magazines and Subjects may be furnished at home , without any necessity to depend upon the dangerous , casual , and chargeable supply thereof from Foreign parts ; His Majesty hath thought fit ( by and with the Advice of His Privy Council ) to prohibit and forbid , and doth by this His Royal Proclamation prohibit and forbid , and straitly Charge and Command all and every person and persons whatsoever as well Merchants as others , of what estate or degree soever , That they or any of them , do not at any time or times within the space of Three moneths , to be accounted from the publishing of this His Royal Proclamation , Carry or Transport , or cause or procure to be Carried or Transported out of this Realm of England and Dominion of Wales , or any part thereof , into any the parts beyond the Seas , any Saltpeter whatsoever . And His Majesty doth hereby straitly Charge and Command the Farmers of His Customs the Surveyors , Searchers , and other Officers of His Ports , and Members thereof , in England and Wales , and all other His Officers and Subjects whatsoever , of what quality or degree soever , That they and every of them do diligently and carefully observe and take notice of this His Royal Will and Command , and not presume directly or indirectly to act or do , or permit or suffer any thing to be acted or done contrary thereunto , as they and every of them will avoid His Majesties displeasure , and the censure of being holden Contemners of His Royal Command in a matter of high consequence for the publick Service and Safety of the State , and upon such further Penalties and Punishments , as for Example or Terrour to others , their Contempts and want of Duty shall demerit , and by His Majesties Prerogative Royal or otherwise shall be found fit in Honour and Iustice to be inflicted upon them .