A
proclamation
set
furth
by
the
kinges
maiesty
,
with
the
aduise
of
his
most
honorable
priuey
counsail
▪
declaring
his
graces
determinacion
,
concerning
the
amendement
of
his
highnes
coyne
,
and
also
to
admonish
such
of
his
subiectes
,
as
be
engrossers
of
Fermes
,
victualles
and
other
thinges
.
&c.
and
the
inhauncers
of
al
prices
of
thesame
,
and
for
the
amendement
of
their
gredy
and
insatiable
doinges
,
&c.
the
.xj.
day
of
May
in
the
.v.
yere
of
his
moste
prosperous
reigne
.
THe
kinges
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
hauing
of
late
season
vnderstanding
and
knowledge
,
by
diuerse
and
sundry
consultacions
of
the
Lordes
,
and
others
of
his
priuie
counsaill
,
how
necessary
and
beneficiall
,
it
should
be
for
the
wealth
of
his
hole
Realme
,
to
haue
his
Coyne
reduced
to
finenes
▪
whiche
hath
bene
made
bace
from
the
beginning
of
the
latter
Warres
in
the
time
of
his
maiesties
father
,
of
most
famous
memory
,
and
so
remained
by
continuance
of
the
like
:
hath
had
a
greate
,
godly
,
and
earnest
desire
,
daily
increasing
in
his
maiesties
most
noble
and
godly
harte
,
to
beginne
and
attempt
some
towardenes
,
to
so
greate
a
benefite
,
and
so
to
procede
and
achieue
,
with
asmuche
his
owne
maiesties
losse
therin
as
possible
were
fitte
for
hym
to
susteine
.
Wherefore
,
of
a
moste
godly
minde
towardes
his
people
,
and
a
most
feruent
desire
,
to
begin
to
do
this
notable
greate
benefite
,
for
the
whiche
all
good
subiectes
,
hath
of
late
,
as
it
were
with
groninges
longed
,
his
Maiesty
,
with
the
aduise
of
his
counsaill
,
who
,
with
greate
reasons
,
were
perswaded
to
aduise
his
maiestie
therto
,
caused
his
determination
,
to
be
published
by
a
proclamation
bearing
date
▪
the
last
day
of
Aprill
last
,
that
from
the
last
daie
of
August
nexte
following
,
the
shilling
coyned
and
set
furth
by
his
maiesty
,
shoulde
be
curraunt
for
.
ix
.
d.
sterf
.
and
no
more
,
and
the
grote
for
.
iii.
d.
as
further
appereth
by
the
same
proclamation
,
without
the
whiche
meanes
,
his
maiesty
coulde
neuer
possible
attempt
or
come
nere
to
set
furthe
and
make
the
Coyne
of
fine
siluer
according
to
his
good
desire
,
and
as
in
dede
ordinarely
,
his
maiesty
from
the
beginning
of
the
consultacion
hath
ment
,
and
doth
certainely
meane
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
,
suche
is
the
malice
and
naughty
nature
of
a
certain
kinde
of
people
,
that
liue
onely
for
themselfes
,
&
as
it
semeth
by
their
doinges
,
neither
respect
God
,
King
,
the
suertye
of
his
maiesties
Croune
,
nor
any
other
Christian
creature
,
but
goyng
about
to
eate
and
deuoure
,
aswell
th
estate
of
Nobilitie
▪
as
the
lower
sorte
,
beyng
Seruing
men
,
Artificers
,
Handicraftes
,
poore
Husbondemen
,
laborers
and
such
like
,
and
further
maliciously
ouerwharting
and
hindering
all
good
purposes
of
the
kinges
maiestie
,
and
his
counsaill
,
trauailing
to
do
to
the
common
wealthe
good
,
and
especially
,
when
they
perceaue
any
thing
purposed
,
to
amend
the
vnreasonable
prices
of
victuall
,
and
suche
necessary
thinges
for
mens
sustenance
,
that
as
it
is
come
to
his
Maiesties
knowledge
,
and
his
counsaill
,
by
the
information
of
diuerse
credible
persons
from
sundry
partes
of
this
his
Realme
,
since
the
aforesaide
proclamation
was
published
,
whiche
was
the
very
ordinarye
and
necessary
beginning
of
a
manifest
amendement
of
the
coine
,
the
prices
of
victualles
,
Wares
&
such
like
thinges
,
be
purposely
inhaunced
beyond
all
expectacion
,
and
the
gratious
meaning
of
the
kinges
Maiestie
,
and
his
counsaill
vtterly
peruerted
,
and
sinisterly
abused
,
thesame
most
manifestly
comming
of
the
deuelishe
▪
malice
,
and
slight
of
the
foresaide
kinde
of
naughty
people
,
iniurious
to
the
whole
common
wealth
:
which
thinges
considered
,
his
Maiesty
hauing
the
Swearde
not
in
vaine
committed
to
him
of
God
,
and
with
the
same
as
a
minister
of
the
almighty
,
the
very
indignacion
and
plages
from
heauen
to
fall
where
his
Swearde
shall
strike
,
cannot
,
ne
may
not
,
without
th
offence
of
God
,
se
and
suffer
suche
lewde
persones
as
wilfully
be
the
causers
hereof
remaine
vnpunished
to
their
owne
dampnations
,
and
the
distruccion
of
others
.
Wherfore
his
Maieste
,
meaning
not
in
ire
▪
or
passion
,
to
execute
his
indignation
,
but
iustly
and
with
good
grounde
,
hathe
firste
by
the
aduise
of
his
counsaill
,
thought
mete
to
admonishe
all
kinde
of
people
in
their
degrees
,
and
to
let
theym
clerely
vnderstand
his
pleasure
and
determinacion
in
this
behalfe
,
so
as
whosoeuer
shal
offend
,
thesame
shall
not
faile
of
sharpe
and
due
puishment
for
their
offences
.
And
therefore
first
of
all
,
to
all
suche
,
as
either
wilfully
or
ignorantly
,
hath
mistaken
his
Maiestes
good
meaning
vpon
the
former
proclamation
,
for
the
abacing
of
money
,
his
Maiestie
declareth
his
good
and
gracious
meaning
,
and
determinate
purpose
,
by
the
aduise
of
his
counsaill
,
to
be
therby
to
amend
his
coine
,
&
to
reduce
it
to
finenes
of
siluer
,
although
thesame
shal
be
most
of
al
,
without
al
comparison
to
his
maiestes
losse
and
detriment
,
and
yet
to
the
benefite
of
his
subiectes
&
the
honor
of
the
realme
.
And
next
to
suche
Fermours
▪
Grasiers
,
and
Shepe
Masters
,
which
by
vnreasonable
and
fraudulent
ingrossing
of
Fermes
,
Graine
,
Victuall
,
aswell
Butter
and
Chese
,
as
other
grosser
thinges
,
as
Woolle
and
suche
like
,
Wood
,
Cole
,
and
other
thinges
pertaining
to
the
dayly
sustenance
of
man
,
and
enhaunsing
the
prices
of
thesame
,
and
by
manifest
decaiyng
of
tounes
and
tillage
,
excessiue
increasing
of
shepe
,
contrary
to
diuers
good
lawes
and
statutes
of
this
realme
prouided
for
these
caces
,
not
vnknowen
to
the
offendors
therin
Whiche
kinde
of
persones
in
dede
his
maiesty
and
his
counsaill
iudgeth
to
be
the
principall
occasions
of
these
almost
vncausable
dearthes
.
His
maiestie
pronounceth
&
threatneth
,
that
if
they
furthewth
seace
not
their
gredy
,
vnlaufull
,
and
vnnaturall
practizes
,
colored
with
craftes
and
subtelties
to
auoyde
and
deceaue
the
meaning
of
the
lawes
and
all
honesty
,
they
shal
suffre
with
his
extreme
indignation
the
Iustice
of
his
lawes
to
the
vttermost
,
to
the
terror
of
al
suche
as
being
thus
often
gentely
admonished
haue
neuer
amended
.
Thus
muche
doth
his
maieste
in
this
behalf
,
partely
of
clemency
of
nature
,
admonish
,
that
would
haue
no
cause
to
exercise
extremitie
:
partely
(
if
the
naughtines
of
his
subiecte
,
shal
geue
him
cause
)
yet
by
this
admonition
the
punishment
shal
be
more
iust
and
necessary
.
And
although
his
maiesty
considereth
howe
conuenient
it
is
for
his
office
,
hauing
indifferent
charge
and
care
ouer
all
maner
his
subiectes
,
not
onely
to
reprehend
the
faultes
of
Offendors
,
but
also
to
punishe
them
seuerely
,
yet
because
of
late
yeres
,
the
lower
sorte
of
people
,
lacking
in
dede
in
that
parte
,
all
maner
of
reason
,
and
beyng
like
to
those
sicke
madmen
that
either
will
haue
no
Phisicke
,
or
els
will
be
their
owne
Phisitions
,
haue
presumpteously
taken
vpon
them
th
office
of
his
maiesty
,
both
in
reprehending
of
their
superiors
,
and
attempting
redres
of
thinges
after
their
own
phantasies
,
with
force
,
and
contrary
to
the
due
obedience
of
good
Subiectes
towardes
god
and
man
.
Therfore
also
his
maiestie
,
likewise
pronounceth
and
declareth
vnto
them
,
and
euery
of
them
,
that
if
they
shal
excede
their
duties
either
in
reprehending
or
attempting
any
maner
of
remedie
or
redresse
,
otherwise
then
shall
stand
with
the
lawes
and
order
of
the
realme
:
His
Maiesty
wil
not
faile
but
minister
vnto
them
sharp
terror
of
his
swearde
and
Lawes
,
whiche
,
as
they
be
well
prouided
of
late
for
suche
offendors
,
so
shal
they
not
lacke
diligent
and
due
execution
.
God
saue
the
King