WHereas we vnderstand , that diuers of our louing Subiects haue made complaint , that the price of Neates-Leather is lately raised to such a height , as it prooueth very grieuous to the poorer sort , who haue dayly vse thereof : Such is and shall be euer our care and resolution to preuent , or reforme all things that may be burthensome to any of our people ouer whom Almighty God hath committed to Vs the vniuersall care , as we haue bene no lesse curious to finde and search out the true cause , then to prouide for the remedie of the inconuenience , And therein particularly to be sure to take away all meanes or colour for any such grieuance , that may ( either in trueth or apprehension ) arise from any action of our owne . For which purpose , although We doe dayly see by common experience , that excessiue prices grow vpon our Subiects by the practise and greedinesse of priuate persons , who either by Forestalling and Ingrossing of Commodities , or by combyning to keepe them at high prices , or by conueying them out of our Realme by stealth , doe increase the rates aswell of forraine , as home bred commodities , without any Acte of ours : Neuerthelesse , because We haue obserued that some euil affected people , in this , as in diuers other things , are more inclined to impute the cause of grieuance to some thing done by vs , then to resort to the maine and originall grounds of the same ; Wee haue for more surety , caused our Councell to take Information what Licences We haue giuen , ( which haply may haue bene some pretext for abuse in that kinde ) and thereby finding that some small quantitie of that commoditie hath bene Transported by vertue of a License granted at our first comming , at the Suite of some forraine Princes our Allies , whom Wee could hardly then refuse , although it be knowen to the world , that We did not giue Licence for any Leather by name , but generally for the Transporting of forbidden Commodities , and that onely to the summe of sixe Thousand pounds in value , which could be no occasion of such scarcitie : Yet because it is not vnlikely but that some Neates-Leather might be hereafter issued by vertue of that Licence ( as some hath bene already ) contrary to our meaning , Wee did not onely ( so soone as this came to our eares ) giue present order to our Treasourer of England to restraine all vse of Licences ( if any there were or be ) concerning the Transportation of such Leather , whereof there is no such plentie within our kingdome , but that whatsoeuer is caried away , may bee soone felt in the scarcitie and dearenesse thereof at home , But for the more sure preuention of this grieuance , and that all our louing Subiects may be witnesses of our care in this behalfe , We doe now by these presents reuoke and disanull all Licences and Tolerations concerning Transportation of Neates-Leather , ( if any there be ) And do further expresly prohibite and forbid all maner persons whatsoeuer , That they attempt not from hencefoorth to cary or conuey away , or cause or consent to be caried or conueyed away out of this our Realme , any Neates-Leather , or Neates-Hides raw before they bee perfect Leather .

And likewise We doe by these presents straightly charge and Command all our Customers , Comptrollers , Searchers , Surueyors , and other our Officers of our Ports , That they doe not onely informe our said Treasourer , what Neates-Leather , or Neates-Hides raw they haue knowen to be Transported at any time since the beginning of our Raigne , at what Ports , and by whom ; But also that they be from henceforth watchful that none passe by any practise , pretence , or colour Whatsoeuer , as they , and euery of them will answere the contrary at their vttermost perils . Knowing that from hencefoorth they shall haue no excuse by pretence of Licences or other Tolerations , inasmuch as we haue reuoked and disauowed them ( if any such there be ) by these presents . Willing yet further all our Subiects that can learne or vnderstand any abuse in this behalfe , That they also resort to our said Treasourer and informe him thereof , whereby he may detect the fraud , corruption , and confederacie of our said Officers , if they shall conceale the same . And such discouerers shall receiue such reward as their seruice shall deserue .