THE Kings most Excellent Maiesty considering the scarcity of money and coine of late yeeres growen within the Realme , occasioned partly by transportation thereof out of this kingdome , and partly by the vnlawfull consumption thereof within the land , whereof many vnsufferable inconueniences doe daily arise , & more are like to ensue , to the generall hurt and dammage of the whole common weale , if some timely and good remedy be not prouided ; And calling to mind the many & good Laws and Statutes made in the times of his most noble progenitours and predecessors , Kings of this Realme , as also the seuerall Proclamations published by his owne Royall authority since the beginning of his most happy Reigne : Notwithstanding all which , and some remarkeable examples of Iustice in his high Court of Starre-chamber against some principall offenders in this kinde , many couetous and greedy persons , haue and dayly doe with great boldnesse and contempt , continue and proceed in those vnlawfull and offensiue courses , tending to the exhausting of the treasure of the Realme , and vtter ouerthrow of trade and commerce within the same . And therefore his Maiestie in his Princely wisedome , and vpon necessity of State , sees it fit , that from hencefoorth all care and diligence in the discouery , and all seuerity in the correction and punishment of such delinquents , without fauour to any , shall be vsed . And to the end that all men may take notice heereof , his Maiesty thinketh fit to publish this his Proclamation , to the end that no man vpon hope of impunity , presume heereafter to transgresse his Maiesties Laws , or this his Royall commandement in that behalfe ; heereby straitly charging and commanding , that no person or persons , alien , denizen , or other subiect , of what estate , degree , quality or condition soeuer , do at any time heereafter , without his Maiesties licence , transport , carry , or conuey , or attempt , or endeuour to transport , carry or conuey out of this Realme , any golde or siluer , either in Coine , Plate , Vessels , Iewels , Goldsmiths worke , Bullion , or other Masse , or otherwise howsoeuer , vpon paine of his Maiesties heauy indignation and displeasure , and of the seuerest censure of his high Court of Starre-chamber , and such further paines , punishments and imprisonments , as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme may be inflicted vpon them for such their offence .

And further , that no person or persons whatsoeuer , vpon the like paines or penalties , do ayd , assist , counsaile , or any waies partake with any other person or persons , purposing or attempting to transport , carry or conuey out of this Realm , without his Maiesties lycense , any Gold or Siluer , in Coyne , Plate , Vessell , Iewels , Goldsmithes worke , Bullion , or other masse , or otherwise howsoeuer ; either by gathering or getting together such Gold or Siluer , or by packing vp the same fit for transportation , or conueying the same to or towards any Port , Hauen , or other place of exportation , or by any other way , meane , or colour whatsoeuer . And that all & singuler Goldsmiths , Merchants , & their Factors , Masters of ships , Mariners , Passengers ▪ and all other persons whatsoeuer , that shall haue any motice of Gold or Siluer in coyne , Iewells , Bullion , Plate , or Vessell , or otherwise howsoeuer , which hath beene already exported within the space of three yeeres last past , or shall be hereafter exported , or shal be shipped for exportation , or shall be gathered and got together by change , culling , or otherwise , with intention to export , or with intention to put into the hands of them which should export it , That they foorthwith reueale the same to the Lord Treasurer of England , the Lord President of his Maiesties Priuy Counsell , the vnder Treasurer of the Exchequer , or to the Warden of the Cinque Ports , or his Deputie , or to some of his Maiesties learned Counsell ; for which discouerie they shall receiue in reward the one halfe of the said Gold or Siluer , or of the value thereof being seized or recouered to his Maiesties vse : And on the other part , if they shall not discouer the same , they shall incurre and receiue condigne punishment , as by the Lawes of this his Maiesties Realme , or by his Prerogatiue Royall shall be meete to be inflicted vpon them . And for auoyding of all vnnecessary consumption and waste of Siluer and Gold within this Realme , which is much practised of late by some Goldsmithes and Refiners , and those that vse the manufacture of Gold and Siluer threed ; His Maiestie doth hereby straitly charge and command , that no Finer of Gold or Siluer , nor parter of the same by fire or water , from henceforth allay no fine Siluer , nor Gold , nor none sell in any other wise , ne to any person or persons , but only to the Officers of his Maiesties Mynts , Changes , and Goldsmithes within this Realme , only for the augmentation and amending of Coyne and Plate : And that no Finer nor Finers , Parter nor Parters sell to no person any manner of Siluer in Masse molten and allayed ; and that no Goldsmith within this Realme melt or allay any fine Siluer , but only for making of Amels and for amending of Plate , to make it as good as sterling , as by the Statute in that case is prouided : Nor that they sell no fine Siluer , nor other Siluer allayed , molten into Masse to any person or persons whatsoeuer , nor one Goldsmith to another : But that the Statute in this behalfe made in the fourth yeere of His Maiesties most noble progenitor King Henry the seuenth be in all points duly obserued and kept , vpon paine that euery person , offending to the contrary , shall incurre His Maiesties High indignation and displeasure , and such punishment as by the Law or by His Maiesties Prerogatiue Royall may be inflicted for such misdemeanor & contempt .

And for that the making of Gold and Siluer threed is found to be a great waste & consumption of Coyne & Bullion of the Realme , Therfore His Maiestie doth further prohibite & forbid all making of Gold and Siluer threed , of what kind soeuer , or by whatsoeuer name it be called within this his Maiesties Realme : And doth straitly charge and command , that no person or persons whatsoeuer , from the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell next ensuing , shall presume to buy , or put to sale any Gold or Siluer threed , made within any His Maiesties Dominions , vpon paine to incurre the vttermost seueritie of the censure and punishments afore mentioned .