WHereas Our most deare and Royall Father of euer blessed memory , by his Royal Proclamation bearing date the sixt of August , in the twentieth yeere of His Reigne of England , for the many reasons therein mentioned , for the publique good and ease of His People , did prohibite and straitly charge and command ; That no common Carrier , or other person , should goe or trauell with any Wayne , Cart , or Carriage with foure Wheeles , nor should carry with or vpon any Wayne , Cart , or Carriage , aboue the weight of twenty hundred ; nor should draw any Wayne , Cart , or other Carriage , with aboue fiue Horses at once , vpon such paynes and penalties as in the said Proclamation are expressed . Since which time those great disorders are much more increased , whereby , if it be not preuented , those publique Nusaunces which will destroy the generall Commerce of Our People , will become vnremediable . Wee therefore by the aduice of the Lords and others of Our Priuy Councell , doe straitly charge and command that from and after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist now next ensuing , No common Carrier or other person vpon the Common High-wayes , doe goe or trauell with any Wayne , Cart , or Carriage , which shall haue aboue two Wheeles . Nor that vpon any Wayne , Cart or Carriage , there bee laden at once aboue twenty hundred weight , Nor that for the draught thereof there be vsed aboue fiue Horses at any one time , to the end that by these meanes the occasion of such excessiue Carriages may bee preuented , all which Wee doe straitly charge and command to be duely obserued , vpon paine of Our heauy indignation , and such other penalties and punishments as by Our Lawes can bee inflicted vpon the Offendors . And because such extraordinarie Carriages as of late yeares haue beene vsed , haue heretofore by the opinion of all the Iudges beene held to bee generall and publique Nusaunces , and therefore the same ought by the Law to be seuerely punished , as that wherein the publique hath an interest . Wee doe straitly charge and command all Our Iudges and Iustices that in their seuerall places , they doe carefully and diligently enquire of all these offences , and as much as in them lyeth , doe punish the offendors . And We doe also hereby require Our Attourney Generall for the time being , vpon notice giuen vnto him of any such Offendor , to prosecute them in a Legall course in Our Court of Star-chamber , there to receiue such Censure and Punishment , by Fine , Imprisonment , and otherwise , as their Contempts and Offences shall deserue . And We doe hereby admonish all those whom it may concerne , that they be carefull to repayre and maintaine the Highwayes , Bridges , and Causeys throughout this our Realme , according to Our Lawes and Statutes in that behalfe made , and now continuing in force , as they tender Our pleasure , and will answere the contrary at their perils . And because there may bee no pretence for them to excuse themselues by reason of these excessiue Cariages , We streitly charge and enioyne them for their owne ease , to giue true information to Our Attourney Generall , of all offences and offenders against this our Proclamation . And lastly Wee doe hereby will and require all Maiors , Sheriffes , Bailiffes , Iustices of Peace , and all other Our Officers and Ministers in all our Counties and places whatsoeuer within this Our Realme , that they vse their vttermost indeauour to discouer and punish all offences and offendors against this Our pleasure and Royall commandement .