WEe , hauing taken into Our Consideration , That the ordering of the Coyne and values of Coyne within this Realme pertaineth to vs as a part of Our Regalty ; And the making and allowing of Weights and Counterpoizes of Our Money , whereby discouery shall be made of the iustnesse thereof is proper to vs : And although Wee haue taken order , that Our Money , both Gold and Siluer , should bee of pure mettall , of iust Weight , and Finenesse , so as Wee nothing doubted , but that in Passing , Change , and Rechange therof euery one in the money should haue plenary Iustice , yet many complaints haue been made vnto vs by diuers of Our louing Subiects , of many and great abuses dayly committed within Our Kingdomes , for that both in , and about London , and other places in Our Kingdomes , and in places beyond the Seas , diuers Counterpoizes of Our Money of Gold , commonly called Gold-weights , and Beames , and Ballances for poising of these Moneys , were made and put to sale , marked with Our Ensignes , yet many of those poizes haue been too heauie , many too light , and the Beames and Ballances haue not beene equall and iust , but were made as ill affected people required , who often times did buy and receiue by one weight , and did sell and deliuer by another , whereby Our louing Subiects were dayly deceiued to their great losse and detriment , and to the high dishonour of vs and Our intentions in that behalfe .

And whereas in matter of Our Coine there is nothing of Our more consequence next to the purenesse and weight of the Coines themselues , then that the counterpoises or weights with graines and remedies , which represent the iustnesse of our said Coines , should bee alwayes iust , and according to the true weight of the same , and that they should bee poised in an equall ballance and a iust beame . Wherefore for redresse of such abuses , too frequently vsed , and for Our owne honour , and the good of Our people , and that none may presume to counterfeit , import , make , sell , or marke with Our Royall ensignes , counterpoises or weights of Our money of Gold , or Graines , and halfe Graines in the poising thereof to bee vsed ; And that the same with the beames and ballances should bee equall and iust , Wee haue taken into Our owne hands the making , assising , and issuing of the said Counterpoises or Weights with Graines and halfe Graines : And doe by this Our Royall Proclamation publish and declare , that the weights wherewith our money of Gold shall bee poised after the sixe and twentieth day of Ianuary next comming , shall bee made of a round and circular forme , wherein shall bee inscribed certaine markes ordeined by vs , that they may easily bee knowne from Weights formerly vsed , which shall bee of the full and iust size according to the true Weights of the Gold Moneyes , and the Graines and halfe Graines shall be apart by themselues , to shew the remedies and abatements as they ought to bee , and none of them shall bee made with the remedies and abatements purposely taken off , ( commonly called Blancke weights ) and for the better effecting of this Our pleasure , Wee haue committed the care of making and assising of those Counterpoises and Weights to Sir Thomas Aylesbury Barronet , one of the masters of Requests vnto vs , whom We haue commanded to haue in readinesse in the Towre of London , sufficient numbers of the said Weights , Graines and halfe Graines , with iust and equall Beames and Ballances for the vse of them , exactly and diligently made and syzed to furnish our subiects , by the sixe and twentieth day of Ianuary next comming , to bee issued at reasonable price .

And Our will and pleasure is , that the chiefe officers in all Cities , Borroughes and townes Corporate , with all conuenient speede shall prouide one paire of the said Weights and Ballances sufficient , at the hands of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury , or such as hee shall appoint to deliuer the same made according to the fashion aforesaid , within euery such Citie , Borrough , and towne Corporate , well and safely to bee kept , that such as will may haue recourse and accesse vnto them for discerning of the true Weights of Our Money of Gold , whereof receipts or paiments shal be as occasion shall require . And We doe straigtly by these presents inhibite all our subiects and others whatsoeuer within Our Dominions after the said sixe & twentieth day of Ianuary next comming , to haue or vse any other Weights of or for the Coines of Gold and remedies thereof , then onely such as shall bee made circular , and syzed and issued by the appointment of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury . And that no person or persons of what estate , degree or condition soeuer they bee or shall be , doe at any time hereafter presume to make , cast , contriue , frame or cause to be made any Counterpoises or weights , Graines or halfe Graines , or any Toole , Instrument , Presse , Mil , Stamps , Punchions , Counterpunchions , or any thing else whatsoeuer , for the making , casting , framing or prepairing of such Weights , or vent or import the same made , other then the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury , or such as shal be therunto appointed by vs , vpon paine of Our high indignation & displeasure , and such other paines and penalties , as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Our Realme , or by Our Prerogatiue Royall can or may bee inflicted vpon contemners of Our Proclamations and Royall Commands : And it is Our pleasure , that in receipts and payments of Our Money of Gold , none bee compelled to trye the weight thereof by other Poyses or Weights then those that shall bee made of a forme circular , as is before set foorth .

And Wee doe by these presents giue power and authoritie , and expresse commandement to all Our Iudges , Iustices , & to Our Attourney generall for the time being , Maiors , Sheriffes , Bayliffes , Iustices of Peace , Stewards in Courts and Leetes , Headboroughs , Constables , and other Our Officers and Ministers of Iustice whatsoeuer , that they and euery of them diligently attend the due execution of this Our Proclamation , and vpon complaint made , proceed in Our high Court of Starrechamber , or elsewhere , against such as shall disobey or impugne the same , whereby the offenders may receiue condigne punishment according to their demerits , as they tender Our pleasure , and weale and benefit of Our Kingdomes , and will auoide the contrary at their perils .