It was therefore by the Board thought fit and ordered , that so much of the said Decree as concerned the regulating of the businesse de futuro , should be set downe in this order , and together with the same be forthwith printed and published , which part of the said Decree doth accordingly follow in these words , viz.

THe Court being informed , that by the abuse of some particular persons , whose only ayme is , to make a priuate gaine and profit to themselues , His Maiesties people are much abused in many parts of this Kingdome ; and poore Labourers , whose necessities are such as inforceth them to take their Hire in any Money , are compelled many times to take their whole weekes wages in Farthings , from such as buy great quantities at low rates , and make a commodity thereby : Which abuse , as it is already become a great burden and grieuance to His Maiesties people in many parts of this Realme , so it is to be feared , it will hereafter turne to the great disaduantage of His Maiesties Patentees , if it be not remedied by a timely reformation . Their Lordships being therefore willing to preuent and meet with such growing euills , and desirous to remoue the Inconueniences of forcing His Maiesties Subiects to take such great quantities of Farthings in payments : Which Farthing Tokens rightly vsed , are of themselues very vsefull and necessary , and were made chiefly for the reliefe of the poore , and to bee vented and vsed onely for exchange in small summes , but not to be put vpon any in great payments ; Haue thought fit and ordered , and it is by this their Lordships Sentence declared , that it is vtterly vnlawfull , and expressely contrary to the true meaning of His Maiesties Letters Patents and Proclamation , that any such Farthing Tokens should be inforced vpon any poore Labourers , or Workemen , or other persons in any payments either of great or lesser summes .

And they declare further , That they thinke it fit that no person should pay aboue two pence in Farthings to any other person at any time . And this Court doth also declare it to be vnlawfull for any man to buy or barter for any Farthings , at or for any lesser rate then they are vsually vented by His Maiesties Patentees , to whom the sole making thereof is granted , and vpon whom the rechange thereof lyeth at the same rate ; And if any person shall be found herein to offend in either of these kinds , This Court is resolued seuerely to punish the Offenders . And the Court doth withall hold fit , and desire that His Maiestie should be moued to declare and command the same , by his Highnesse Proclamation to be published through this Kingdome , that so the true vse of these Farthing Tokens intended for the good of the poore may be continued , and the abuses aforesaid may either be preuented or punished .