WHereas for the better securing to Us the preemption of the Tin of this Kingdom , being an ancient and undoubted hereditary Revenue annexed to Our Crown in right of Our Duchy of Cornwall , divers good Customs , laws and ordinances by the wisdom of former times have been established , amongst which it is specially provided , That all the said Tinne should be duly brought to Our Coynage Houses in Our Counties of Devon and Cornwall , there to be Tried , Assayed , Prized and Sealed , before the same be put to sale within the land , or offered to be shipped for forreign vent ; And howsoever by Our Proclamation of the two and twentieth of Ianuary , in the ninth yeer of Our Reign , Wee required of Our Subjects a just observation of those ordinances ; Yet finding that by secret practise and combination of sundry ill minded owners , and workmen of the said Tin and Tin-works , a great part of the said Tinn hath been , and still is bought and sold , received , delivered , and carried away uncoyned , aswell in ships and other vessels ( which under colour of coming to buy Cornish Slate and Stone , and such like occasions upon the coast of Cornwall , do imbezill much uncoyned Tin in Blocks ) as also by Mariners and Sea-faring men , who buy up the Tin in Barres commonly called pocket Tinn , of blowers and melters of Tin , and others , contrary to the ancient ordinances of Our Stannaries , to Our prejudice and wrong in Our said Revenue , and disgracing of the commodity , and abuse of Our Subjects buying the same untried , and not assayed ; For reformation of which disorders and abuses for the time to come , We have thought fit once more to declare Our Royall pleasure in the premisses , wherein as Wee expect all due conformity and obedience , so Wee shall extend the rigour of Our lawes , and all just severity against such as shall hereafter offend therein .

And therefore Wee do by these presents straitly charge & command , aswell all and singuler Our loving Subjects , as all other person & persons whatsoever , that none of them presume upon any colour , shift , or pretence whatsoever , at any time or times hereafter to utter , sell , deliver , or put to sale , or to receive , ship , carry , land , or contract for any Block Tin unblown , but such as cause the same to be Cast , Melted down , and Blown , and brought to the place of Coynage before it be sold for use , nor to sell , give , barter , or utter any White Tin or Cast Tin , before it be first coyned and stamped with Our Seal or mark appointed for that purpose , as aforesaid .

And that no person or persons whatsoever , other then Our Farmors of the said Tin , do from henceforth presume to ship or lade any Tin , of what kinde soever to be transported or carried out of this Our Realm or Dominion to any forreign parts , without the assent of Our said Tin-Farmers , therein first had in writing , under the pain of the losse and forfeiture aswell of the said Tin , as also of confiscation of the Ships , Hoys , Barques , Lighters , and other vessels wherein any such prohibited Tin shall be shipped or laden for transportation contrary to the intendment of this Our Proclamation , and also upon pain of Our high displeasure , and of such further penalties , forfeitures and punishments , as by the Statutes and Ordinances of Our said Stannaries , or any other Law or Statute whatsoever , or by the Censure of Our high Court of Star-chamber , for disobeying this Our Royall Commandment and Injunction , or otherwise may be inflicted upon the offenders in this behalf .

And where We have lately granted to some of Our loving Subjects the emption or preemption of Tin , during a term unexpired , and for relief of poor Pewterers of the Citie of London , have provided , That if the said Lessees or Farmers shall be minded to transport any Tin in Bars , they shal imploy the said Pewterers of London , or some such of them whom Our said Farmers shall nominate , for the casting of Tin out of Blocks into Bars , at such places as We shall appoint : And in default of such appointment at such places as Our said Farmers shall appoint ; sithence which time many have presumed to cast Tin into Bars , both in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon , and elswhere , which is a means that a great part thereof is the more easily conveyed from place to place , and vented before the Coynage of the same . And also divers Pewterers of London who have not been authorized by Our said Farmers , have ( contrary to Our agreement with them ) presumed to cast Tin into Bars , and others then our Farmers have by means thereof opportunity to transport the same contrary to Our Covenants with Our said Tin-Farmers . Wee do therefore straitly charge and command all person and persons whatsoever , that none of them ( other then such of the Pewterers of Our City of London , as shall be nominated by the Farmers of the emption or preemption of Tin for the time being ) do presume hereafter to cast any Tin into Bars , and that none of them do cast any Tin into Bars , but in the Citie of London ; And that onely in such houses and places of melting , as shall be designed or allowed of by Our said Farmers , upon the pains to be inflicted upon contemners of Our commands , in Our Court of Star-chamber , and otherwise .

And Wee do further hereby straightly charge and command , That no Merchants , Mariners , or other person or persons whatsoever , do hereafter import , convey , or bring , or cause to be imported , conveyed , or brought into our Realm of England , and Dominion of Wales , or either of them , any Tin of what kinde soever from any the parts beyond the Seas , upon pain of the losse and forfeiture , aswell of the said Tin , as of the ships or vessels wherin the same shall be shipped or conveyed ; and upon such further penalties , and punishments as shall be meet for such contempt , or neglect of Our Royall commands .

And lastly , We do require and command , That Our said Proclamation formerly published concerning Tin , be hereafter duely observed in all the particular Branches and parts thereof , under the pains and penalties therein expressed .