WHereas divers Grants , Licences , Priviledges , and Commissions , have been procured from His Majesty , some under His great Seal of England , & some others under His privy Seal , Signet , or Signe-Manual , upon pretences that the same would tend to the common good and profit of His Subjects , which since upon experience have been found prejudiciall and inconvenient to His people , contrary to His Majesties gratious intention in granting the same : And whereas also upon like suggestions , there hath been obtained from His Majesty , and the Lords , and others of His Privy Councell , divers Warrants , and Letters of Assistance for the execution of those Grants , Licences , Priviledges , and Commissions , according to His Majesties good intention and meaning therein : For as much as His most excellent Majestie ( whose Royall care and providence is ever intentive on the publike good of His people ) doth now discern that the particular Grants , Licences , and Commissions hereafter expressed , have been found in consequence far from those grounds and reasons whereupon they were founded , and in their execution have been notoriously abused , He is now pleased of His meer grace and favour to all His loving Subjects ( with the advice of His Privy Councell ) by His Regall power to publish and declare the severall Commissions and Licences hereafter following , whether the same have passed His great Seal , Privy Seal , Signet , and Signe-Manuall , or any of them , to be from hence utterly void , revoked , and hereby determined ; that is to say ,

A Commission touching Cottages and Inmates . A Commission touching Scriveners and Brokers . A Commission for compounding with offendors touching Tobacco . A Commission for compounding with offendors for transporting of Butter . A Commission for compounding with offendors in the importing or using of Logwood . A Commission to compound with Sheriffs , and such as have been Sheriffs , for selling their under-Sheriffs places . A Commission for compounding for destruction of Woods in Iron-works . A Commission for Concealments and Incroachments within twenty miles of London . A Licence to transport Sheep-skins and Lamb-skins . A Commission to take men bound to dresse no Venison , Phesants , or Partridges in Innes , Alehouses , Ordinaries , and Taverns . A Commission touching the licensing of the use of Wine-cask . A Commission for licensing of Brewers . A Licence for the sole transporting of Lamperns . And that all Proclamations , Warrants , or Letters of assistance for putting in execution any of the said Commissions or Licences , be from henceforth declared to be void , determined , and hereby revoked to all intents and purposes .

And His Majesty , in like favour and ease of His Subjects , is further pleased to declare His Royall will and pleasure to be , That the particular Grants hereafter mentioned ( upon fained suggestions obtained from Him to publike damage ) whether the same have passed His Majesties great Seal , Privy Seal , Signet , or Signe-Manuall , or any of them , shall not hereafter be put in execution , viz.

A Grant for weighing Hay and Straw in London and Westminster , and three miles compasse . An Office of Register to the Commission for Bankerupts in divers Counties of the Realm . An Office or Grant for gageing of red Herrings . An Office or Grant for the marking of Iron made within the Realm . An Office or Grant for sealing of Bonelace . A Grant for marking and gageing of Butter-cask . A Grant of Priviledge touching Kelp and Sea-weed . A grant for sealing of Linnen-cloth . A Grant for the gathering of Rags . An Office or Grant of Factory for Scottish Merchants . An Office or Grant for searching and sealing of forraign Hops . An Office and Grant for the sealing of Buttons . All Grants of Fines , Penalties , and Forfeitures before Iudgement , granted , or mentioned to be granted , by Letters Patents , Privy Seals , Signet , Signe-Manuall , or otherwise . All Patents for new inventions , not put in practice within three yeers next after the date of the said Grants . And the severall Grants of Incorporation made unto Hatband-makers , Gutstring-makers , Spectacle-makers , Comb-makers , Tobaccopipe-makers , Butchers and Horners . And His Majestie doth further require and command , that there shall be a proceeding against the said Patentees by Quo warranto , or Scire facias , to recall the said Grants and Patents , unlesse they will voluntarily surrender and yeeld up the same : And also all Proclamations , Warrants , or Letters of Assistance obtained from His Majesty , or the Lords , and others of His Privy Councell for execution thereof , from henceforth utterly to cease and be determined , and are hereby absolutely revoked and recalled .

And His Majesty doth further expresly charge and command , all and singular the Patentees , Grantees , or others any wayes interessed , or claiming under the aforenamed Grants , Licences , or Commissions , or any of them , and their Deputies , that they or any of them do not at any time hereafter presume to put in Vre or Execution any of the said Grants , Commissions , or Licences , or any thing therein contained , or any Proclamations , Warrants , or Letters of Assistance obtained in that behalf , upon pain of His Majesties indignation , and to be proceeded against as contemners of His Majesties Royall commands , whereof He will require a strict account .