WHereas by Our Royal Proclamation , bearing date at Our Court at Whitehal the Twentieth day of September , in the Thirteenth year of Our Reign , published in pursuance of a late Act of Parliament , Intituled , An Act for the better ordering and selling of Wines by Retail ; amongst other things , We did will and require all and every Our Loving Subjects , who were Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town and Port of Berwick upon Tweed , to appear and address themselves unto Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sir Maurice Berkley Knight and Baronet , Sir John Colliton , and others Our then Commissioners and Agents , and such others ( or any two or more of them ) as We should appoint to be Our Agents , for granting Licences for Retailing Wine , at their Office in Black-Fryers , London , at the time and times therein limited and appointed : And whereas in pursuance of Our said Proclamation , many of Our good Subjects did conform themselves , and come in to Our said Commissioners and Agents , and took Licences for the uttering of Wine by Retail ; but many others , contrary to Our express Will and Pleasure , did wholly neglect to take any such Licence from Our said Agents , whereby they are become liable to the several Pains and Penalties in the said recited Act contained . And whereas We have thought fit to revoke Our former Commission issued to the afore recited persons for the granting of Licences or Dispensations for selling of Wine by Retail , and to appoint Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cosin John Earl of Bathe , First Gentleman of Our Bed-chamber , Edmund Windham Esquire , one of the Gentlemen of Our Privy-Chamber in Ordinary , and others , to be Our present Commissioners and Agents for granting Licences for Retailing Wines ; We therefore do hereby strictly charge and command all Our Subjects , who are Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our said Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town and Port of Berwick upon Tweed , That they and every of them do appear and address themselves unto Our said Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cosin John Earl of Bathe , and Edmund , Windham Esquire , and such others ( or any two or more of them ) as We have appointed to be Our Commissioners or Agents for the granting Licences for Retailing of Wines at their Office in the Old Palace-yard at Westminster , at the several and respective time and times herein after limited and appointed , then and there to contract with Our said Agents at such Rates and Prices , as they shall agree , for Licence and Dispensation for Retailing of Wines , and to perfect such their respective Contracts , and give such good and sufficient Security for Payment of their respective Rents and Performance of Covenants , as Our said Agents shall like and approve . And We do further hereby Declare , and Our Royal Will and Pleasure is , That all and every person and persons who are Retailers of Wine , or that shall desire to have Licences and Dispensation to Retail Wine within Our said Dominions , and dwelling within One hundred miles of Our City of London , shall , and do appear before Our said Agents at their said Office , and shall , and do agree , contract , and give good Security for Payment of the Rents and Performance of the Covenants , as aforesaid , at or before the Tenth day of June next ; and all and every other person and persons who are Retailers of Wine , and that desire to have Licence and Dispensation to Retail Wine as aforesaid , dwelling above One hundred miles from Our said City of London , shall , and do appear , agree , and contract with Our said Agents , and give good Security for Payment and Performance of Covenants , as aforesaid , at , or before the First day of July next : And We hereby Declare , That if any person or persons in any City , Town-Corporate , or other place or places , shall presume to Vtter or Retail any Wine or Wines whatsoever , without making such Contract and Agreement , and giving Security for Payment , for Licence , and Dispensation , to commence as aforesaid , and within the said respective time herein limited , are , and shall be liable to the Penalties and Forfeitures in the said Act set and imposed upon all such who Vtter and Retail Wine without Licence , as in the said Act is appointed , and are to be proceeded against as the said Act directeth . And We do further streightly charge and command all Sheriffs , Mayors , Bailiffs , Constables , and all other Our Officers whatsoever , to be aiding and assisting unto Our said Agents , for the exact obeying and putting in execution of this Our Proclamation : And We do hereby further declare to all Our loving Subjects , That it will be good and acceptable service to vs in any of Our said Subjects to prosecute such Offenders , who shall presume to Sell or Retail any Wines without Licence , as aforesaid , contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Act , in such manner as is thereby appointed , for which they shall receive the reward and advantage thereby proposed , being the Moyety of Five pounds for each offence so committed .