At
the
Committee
of
Lords
and
Commons
for
the
Navy
and
Customes
.
10
November
1648.
WHereas
the
Card-makers
and
Wyar-drawers
of
the
City
of
London
and
other
parts
of
this
Kindome
presented
their
humble
Petition
unto
this
Committee
,
Shewing
,
that
they
were
in
former
times
well
imployed
by
drawing
of
Wyar
,
and
making
of
Wooll-cards
,
whereby
they
maintained
both
themselves
and
their
Families
:
But
their
Trade
is
now
almost
lost
,
by
reason
of
the
great
quantity
of
Outlandish
Cards
for
Wooll
,
and
Wyar
of
Iron
,
that
is
daily
imported
into
this
Kingdome
,
contrary
to
severall
Statutes
made
in
former
Parliaments
prohibiting
the
importation
of
the
said
Commodities
;
by
reason
whereof
the
Petitioners
are
impoverished
and
ruined
in
their
Trades
and
Livelyhood
,
Praying
therefore
that
Order
may
be
given
unto
the
Commissioners
and
Officers
of
the
Customes
to
be
assisting
unto
them
in
the
performance
and
execution
of
the
said
former
Acts
of
Parliament
;
The
examination
of
which
Petition
being
referred
unto
the
Commissioners
of
the
Customes
,
they
have
thereupon
certified
that
they
finde
the
suggestions
of
the
said
Petition
to
be
true
,
and
that
by
severall
3.
E.
4.
cap
.
4.
1
Ri
.
3.
cap
.
12.
5.
Eliz
.
cap
.
7.
39
Eliz
.
cap
.
14.
3
Car
.
cap
.
4.
Statutes
mentioned
in
the
Margent
no
Wooll-cards
,
or
white
Wyar
,
ought
to
be
imported
into
this
Kingdome
,
or
Wales
,
on
paine
of
forfeiture
;
which
Statutes
are
still
in
force
.
And
whereas
many
Clothiers
have
also
certified
,
that
forraigne
Wooll
cards
,
or
any
other
Cards
made
of
forraine
Wyar
are
very
prejudiciall
to
the
Manufacture
of
the
Clothing
of
this
Kingdome
,
being
not
any
wayes
so
stiffe
or
serviceable
as
the
Cards
made
of
our
own
Wyar
(
drawn
in
this
Kingdome
)
are
;
and
that
by
the
sole
use
of
our
own
the
Manufacture
of
Cloth
is
much
bettered
.
The
Committee
having
perused
those
Statutes
,
and
taken
the
whole
premises
into
consideration
,
Are
of
opinion
that
the
desires
of
the
petitioners
are
just
to
be
granted
;
And
because
this
Committee
doth
finde
that
by
connivancy
severall
Merchants
not
taking
notice
of
the
said
Statutes
have
for
divers
yeeres
past
taken
liberty
to
import
Forraine
Cards
and
Wyar
;
And
not
being
willing
that
advantages
should
be
taken
on
Merchants
by
these
dormant
Statutes
without
premonition
,
Do
therefore
hereby
admonish
them
of
the
danger
they
are
likely
to
incur
by
confiscation
of
their
Goods
,
by
vertue
of
the
said
Statutes
in
case
they
shall
hereafter
import
any
more
of
the
said
forraign
Manufactures
.
And
this
Committee
do
thereupon
Order
,
that
the
Commissioners
and
Officers
of
the
Customes
in
the
Port
of
London
and
all
the
Outports
do
take
care
that
no
person
or
persons
do
bring
in
,
sell
,
or
convey
into
this
Kingdome
of
England
,
Dominion
of
Wales
,
and
Town
of
Barwick
,
(
after
reasonable
notice
hereof
given
)
any
Forraigne
Wool-cards
,
or
Wyar
,
made
in
any
places
beyond
the
Seas
;
But
in
case
that
any
of
the
said
Commodities
shall
be
imported
,
they
are
to
make
seizure
of
the
same
,
according
to
the
Statutes
.
And
it
is
further
Ordered
,
that
the
Copies
hereof
be
sent
to
the
Custome-house
of
the
port
of
London
,
and
to
all
the
Out-parts
,
that
the
Officers
and
all
other
whom
it
doth
or
may
concern
may
take
notice
hereof
accordingly
.
-
Giles
Gr●…
,
-
Thomas
Toll
,
-
Squire
Bence
.
-
Ed●…
d
M●…
,
-
Ri
.
Aldworth
.
-
Edward
Exton
.
A
Statute
made
at
Westminster
Anno
3.
Ed.
4
,
prohibiting
certaine
Merchandizes
not
lawfull
to
be
brought
ready
wrought
into
this
REALM
.
ITem
,
Whereas
in
the
said
Parliament
by
the
Artificers
of
manuell
Occupations
men
and
women
,
inhabiting
and
restant
in
the
City
of
London
and
other
Cities
,
Towns
,
Boroughs
and
Villages
within
the
said
Realme
of
England
and
Wales
,
it
hath
been
piteously
shewed
and
complained
,
how
that
all
they
in
generall
,
and
every
of
them
be
greatly
impoverished
,
and
much
hindred
and
prejudiced
of
their
worldly
increase
and
daily
living
,
by
the
great
multitude
of
divers
Commodities
&
Wares
pertaining
to
their
Mysteries
&
Occupations
being
fully
wrought
&
ready
made
to
sale
,
as
well
by
the
hands
of
strangers
,
being
the
Kings
Enemies
,
as
other
in
this
Realm
and
Wales
,
fetcht
and
brought
from
beyond
the
Sea
,
as
well
by
Merchant
strangers
,
and
Denisens
,
and
other
persons
,
whereof
the
greatest
part
in
substance
is
deceitfull
,
and
nothing
worth
in
regard
of
any
Mans
Occupation
or
Profit
,
by
which
occasion
the
said
Artificers
cannot
live
by
their
Mysteries
and
Occupations
as
they
have
done
in
times
past
,
but
divers
of
them
,
as
well
Housholders
as
Hirelings
,
and
other
Servants
and
Apprentices
in
great
number
be
at
this
day
unoccupied
,
and
do
hardly
live
,
in
great
misery
,
poverty
and
neede
,
whereby
many
inconveniences
have
grown
before
this
time
,
and
hereafter
more
be
like
to
come
(
which
God
defend
)
if
due
remedy
be
not
in
this
behalfe
provided
.
Our
redoubted
Soveraigne
Lord
the
King
,
considering
the
premises
,
and
willing
in
this
case
to
provide
remedy
,
by
the
advice
,
assent
and
authority
aforesaid
,
hath
Ordained
,
Enacted
and
Established
.
That
no
Merchant
born
Subject
of
our
said
Lord
the
King
,
Denizen
nor
Stranger
,
nor
other
person
after
the
Feast
of
S.
Michael
the
Archangell
next
coming
,
shall
bring
,
send
nor
convey
,
nor
cause
to
be
brought
,
sent
nor
conveyed
into
this
Realme
of
England
and
Seigniory
of
Wales
,
any
of
the
chaffers
,
wares
or
things
under
written
;
that
is
to
say
,
any
woollen
Caps
,
woollen
Clothes
,
Laces
,
Corses
,
Ribands
,
Fringes
of
Silk
and
of
thréed
,
Laces
of
thréed
,
silk
twined
,
silke
in
any
wise
imbroidered
,
Laces
of
Gold
,
of
silke
or
Gold
,
Sadles
,
Stirrops
,
or
any
Harnesse
pertaining
to
Sadles
,
Spurs
,
Bosses
for
Bridles
,
Aundirons
,
Gredirons
,
any
manner
of
Locks
,
Hammers
,
Pinsons
,
Fire-tongs
,
Drippingpans
Dice
,
Tennis
balls
,
Points
,
Purses
,
Gloves
,
Girdles
Harnesse
for
Girdles
of
Iron
,
Latten
,
Steele
,
Tin
,
or
of
Alkemine
,
any
thing
wrought
of
any
tawed
Leather
,
any
tawed
Furs
,
B●…
scans
,
Shooes
,
Galoches
or
Corks
,
Knives
,
Daggers
,
Wood-knives
,
Bodkins
Sheers
for
Taylors
,
Cisors
,
Rasors
,
Chessmen
,
playing
Cards
,
Combs
,
Pattins
,
Pack-néedles
,
any
painted
Ware
,
Forcers
,
Caskets
,
Rings
or
Copper
,
or
of
Latten
gilt
,
Chafingdishes
,
hanging
Candlesticks
,
Chaffing-balls
,
sacring
Bels
,
rings
for
Curtains
,
Ladles
,
Scommers
,
counterfeit
Basons
,
Ewers
,
Hats
,
Brushes
,
Cards
for
wooll
,
black
Iron
thréed
,
commonly
called
and
named
white
Wire
,
or
any
of
those
wares
or
chaffers
to
be
uttered
and
sold
within
the
same
Realme
of
England
,
or
in
the
Countrey
of
Wales
,
by
way
of
Merchandize
,
upon
paine
to
forfeit
the
same
Merchandizes
,
at
every
time
,
and
as
often
as
they
may
be
found
in
the
hands
of
any
person
or
persons
to
be
sold
.
The
one
halfe
of
the
same
forfeiture
to
be
paid
to
the
use
of
our
Lord
the
King
,
and
the
other
halfe
to
him
that
will
first
seize
the
same
for
the
King
.
The
same
halfe
by
him
so
seized
for
our
Lord
the
King
to
be
delivered
by
the
said
seizor
thereof
to
the
Escheator
of
the
Countrey
or
place
where
the
same
seisin
shall
be
,
by
Indenture
betwixt
them
made
duly
to
answer
thereof
in
his
accompt
.
〈…〉
of
the
said
●…
res
or
chaffers
made
out
of
this
Land
,
be
taken
upon
the
Sea
without
fraud
and
collusion
,
or
come
in
this
Realm
of
England
,
or
the
Countrey
of
Wales
,
by
way
of
wreck
,
that
those
be
in
no
〈…〉
of
England
or
Wales
,
this
Act
or
Statute
notwithstanding
.
Provided
also
,
That
all
wares
and
chaffers
made
and
wrought
in
the
Land
of
Ireland
or
Wales
,
may
be
brought
and
sold
in
this
Realm
of
England
,
as
they
were
wont
before
the
making
of
this
Statute
,
this
Act
or
Statute
notwithstanding
,
Also
our
Lord
the
King
hath
Ordained
and
Established
,
by
the
assent
and
authority
aforesaid
.
That
the
Masters
and
Wardens
for
the
time
being
of
every
Craft
and
Mystery
in
every
City
,
Borough
,
Town
and
Village
,
where
any
such
Craft
or
Mystery
is
used
or
occupied
,
shall
have
sufficient
power
and
authority
in
every
such
City
,
Town
,
Borough
and
Village
,
where
they
for
the
time
being
shal
be
Wardens
or
Masters
of
any
such
Craft
or
Mystery
,
and
the
Mayor
of
such
City
,
Borough
,
Town
or
Village
for
the
time
being
,
if
any
Mayor
be
,
or
the
Bailiffs
or
Bailiff
of
any
such
City
,
Borough
,
Town
or
Village
for
the
time
being
,
if
any
Bailiffs
or
Bailiff
there
be
,
and
no
Mayor
or
Sergeant
,
or
any
other
Officer
to
them
assigned
by
the
said
Mayor
,
Bailiffs
or
Bailiff
in
every
such
City
,
Borough
,
Town
and
Village
,
where
any
such
Craft
or
Mystery
is
used
or
occupied
,
where
no
such
Masters
nor
Wardens
of
any
such
Craft
or
Mystery
be
,
that
the
Masters
or
Wardens
of
the
Crafts
and
Mysteries
of
the
City
,
Town
,
Borough
or
Village
next
adjoyning
to
the
same
,
and
the
Constable
of
such
City
,
Borough
,
Town
or
Village
,
shall
have
power
and
authoritie
to
search
in
their
owne
Crafts
and
Mysteries
,
and
in
all
other
Crafts
and
Mysteries
,
uttering
by
way
of
sale
any
of
the
aforesaid
Wares
,
as
well
within
Cities
,
Boroughs
,
Towns
and
Villages
of
the
same
Realme
of
England
,
and
of
the
Countrey
of
Wales
,
as
within
the
Liberties
and
Franchises
of
the
same
Cities
,
Boroughs
,
Towns
and
Villages
at
all
times
reasonable
by
the
daie
,
at
Faires
and
Markets
,
Shops
open
,
and
Ware-houses
,
all
such
manner
of
wares
chaffers
&
Merchandizes
pertaining
to
everie
of
their
proper
Crafts
and
Misteries
,
which
shall
be
made
by
any
Alien
Artificer
,
man
or
woman
,
or
any
other
person
or
persons
within
the
same
Realm
of
England
or
Wales
,
or
which
at
anie
time
shall
be
occupied
by
any
of
the
said
Crafts
or
Misteries
,
in
whose
hands
soever
they
may
be
found
.
Provided
also
,
that
the
said
Masters
,
Wardens
,
and
other
named
in
the
said
Ordinance
to
be
searchers
,
shall
not
enter
in
any
place
exempt
by
priviledge
,
franchise
or
custom
,
to
make
in
the
same
any
search
as
is
aforesaid
,
but
by
the
oversight
of
some
Officer
of
every
such
place
so
exempt
where
any
such
search
shall
happen
to
be
made
,
&
if
the
said
searchers
by
the
same
search
do
finde
that
such
chaffers
,
wares
or
Merchandizes
,
or
any
part
thereof
be
not
pure
,
lawful
and
able
chaffers
,
wares
,
or
Merchandizes
,
and
dulie
wrought
and
made
as
they
ought
to
be
and
that
sufficientlie
proved
,
that
then
it
shall
be
lawfull
to
such
searchers
to
take
and
seize
all
such
chaffers
,
wares
and
Merchandizes
,
which
shall
so
be
found
not
good
,
pure
,
lawfull
or
able
,
nor
well
wrought
,
as
a
thing
forfeit
.
The
one
halfe
of
the
same
forfeiture
to
be
paid
to
the
use
of
our
Lord
the
King
,
and
the
other
halfe
thereof
to
such
Masters
or
Wardeng
,
which
so
shall
make
search
and
finde
the
same
.
And
that
this
present
Ordinance
or
Statute
concerning
the
said
Artificers
,
stand
and
be
in
his
force
as
long
as
shall
please
our
Soveraigne
Lord
the
King
.
Provided
alwaies
,
That
this
Ordinance
and
Act
,
nor
any
other
Ordinance
or
Act
made
,
or
to
be
made
in
this
present
Parliament
,
shall
extend
,
or
in
any
wise
be
prejudiciall
or
hurtfull
to
Robert
Stillington
Clerk
,
Deane
of
the
free
Chappel
of
our
Lord
the
King
,
of
S.
Martin
le
graund
of
London
,
nor
to
his
Successors
of
the
said
Chappell
hereafter
for
the
time
being
in
any
maner
,
nor
to
the
said
Robert
Deane
and
Chapter
of
the
same
Chappell
,
as
in
and
for
all
maner
Priviledges
,
Liberties
,
Franchises
,
Rights
and
Customes
,
in
any
manner
pertaining
to
them
before
this
Parliament
Nor
to
any
person
or
persons
dwelling
or
inhabiting
,
or
which
shall
hereafter
inhabit
and
dwell
within
the
Sanctuary
and
Precinct
of
the
same
Chappell
,
and
especially
within
the
Lane
,
commonly
called
S.
Martins
Lane
.
St.
5.
El.
7.