WHEREAS We have by a former Proclamation of the eight and twentieth day of February last , for the Reasons therein set forth , Declared and Ordained amongst other things , that Corn and Meal should be sold to such persons as should be Employed by vs to make Stores and Magazins for the use of Our Army , at the several Rates therein expressed ; believing , that by lessening the Price of Corn and Meal to be Bought for Our Stores , the Rate thereof should abate between Our Subjects . And whereas We have since received Information , that the Farmers and others , Owners of such Corn and Meal , have rather taken Occasion from Our said Proclamation , to raise the Price thereof far higher than ever it was before , which may be of very evil consequence , if not speedily prevented : For remedy whereof , We have thought fit , by the Advice of Our Privy Council , to Declare and Ordain , that all Corn and Meal be sold for the future in all Markets , and other Places , to all Our Loving Subjects who shall have occasion to Buy the same , at no higher Price than the Rates following ; that is to say , Five and twenty shillings the Barrel of the best Wheat , Three and twenty shillings the Barrel of ordinary Wheat , Eighteen shillings the Barrel of Meslin , Fourteen shillings the Barrel of the best Beare , Thirteen shillings the Barrel of ordinary Beare , Fourtéen shillings the Barrel of good Barley , in the Counties of Dublin , City of Dublin , Meath , Westmeath , Wicklow and Kildare ; And seventeen shillings the Barrel of the best wheat , fifteen shillings the Barrel of ordinary wheat , thirteen shillings the Barrel of the best Beare , twelve shillings the Barrel of ordinary Beare , thirteén shillings the Barrel of good Barley , and fourteen shillings the Barrel of good Oatmeal in all other parts of the Kingdom , the said Barrel to be Bristol measure .

And in case the said Farmers , Husbandmen and others that have such Corn or Meal to sell , shall Refuse to sell the same to any of Our People at the Rates aforesaid ; We do hereby strictly charge and Command Our Respective Lieutenants , Deputy Lieutenants and Sherriffs of Our Counties of this Our Kingdom , that they and every of them do imediatly compel the said Farmers , Husbandmen and others within their Respective Counties , to Thrash and Prepare their said Corn and Meal , and to sell the same , or such Proportion thereof as shall be thought necessary , at the Respective Rates aforesaid ; In which case Our said Lieutenants , Deputy Lieutenants and Sherriffs are to take special care that the said Farmers , Husbandmen and others having such Corn or Meal be permitted to keep a sufficient Proportion thereof for the subsistence of them and their Families , with sufficient Quantity of Barley for Tillage .