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A79343 By the King. A proclamation for the due payment of the subsidy and aulnage upon all woollen clothes and draperies. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1660 (1660) Wing C3477; Thomason 669.f.26[14]; ESTC R210794 1,547 1

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❧ By the King A PROCLAMATION For the due Payment of the Subsidy and Aulnage upon all Woollen Clothes and Draperies CHARLES R. CHARLES By the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all Our loving Subjects of England Greeting Whereas Our Royal Grandfather King James of Blessed Memory by His several Letters Patents grounded upon several Acts of Parliament bearing Date the Thirteenth day of April in the Eleventh year of His Reign did Nominate and Appoint Lodowick Late Duke of Richmond and Lenox to be Aulnager for the Surveying Measuring Searching and Sealing of all sorts of Vendible Woollen Clothes and Stuffs made of Wool or part of Wool as well of the Old as of the New Draperies And also made and Appointed Him the said Lodowick Duke of Richmond and Lenox Collector and Farmer of the Subsidies moyety of Forfeitures and Duties due to Us and Our Royal Progenitors as parcel of the Ancient Revenue of the Crown of England for and touching the same To Have Hold and Enjoy the same to the said Duke His Executors Administrators and Assigns under a great yearly Rent payable and Reserved upon the said Letters Patents for divers years then and yet to come And whereas the Right and Interest in the said Offices and Farm is Vested in certain Trustees To the use of and in Trust for Our Right Trusty and intirely beloved Cozen Charles Duke of Richmond and Lenox We taking notice That the said Duties of Subsidy and Aulnage as well for the New Draperies as the Old have for many years before and until the beginning of the late Wars been duly and orderly Collected and Paid to the said Aulnager His Substitutes Deputies and Assigns and that since the Late Wars divers Clothiers and others taking Liberty to themselves by the disorder of the late Times have and still do put set and send to Sell divers Clothes and Stuffs of the Old and New Draperies without payment of the said Subsidy due to Vs or of the Aulnagers Fee and before the Seals appointed for the same are affixed to the said Clothes and Draperies contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Our Realm Whereby the said Aulnager and His said Trustees are disabled from paying the said Rent reserved upon the said Letters Patents and a great Arrear is incurred and become due to Vs and the Denyal and non-payment of the said Subsidy manifestly tends to the lessning and diminution of Our said Ancient Revenue Wherefore Minding and Intending Remedy and Redress to be had in this behalf We do by this Our Proclamation Command Publish and Require all Clothiers and Others whom this Our Proclamation may concern That they from henceforth pay the said Subsidy and Aulnage due and to be paid by the Laws and Statutes of this Our Realm as well for the Old Draperies as the New in such Manner and Proportion as hath been formerly Used and Accustomed and as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm the same of Right are due and payable unto Our said Aulnager and Collector of the said Subsidy His Deputies and Substitutes And that they nor any of them do presume to put send or set to Sale any Clothes Half-Clothes Pieces of Clothes Kerseys and Freezes called or known by the name of the Old Draperies or any Bays Says Serges Stuffs or other Draperies whatsoever called or known by the name of the New Draperies before payment of the said Subsidy and Aulnagers Fee as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm the same of Right are due and payable under the Pains and Penalties thereupon ensuing and as they will answer the contrary at their Perils And Our Will and Pleasure is and We do hereby straitly Charge and Command all Mayors Bayliffs Iustices of Peace Head-boroughs Constables and other Our Officers Ministers and loving Subjects whatsoever That they be Ayding and Assisting to Our said Aulnager and Collector of the said Subsidy His Deputy and Deputies and every of them in and by all lawful waies and means whatsoever for the due Execution of the said Offices and Collection of the said Subsidy as they tender Our Pleasure and will answer the contrary at their Perils Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Twenty ninth day of September in the Twelfth year of Our Reign God save the King London Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1660.