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A07323 A declaration of the estate of clothing now vsed within this realme of England 1 The royaltie and benefit of wooll and woollen cloth. 2 The condition of the makers, being two sorts. 3 The antiquitie and power of the alneger. 4 The manner of search and searchers, now vsed. 5 The seuerall faults and abuses practised in cloth. 6 The inconuenience and hurt by the abuses. 7 The remedie to be made by the alnegers prouision. VVith an apologie for the alneger, shewing the necessarie vse of his office. Written by Iohn May, a deputie alneger. May, John, fl. 1613. 1613 (1613) STC 17710; ESTC S120174 26,796 60

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A DECLARATION OF THE ESTATE OF CLOTHING NOW VSED WITHIN THIS REALME OF ENGLAND 1 The Royaltie and benefit of Wooll and Woollen Cloth 2 The Condition of the Makers being two sorts 3 The antiquitie and power of the Alneger 4 The manner of search and Searchers now vsed 5 The seuerall faults and abuses practised in Cloth 6 The inconuenience and hurt by the abuses 7 The remedie to be made by the Alnegers prouision With an Apologie for the Alneger shewing the necessarie vse of his Office Written by IOHN MAY a deputie Alneger LONDON Printed by ADAM ISLIP An. Dom. 1613. TO THE MOST NOble Prince Lodwick Duke of Lenox Earle of Darnely Baron of Torbolton Metheuen and Aubigny Lord high Admerall and Chamberlein of Scotland Knight of the most noble order of the garter and one of the Kings Maiesties most honorable priuie councell and his Highnesse Alneger generall for the Realme of England and the Dominion of Wales BEeing for a time restrained from that seruice which I endeuoured to performe vpon some occasion well knowne to your grace My loue and duety which no cause can obscure presents it selfe with a subiect of your gouernment often by your Graces cost and consent examined by mee whose condition shall bee truely reuealed leauing the censure thereof to your honorable and wise consideration my selfe standing by to accuse it of many defects who might bee drawne backe in bashfull manner when I looke into myne owne impefection in wanting sufficiencie to deliuer this cause in the right nature but knowing that truth seemes beautifull although naked and presuming on your honourable disposition which is euer more readie to forgiue than sharply to reproue harmeles simplicitie imboldens me to goe forward although in rude sort wherin your grace may not epect an exquisit maner but like a plaine mans tale before a Judge which will more sauour of trueth than eloquence nor doe I take the helpe of any other to prompt mee but onely seuen yeares experience which I haue imploied in this subiects acquaintance and now compiled the same into seuen howers studie for one howers relation and so made it my first fruits for this manner of publishing which I humbly intreat to bee shrouded vnder your gratious fauour The cause which procures mee to this taske is two fould First according to my dutie to acquaint your grace with the estate of the businesse And secondly to stirre your aide in the redresse your power beeing able to reforme and your place requiring it still in all humblenesse desiring to haue all imperfections ouerpassed with your graces fauour and not called into a strict examination The widowes mite was small but acceptable in regard it was all shee had let not the abilitie but the affection be called in question which wisheth his power farre greater onely to shew it all in your graces seruice to whom he is so perpetuall and irreuocable bound vnto as all is too little he can performe wishing your grace all worldlie content and after this life all heauenlie ioyes to guerdon your happie and honorable deeds Your Graces mest humble and deuoted seruant IOHN MAY. To the courteous Reader GEntle Reader I must confesse that my ouerdaring attempt deserues a disgracefull checke who like Icarus with waxen wings hath soard so high but that the sun beames haue beene fauourable my downfall might be as sodains this president is none of my profession and beeing so farre vnfit intend not to make it my practize An extraordinarie cause compels me to this worke wherin you must expect an explanation by an Alneger and not by an Oratour and as I most desire the good opinion of the best who doe alwaies censure well so I least regard the taunts of the worser sort who commonly carpe at all If amongst these rude weeds you can gather any wholsome herbes to serue your vse I shall then gaine what I most sought for I am the more incoraged to aduenture because this vessell is bound to that port where yet noe other hath beene before mee with like lading whose better beautified wares had spoilde my market yet haue I trauelled as much to collect and beene as carefull in the choise of this fraight as any whatsoeuer and imagine that he which in this trades farther shall deale for a doubtfull gaine beeing commoditie not vendible for all but rather vtterly reiected by some yet good hope may drawe them on in regard that the same sort or the least companie and worst condition who knoweth not that from one flower the Bee drawes hony and the Spider poyson and that the content of the good is the contempt of the euill Therefore my resolution is set hap how it wil if the voiage miscarie I am not the first whom hope hath deluded but will striue to rest satisfied howsoeuer And so I take my leaue Yours to his power IOHN MAY. THE ROYALTIE and benefit of Wooll and Woollen Cloth CHAPTER I. THE antiquitie of Woll within this Kingdome hath beene beyond the memorie of man so highly respected for those many benefits therein that a customable vse hath alwayes been obserued to make it the seat of our wise learned Iudges in the sight of our noble Peeres within the place where all wholesome lawes are established for the good gouernement of this kingdome The Parliament house to imprint the memorie of this worthie commoditie within the mindes of those firme Supporters and chiefe Rulers of the Land who euer from time to time haue with greatest care prouided for the maintenance thereof as a blessing sent from Almightie God vpon this nation more than all the people in the world whose mercie in preseruation of those cattell is showne by the suppression of rauening Wolues and deuouring beasts enemies to those harmelesse and vnresisting flockes which other countries to their great dammage doe harbour vnremedilesse so that no kingdome whatsoeuer can speake so happily of this benefit as this realme who findeth it the rich mans increase and the poore mans comfort in such an excellent nature the quantitie so much as serueth all nations in the world and the qualitie so good as is chiefely desired of all working a generall fame and most profitable traffique to this Land that it may be rightly called The English India The depth of benefit in this royall commoditie was a long time obscured within this kingdom through ignorance and negligence of our people in those dayes who suffered the transportation therof vnto a more ingenious nation which made farre greater benefit by their labour than those whom God had freely sent it vnto For when it was conuerted from the sheeps backe fit for mans back it was returned by them to this realm at a treble rate onely increased by their industrie which shameful course brought great scandal of our idlenesse Like men that would lay no hand to the plough and women that would set no hand on the wheele deseruing the censure of wise Salomon Hee that would not labour should