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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65082	An humble declaration to the right honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, touching the transportation of gold and silver, and other abuses practised upon the coynes and bullion of this realm, presented the 12th day of April, 1643 wherein is declared the great mischeifes that have befallen the common-wealth, by the above-said misdemeanours / by Thomas Violet ...	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing V581; ESTC R39740	12,015	42

in other places of France by the King of Bankers and others for his warres which is raised with that expedition and ease as is incredible but to those that know it and most of the payments paid in gold which is a great benefit saving convoy one waggon of Gold being as much in value as fifteen in Silver which as that Kingdomes businesse stands saves much in the portage and if they had not drawn in our gold they could not have done those great businesses as they have done and they found it to be true that it was one great point of putting the Kingdome into a posture of defence by filling it full of treasure the consideration of it this Remonstrant humbly leaves to this House Now that generall Lawes and Statutes from time to time have provided against transporting of gold or melting down the current coyne and buying silver and gold at above the price of the Mint appeareth by Statutes 9 Ed. 3. both forbidding the transporting of the gold of the Kingdome and the melting down the current silver coynes by Gold-smiths or others into plate Stat. 14. Rich. 2. cap. 12 Commissions made through the Realme for to enquire of such as had conveyed the money of England out of the Kingdome to the prejudice and damage of the King and Realme Stat. 17. Ric. 2. cap. 1. There shall be no melting of the current money to make any thing by Gold-smiths or others upon paine of forfeiture 2 Hen. 4. cap. 4. No person to transport gold or silver either in coyne or bullion upon paine of forfeiting as much as they might 4 Hen. 4. cap. 10. No Gold-smith or other person to melt downe the current silver coynes of the Kingdome upon paine of forfeiting foure times the value 9 Hen. 5. cap. 1. All Statutes heretofore made touching the good and lawfull government of Gold and Silver and not repealed to be in force 2 Hen. 6. cap. 6. Upon a grievous complaint made in Parliament that great summes of Gold and Silver were transported into Flanders and Burdeaux out of this Kingdome it was ordered and enacted that no Gold or Silver should bee transported out of the Realm And because it is supposed that the money of Gold is transported by Merchants-aliens It is ordained that the Merchants-aliens shall finde securitie with sureties in the Chancery that they shall not transport gold or moneys out of the Kingdome upon paine of forfeiting the sum or the value and if any doe contrary and that duly proved and he so doing be gone over Sea then his pledges shall pay the King his said forfeiture whereof he that the same espied and thereof gave notice to the Treasurer or the Kings Councell shall have the fourth part 2 Hen. 6. cap. 12. To the intent that more mony be brought into the Mint It is ordained that neither the Master of the Mint nor Changer for the time being neither sell nor cause to be sold nor alien to no other use but apply the same wholly to coyne according to the tenure of the Indenture made betwixt the King and Master of the Mint 4 Hen. 7. cap. 13. Item Where in a Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the 16 of January the 17 of Ed. 4. No person to carry Gold or Silver either in Bullion or coyn nor Jewels of gold but such persons as be dispensed with by the Statute of Hen. 4. upon paine of felonie to be heard and determined as other felonie is the which Statute to endure from the feast of Easter the 18 of Ed. 4. unto the end of seven yeares next ensuing Since the which 7 yeares expired the Gold and Silver coyne of this Realme hath and daily is conveyed into Flanders Normandy Britany Ireland and other parts beyond the Seas as well by Merchants-strangers as by Denisons to the great impoverishing of the Realme and greater is like to be without remedy thereof hastily provided The King our Soveraigne Lord the premises considered by the advice of his Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the prayers of the Commons in the said Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same have ordained and enacted and established That the said Statute made in the 16 yeare of Ed. 4. be and stand a Statute good and effectuall with all the premises in the same observed and kept and put in due execution from the feast of the Purification of our Lady which shall be in the yeare of our Lord 1489. to endure to the end of 20 years next ensuing 1 Hen. 8. cap. 13. An Act made that whosoever shall carry any gold or silver or jewels out of the Realme shall forfeit double the value the one halfe to him that shall seize it or therefore sue by action of debt at the Common Law This Act to endure to the next Parliament 5 and 6 Ed 6. cap. 19. An act touching the exchange of gold and silver that whosoever gives more for gold and silver then it is or shall be declared by the Kings Proclamation shall suffer imprisonment by the space of one yeer and make fine at the Kings pleasure the one moity to His Majesty the other moity to be to the party that seizeth the same or will sue for it by Bill Plaint or Information or otherwise 1. A Proclamation against giving for light Gold more then is current 21º July 17º Jaci 2. A Proclamation against melting English money 18º Maii. 9º Jaci 3. A Proclamation against buying and selling Gold and Silver at higher prices then the Mint 14º Maii. 10º Jaci 4. A Proclamation against transporting of Gold 23º Maii. 10º Jaci 5. A Proclamation against profit for Gold and Silver and melting English money for Plate Waste in Gold and Silver 4º Febi 19º Jaci 6. A Proclamation against transporting Gold and Silver and melting down the current coynes of the kingdom 25º Maii. 3º Cari. From all which Statutes and provisions it may be gathered that the current money and Bullion of the kingdome is the Subjects only to use between man and man but not to abuse for no man by the Law can buy or sell them by way of Merchandize at higher rates than they are Proclamed if he do he is finable by the Law he that washeth clippeth or lesseneth the current coins commits treason He that exports the treasure of the kingdom either in Bull on or current Coyn being taken loseth them he that melts downe the current Gold or Silver of the kingdom for plate or other manufactures commits a forfeiture and transporting of Treasure hath formerly been made felony as by the severall Statutes and Lawes to this purpose appeareth By these and divers other Lawes and Statutes His Majesties predecessors have endevoured the retention and preservation of the Coine and Treasures within this Kingdome but could hitherto never effect it And of late the easie escape of Delinquents for these offences which have been taken hath given the boldnesse to offenders to goe on and Time the truest Schoolemaster hath taught all ages to know that little penalties could yet never interpose betwixt the Merchant and his profit FINIS