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A22257 By the King a proclamation for restraint of the transportation of corne. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1621 (1621) STC 8669; ESTC S123811 1,082 1

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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ❧ By the King ❧ A Proclamation for restraint of the transportation of Corne. THE Kings most Excellent Maiestie taking into his gratious and princely consideration that by reason of the cold and vnseasonable Weather Which hath beene of late specially this summer time the fruits of the earth and chiefly Corne and graine are not either for plenty or goodnesse answerable to former yeeres and that the price there of is already much raysed in many parts of this Realme and that in former yeeres there hath beene a free transportation thereof without restraint his highnesse inclining thereto for the comfort and incouragement of the Farmor in those times of plenty so as neither the increase of the present yeere nor the old store remayning can affoord that liberty of exporting without danger of dearth and scarcity speedily to ensue And therefore his Maiestie prudently foreseeing so generall an inconuenience and desiring timely to preuent and eschew the same Hath vpon mature deliberation and aduisement found it expedient to make stay of all transportation of corne and graine vntill vpon consideration of the store and increase thereof in all parts of this Realme His Highnesse may receiue more assured and certaine hope that there will be sufficient for the sustentation of this kingdome and countrey with an ouerplus fit to be carried into forraigne parts And therefore his Maiesty doth heereby expresly prohibite and forbid all maner of persons whatsoeuer That they or any of them doe not from hencefoorth vntill his Maiesties pleasure shall be declared to the contrary by any wayes or meanes directly or indirectly attempt or presume to carrie conuey or transport or cause to be carried conueyed or transported nor doe shippe or lade or cause to be shipped or laded to the intent to be carried conueyed or transported out of this Realme of England or the Dominion of Wales or either of them or out of any port hauen creeke or place of lading or vnlading within them or either of them Any corne or graine of What kinde or sort soeuer vpon paine of his Highnesse heauy indignation and displeasure and such paines and penalties as may bee inflicted vpon the contemners of his royall commandement And likewise his Maiesty doeth by these presents straitly charge and command all Customers Comptrollers Searchers Surueyors and other Officers of all and singular ports hauens and other places of lading that they doe not onely forbeare to permit or suffer any entries to be made or to giue any warrant for transportation of any corne or graine into any the parts beyond the seas but also to be watchfull to preuent all sleights practises and deuices that shall or may be practized attempted or put in vre to the defrauding of the due performance of this his Maiesties Proclamation as they and euery of them will answer the contrary at their perils Giuen at Our Court at Theobalds the sixteenth day of September in the nineteenth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ❧ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie M.DC.XXI