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B12903 By the King. A proclamation for the continuing of our farthing tokens of copper, and prohibiting the counterfeiting of them, and the vse of all other. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1625 (1625) STC 8783; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.11[42] 1,354 2

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HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT ¶ By the King ¶ A Proclamation for the continuing of Our Farthing Tokens of Copper and prohibiting the Counterfeiting of them and the vse of all other WHereas Our late deare and Royall Father King IAMES of blessed memory did out of His Prouidence and Princely care for the poorer sort of His Subiects take order and prouide that in stead of vnwarranted Farthing Tokens then formerly vsed by Vintners Chandlers Tapsters and other Traders and Retailers to the losse of His louing Subiects there should bee others made by His owne Warrant vnder His owne Royall Name and Inscription and a constant rechange setled whereby the Subiect might haue the lawful vse of them with much ease and without losse which hauing since had generall passage through Our Kingdomes of England and Ireland and Dominion of Wales haue brought with their vse a generall benefit to all sorts of people Wee therefore no lesse tendring the good and ease of Our louing Subiects haue resolued vpon the continuance vse and rechange of the said warranted Farthing Tokens And doe hereby publish and declare Our Royall pleasure and Commandement that no Farthing Tokens or other Tokens whatsoeuer heretofore made or hereafter to bee made shall be vsed giuen or receiued in exchange vpon any pretence whatsoeuer within Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland and Our Dominion of Wales or any of them other then such onely as haue been heretofore made by the authority of the Letters Patents of Our said late deare and Royal Father or as shall be made by Our authority and Letters Patents thereof to be granted vnder Our great Seale of England To Our right trustie and right welbeloued Cousin Frances Dutchesse Dowager of Richmond and Lenox and Our trusty and welbeloued Seruant Sir Francis Crane Knight during the Termes in the sayd Letters Patents conteined To which end Wee doe hereby straitly charge and command that no person or persons whatsoeuer doe at any time hereafter presume to make any other Token or Tokens or to vse vtter or receiue any such Token or Tokens or any thing in the name or nature of a Token or Tokens whatsoeuer either already made or hereafter to bee made other then such Farthing Tokens onely as are or shall be made by such authority as aforesaid according to the Warrant and direction set downe in the said seuerall Letters Patents Nor shall counterfeit or attempt or goe about to counterfeit any the Token or Tokens so made or to bee made by authority aforesaid or any the Engine or Engines or Instruments whatsoeuer wherewith the same haue been or shall bee made wrought or stamped nor shall import or bring or cause to bee imported or brought into this Kingdome any Farthings or Farthing Tokens made or coyned in any forreine parts beyond the Seas nor shall vse vtter or disperse any such forreine Farthings or Tokens vpon paine of Our heauy displeasure and such further punishment to bee inflicted vpon him or them which shall bee found to offend herein as by Our Lawes or Our Prerogatiue Royall may be inflicted vpon them for their contempt and disobedience to this Our Commandement Willing and commanding all and singular Maiors Iustices of Peace Shiriffes Bailiffes Constables Headboroughs and all other Our Officers and Ministers to whom it shall or may appertaine to doe their vttermost endeauour for the discouery and searching out of all offenders and delinquents concerning the premisses and to bee aiding and assisting to the said Patentees their Executors Administrators and Assignes Deputies Factors and Seruants in and about the due execution and performance of Our Royall pleasure and Commandement aboue declared Giuen at Our Court at White-Hall the thirtieth day of May in the first yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ¶ Printed at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie M.DC.XXV