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A22079 By the King a proclamation against transportation of corne and graine. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1613 (1613) STC 8482; ESTC S3441 999 1

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❧ By the King ¶ A Proclamation against transportation of Corne and Graine FOrasmuch as Wee see apparantly that there is already great scarsitie of Corne and Graine of all sorts and the same growen to very high rates and prices And the weather also hath long bene and still continueth so strange and vnseasonable as it giueth no hope of amedment But rather is like much to impaire the Fruits of the earth that are to be expected of the next yeere So as the poore must needs suffer extreame want and the better sort also finde it heauy and chargeable vnto them except it please GOD to deale mercifully with vs And therefore Wisedome requireth That all meants be vsed to prevent aswell Exportation of Corne and Graine out of the Kingdome as vnnecessary waste and consumption thereof at home Wee threfore whose cares watch ouer Our people to preserue them from all inconueniences Although Wee are not ignorant that this height of price groweth more out of the greedy couetousnes of Buyers and Hourders of Corne then out of the want or dearth thereof And though also the price of all kinde of Graines be and for some good time past hath bene such as no Transportation thereof can lawfully be made by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme Yet to the end that the world may take knowledge of Our extraordinary care in this behalfe and that no man haue hope to escape punishment if he offend from hencefoorth in this case WE doe by this Our Proclamation straitly charge and command all and singular Our Subjects and other persons whatsoeuer That they nor any of them presume to cary or conuey out of this Realme directly or indirectly and Wheat Rye Barly Malt Dates Pease Beanes Fetches Bucke or any Corne or Graine whatsoeuer or the Meale or Flower thereof vpon paine of Our heauy displeasure and of such imprisonment and other punishments as vpon the contemners of Our Royall commandement in so waighty and important causes are and ought to be inflicted And We doe likewise hereby as straitly charge and command all Our Customers Comptrollers Searchers Waitours and other the Ministers of Our ports And the Farmours of Our Customes and Subsidies and all other persons whatsoeuer That they suffer no such Corne Graine Meale or Flower as aforesaid to be conueyed or caried out of this Realme But shall hinder and stop the same if they haue meanes so to doe Or else shall presently vpon knowledge thereof complaine and giue knowledge of it to some principall Officers to the end it be preuented Vpon paine likewise of such punishments as are due to them that neglect Our Royall Commaundement Giuen at Newmarket the xix of Ianuary in the tenth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine France and Ireland God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO DOM 1612.