WHereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie for the suppressing of the manifold abuses, in passing of Far­thing Tokens, of Lead, Brasse, Copper, and other Met­tall, betweene Uintners, Tapsters, Chandlers, Bakers, and other the like Tradesmen, and their Customers; did publish His Proclamation, bearing Date at White-Hall, the nine­teenth day of May, in the eleuenth yeere of His Maiesties Reigne, of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, As a prouident Remedie of the said a­buses; whereby his Maiestie did prohibite the vttering of all Farthing Tokens what­soeuer, and was pleased to giue full power, and authority, to Iohn Lord Harrington, his Executors, or Assignes, to make, or cause to be made, such a Competent quantity of Far­thing Tokens of Copper, as might be conueniently vsed within his Realmes of Eng­land, and Ireland, and Dominions of Wales, according to His Highnesse Letters Pa­tents vnder the Great Seale, for the sole making and vttering thereof, as by the saide Proclamation, and Letters Patents, more at large it doth appeare. Now forasmuch as His Maiestie is informed, that vpon the death of the said Lord Harrington, the elder, and more especially vpon the death of the late Lord Harrington his Sonne, by meanes of some false bruits spread abroad, by lewd and euill disposed persons, some doubt is made of the continuance of the force of the said Proclamation, and the vse of the said Farthing Tokens of Copper: insomuch that thereupon some not well disposed, doe either refuse to vse them, or doe continue to vtter their owne Tokens, of Brasse, Copper, and other Mettall, or matter, contrary to the true intent of His Maiesties said Graunt, and Prohi­bition, and of the said Proclamation, whereby the said abuses, and the licencious vse of [Page] them doth in some part stil continue; His Maiesty therfore finding how acceptable the said Farthing Tokens, made by the said Lord Harrington and his Assignes, haue beene to his Maiesties Subiects, vnto whose hands they haue come, and especially about the Citie of London, and most chiefly for the reliefe of the poore, indigent[?], and poorer sort of people; Hath thought fit by this His second Proclamation, to publish his Royall plea­sure, for the continuance of the force[?] of the said Proclamation, and the confirmation of His said Letters Patents to the Lady Anne Harrington widow, late wife of Iohn Lord Harrington, the Patentee deceased, and Executrix of the last Will, and Testament of Iohn Lord Harrington her Sonne likewise deceased, and to her Assignes, and for the continu­ance of the said Farthing Tokens of Copper accordingly.

And doeth therefore by these Presents, not onely publish and declare his Highnesse will and pleasure, That the said Farthing Tokens of Copper, shall continue without any alteration of the Stampe or Print now vsed; And shall, and may passe amongst his louing Subiects, according to the tenour of the sayd former Proclamation; but also doeth straitly prohibite and forbid all, and euery person and persons whatsoeuer, aswell to vse or receiue any Tokens whatsoeuer (other then the Farthing Tokens made and vttered by the said Lord Harrington the Patentee, or the said Lord Harrington his sonne, their or either of their Assignes, or made, or to bee made by the said Lady Anne Harrington her Assignee or Assignes, and vttered, or to bee vttered, as aforesaid) as also to make, or counterfeit such Farthing Tokens of Copper, or the Engines or Instruments, whereby they are to bee made, according to the Tenour and true mea­ning of his Maiesties said Letters Patents, and former Proclamation in that be­halfe; Willing and commanding all his louing Subiects▪ to vse their best endeauours for the finding out and apprehending of the said offenders in the Premisses, who shall be well rewarded for the same, and the offenders receiue condigne punishment.

Giuen at Our Manour of Greenewich, the one and twentieth day of Iune, in the twelfth yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland.

God saue the King.