VVHereas by the Statute made in the Twenty eighth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, for Prizing of VVines, it is Provided that the Lord Chan­cellor, Lord Treasurer, Lord President of the Kings most Honourable Council, Lord Privy Seal, and the Lord Chief Iustices of either Bench, or Five, Four or Threé of them, shall have Power and Authority by their Di­scretion to set the Prices of all kinds of VVines, as in the said Statute is ex­pressed: By vertue whereof the Lord Chancellor, Lord President, the Lord Chief Iustice of the Court of King's Bench, and the Lord Chief Iustice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Twelfth day of this instant December, upon Consideration of the present State of the Canary Trade, did Order that no Canary VVine be Sold for the ensuing Year at more than Nine pence per Pint by Retail, and Twenty eight pounds per Pipe in Gross. Now that all cause of excuse may be taken away, and that such as shall be found De­linquents herein, may acknowledge their own wilfulness to be the cause of the Danger and Penalty they fall into, after Avertisement. His Majesties VVill and Pleasure is, and by the Advice of the said Lords and the rest of His Privy Council, according to one other Statute in that behalf made in the Fourth year of the Reign of His most Noble Progenitor King Edward the Third, by this His Royal Proclamation doth Publish and Declare, That for One Year next following, to be accounted from the First day of February next, Canary VVines be not Sold by Retail at more than Nine pence the Pint, and in Gross at more than Twenty eight pounds the Pipe, and accord [...]ng to these Rates (and no Higher) in proportion for greater or lesser Quantities, either in Gross or by Retail, which Rates and Prices His Majesties Pleasure is, shall be duly observed in all His Ports and other Places within this Realm where VVines are Landed, or within Ten Miles of those Ports and Places. And it is His Majesties Pleasure, That in Places where Canary VVines by Land Carriage shall be conveyed more than Ten Miles from the next Port, the said VVines shall and may be Sold according to the Rates aforesaid, with an allowance not exceeding Four Pounds the Tun, and One peny the Quart for Carriage thereof up­on Land every Thirty Miles, and according to that proportion, and not at greater Rates, str [...]ctly Charg­ing and Commanding such of His Subjects and others whom it shall concern, That none of them during the time aforesaid presume to sell any of the said Canary VVines in Gross or by Retail at h [...]gher Rates than by this His Majesties Proclamation are appointed, under the Forfeitures and Penalties mentioned in the said Statute, and other the Laws and Statutes of th [...]s Realm Ordained in that behalf, and such further Pains and Penalties as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm can or may be Inflicted upon wilful Contemners of His Majesties Royal Command and Proclamation: Requiring and Command­ing all Mayors, Sheriffs, Iustices of the Peace, Bailiffs, Customers and Comptrollers, and other Officers of His Majesties Ports, and all others whom it shall concern, diligently to observe and attend the Execution of this His Royal Pleasure, and to give Information to the Lords and others of the Privy Council, of the Delinquents, that they may be proceéded against, and receive Punishment accord­ing to their demerits.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Sixteenth day of December, 1687. In the Third Year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.