HIS MAIESTIE taking notice of diuers abuſes which had beene practiſed by Commanders, Officers, Seruants, and others imployed by the Gouernour and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the Eaſt Indies, for their owne priuate vſe in the Ships of the ſaid Gouernour and Company, in the third yeere of His Reigne, by His Highneſſe Proclamation then publiſhed, did ſtraightly charge and command, that no particular man of the ſaid Company, nor any of their Officers or Seruants, or any other which then were, or then after ſhould be imployed in any of their Ships trading into the ſayd Eaſterly parts, or any other perſon or perſons whatſoeuer, ſhould from thencefoorth driue any vnderhand Trade, either to, in, or from the Indies aforeſayd, but ſuch as ſhould be Licenſed by the ſayd Company; And that ſuch Goods and Commodities as ſhould bee Imported, ſhould not bee diſpoſed of vntill the ſayd Company ſhould haue receiued an account, and giuen allowance thereof, and vntill that their Ships ſhould haue arriued at, or in the Port of London, within this Kingdome, nor that any perſon or perſons whatſoeuer, ſhould preſume to buy, contract, bargaine, or barter for, or receiue, or take any of the Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes which ſhould bee laden aboard any of the ſaid Ships bound homeward, vntill ſuch Ship or Ships ſo homeward bound, as aforeſaid, or out of which ſuch Wares or Merchandizes ſhould be ſo bought, ſold, deliuered, contracted, or bartered for, were firſt brought into the ſaid Port of London, and thereby the allowance of the ſaid Company were duely entred, and the Goods thereout diſcharged, nor ſhould giue any aſſiſtance, helpe or encouragement, for the vnlading of any ſuch Goods at any other places, or in any other manner, nor ſhould otherwiſe offend in any thing contrary to the true meaning of the ſaid Proclamation, as thereby more at large it doth and may appeare.

And although the ſaid Gouernor and Company for the better encouragement of all ſuch perſons as ſhould be employed by them in their Ships and Voyages, as Commanders, Factors, Captaines, Maſters, Officers, Mariners, or Souldiers, beſides the extraordinary great wages which they are accuſtomed to pay in their employments, haue giuen Licence vnto all & euery ſuch perſon and perſons as aforeſaid, to aduenture and trade for their proper and priuate accompts, either to, in, or from the ſaid Indies, in any ſhip or ſhips, wherein they or any of them were, or ſhould bee perſonally employed, in ſuch wares and merchandize onely, and in ſuch quantities and proportions thereof, as in a Declaration of Orders made by the ſaid Gouernour and Company, and allowed by His Maieſtie, are ſet downe and expreſſed, and as hereafter followeth, viz.

The wares or Merchandize which are licenced to bee exported, are Perpetuanoes, Drapery Pewter, Saffron, Woollen-ſtockings, Silke-ſtockings, Silke-garters, and ribband Roſes', edged with gold-lace, Beauer-hats with gold and ſiluer bands, Felt-hats, Aquauite, and all other ſorts of Strong-waters, Kniues of all ſorts, Spaniſhleather-ſhooes, Iron, and Looking-glaſſes;

The Wares which are licenſed to bee brought from the Eaſt-Indies into England are, Long-Pepper, white Pepper, white powdred Suger, preſerued Nutmegs, preſerued Ginger, preſerued Mirabilons, Bezer-ſtones, Drugges of all ſorts, Aggat-beads, Bloodſtones, Muske, Aloes Soccatrina, Ambergreece, Rich Carpets of Perſia and Cambaia, Quilts of Satten, and of Taffitey, and of painted Callicoes, Beniamin, Damaskes, Sattens, and Taffities of China, Quilts of China imbroydered with gold, Quilts of Petauia imbroydered with ſilke, Galls, Wormſeedes, Sugercandy, China diſhes, and Puſlaines of all ſorts.

And whereas, each particular man imployed as aforeſaid, might heretofore lade and aduenture, for his owne priuate and proper Accompt, in the Wares and Merchandizes aforeſaid, and not otherwiſe, ſo much onely as could bee packed in one Cheſt of foure foot long, one foot and halfe broad, and one foot and a halfe deepe, and ſuch as were Commanders, Factors, Captaines, Maſters, Purſers, and Maſters mates of euery Ship, might haue a double proportion, that is to ſay, two Cheſts of the ſaid length, depth, and breadth, free from charge of freight; His Maieſtie finding that the ſaid Proclamation hath not as yet produced that good effect as was intended thereby: Neither hath the fauour and liberall allowance of the ſaid Company taken ſuch effect, but that the Officers, Factors, and Seruants imployed in the Voyages aforeſaid, for their owne priuate gaine, though to the common dammage of the ſaid Companie, haue aduentured both outwards and homewards, and alſo in the Indies, to carrie, buy, ſell, and barter diuers other goods, wares, and merchandizes.

And beeing informed, that the ſaid Company are content to giue them further allowance, viz. To Commanders, Captaines, and Factors foure ſuch Cheſts a piece, to Maſters three ſuch Cheſts a piece, to euery of the Purſers mates, Maſters mates, Boatſwaines, Carpenters, Gunners, Stewards, to ſuch, two Cheſts a piece; Doth therefore ſtraightly Charge and Command all ſuch as are, or hereafter ſhall bee imployed in any Voyages for the ſaid Gouernor, and Company, whatſoeuer they bee, to yeeld due obedience in all things to the ſaid Proclamation, vnder the paines and penalties therein contained, and ſuch further paines as may bee inflicted vpon the offenders by the Lawes of this Realme; Willing, requiring, and authorizing the Gouernour and Company aforeſaid, to depute vnder their Common Seale, ſufficient and able perſons, to goe on board and ſearch all and ſinguler their Shippes and Veſſells, either outward or homewards bound, aſwell vpon the Seas, as in the Port of London, and in all other Ports, Hauens, Rhodes, and places both in the Realme, as in the parts of India, and other places in the paſſage, or abiding of their Ships:

And if they ſhall finde any goods, wares, or merchandize to bee carried or put to ſale contrary to the ſaid Proclamation, and not tolerated by the Order of the ſaid Company as aforeſaid, or otherwiſe allowed by them, to take and ſeize them for the vſe of the ſaid Gouernour and Company. And all thoſe that ſhall be found contrariant and rebellious, to take, arreſt, impriſon, and detaine in priſon, vntill they ſhall be deliuered according to Our Lawes; And to cauſe their names, and the qualitie of their offences to bee deliuered to ſome of His Maieſties learned Councell, whom His Maieſtie doeth alſo hereby command and require, to exhibit one or more Informations in His Highneſſe Court of Star-chamber, or in any other His Maieſties Courts of Iuſtice, to the end that ſuch as ſhall be found Delinquents, may receiue condigne puniſhment for their offences iuſtly deſerued.

And His Maieſtie being ſo ſenſible of the inconueniences that attend vpon the ſaid abuſes before mentioned, and intending to haue an abſolute reformation thereof, doth therefore hereby ſtraightly charge and command all Admirals, Viceadmirals, and other Officers of the Admiraltie, and ſuch as haue Admirall iuriſdiction, and all Maiors, Portreeues, Sheriffs, Bayliffes, Cuſtomers, Comptrollers, Searchers, and all other his Officers whom it may concerne, that they and euery of them be carefull to preuent the ſaid abuſes, and to be ayding, helping and aſſiſting to the ſaid Gouernour and Company, their Officers or ſeruants, to be employed in the due execution and performance of this His Maieſties Command, as they or any of them will anſwere the contrary at their perills.