WHereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie for the Portion of his deare Confort the Queene, hath lately receiued some good summes of money of the Coyne of France, which his Maiestie gaue order should haue beene new stamped and coyned in his Highnesse Mynt within the Tower of Lon­don, but by reason of the infection of the Plague in and about the City of London, which hath also taken hold of many of the Workemen in the Mynt, the same cannot bee so speedily performed as His Maiesties most publique, and pressing occasions, especially the furnishing of His Royall Fleete and Armie do require; His Maiestie vpon mature deliberation with His Priuie Councell, hath found it necessary to make vse of the said Coyne in Specie as he receiued it from his good Brother the French King. And to that end and purpose doth hereby publish and declare, That the siluer Coyne of France called the Cardecue shalbe from henceforth currant within his Maiesties Dominions at the value of Nineteen pence halfe peny, being the selfe-same value at which it is currant in the Countrey of France. Neuerthelesse for auoyding of such inconuenience as might ensue to His Highnesse and his louing Subiects by bringing in and vttering light Coyne, His Maiestie doth straitly forbid, That no person or persons doe at any time hereafter im­port into this Realme, or any his Maiesties Dominions any of the said Coyne called Cardecues vpon paine of confiscation of the Coyne so to bee imported: the one moity thereof to His Maiestie, & the other moity to him that shall seize the same. And doeth also straitly charge all Customers, Comptrollers, Searchers, and other Officers of His Highnesse Ports, to make diligent search and seizure of all such Coyne as shall bee imported contrary to His Maiesties Royall Proclama­tion.

Giuen at the Court at Tichfeld the fourth day of September, in the first yeere of His Maiesties Reigne of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland.

God saue the King.