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A22340	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)	By the King a proclamation for the vtter prohibiting the importation and vse of all tobacco, which is not the proper growth of the colonies of Virginia and the Summer Islands, or one of them.	nan		.xml	application/xml	4296	76	32	And Our expresse will and command is , That neither Our said Agents , nor any others , doe sell , or vtter any part of the said prohibited Tobacco , within any Our owne Dominions , there to bee spent and vsed , whereby the vent of the Tobacco of Our Colonies aforesaid may any way bee hindred , vpon paine of Our heauy displeasure , and such other paines and penalties , as other offenders against this Our Proclamation are liable vnto . And whereas by Our former Proclamation , We did command , that from , & after the fiue & twentieth day of March , then , and now next ensuing , no person should sell , vtter , or offer to put to sale , or vse any Tobacco , which is not of the proper growth of the Colonies aforesaid , and before the ende of forty dayes then next ensuing , should transport out of Our said Kingdome , all other Tobacco , then that of the growth of those Colonies ; Wee doe now by this Our Proclamation , ratifie and confirme the same , and command , the same to be duely put in execution : And to the ende there may be no euasion vsed to auoyd the same , Wee doe hereby giue full power and commandement to Our said Agents , by themselues and their Deputies , at any time , or times after the said fiue and twentieth day of March now next ensuing , to search for the said prohibited Tobacco , and to take a true and exact note and accompt of the quantity thereof , to the intent that the Owners thereof , before the ende of forty dayes next ensuing after the said fiue and twentieth day of March , either by themselues , or some other , may export the same by the priuity of the said Agents , according to the true intent of this , and of Our said former Proclamation , and at the end of the said forty dayes , may giue a iust account vnto Our said Agents , what is become thereof ; & whatsoeuer Tobacco which is not of the proper growth of the Plantations aforesaid , shall after the said forty dayes be found in the hands of any person whatsoeuer , shall bee seized by Our said Agents , or their Deputies to Our vse , and the said person or persons hauing or vsing the same , shall incurre Our high displeasure , and bee subiect to such further paines and penalties , as by Our said Proclamation are to be inflicted vpon any other offenders .	cache/A22340.xml	txt/A22340.txt
