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A32357	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	A proclamation against the deceitful winding and folding of woolls	1663.0		.xml	application/xml	2310	59	51	A PROCLAMATION Against the deceitful Winding and Folding of Woolls . By force of which Statute , the Fellowship of Wooll-Winders , otherwise called Wooll-men , and all persons using or exercising that Craft or Mystery , are bound justly and truly to Wind and Pack all such Woolls as they meddle with throughout the Realm , to the publick good and commodity of the whole Realm : By force of which Law , and other Statutes made for the good and due Winding and Packing of Woolls , and by the good Ordinances made by the said Fellowship , the said Woolls have been ever since justly and truly Wound and Packed , until now of late divers and many persons contrary to the same Statute , taking upon them to be Wool-Winders in many places of this Realm , neither being Sworn , nor expert in Winding and Folding of Woolls ; of which some be Glovers , Taylors , Weavers , Cordwayners , Barbers , Husbandmen , and other Artificers who have gone about , and daily do go about throughout the Realm in many places , practising themselves in Winding and Folding of the said Woolls , by the procurement and means of the Owners and Breeders of the said Woolls , and do Wind up and deceitfully put into the said Fleeces of Wooll , Sand , Stones , Dust , Pitch , Tarr , Clay , Iron , Lead , Double-marks , Shorelocks , Dung , Lambs-wooll , Clockets , Locks , Hinder-shanks , Tails , Washlocks , Cummer , and many other deceiveable things , not only to the great slander of this Realm , and the embasement and diminution of that antient Staple-Trade , but to the great loss and prejudice of His Majesties Subjects using the Craft and Feat of Cloth-making within this Realm , and to the great abuse and deceit of Merchants , and other buyers of the same : Complaints whereof have been with all humble earnestness represented unto the Kings Majesty by the Company and Fellowship of Wooll-men , alias Wooll-Packers of the City of London , Suppliants for remedy and relief in that behalf .	cache/A32357.xml	txt/A32357.txt
