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A46521	England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)	A proclamation, amongst other the advantages of these our kingdoms, the staple commodities of wooll and cloth are peculiar thereunto James R.	1688.0		.xml	application/xml	1909	54	49	JAMES R. AMongst other the advantages of these Our Kingdoms , the Staple Commodities of Wooll and Cloth are peculiar thereunto , and the Manufacture of the same under several good and wholsome Laws made and Provided by the Wisdom of Our Royal Ancestors for the better Regulation and Improvement thereof , hath justly been esteemed a principal Happiness of this Our Realm , and long been the Envy of others Nations ; And We ( who equally desire to promote the Good and Welfare of Our Kingdoms with any of Our Royal Predecessors and Ancestors ) considering that nothing can prove more destructive to the said Manufacture , then the Exportation of Wooll into Foreign parts , have as well by Our several Royal Proclamations , as by a Considerable Charge of Our own expended therein , shewn Our Gracious Inclinations and Purposes for the Maintenance and Encouragement of the said Manufacture , and for the effectual putting in Execution the Laws already made against such Exportation , And yet the Methods taken for Prevention of the great Abuses therein , have not hitherto met with answerable Success ; But the said Offence is now become a most notorious and common Nusance by the practices of divers evil disposed Persons , who being neither terrified with the Severity of the Laws , nor yet regarding Our Iust Displeasure conceived against them , do Combine among themselves , and together with others , Aliens and Foreigners , sometimes by Stealth , sometimes by open Force and Violence , to Export and Carry out of Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland divers great quantities of Wooll , Wooll-fells , Mortlings , Shorlings , Yarn made of Wooll , Wooll-flocks , Fullers Earth , Fulling Clay , and Tobacco-pipe Clay , wherein they are also Assisted by many dissolute and desperate Persons in great numbers , insomuch that Our Officers and others duly Impowered , and endeavouring to resist and prevent them therein , are often in peril even of their Lives , and by the number of Offenders are much discouraged from doing their Duty . And whereas divers of Our Loving Subjects from divers parts of this Kingdom , being Traders and Dealers in the Woollen Manufacture , by their humble Petition have proposed to Vs , That they are willing to make a voluntary Contribution among themselves as a farther means to Suppress the said Offenders , and for that purpose have humbly besought Vs to grant them Our Royal Licence and Authority to make a Collection of Moneys to defray the Charge of Prosecuting and Preventing the said Offences and Mischiefs , which Charge will be very considerable in regard of the great number of Offenders throughout Our said Kingdoms ; We therefore out of Our Gracious and Princely Care of the Good and Welfare of Our People , Have thought fit by Our Royal Commission under Our Great Seal bearing Date the Eight and twentieth day of June last past , directed to several Persons therein mentioned , For preventing the Exportation to Wooll , to Impower and Authorize them , or any Seven or more of them , from time to time to cause to be Prosecuted and put in Execution the several Laws made against the Exportation of Wooll , Wooll-fells , and other the things before mentioned , out of Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland ; And also to Collect , Gather and Receive , and to cause to be Collected , Gathered , and Received from any of Our Subjects whatsoever , such Sum and Sums of Money as they or any of them shall from time to time voluntarily Contribute , Advance and Bestow , for and in order to the Preventing the Exportation of Wooll , Wooll-fells , and other the things before mentioned , out of Our said Kingdoms , and for the better Discovery and Punishment of the said Offences , and to imploy the said Moneys so Collected accordingly ; Which Voluntary Contributions so to be made by any of Our Subjects whatsoever , to the ends and purposes aforesaid , We have thought fit by the Advice of Our Privy Council , and We do by this Our Royal Proclamation , Allow , Recommend and Approve , not doubting but Our Loving Subjects will cheerfully and readily assist and promote so useful and publick a Work.	cache/A46521.xml	txt/A46521.txt
