¶ A proclamation, divised and made by the kings highnes, by the aduise of his majesties counsel, the .xviii. day of december, in the .xxxv. year of his highnes reign, for restraint of wears and merchandises to be conveyed and transported out of the french kings dominions in to the realm of England.  
THe kings most royal majesty being informed, that not withstanding there is open war proclaimed and manifestly known between his highnes and the french king, vpon sundry occasions only ministered on the part of the same french king, Yet never theles diuers of his majesties subiectes and others, do daily transport convey and bring into this his highnes realm of England, and other his majesties dominions, out of the realm of france, and other the french kings countreyes, diuers and sundry kinds of wears and merchandises, to sell exchange barter and utter, whereby the said french king and his subiectes and adherents, being the kings majesties enemies, haue taken & daily take great commodities, benefits, profittes, and advantages, and be thereby enriched and encouraged to maintain their wrongful and injust warres annoyaunces attemptates and malicious purposes, moved by them and their occasion against oath honour truth and all honesty. FOR reformation whereof, the kings said majesty straightly chargeth and commandeth all and singular his loving subiectes and all other persons as well denyzens as strangers, of what so ever estate degree or condition so ever they be, that they nor any of them shal not at any time after .xiiii. daies now next ensuing after this present proclamation proclaimed, by any maner of means convey transport or bring in to this realm or in any other his highnes dominions, to be sold exchanged bartred given or by any other ways or means uttered, any maner of wears merchandises or other commodities, of what name nature kind or quality so ever they be of, being made growing or increased within the said realm of france, or any other the french kings dominions, without special licence under his great seal to be obtained of the kings highnes for the same, vpon pain that every such person, bringing into this realm any such wears merchandises or commodities, contrary to the form of this his majesties proclamation as is aforesaid, to forfeit and lose the same wears merchandises and commodities or the value of them, and to suffer punishment by imprisonment or otherwise at his highness pleasure.  
¶ God save the king.   

Tho. Berthelet regis impressor excussie. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.