A Proclamation set forth by thee kings majesty, with thassent of his most honourable ivy counsel concerning the true and lawful wyndyng of wolles.  
WHere in the parliament holden in the .xxvii. year of the reign of our most noble Progenytor king Edward the third, it was enacted and ordained among other things, that all wolpackers and wynders of wolles, should be sworn & take a corporal oath before the mayor and Constables of the Staple of Westminster, for the time being, truly and justly to wind and pack all the wolles within this realm, by force of which statute and by the good ordinances made in the said estaple, the feloweshippe of wole wynders, otherwise called wollmen haue ever syns justly and truly wound and packed all such wolles as they haue meddled with throughout this realm, unto now of late diverse and many persons contrary to the said statute taking vpon them to be wollewynders in many places of this realm, neither being sworn nor expert in wyndyng and folding of wolles, of which some of them be Taillors, weavers, Cordewayners, Barbors, Husbondemen, and other artifycers, haue gone about and daily do go about throughout this realm, in many places, and practise theim selfes in winding and foldynge of the said wolles by the procurement and means of the owners and breders of the said wolles, and do wind up and dysceytefully put in to the said Fleeys of wool, sand, stones, dust, pitch, tar, clay, iron, Leadd, double marks, shurlockes, dounge, Lammswolle, and other deceyueable things, not onely to the great slander of this realm, But also to the slander of the merchants of the said Estaple, and likewise also to the great hindrance and deceit of the said merchants as also to the great loss & prejudice of the kings subiectes using the feat or craft of Clothmakynge within this realm: For reformation and redress whereof, the kings most Royal majesty by thaduice of his most honourable counsel, straightly chargeth and commandeth that no maner of person or persons whatsoever he or they be at any time hereafter go about, or take vpon him or them to wind or fold any maner of wolles in any country where any end wolles are accustomed to be wrought, had or used for the merchant of the Staple, or the Clothier, before he or they shalbe admitted & allowed by the Masters & wardens of the company, and fellowship of the wolmen of the city of London or one of them for the time being, to thentent that he or they shalbe expert and haue knowledge in the said craft or mystery, for the true wyndyng and folding of wolles. And that every person, or persons so allowed and admitted for an able and lawful workman or workmen by the said master and wardeyns or one of them for the time being of the said company or fellowship of wolmen shal haue a testimonyal, or certificat of his allowance and admyttaunce under the seal of the mayor of the Staple of Westminster, for the time being and that none of the said persons so allowed and admitted, or that shalbe so allowed & admitted shall go about or take vpon him or them to wind, or fold any wolles before he or they haue taken a corporal oath before the said mayor for the time being, that he or they shal truly and justly without deceit, wind or ffolde all and singular such wool, or wolles as he or they shall take vpon him or them to wind or ffolde, without leaving, or putting within any fleece, or Fleces, any maner Clokketes, locks, Hyndershankes, tails, wasshelockes, Stones, sand, Dust, Cummer, or double marks, or any wool, or wolles, of worse nature, or growing, then the same Fleece is, or any other filth to be left vpon the breeche of any fleece, or fleeces whereby any such fleece, or fleeces may be impaired, or made weightyet, or minish, or take away any parte, or portion of the goodness of any of the same fleeces to thentent to deceive the buyers, ne shall use any other deceit craft, fraud, or guile therein vpon pain of imprisonment by the space of ten Dayes, and to be set vpon the pyllotye in the next market town with a fleece of wool hanging about his neck. And his majesty by thassent aforesaid, further straightly chargeth & commandeth that no grower, breeder, brogar, or gatherer of any wolles within any of his graces counties shall at any time hereafter set a work any wollefolder, or wollewynder to fold or wind his or their wool or wolles, unless the said wollefolder, or wollwinder, bring with him or them a testimonial or certificat under the seal of the said mayor of the Staple of Westminster for the time being, testyfieng him or them to be sworn and admitted for an able workman to ffolde and wind wolles vpon like pain and pains as are and bee above expressed. And forasmuch as it is perceived and certainly known, that diverse covetous persons now of late of their gready and vnsaciable minds, not being contented ne satisfied with such increase of wolles of their sheep, as God hath given them, but contrary to al godliness and honesty haue abused thesaid gift of god, in lettinge their said sheep remain unshorn and vnclipte by the space of three weekes or a month, after their said washing and driyng again of thee same, before they will wheresoe'er or clip them, to thentent their said wolles might be the weightyer, partly by means of their Sweatyng and partly also through other filth which doth increase by reason of their long dyfferryng the Shearyng and clippyng of the same, as well to thempairyng of the same wolles, as also to the shameful deceit of the said merchants of the said Estaple and the clothyers of this realm biyng or working of the same. whereupon, for thaduoydyng and eschuyng as well of that craft and disobeyed as al other abovenamed in time to come, the kings most royal majesty with thassent aforesaid, straightly chargeth and commandeth that fromhensforthe no grower or breeder of wolles whatsoever he or they bee shall permyte or suffer his or their sheep being washed and dried again ready to be shorne to go above five or six dayes unshorn, or vnclipte, vpon pain of forfeiture for every hundred of the same sheep, so remaining vnclipte as is above specified forty shillings, or under or above an hundred after the same rate, to be paid to our sovereign lord the king in his Exchequer at Westminster. And further his majesty by thassent aforesaid straightly chargeth & commandeth al and every Iustice of peace, Maires, Sheryffes, bailiffs and all other Officers and Ministers, that they and every of them cause every such offender, or offenders to be punished for such offence or offences according as is afore expressed and declared, & that whatsoever Iustice of peace, mayor, sheriff, Baylyfe, or other officer do refuse to punish any person or personnes so to him or them presented according to this present ordinance, and his or their faults duly known and proved, shal forfeit to the kings majesty our sovereign Lord twenty pounds, to be paid in his highness Exchecquet, and further to incur his graces high displeasure.  
God save the King.  
richardus GRAPTON typographus Regius excudebat. mensae Maii. A, M.D, L. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.