¶ A Proclamation against the deceitful winding and folding of wools.  
FOr reformation and redress of many deceits, and falshoods used and practised in winding and folding of wools: The queens most royal majesty, by the aduise of her 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 manner of wools, in any country, where any end wools are accustomend to be wrought, or in the Counties of lincoln, Leicester, or Rutland, before he or they shall be admitted and allowed by the master and Wardens of the Company and fellowship of the Woolmen of the city of London, or one of them for the time being, or before the Maior of the Staple of Boston, for the time being, for the wools of the grothe of the counties of lincoln, Leicester, and Rutland, aforesaid, by thaduise of a sworn Packer. And that every person or persons, so allowed and admitted, for an able and lawful workman or workmen in form aforesaid, shall haue a testimonial or Certificat of his allowance and admittance, under the seal of the Maior of the Staple at Westminster, for the time being, or of the Maior of the Staple of Boston, for the time being, for the wool of the growing of the counties aforesaid: And that none of the said persons so allowed and admitted, or that shall be so allowed, and admitted, shall go about or take vpon him or them, to wind or fold any wools, before he or they haue taken a corporal oath, before one of the said Maiors, for the time being, according to the intent above limited, that he or they shall truly and justly without deceit, wind or fold, all and singular such wool or wools, as he or they shall take vpon him, or them, to wind or fold, ne shall use any deceit, craft, fraud or guile therein, vpon pain that every person, which shall take vpon him to wind or fold any maner of wools, being not admitted, and sworn as is aforesaid, shall suffer imprisonment by the space or x. daies, and to be set vpon the pillory, in the next market town, with a fleece of wool hanging about his neck.  
And her majesty by the assent aforesaid, further straightly chargeth and commandeth, that no grower, bréeder, brogger, or gatherer of any end wools, or other wools within the Counties aforenamed, shal at any time hereafter set on work any wool folder, or wool wynder, to fold or wind his or their wool, or wools, unless the said woolfolder, or woolwinder, bring with him or them a testimonial or Certificat under the seal of the said Maior of the Staple of Westminster for the time being, or the Maior of the Staple of Boston, for the time being, in form as is aforesaid, testifiyng him or them to be sworn and admitted, for an able workman to fold and wind wools, in manner and form as is aforesaid, vpon pain of imprisonment and fine at the queens majesties pleasure.  
And further, where by an Act made in the xxiij. year of the reign of her majesties most déere father, King Henry theight, yet standing in force, it was enacted, that no maner of person do wind, or cause to be wound any fleece of wool, not being sufficiently riuered or washed, ne wind or cause to be wound in any fleece, any deceivable thing, whereby the fleece may be the more weighty, to the deceit and loss of the buyer, vpon pain the seller of such deceitful wools to forfeit for every such fleece vj. d. Her majesty being informed that notwithstanding the said good Act, much deceit is used in washing, winding, and folding of wools: Doth straightly charge and command, all and every her Subiects, to observe the true meaning of the said Act, vpon pain of forfeiture, of the penalties therein contained, and as they will avoid her Highnes further displeasure. And for the avoiding, and eschewing of further craft and deceit now of late used: The queens most royal majesty, with thaduise aforesaid, straightly chargeth and commandeth, that from henceforth, no grower or bréeder of wools, whatsoever he or they be, shall permit and suffer his or their sheep, being washed and dried again, ready to be shorne, to go above v. or vj. daies unshorn or vnclipped, if the weather be dry, vpon pain of imprisonment and fine at the queens majesties pleasure.  
And further her majesty by thaduise aforesaid, straightly chargeth and commandeth all and every Iustice of Peace, Maiors, Sheriffes, bailiffs, and all other officers and ministers, as they will avoid her Highnes displeasure, and answer to the contrary at their perils, that they and every of them cause every such offendor and offenders to be punished for such offence or offences, according as is afore expressed and declared.  
given at our manor of Gréenwich the x. of August, in the fourth year of our reign. Anno. M. D. LXII.   

* Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyard, by Richard jug, and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.   

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