¶ By the queen.  
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 Licester, 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 shal haue a testimonial or Certificate of his allowance & 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 win de 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 manner of wools being not admitted and sworn as is aforesaid, shall suffer imprisonment by the space of x. dayes and to bee 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, breeder, brogger or gatherer of any end wools or other wools within the Counties aforenamed shall at any time hereafter set on work any Woolfolder or Woolwynder to fold or wind his or their wool or wools, unless the said Woolfolder or Woolwinder, bring with him or them a testimonial or Certificate 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 to wind wools in manner and form as is aforesaid, vpon pain of imprisonment and fine at the queens majesties pleasure.  
And further whereby an Act made in the xxiii. year of the reign of her majesties most dear father, King Henry theight yet standing in force it was enacted that no manner 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 bee the more weighty to the deceit and loss of the buyer, vpon pain the seller of such deceitful wools to for feat for every such fleece vi. 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 Highnesse 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 breeder 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 vi. dayes unshorn or vnclipped if the weather bee dry, vpon pain of imprisonment and fine at the queens majesties pleasure.  
And further her majesty by the thaduise aforesaid straghtly chargeth and commandeth all and every Iustice of Peace, Maiors, Sheriffes bailiffs and all other officers and ministers as they will avoid her Highnesse 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 greenwich, the x. of August, in the fourth year of Our reign. Anno M. D. Lxij. God save the queen.   

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

Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.