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By the queen.  
FOrasmuch as vpon the lamentable complaint made unto the queens most excellent majesty, by sundry her loving subiects the Clothiers of diuers partes of the realm, & of a multitude of other people maintained in their handlabours by them, it appeareth that partly through the great death of sheep, which of late yeeres hath happened in sundry partes of this realm, and partly through the greediness of sundry evil disposed people, by buying & selling of wool within the realm, thereby seeking more their unlawful gain, then the due observing of the laws of the realm provided in that behalf, or regarding the penalties incident to the same, and in some part also through the great abuse of some which haue obtained( vpon reasonable considerations) licence to bye and sell wool within this realm, to a certain not unreasonable quantity, but yet through their vnsaciable greediness and abuse thereof, by substituting of a multitude of deputes, who haue not onely misused their deputations, by engrossing and buying up of greater quantities of wool, then was agreeable to her majesties good & gracious meaning, at the time of the granting of the said licences, and so haue passed the bonds of their licences by buying yearly greater quantity of wool, then they ought to do, so that vpon these great abuses the honest Clothiers can buy little or none, but such as is very course, or else at such excessive prices, as they cannot make their principal thereof again: whereby her majesty understandeth that without earnest reformation of the said great abuses of buying and selling of wool within the realm, and also some restraint of the said licences for some reasonable time, there shall follow great want to the Clothiers to continue their trade, for maintenance as well of themselves, as of great multitude of poor people living onely under them to the decay of diuers good towns which are chiefly maintained by the Clothiers. Therefore by the aduise of her counsel, her majesty straightly chargeth and commandeth, that from and after the publication of this present Proclamation, no person( other then such as by the laws of this realm or otherwise are specially appointed, and permitted to buy wool to be transported over the Seas shal hereafter use any such trade of buying & selling of wool, neither yet any person by colour of any licence shall directly or indirectly do the same, until her majesty shall vpon further consideration notify her pleasure to the contrary as touching buying and selling of wool within this realm, by force of any lience vpon pain of her majesties displeasure and imprisonment during her pleasure. And for the better execution hereof, her Highnes by the aduise aforesaid, straightly chargeth and commandeth all and singular Iustices of peace, Maiors, sheriffs and bailiffs, not only to see this proclamation truly executed, but also it any person be justly accused before him or them, for contemning or breaking this Proclamation, or any part thereof, they shal commit such person to ward, there to remain without bail or mainprize, till her majesties pleasure be further known.  
given at her majesties Palace of Westminster, the xxx. day of april, in the one and twentieth year of her Hignes most prosperous reign. 
 God save the queen.   

❧ Imprinted in London at Bacon house by Christopher Barker, Printer to the queens most excellent majesty.