¶ A Publication concerning all sorts of Gold and Silver thread, granted by his majesties Letters Patents, under the great Seal.  
WHereas we have been informed of the manifest injuries and wrongs done unto us by the secret bringing and conveying into this our Realm of England and other our Dominions of right gold thread, right silver thread, and right gold and silver thread, wrought and unwrought in lace and otherwise, commonly called and known by the name or names of Venice gold, Venice silver, or Venice gold and silver, Florence gold, Florence silver, or Florence gold and silver, French gold, French silver, or French gold and silver, Millen gold, Millen silver, or Millen gold and silver, and Copper gold thread, and Copper silver thread, and Copper gold and silver thread wrought and unwrought in lace or otherwise, commonly called or known by the names of Cap gold, Cap silver, and Cap gold and silver, Cullen gold, Cullen silver, or Cullen gold and silver, Bridge's gold, Bridge's silver, or Bridge's gold and silver, or by what other name or names so ever, in secret and unlawful manner without paying the Custom and Subsidy of right due and belonging to us of or for the same: For remedy whereof we have thought good by our letters patents indented under our great Seal of England, bearing date the 13. day of january last passed, to demise and to farm let unto Roger pennel, and Richard Grimstone, their executors and assigns, all the Customs and subsidies which at any time or times, during the space and term of 16. years next after the feast of S. Michael the archangel last passed, before the date of the said letters patents, should or ought to arise, renew, happen, grow due, or payable to us, our heirs and successors, of, for, or in respect of all or any of the said wares, commodities and merchandises of all or any of the sorts, or kinds aforesaid, or called or known by any of the names aforesaid, which at any time or times during the said term of 16. years, should be brought or transported from any the parts beyond the Seas into this Realm of England, or any of the Dominions of the same, for such yearly rend as by the said Letters Patents is to us, our heirs and successors reserved. And whereas also by the same Letters Patents we have straightly charged and forbidden all manner of persons other than the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone, their executors, deputies, and assigns, and other than such person or persons, as within the space of fire months next after the publication hereof, shall become bound unto the said Roger pennel, and Richard Grimstone, or to the survivor of them, or to the assigns of them, or of the survivor of them, in a bond of five hundred pounds, of lawful English money, for the due payment of such customs and subsidies, as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm ought to be answered and paid for the said wates and commodities and every of them, and not to utter or sell the same wares or merchandise, or any part thereof, before such time as the same wares or merchandise shall be sealed with the seal mentioned in the said Letters Patents, whereof the print and stamp is set and expressed in the margin of these presents (unless the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone shall neglect or refuse to seal the same) to transport or bring from any the parts beyond the Seas, and to lay on land within this our Realm of England, or any of the Dominions of the same at any time or times, during the said term of sixteen years, any of the said wares, commodities or merchandise, of all or any the natures, sorts or kinds aforesaid, or called or known by any of the names aforesaid. And whereas also by the said Letters Patents we have granted that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone, their, and either of their executors, deputies, factors, and assigns, and to and for all such person and persons only which shall so become bound, according to the purport and true meaning of the said Letters Patents, to bring or cause to be brought from the parts beyono the Seas, into this our Realm of England, or any of the Dominions of the same, according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, any of the said wares, commodities or merchandise, of all or any of the kinds or natures aforesaid, or called or known by any of the names aforesaid;  
And further by our said Letters Patents we have willed and commanded that no merchant, nor any other person or persons shall within the said term of sixteen years buy, acquire, obtain or receive within this our Realm of England, or any of the Dominions of the same, of any person or persons, to the intent to mechandize, bargain, vent or utter again in gross or by retail, or to work or make in lace or fringe, any of the said wares, commodities or merchandizes of any the natures or kinds aforesaid, or called or known by any the names aforesaid, unless the same be first marked or sealed with the said seal, unless the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone, their executors, administrators, deputies, factors and assigns, shall wilfully refuse or neglect to seal the same upon pain of our high displeasure, and to suffer such fine and corporal punishment as offenders in case of wilful contempt of our express commandment ought to suffer and sustain. And moreover by the said Letters Patents our will and pleasure is signified, and we thereby willed and commanded that the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone, their deputies, factors, servants, and assigns, shall have convenient place in the custom house of London, and in all other custom houses, and places of lading or unlading of wares elsewhere within England, or in any of the Dominions of the same, there, at their pleasure to be present, and to receive, collect and enjoy without interruption of any person or persons whatsoever, all the said customs and subsidies according to our said Letters Patents, and have granted by the same Letters Patents unto the said Roger pennel, and Richard Grimstone, their deputies, factors, servants and assigns, being accompanied with the Constable, or any other our officers for the time being, in lawful manner and from time to time, and at all times lawful, meet and convenient, during the said term of sixteen years, to search all ships, vessels, boats, bottoms, houses, warehouses, shops or convenient place or places whatsoever, for all or any of the said wares, merchandizes or commodities of any of the natures or kinds aforesaid, or called or known by any of the names aforesaid, whereof the customs and subsidies are granted or demised by the said Letters Patents, as shall be brought or laid on land within this our Realm of England, or any of the dominions of the same within the said term of 16. years, by any person or persons, before the Customs and Subsides due for the same shallbe paid or compounded for, to or with the said Roger pennel & Richard Grimstone, their executors, administrators or assigns, and to take and seize the same.  
And furthermore whereas we have by our said Letters patents straightly charged and commanded all and every person and persons, Merchant's denizens or strangers whatsoever, that they or any of them do not attempt or presume to unship, discharge, unlade, and lay on land any of the wares, commodities, or merchandizes before mentioned, in any Port, haven, creak, place or places whatsoever within this our Realm, before such times as the Customs and Subsdies due and payable for the said wares, merchandizes and commodities, and every of them, be duly answered, paid, or compounded for, to or with the said Roger pennel and Richard Grimstone, or either of them, their, or either of their executors, administrators, deputies, servants, Factors or assigns, or some, or one of them, upon pain that every person, or persons. Merchant's denizens or strangers whatsoever, that shall unlade, or lay on land any of the said Wares, merchandizes or commodities, the Customs and Subsidies whereof are by the said Letters patents demised and granted before such time as the Customs and subsidies thereof shall first be duly answered, paid or compounded for, to or with the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, or either of them, their, or either of their ●●cutors, administrators, deputies, Factors or assigns, within the said term of 16. years in these presents mentioned, shall forfeit and lose all and every the ●●me Wares, merchandizes and commodities so unshipped, unladen, discharged or laid on land, before such time as the Customs and Subsidies by the said Letters patents demised and granted payable for the same Wares, merchandizes or commodities, be or shallbe first duly answered or compounded for, to or with the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, or either of them, their, or either of their executors, administrators, Factors, deputies or assigns, the one moiety of all which forfeitures to be to us our heirs and successors, to the use of us our heirs and successors, and the other moiety of the same forfeitures to be to the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, their executors, administrators and assigns, or to such other person or persons as shall first seize the same to his or their own uses, without any account thereof to us, our heirs and successors, to be rendered or paid for the same.  
And whereas by our said Letters patents we have charged and commanded all and every Customers, Controllers, Surveyors, Searchers, Waitors, and other our Officers and ministers whatsoever, of all and every Ports, Havens, creeks, members and passages within this our Realm of England and dominion of Wales, That they or any of them shall not permit, tolerate, or suffer directly or indirectly any Merchant English, denizen or stranger, or other person whatsoever, to discharge, unlade or lay on land any of the said Wares, merchandizes and commodities, the Customs and Subsidies whereof are by the said Letters patents demised and granted unto the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, before such time as the Customs and Subsidies thereof be duly answered, paid or compounded for, to and with the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, or one of them, their, or one of their executors, administrators, assigns, deputies, Factors or servants, or some of them, according to the true intent and meaning of the said Letters patents. And that if any such Wares, merchan●izes or commodities, be discharged, unladen or laid on land, that after knowledge thereof, they shall forthwith and with all convenient speed, give notice of such discharging, unlading or laying on land to the said Roger Pennel and Richard Grimstone, or one of their executors, administrators and assigns, or to their deputies, Factors, or servants, to the end they may take the benefit of our said grant, upon paint of our displeasure and indignation, and of such forfeiture, pain and punishment, as by the Laws of our Realm can or may be inflicted upon them, and every of them in that behalf.  
And we have also by our said Letters patents straightly charged, prohibited and forbidden all and every the Owners, farmers, or occupiers of all and every Wes, keys, Brewhouses, and other such like place and places of lading, or unlading whatsoever, within this our Realm of England, That they nor any of them shall not suffer or permit any Goods, wares, merchandizes or other commodities to be unshipped, unladen, discharged or laid on land, in any of the said Wharfes, keys, Brewhouses or other such like places of lading or unlading, contrary to the Books of Customs made in the seventh year of the reign of our ●eare sister Elizabeth the late Queen of England, upon pain of our displeasure and indignation, and of such pains and penalties as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm can or may be inflicted on them for their offence in that behalf, As by the said Letters patents more at large appeareth. All which premises, to the intent our will and pleasure in that behalf might the better be known to all such our loving Subjects whom it may concern, We are pleased ●●at they should in our name be published, notified and commended by these presents to all and every our loving Subjects to be done and performed, upon the ●ines and penalties aforesaid, according to the tenor and true intent of the said Letters Patents.  
2. February 1604. 
 God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.