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HONI SOIT QVI MAY Y PENSE  ¶ By the King.  
WHereas by an Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth year of the Reign of Our most noble Progenitor King Edward the fourth; It was (amongst other things) ordained, that all Merchants which should carry or bring any merchandise out of Scotland, or the Isles of the same into this Realm of England or Wales, first should bring the same merchandise to the Town of Berwicke: And that none of the King's liege people, nor none other person under the King's obeisance should carry any merchandise, or cause it to be carried into this Realm of England, or any other place under the King's obeisance: But that the same merchandise should be customed at the same Town of Berwicke, except to the City of Carlisle, and the Ports or Creeks pertaining to the West Marches: And that no merchandise should be shipped in any creak, or other place betwixt Tinmouth and the said Town of Berwicke; but only in the Port or Haven of the said Town of Berwicke: And that if any person or persons should offend, or do with any manner merchandise aforesaid, contrary to any of the said ordinances, the same person or persons should forfeit all the said merchandise, and that it should be lawful to any of the King's liege Subjects to seize all such merchandise so forfeited, or else to pursue in his own name an Action of debt against the same person or persons which so should forfeit, containing the sum of the value of the said goods, and the King to have aswell the one half of all such merchandise forfeited and seized, as the one half of all such sums of money, which should be recovered by the Action in the form aforesaid, to be pursued for the value of any such goods so forfeit, and the person or persons which should seize, and pursue in the form aforesaid, to have the other half of the same, as by the same Act of Parliament (amongst other things) more at large appeareth.  
And whereas We were given to understand in the first year of our Reign of our Realm of England, that since our entry into this Kingdom, many of our subjects of our Realm of Scotland, and some also of England did not observe the same Act of Parliament, but to the intent to defraud us of our said Customs, did go with their goods and merchandizes over the fells, and other by-passages, whereby great damage was then done to us:  
And whereas We, for that cause at that time did by our Proclamation straightly charge and command all Our Subjects, aswell of the one Realm as of the other, that none of them should presume after that time to pass any goods from each Realm to other, but either shipped at some known Port, or else through Our said city of Carlisle, or Town of Berwicke, as by the same Proclamation may also appear.  
And whereas We have been pleased of long time to forbear to take any Customs, or other Duties, of any of Our Subjects of Scotland, for any goods passing betwixt Our said Kingdoms, until now of late: During which time, Our Subjects did observe aswell the said Act of Parliament, as the said Proclamation: And forasmuch, as We are now again informed, that Our said Subjects, since We have given order to Our Officers to receive Our Customs, for goods so carried between both Our said Kingdoms, do now again go with their goods and merchandise over the said fells, and other by-passages, and ship the same at secret, obscure, and unknown places, aswell to the great damage and loss unto Us, in Our Customs and Subsidies, as unto Our Subjects, both of this Our Realm of England, and also of Our Realm of Scotland, both by carrying of goods prohibited to be carried out of this Our Realm into Our said Realm of Scotland, and from thence into the foreign parts: and also by bringing of goods prohibited to be carried out of Our said Realm of Scotland, into this Our Realm of England, and from hence carrying the same into other foreign parts.  
We minding to take away all such excuses as may be made in that behalf, do therefore by these presents make it known to all Our loving Subjects, that We do intend to have the same Act of Parliament, and all others of like effect put in straight execution in all things above mentioned, for and concerning land carriages, and such goods as shall be shipped at such secret, obscure, and unknown places, and to have the same very carefully observed, performed, fulfilled, and kept, to the only end, that We, or Our farmers may be truly answered of Our due customs, Subsidies, and other duties due for such goods.  
And for that purpose, We do hereby authorize, and straightly charge, will and require, aswell Our Customers, controllers, Searchers, & other Our Officers, in Our Ports and Custom houses; As also all Our Lievetennants, Deputy Lieutenants, Majors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other Our Officers, Ministers, and Subjects whatsoever, whom it shall concern, not only to see to the due execution of the same Act of Parliament themselves, to their best knowledge and skill: but also to be aiding and assisting to all others, that shall endeavour to see the same put in execution, as is fit; as they will answer the contrary at their uttermost perils.  
Given at Our Palace of Wesminster the 17. day of May, in the ninth year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty. Anno Dom. 1611.