❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation establishing the Continuance of His majesties Farthing Tokens, And prohibiting the use of all other Tokens whatsoever  
Having heretofore by two several Proclamations, The first bearing Date at White-Hall the nineteenth day of May, in the eleventh year of Our reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland, The second Dated at Our Manor of Greenwich, the one and twentieth day of june, in the twelfth year of Our reign, published Our Royal Will and pleasure, touching the use and continuance of Our Farthing Tokens of Copper, and the suppressing of the manifold abuses committed by Tokens of Lead, Brass, or any other metal, or matter which Tradesmen do use between them and their Customers in some derogation to Our prerogative Royal; Thereby straightly forbidding and prohibiting all and every person and persons whatsoever, to use, deliver, or receive any such Leaden Tokens as have been formerly tolerated: And yet nevertheless not only the making and utterance of the said unlawful Tokens of Lead, or other metal, or matter contrary to Our said Proclamations, in contempt of Our Royal commandment, and derogation of Our Royal Prerogative hath been continued; but also divers abuses have been practised concerning our said Farthing Tokens, contrary to the true intent of Our said former Proclamations. To the end therefore that every person may be left without all excuse, if again they shall presume to infringe Our Royal commandment, We do by these presents publish and declare Our Royal Will and pleasure, That all points and articles contained in either of the said former Proclamations be duly in all things observed and performed; And that the further use and continuance of the said Leaden Tokens be utterly put down, and abolished; And that Our Farthing Tokens shall continue without any alteration of the Stamp, and Print now used, according to the true intent of Our said former Proclamations; And that no person or persons shall go about to mark, deface, boar, or clip, any of our Farthing Tokens, or to give, or deliver any other Tokens of their own making, or made by others for Tickets, with any of Our Farthing Tokens, either made of Lead, Paper, or Stuffe, or metal whatsoever: And that in case any of Our said Farthing Tokens have been formerly defaced, clipped, bored, or any ways altered, We do straightly forbid that none of the same shall be hereafter used or received: And that no person and persons shall receive at the hands of any other person whatsoever, any other Farthing Tokens, or Half peny-Tokens, or any other Tokens than Our said Farthing Tokens, according to Our former Proclamations: and therefore We do straightly prohibit and forbidden as aforesaid, all and every person and persons whatsoever, aswell to use and receive any Tokens whatsoever, other than Our said Farthing Tokens, as also to make and counterfeit such Our Farthing Tokens, or the Engines and Instruments, whereby they are made, or to be made, upon pain of condign punishment for their offences in that kind; And do likewise straightly charge and command all and singular Mayors, justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Officers, and Ministers to whom it shall or may appertain, to do, their uttermost endeavour, for the discovery and searching out of all offences and offenders against this our Royal commandment, and for the due performance, and execution of the Premises.  
Given at Royston the six and twentieth day of October, in the thirteenth year of Our Reign of Great Britain France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nine and fortieth.  
God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. ANNO DOM. 1615.