HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT  royal blazon of the House of Stuart  
❧ By the King. ¶ A Proclamation prohibiting the Importation of Allome, and the buying and spending thereof in any His MAJESTY'S Dominions.  
WHereas that great and commendable Work of making Allome, of the Native Ours of this Our Kingdom, not many years since discovered within Our County of York, is by the disbursements and expense of sundry great sums of money, made by Our most dear and Royal Father, King james, of blessed memory, brought to such perfection, as there is now no doubt or question, but sufficient quantities of good, well roached, & merchantable Allome may be made, aswell for supply of Our own Dominions, of so necessary and useful a Commodity, as also for foreign vent and sale of great quantities thereof into other neighbour Kingdoms; which being a Work of so great honour to this Kingdom, and of such use and consequence, for the public service, and good of this Commonwealth, whereby many families of Our loving Subjects are kept and maintained in work, much treasure saved within the Land, which was heretofore yearly exported, for furnishing of Allome from foreign parts, and some increase also brought to Our annual Revenues, towards the said excessive charge and expense, which Our said dear Father was put unto about it: We have thought fit (with the advice of Our Privy Council) by all honourable and lawful means, to uphold and maintain the same; which can by no means be done, unless the Importation of Allome from foreign parts, and the use thereof here, when it shall be brought in, be carefully restrained, and the many sleights, frauds, and devices, heretofore used therein, be met withal and prevented.  
We therefore do by this Our Proclamation straight charge and command, That no foreign Allome be hereafter imported, or brought into, or bought, sold, uttered, or spent within this Our Realm, or any other Our Dominions, and that no English Allome, that hath been, or shall be once exported, or shipped in any Boat or Vessel to be transported, shall at any time after be bought, sold, uttered or spent within this Our Realm of England: And that no person or persons whatsoever, either Our own natural borne Subjects, or Denizens, or Strangers, Merchants, Mariners, Artificers, or others, nor any of them, do attempt hereafter to import, buy, sell, or vent, or cause to be imported, bought, sold, or vented any such foreign or English Allome so prohibited, upon pain of forfeiture of all such Allome so imported, bought, sold, or vented, to be seized to Our use, and upon such further penalties and punishments, as We, or Our Privy Council, or Our Treasurer of England, for the time being, shall think fit to inflict upon every such offender.  
And for the better finding out, and discovery of the said offenders, We do hereby require and command, That Our said Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being, shall, and do award, such, and so many Commissions, of such and the like tenor and effect, as in the time of Our said dear Father, were accustomed, or might be awarded, or otherwise, as they shall think fit, for examining and finding out of all offences and offenders against this Our Proclamation; To the end, That aswell the Importers of all such Allome prohibited, as the Buyers, Sellers, Spenders, and Receivers thereof, may receive condign punishment for the same.  
And whereas We understand, That diverse great quantities of such prohibited Allome have used to be imported into this Realm, under the name or names of sundry poor Mariners, and others, men of little or no value; We will and command, That not only the said Mariners, or others, who shall so import, or colour the Importation of such prohibited Allome, shall be punished, as their misdemeanours therein shall deserve; But also, That the Ship, Boat, or Vessel wherein any such Allome shall be imported, or out of which any such Allome shall be unshipped, or laid on land, contrary to this Our Proclamation, shall be arrested and stayed by the officers of every Port, respectively, until the Master, or Owner thereof, shall cause the full value of the Allome so imported, unshipped, or laid on land, to be duly paid, and answered to the hands of Our Agent, or Agents for Our said Allome Works for the time being, to Our use, or to such others, as they shall appoint in that behalf.  
And We do further straight charge and command, All and singular such person or persons, as shall hereafter seize any Allome, by this Proclamation prohibited to be imported, bought, sold, used or disposed of, That they do forthwith deliver the same to Our said Agent, or Agents in London: And for the better encouragement of such as shall find out, and discover the offenders and offences, to be committed against the tenor and true meaning of this Our Proclamation, Our will and pleasure is, That Our Agent or Agents, shall allow to him or them, who shall discover and seize any such prohibited Allome, the full sum of nine shillings for every hundred weight, & after the rate for every lesser or greater quantity, that shall be so seized and brought unto the said Agents, or one of them; And for all such Allome as shall be shifted away, and not seized, for which offence the full value thereof is to be forfeited to Our use, and paid to the hands of Our said Agent or Agents, as aforesaid, The one moiety thereof shall be to the discoverer, who shall prosecute and recover the same, and the other moiety to remain to Our said Agent or Agents, to be disposed of, as in their Letters Patents of agency is ordered and appointed.  
And We do further charge and command, All and singular the Officers of Our Customs within all and every the Ports and Havens of Our said Dominions, and the Creeks and members thereof, That they, and every of them, do not only forbear to take any Entry or Entries, or give any Bill or Warrant for unlading or landing of any Allome prohibited as aforesaid, but do also cause Seizure and stay to be made thereof to Our use, upon pain of forfeiture of his or their Offices respectively, and undergoing Our heavy displeasure, and such other punishments, as their neglects and contempts herein shall be found to demerit.  
And for the better execution of the premises, We do straight charge and command all Majors, Shiriffeses, justices of Peace, Constables, headboroughs, Tything-men, and all other Our Officers and Ministers, aswell of Our Admiralty, as otherwise, and all other Our loving Subjects, to whom it shall or may appertain, That they, and every of them, at all times hereafter, and from time to time, be aiding and assisting to Our said Agent and Agents, and their deputies, and to such Our Commissioners, as shall be from time to time appointed for, or about this Our Service; And also to be, from time to time, likewise aiding & assisting to all Our Customers, Searchers, Waiters, and all other person or persons thereunto deputed by Our said Agent or Agents, in, or for the seizing, searching for, or carrying away of all such prohibited Allome, imported or landed, or hereafter to be imported, landed, bought, sold, vented, or disposed, contrary to this Our Royal prohibition and commandment: And if any person or persons shall be found openly to oppose, or privately to animate, or encourage others to contradict or withstand the due execution of this Our Service, That then Our said Treasurer of England, or Chancellor of Our Exchequer, for the time being, shall cause such person and persons to be sent for by a Messenger, and brought before Our Privy Council, or themselves, or the one of them, to receive such condign punishment therein, as shall be thought meet to be inflicted upon him or them, for his or their wilful contempt and disobedience in this behalf.  
Given at Our Court at White-Hall, the thirteenth day of April, in the first year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland. 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maieftie. ANNO DOM. M.DC.XXV.