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❧ By the King. His Majesty's Proclamation restraining the abuses in Gold Weights fraudulently committed contrary to a former.  
WHere Our Sovereign Lord the King by Proclamation given at the Court at White Hall the Twentieth Day of December, in the Eighth year of His Majesty's Reign: for reformation of great abuses in the Counterpoises and Weights of His money of Gold, and Grains and half Grains to be used in poising of them, did publish and declare that the Weights wherewith his Majesty's money of Gold should be poised after the six and Twentieth day of january then next ensuing, should be made of a round and Circular form, wherein should be inscribed certain marks that they might easily be known from Weights formerly used, which should be of the full and just size according to the true Weights of the Gold moneys, and the Grains and half Grains should be apart by themseives to show the remedies and abatements as they aught to be, and noon of them should be made with the remedies and ●batements purposely taken off, (commonly called Blancke-Weights;)  
And for the better effecting of His Majesty's pleasure, His Majesty did commit the care of Making and Assizing of those Counterpoises and weights to Sir Thomas Aylesbury, Baronet, one of the Masters of Request, whom his Majesty commanded to have in readiness in the Lowre of London, sufficient numbers of the said Weights, Grains, and half Grains, with just and equal Beams and Balances for the use of them, exactly and diligently made and sized to furnish His Subjects by the said six and twentieth day of january, to be issued at reasonable prizes;  
And His Majesty's will and Pleasure was, that the Chief Officers, in all Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate, with all Convenient speed, should provide one pair of the said Weights and Balances, sufficient, at the hands of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, or such as he should appoint to deliver the same, made according to the fashion aforesaid, within every such City, Borough and Town Corporate; well and safely to be kept, that such as would, might have recourse and access unto them, for discerning of the true weights of His Majesty's Monies of Gold, whereof receipts or payments should be, as occasion should require;  
And his Majesty did straightly Inhibit all His Subjects, and others whatsoever within His Dominions, after the said six and twentieth day of january, to have, or use any other weights, of, or for the Coins of Gold, and remedies thereof, then only such as should be made circular, and sized and issued by the appointment of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury. And that no person, or persons, of what estate, degree, or condition soever they were or should be, should at any time then after presume to make, cast, contrive, frame or cause to be made any Counterpoises, or Weights, Grains or half Grains, or any Tool or Instrument, Press, Mill, Stamps, Punchions, Counterpunchions, or any thing else whatsoever, for the making, casting, framing or preparing of such weights, or vent, or import the same made, other than the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, or such as should be thereunto appointed by his Majesty, upon pain of His Majesty's High Indignation and displeasure, and such other pains and penalties, as by the Laws and Statutes of His Majesty's Realm, or by His Majesty's Prerogative Royal, could or might be inflicted upon contemners of His Majesty's Proclamations and Royal Commands;  
And it was His Majesty's pleasure, that in receipts and payments of His Majesty's moneys of Gold, noon should be compelled to try the Weight thereof by other Poises or Weights then those that should be made of a form circular, as is before set forth;  
Since which time some evil disposed persons, without the assent, and against the will of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury have presumed to make diverse Counterpoises and Weights of His Majesty's Monies of Gold, and Grains, and half Grains for poising thereof, which were unequal and defective, which were endeavoured to be put to sale, which being discovered by the care of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, according to duty, and in discharge of the trust reposed in him, he made the same known to the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Counsel: and thereupon those false Counterpoises, Weights, Grains and half Grains were seized upon, and being found defective, are by command melted down, whereby a great inconvenience which might otherwise happen to His Majesty's people is prevented: And some of the Delinquents have for that attempt been chastised:  
Our said Sovereign Lord the King of His great and abundant care that His justice, both in His Courts and Commerce amongst His people be duly administered and observed, and that His people be not deceived with false Weights, which are abominable: by the advice of His Privy Counsel, doth again straightly Inhibit all His Subjects, that noon of them do make, form, or offer to put to sale any Counterpoises or Weights of the moneys of Gold, or Grains, or half Grains to be used in poising thereof, but the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, or such as first shall have Licence from the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, to vent the same;  
And doth also by these presents, straightly inhibit all His Subjects and others whatsoever within His Dominions, to have, or use publicly, or privately in shops or elsewhere any other Weights of or for the Coins of Gold and remedies thereof, then only such as shall be made circular and sised, and issued by the appointment of the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury:  
And doth likewise charge the said Sir Thomas Aylesbury, that he shall employ noon in making, venting, or issuing of any such Counterpoises, Weights, Grains or half Grains, but in such manner as in the said former Proclamation is specified: Letting all men know, His Majesty intends with all severity to proceed against all such as shall contemn, or not yield obedience to this and His said former Proclamation.  
Given at the Court at Greenwich this fist day of May, in the tenth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord CHARLES ,by the grace of God King of ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, and IRELAND, Defender of the Faith, &c. 
 God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty: and by the Assigns of john Bill. 1634.