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C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT  
By the King. A PROCLAMATION Concerning Wine-Licenses.  
CHARLES R.  
WHereas by Our Royal Proclamation bearing date at our Court of Whitehall, the Twentieth day of September in the Thirteenth year of Our Reign, Published in pursuance of a late Act of Parliament, Entitled, An Act for the better Ordering and Selling of Wines by Retail, (amongst other things) We did Will and Require all and every Our loving Subjects who were Retailers of any Wine or Wines within our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town and Port of Berwick upon tweed, to appear and Address themselves unto Our trusty and wellbeloved Sir Maurice Berkley Knight and Baronet, Sir John Colleton, and others Our then Commissioners and Agents, and such others, or any two or more of them as We should appoint to be Our Agents for Granting Licenses for Retailing Wine, at their Office in Blackfriar's, London, at the time and times therein limited and appointed: And whereas We afterwards thought fit to revoke Our former Commission issued to the aforesaid persons for the Granting of Licenses, or Dispensations for selling of Wine by Retail, And to appoint Our Right Trusty and Right wellbeloved Cousin, John Earl of Bath, first Gentleman of Our Bedchamber, Edmond Wyndham Esquire, one of the Gentlemen of Our Privy Chamber in Ordinary, and others, to be Our Commissioners and Agents for granting Licenses for Retailing Wines; And therefore did by Our Proclamation bearing date at Our Court at Whitehall the Nineteenth day of May in the Fourteenth year of Our Reign, will and require all Our loving Subjects who were Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town and Port of Berwick upon tweed, That they and every of them should appear and Address themselves unto Our said Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousin John Earl of Bath, and Edmond Wyndham Esquire, and such others (or any two or more of them) as We had then appointed to be Our Commissioners or Agents for the granting Licenses for Retailing of Wines, at their Office in the Old Palace-Yard at Westminster, at the time and times therein limited and appointed. And whereas since the publishing of Our Proclamations aforesaid, We have been graciously pleased, out of Our Princely care and great love and affection to Our most entirely beloved Brother James Duke of York, for and towards the maintenance and support of him the said Duke, his State and Dignity, (amongst other things) to Grant & Assign unto him, and the Heirs males of his Body, all and every the Power and Powers, Authority and Authorities of giving Licence to any person or persons to Sell or Utter by Retail all, every, or any kind of Wine or Wines whatsoever, with all Rents, Sum or Sums of Money, Revenues, Profits and Emoluments whatsoever, that shall or may arise from the same; which were further settled by a late Act of Parliament, Entitled, An Act for settling the Profits of the Post-Office, & Power of granting Wine-Licenses, on his Royal Highness the Duke of York, & the Heirs males of his Body. And whereas it is in and by the said Act Enacted and Declared, That all and every person or persons which from time to time shall be by the said Duke of York and the Heirs males of his Body appointed, authorized, or deputed Agent or Agents, Commissioner or Commissioners, to treat and contract for giving of Licenses for the Selling and Uttering Wines by Retail, shall have the full and sole Power and Authority to treat and contract for the same, in as full and ample manner as Our Agents or Commissioners might have done by virtue of the first recited Act. In pursuance whereof, Our most entirely beloved Brother Jam●s Duke of York, hath under his Hand and Seal authorized and deputed Sir Richard Braham Knight and Baronet, Sir Nicholas Armorer, and Sir George Smith, Knights, Stephen Fox, Richard Mason, and Nicholas Oudart, Esquires, to be his Agents and Commissioners for granting of Licenses for selling of all manner of Wines by Retail: We do therefore hereby strictly charge and command all Our Subjects who are Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town and Port of Berwick upon tweed, That they and every of them do appear and Address themselves unto the aforesaid Sir Richard Braham, Sir Nicholas Armorer, Sir George Smith, Stephen Fox, Richard Mason, and Nicholas Oudart, or any two or more of them at their Office in the Old Palace-Yard at Westminster, and at any such other place or places in London or elsewhere, as they from time to time shall think fit and appoint, at the several time and times herein after limited and appointed, then and there to Contract with the said Agents or Commissioners at such Rates and Prices as they shall agree for Licence and Dispensation for Retailing of Wines, and to perfect such their respective Contracts, and give such sufficient Security for payment of their respective Rents, and performance of Covenants, as the said Agents or Commissioners, or their Assigns shall like and approve, at such warrantable Rates as by the said Acts are appointed; And likewise such as have formerly contracted with any of Our Agents aforesaid, to pay unto them all such Arrears of Rents as they have so contracted for. And We do further hereby Declare, and Our Royal will and pleasure is, That all and every person and persons who are Retailers of Wine, or that shall desire to have Licenses and Dispensation to Retail Wine within Our said Dominions, and dwelling within One hundred Miles of Our City of London, shall, and do appear before the said Agents or Commissioners at their Office aforesaid, And shall, and do agree, contract, and give good Security for payment of their Rents, and performance of Covenants, and likewise for payment of their Arrears of Rent, at or before the Nine and twentieth day of September next: And all other persons living at a greater distance, at or before the Tenth day of October next. And We do hereby Declare, That if any person or persons whatsoever in any City, Town Corporate, or other place or places whatsoever, shall by virtue or colour of any Letters-Patents, Grant, Contract, or Authority whatsoever not warranted by the Acts aforesaid, presume to Utter or Retail any Wine or Wines whatsoever, without making such Contract and Agreement, and giving Security for payment for Licence and Dispensation to commence as aforesaid, and within the said respective time herein limited; they and every of them are & shall be liable to the Penalties & Forfeitures in the said Act set and imposed upon all such who Utter and Retail Wine without Licence, as in the said Acts is appointed, and are to be proceeded against as the said Act directeth. And We do further straight charge and command all Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, and all other Our Officers whatsoever, to be aiding and assisting unto the said Agents or Commissioners of Our said Dear Brother, for the exact obeying and putting in execution of this Our Proclamation. And We do hereby further Declare to all Our loving Subjects, That it will be good and acceptable service to Us in any of Our said Subjects, to prosecute such Offenders, who shall presume to Sell or Retail any Wines without Licence as aforesaid, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Acts, in such manner as by Law is appointed, for which they shall receive the reward and advantage thereby proposed, being the Moiety of Five pounds for each Offence so committed.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall this Five and Twentieth day of August, 1663. In the Fifteenth year of Our Reign.  
God save the King.   

LONDON, Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent MAJESTY, 1663.