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By the King, A PROCLAMATION For Prising of Canary Wines.  
JAMES R.  
Whereas by the Statute made in the Twenty eighth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, for Prising of Wines, it is Provided that the Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Lord Precedent of the Kings most Honourable Council, Lord Privy Seal, and the Lord Chief justices of either Bench, or Five, Four or Threé of them, shall have Power and Authority by their Discretion to set the Prices of all kinds of Wines, as in the said Statute is expressed: By virtue whereof the Lord Chancellor, Lord Precedent, the Lord Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, and the Lord Chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Twelfth day of this instant December, upon Consideration of the present State of the Canary Trade, did Order that no Canary Wine be Sold for the ensuing Year at more than Nine pence per Pint by Retail, and Twenty eight pounds per Pipe in Gross. Now that all cause of excuse may be taken away, and that such as shall be found Delinquents herein, may acknowledge their own wilfulness to be the cause of the Danger and Penalty they fall into, after Avertisement. His Majesty's Will and Pleasure is, and by the Advice of the said Lords and the rest of His Privy Council, according to one other Statute in that behalf made in the Fourth year of the Reign of His most Noble Progenitor King Edward the Third, by this His Royal Proclamation doth Publish and Declare, That for One Year next following, to be accounted from the First day of February next, Canary Wines be not Sold by Retail at more than Nine pence the Pint, and in Gross at more than Twenty eight pounds the Pipe, and according to these Rates (and no Higher) in proportion for greater or lesser Quantities, either in Gross or by Retail, which Rates and Prices His Majesty's Pleasure is, shall be duly observed in all His Ports and other Places within this Realm where Wines are Landed, or within Ten Miles of those Ports and Places. And it is His Majesty's Pleasure, That in Places where Canary Wines by Land Carriage shall be conveyed more than Ten Miles from the next Port, the said Wines shall and may be Sold according to the Rates aforesaid, with an allowance not exceeding Four Pounds the Tun, and One penny the Quart for Carriage thereof upon Land every Thirty Miles, and according to that proportion, and not at greater Rates, strictly Charging and Commanding such of His Subjects and others whom it shall concern, That none of them during the time aforesaid presume to sell any of the said Canary Wines in Gross or by Retail at higher Rates than by this His Majesty's Proclamation are appointed, under the Forfeitures and Penalties mentioned in the said Statute, and other the Laws and Statutes of th●s Realm Ordained in that behalf, and such further Pains and Penalties as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm can or may be Inflicted upon wilful Contemners of His Majesty's Royal Command and Proclamation: Requiring and Commanding all Mayors, Sheriffs, justices of the Peace, Bailiffs, Customers and Comptrollers, and other Officers of His Majesty's Ports, and all others whom it shall concern, diligently to observe and attend the Execution of this His Royal Pleasure, and to give Information to the Lords and others of the Privy Council, of the Delinquents, that they may be proceéded against, and receive Punishment according to their demerits.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Sixteenth day of December, 1687. In the Third Year of Our Reign. 
 GOD SAVE THE KING.   

LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1687.