royal blazon or coat of arms ¶ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for restraint of excessive Carriages, to the destruction of the High Ways.  
WHereas in the Reign of Our most dear and Royal Father, King JAMES of blessed memory, and since Our access to the Crown, several Proclamations have been published for the restraint of excessive Carriages by common Carriers or others, to the destruction of the High Ways of this Realm; and yet We find by daily experience, those great abuses are still continued and increased; whereby if timely remedy be not provided, those public Nuisances are like to hinder much the general commerce of Our people, and become unrepaireable, without excessive charge and burden to the Country. We therefore, by the advice of the Lords and others of Our Privy Council, do hereby straightly charge and command, that from henceforth no common Carrier, nor other person whatsoever, upon the common High Ways do go or travail with any Wagon, Weyne, Cart, or Carriage, whereon  or shall be laden at once above twenty hundred weight; Nor that for the draught or carrying thereof, there be used above five horses, or above four Oxen and two horses, or above six Oxen without horses at any one time, to the end that by these means the occasion of such excessive carriages may be prevented. All which We do straightly charge and command to be duly observed, upon pain of Our heavy indignation, and such other penalties and punishments, as by the Laws or Statutes of this Our Realm, or otherwise, may be inflicted upon the Offenders therein.  
And because such extraordinary Carriages as of late years have been used, have heretofore by the opinion of Our judges been held to be general Nuisances, and therefore the same aught by the Law to be severely punished, as that wherein the public hath an interest: We do straightly charge and command all Our judges and justices, that in their several places they do carefully and diligently inquire of all these Offences; and as much as in them lieth, do punish the Offenders.  
And We do hereby admonish, and straightly charge and command all those whom it may concern, that they be careful from time to time to repair and maintain the High Ways, Bridges, and Causeys throughout this Our Realm, according to Our Laws and Statutes in that behalf, as they tender Our pleasure, and will answer the contrary at their perils.  
And because there may be no pretence for any to excuse themselves, We straightly require and charge, that Information from time to time be given to Our Attorney general, of obstinate and notorious Offenders against this Our Royal command, which so much importeth the common good and ease of Our people; To the end, that by a legal course they may be proceeded with, and receive such punishment as their contempts and offences shall deserve.  
And lastly, We do hereby will and require all Majors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, justices of peace, and all other Our Officers and Ministers in all Our Counties and places whatsoever within this Our Realm, whom it may concern, that they use their uttermost endeavour for discovery and punishment of all Offences and Offenders against this Our pleasure and Royal commandment.  
Given at the Court at Hampton-Court, the first day of November, in the eleventh year of Our Reign.  
❧ God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty: And by the Assigns of JOHN BILL. 1635.