¶ An act, touching the exchange of gold and silver.  
WHere in the parliament holden at westminstre, the xxv. year of the reign of king Edwarde the third, it was accorded that it should be lawful for every man to exchange gold for silver, or silver for gold, or for gold& silver, so that no man did hold the same as exchanged, nor take no profit for making of such exchange, vpon pain of forfeiture of the money so exchanged, except the kings exchaungers which take profit of such exchange, according to an ordinance before that time made: which statute notwithstanding, diuers covetous persons of their own authorities, haue of late taken vpon them to make exchanges, aswell of coined gold, as of coined silver, receiving and paieng therfore, more in value then hath been declared by the kings proclamation to be currant for, within this his realm, and other his dominions to the great hindrance of the commune wealth of this realm.  
Be it therfore enacted by the king our sovereign lord, by thassent of the lords and commons in this present patlament assembled,& by thaucthoritie of the same, that if any person or persons, after the first day of April next coming, exchange any coined gold, coined silver, or money, giving, receiving, or paieng any more in value, benefit, profit, or advantage for it, then the same is, or shalbe declared by the kings majesties proclamation to be current for, within this his highnes realm, and other his dominions. That then at thesaid coined gold, silver, and money so exchanged, and every parte and parcel therof shal be forfeit, and the parties so offending shal suffer imprisonment by the space of one whole year, and make fine at the kings pleasure. The one moiety of thesaied gold, silver, or coin, so forfeited to be to the King our sovereign lord, and the other moiety to be to the party that seizeth the same, or will sue for it by bill, plaint, original, action of debt, information or otherwise in any of the kings courts of record, in which suit, no essoin, protection, or wager of lawe shal lye, be allowed or admitted.  
God save the King.   

richardus GRAFTON typographus Regius excudebat. A. M.D.LII.  
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