woodcut of England's coat of arms, 1609 
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
DIEV ET MON DROIT.   
❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation concerning Wyer, Thread, and other Manufactures made of Gold and Silver.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty, being careful and desirous to prevent and avoid all unnecessary waste and consumption of Coin and Bullion within this Realm, hath published sundry Proclamations, for suppressing all irregular and unlawful Melting and Fining of Gold and Silver, and the making of Gold and Silver Thread, Gold and Silver Foliat, and other Manufactures, whereupon much Coin and Bullion was found to be consumed: But not finding any amendment answerable to his gracious expectation, for that the offenders, being many of them very poor, and making their whole gain and living thereby, did adventure, against all Law and Authority, to continue their works, though in a more secret and close manner then before. And therefore his Majesty, upon mature advice with his Privy Counsel, finding it a matter of so much difficulty utterly to suppress those Manufactures, as that it was not to be effected without much severity and rigour to many of the poorer sort of his Subjects, hath resolved of a more moderate and fitting course, by reducing those Trades under order and government, whereby the inconveniences may be prevented, and yet the Trades (being the livelihood of so many men) not wholly banished: And to that intent his Majesty, by advice of the Lords, and others of His Privy Counsel, hath granted a Charter of incorporation to the Governor, Assistants, and Commonalty of Gold-Wyer-drawers of the City of London, containing sundry politic and good Rules and Orders, aswell for preserving of Coin and Bullion, as for regulating the said Trades, and avoiding such deceits as may arise thereby to his Majesty's Subjects.  
For the better strengthening whereof, his Majesty doth hereby straight charge and command, First, that no person or persons whatsoever, (except such as are, or shall be of the said Company, or Corporation) do at any time hereafter use, exercise, or put in practise any the Trades, Mysteries, or Manufactures of spinning, or making of Gold and Silver Thread, Purls, Plates, O's, Spangles, or Foliat, or the drawing of Wyer for any of those uses or purposes, or for Damasking, or inlaying, or the drawing of Wyer for Cloth of Gold or Silver, or do, or put in practise any other thing belonging to the Art of a Gold or Silver Wyer-drawer, or do Melt, Fine, Prepare or disgrosse any Gold or Silver for any of the uses aforesaid, or do set up any Milles, Engines or Instruments for, or to the uses or purposes aforesaid, or any of them.  
Secondly, That no person or persons of the said Company or Corporation, nor any other whatsoever, do at any time hereafter make within this Realm of England, or import, or cause to be imported into the same, or any part thereof, any Gold or Silver Thread, or Wyer, being counterfeit stuff, or made of base Gold or Silver.  
Thirdly, That no person or persons whatsoever, now being, or which hereafter shall be of the said Corporation, do or shall make, buy, sell, utter, or put to sale any Gold or Silver Wyer or Thread, but according to such Powers, Limitations and Provisions, as are mentioned and contained in the Charter made to the said Corporation. And that no person or persons whatsoever, do or shall buy or sell, or cause to be bought, uttered or sold, any Gold or Silver Wyer, or Thread, before the same be sealed with the Seal for that purpose, to be appointed according to the intent of the said Charter, upon pain, that all person and persons offending in any the premises, contrary to his Majesty's Pleasure herein expressed, shall incur his Majesty's indignation and censure in his high Court of Star-chamber, & such further punishment by imprisonment, or otherwise, as may by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, or his Majesty's Prerogative Royal be inflicted upon them for their offences, and contempt of His Majesty's Royal Commandment.  
And His Majesty doth hereby Command, and give power and Authority unto His Attorney General, for the time being, upon Information given unto him of any offenders in any the premises, to prosecute all and every the said offenders in the said Court of Star-chamber, that they may be there censured and punished according to their demerits.  
And His Majesty doth further by these Presents will and require the Lord Mayor of the City of London, for the time being, and all other Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and other Officers and ministers of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to see that this His Majesty's Proclamation be in all points executed, and to be aiding and assisting unto the said Governor, Assistants and Commonalty, and their successors, and unto such person and persons, as by them or any of them shall be assigned and appointed, in and about the due execution of the foresaid Charter to them granted, or any thing contained therein, as they tender His Majesty's Pleasure; Any former Proclamation, or any provision, restraint, matter, or thing whatsoever to the contrary of the premises, or any of them, in any wise notwithstanding.  
Given at Our Court at Greenwich, the sixteenth day of june, in the one and twentieth year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. M.DC.XXIII.