depiction of England's coat of arms, 1625 
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE  
DIEV ET MON DROIT  ¶ By the King. ¶ A Proclamation for the continuing of Our Farthing Tokens of Copper, and prohibiting the Counterfeiting of them, and the use of all other.  
WHereas Our late dear and Royal Father, King JAMES of blessed memory, did out of His Providence and Princely care for the poorer sort of His Subjects, take order and provide, that in stead of unwarranted Farthing Tokens, then formerly used by Vintners, Chandler's, Tapsters, and other Traders and Retailers, to the loss of His loving Subjects, there should be others made by His own Warrant, under His own Royal Name and Inscription, and a constant rechange settled, whereby the Subject might have the lawful use of them with much ease, and without loss, which having since had general passage through Our Kingdoms of England, and Ireland, and Dominion of Wales, have brought with their use a general benefit to all sorts of people; We therefore, no less tendering the good and ease of Our loving Subjects, have resolved upon the continuance, use, and rechange of the said warranted Farthing Tokens, And do hereby publish and declare Our Royal pleasure and Commandment, that no Farthing Tokens, or other Tokens whatsoever heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, shall be used, given, or received in exchange upon any pretence whatsoever, within Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland, and Our Dominion of Wales, or any of them, other than such only as have been heretofore made by the authority of the Letters Patents of Our said late dear and Royal Father, or as shall be made by Our authority and Letters Patents thereof to be granted under Our great Seal of England, To Our right trusty and right well-beloved Cousin, Frances, Duchess Dowager of Richmond and Lenox, and Our trusty and well-beloved Servant, Sir Francis Crane, Knight, during the Terms in the said Letters Patents contained: To which end We do hereby straight charge and command, that no person or persons whatsoever, do at any time hereafter presume to make any other Token or Tokens, or to use, utter, or receive any such Token or Tokens, or any thing in the name or nature of a Token or Tokens whatsoever, either already made, or hereafter to be made, other than such Farthing Tokens only, as are or shall be made by such authority, as aforesaid, according to the Warrant and direction set down in the said several Letters Patents; Nor shall counterfeit, or attempt, or go about to counterfeit any the Token or Tokens, so made, or to be made by authority aforesaid, or any the Engine or Engines, or Instruments whatsoever, wherewith the same have been or shall be made, wrought or stamped, nor shall import or bring, or cause to be imported or brought into this Kingdom, any Farthings, or Farthing Tokens, made, or coined in any foreign parts beyond the Seas, nor shall use, utter or disperse any such foreign Farthings or Tokens, upon pain of Our heavy displeasure, and such further punishment to be inflicted upon him or them, which shall be found to offend herein, as by Our Laws, or Our Prerogative Royal, may be inflicted upon them, for their contempt and disobedience to this Our Commandment; Willing and commanding all and singular Majors, justices of Peace, Shiriffeses, Bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Our Officers and Ministers, to whom it shall or may appertain, to do their uttermost endeavour for the discovery and searching out of all offenders and delinquents concerning the premises, and to be aiding and assisting to the said Patentees, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, Deputies, Factors, and Servants, in, and about the due execution and performance of Our Royal pleasure and Commandment above declared.  
Given at Our Court at White-Hall, the thirtieth day of May, in the first year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

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