C R  dieu ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other  
By the King.  
A PROCLAMATION Concerning WINE-LICENCES.  
CHARLES R.  
WHereas by Our Royal Proclamation, bearing date at Our Court at Whitehal the Twentieth day of September, in the Thirteenth year of Our Reign, published in pursuance of a late Act of Parliament, entitled, An Act for the better ordering and selling of Wines by Retail; amongst other things, We did will and require all and every Our Loving Subjects, who were Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town and Port of Berwick upon Tweed, to appear and address themselves unto Our Trusty and well-beloved Sir Maurice Berkley Knight and Baronet, Sir John Colliton, and others Our then Commissioners and Agents, and such others( or any two or more of them) as We should appoint to be Our Agents, for granting Licences for Retailing Wine, at their Office in blackfriars, London, at the time and times therein limited and appointed: And whereas in pursuance of Our said Proclamation, many of Our good Subjects did comform themselves, and come in to Our said Commissioners and Agents, and took Licences for the uttering of Wine by Retail; but many others, contrary to Our express Will and Pleasure, did wholly neglect to take any such Licence from Our said Agents, whereby they are become liable to the several Pains and Penalties in the said recited Act contained. And whereas We have thought fit to revoke Our former Commission issued to the afore recited persons for the granting of Licences or Dispensations for selling of Wine by Retail, and to appoint Our Right Trusty and Right well-beloved cousin John Earl of Bathe, First Gentleman of Our Bed-chamber, edmond Windham Esquire, one of the Gentlemen of Our Privy-Chamber in Ordinary, and others, to be Our present Commissioners and Agents for granting Licences for Retailing Wines; We therefore do hereby strictly charge and command all Our Subjects, who are Retailers of any Wine or Wines within Our said Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town and Port of Berwick upon Tweed, That they and every of them do appear and address themselves unto Our said Right Trusty and Right well-beloved cousin John Earl of Bathe, and edmond, Windham Esquire, and such others( or any two or more of them) as We have appointed to be Our Commissioners or Agents for the granting Licences for Retailing of Wines at their Office in the Old Palace-yard at Westminster, at the several and respective time and times herein after limited and appointed, then and there to contract with Our said Agents at such Rates and Prices, as they shall agree, for Licence and Dispensation for Retailing of Wines, and to perfect such their respective Contracts, and give such good and sufficient Security for Payment of their respective Rents and Performance of Covenants, as Our said Agents shall like and approve. And We do further hereby Declare, and Our Royal Will and Pleasure is, That all and every person and persons who are Retailers of Wine, or that shall desire to have Licences and Dispensation to Retail Wine within Our said Dominions, and dwelling within One hundred miles of Our City of London, shall, and do appear before Our said Agents at their said Office, and shall, and do agree, contract, and give good Security for Payment of the Rents and Performance of the Covenants, as aforesaid, at or before the Tenth day of June next; and all and every other person and persons who are Retailers of Wine, and that desire to have Licence and Dispensation to Retail Wine as aforesaid, dwelling above One hundred miles from Our said City of London, shall, and do appear, agree, and contract with Our said Agents, and give good Security for Payment and Performance of Covenants, as aforesaid, at, or before the First day of July next: And We hereby Declare, That if any person or persons in any City, Town-Corporate, or other place or places, shall presume to utter or Retail any Wine or Wines whatsoever, without making such Contract and Agreement, and giving Security for Payment, for Licence, and Dispensation, to commence as aforesaid, and within the said respective time herein limited, are, and shall be liable to the Penalties and Forfeitures in the said Act set and imposed upon all such who utter and Retail Wine without Licence, as in the said Act is appointed, and are to be proceeded against as the said Act directeth. And We do further straightly charge and command all Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, and all other Our Officers whatsoever, to be aiding and assisting unto Our said Agents, for the exact obeying and putting in execution of this Our Proclamation: And We do hereby further declare to all Our loving Subjects, That it will be good and acceptable service to us in any of Our said Subjects to prosecute such Offenders, who shall presume to Sell or Retail any Wines without Licence, as aforesaid, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Act, in such manner as is thereby appointed, for which they shall receive the reward and advantage thereby proposed, being the moiety of Five pounds for each offence so committed.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehal, the Nineteenth day of May, 1662. in the Fourteenth year of Our Reign. 
 God save the King.   

LONDON, Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the KING'S most Excellent Majesty. 1662.