arms of Charles II C R HONI Sā—ā—ā— QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEVET MON DROIT By the King. A PROCLAMATION For Prohibiting the Transportation of Horns Unwrought, and Bunns of Horns Unwrought. CHARLES R. WHereas in the fourth year of King Edward the Fourth, a right good and profitable Act was made to prevent the Transportation of all such unwrought Horns which the Company of Horners should be willing to buy; which Law continued in force until the First year of the Reign of Our Royal Grandfather King James of ever blessed memory; and being then Repealed, the Repeal thereof was soon after found to be so prejudicial to the Manufactures of the Realm, that in the Seventh year of Our said Grandfathers Reign, the same Law was again Revived and Reinforced, with the addition of a further Penalty of forfeiting the double value of all unwrought Horns which should be sold to Strangers, or sent beyond-Sea, as by the said Acts may appear. And whereas also Our Royal Father of ever blessed memory, by His Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster the Fifth day of May, in the Third year of His Reign, did thereby ratify and Confirm unto the Wardens and Goodmen of the Company of Horners of the City of London, and their successors, all the Powers and privileges in the said Acts contained, and did thereby strictly Prohibit all other persons to Sell or Transport any unwrought Horns, contrary to the Tenor thereof: And further, by His Royal Proclamation bearing date the twentieth day of April, in the fourteenth year of His Reign, did command the said Laws to be put in execution; and that all His Officers and Ministers should be aiding and assisting to the said Company in the due execution of the said Laws, and of all other Powers and privileges to them granted by Authority of Parliament, or by any of His Majesties Letters Patents. And whereas We are Informed by the humble Petition of Our loving Subjects, the Master, Wardens, Assistants, and Fellowship of the Mystery of Horners of the City of London, That very great quantities of unwrought Horns are bought up by Strangers and others, and carried unwrought to the parts beyond the Seas, contrary to the aforesaid Statutes, and there Wrought into Manufactures, whereby very many persons in these Our Kingdoms do want employment, and very many Families are brought to Poverty: We therefore of Our Princely Care, minding the advance and encouragement of Trade, the increase of Manufactures in these Our Dominions, the employment of the Poor, and the due execution of Our Laws, have thought fit by advice of Our Council, to declare this Our Royal Will and Pleasure, and do hereby strictly Charge and Command, That the aforesaid Statutes be put in their full execution; And that no Stranger nor Alien by himself, or by any other, do, or shall buy any English Horns unwrought, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, of any Tanners, Butchers, or of any other persons; And that none of Our Subjects, either Tanners or Butchers; or any other person or persons whatsoever, shall Sell, or put to Sale, any Horns unwrought, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, to any Aliens or Strangers; or sand any Horns unwrought, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, either upon or with the Hides, or otherwise, to any parts beyond the Seas, upon pain of Our high Displeasure, and of such Penalties and Punishments as shall or may be inflicted upon the Offenders, for breach of the said Laws, and Contempt of Our Royal Will and Pleasure herein declared. And We do further Charge and Command all and every of Our Subjects, as well Natives as Foreigners, That they presume not to Transport, or cause to be Transported any Horns unwrought, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, nor to be aiding or assisting to any person or persons who shall endeavour to Transport the same, as they will answer the contrary at their utmost peril. And We do also straitly Charge and Command all Customers, controllers, Searchers, Waiters, and other Officers and Ministers whatsoever, attending in any of Our Ports, That they do from time to time cause diligent and strict Search and Inquiry to be made for all such unwrought Horns, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, as shall be endeavoured to be Transported, and the same to seize and Detain until they may be viewed by some Members of the said Company, and not suffer the same to be redelivered, if any Member of the said Company will deal for the same at reasonable Prices, upon pain of incurring Our utmost Displeasure, in case they shall be found negligent or remiss in the execution of these Our Commands. And We do further Charge and Command all and singular Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Mayors, Iustices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Customers, controllers, Searchers, bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Officers Civil and Military whatsoever, and all other Our loving Subjects, That they and every of them be from time to time aiding, helping, furthering and assisting to the said Master, Wardens and Assistants, and unto all and every the Members of the same Incorporation, in the Searching for all such unwrought Horns, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, as shall be endeavoured to be Transported, or which shall be brought to any place near the Sea-coasts, with intention to Transport the same, and in causing the same to be seized and detained as aforesaid, and in no wise to hinder or molest the said Master, Wardens, Assistants, and Fellowship, or any of them, in the due execution of the Powers, Authorities and privileges by the Acts of Parliament aforesaid, or otherwise by any of the Letters Patents of Our Father of ever blessed Memory, to them given and granted; as they and every of them will answer the contrary at their utmost perils: And that they do from time to time certify unto the Lords of Our Privy Council, the names of all such persons whom they shall find to be Offenders against this Our Proclamation; To the end there may be such further proceedings against them, as shall be agreeable to the utmost severity of the Law in such cases. And We do hereby straitly Charge and Command all Masters of Ships, Mariners, and all other Our loving Subjects whatsoever, and every of them, That they presume not at any time hereafter to receive into their Ships or Vessels, any unwrought Horns, or Bunns of Horns unwrought, with intent to Transport the same, contrary to the meaning of the said Acts of Parliament, and of this Our Proclamation, as they will answer the contrary at their perils. Given at Our Court at Whitehall the eighteen day of December, in the Twentieth year of Our Reign, 1668. GOD SAVE THE KING. In the SAVOY, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1668.