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❧ By the Queene.
WHere it is ordeined and prouided by a statute made & established in the Par∣liament holden at Westminster the viii. day of Iune, in the xxviii. yeere of the Reigne of the Queenes Maiesties dearely beloued father of famous memorie King Henry the eight, that the prices of all kind of wines, (that is to say) of the Tunne, Butte, Pipe, Punchion, Nogshed, Tyerse, Barrel, and Rundlet, when it shoulde be solde in grosse, should be limitted and declared by the Lorde Chauncelor of England, Lord Treasourer of England, Lord President of the said Kings most honorable priuie Counsell, Lord priuie Seale, and the two chiefe Iustices of either Bench, or flue, foure, or three of them, and that the same should be solde according to the same prices so by them set and taxed vpon paine and penaltie conteined in the saide Acte: Forasmuch as the Lorde Treasourer of England, and the two Lord chiefe Iustices for diuers considerations them moouing, and according to the effect and meaning of the saide Statute and Acte, haue in writing by their deliberate aduises (vpon conference had with sundry persons thereto requisite,) taxed, limitted, assigned and appointed the prices of Gascoigne and French Wines to be sold within this her Highnesse Realme for this yeere following, in consideration of the great charges for safe conduction of the Wines out of Fraunce (that is to say) euery Tunne of the best Gascoigne and French Wines to be sold (the seller bearing all the charges due and payable to her Maiestie in her Custome house) after the rate and price of sixteene Poundes sterling the Tunne and not aboue: The buyer bearing all the said charges after the price and rate of thirteene Poundes sixe shillings eight pence sterling the Tunne, and not aboue. And euery Pipe, Butte, Hogshed, Tyerse, Barrell, Rundlet, and other vessels of the same seuerall Wines to be solde in grosse after their quantities according to the same rates, and not aboue. And euery Tunne of Rochel and other small and thinne Wines to be sold (the felier bea∣ring all the characes due and payable to her Maiestie in her Custome house) after the price and rate of four∣teene Pounds sixe shillings eight pence sterling the Tunne, and not aboue. And the buyer bearing the said charges at a xi. Ponnds thirteene shillings foure pence sterling the Tunne, and not aboue. And euery Butte, Pipe, Hogshed, Tyerse, Barrell, Rundlette, and other vesselles of the same seuerall wines to be sold in grosse after their quantities according to the same rates & not aboue. The Queenes most excellent Ma∣iestie therefore straightly chargeth and commandeth all and singuler her louing Subjects and others, put∣ting any maner Gascoigne, Frenche, Rochel, or other small or thinne wines to sale within this her highnes Realme, that they, nor any of them in any maner of wise by any crast, couin, or priuate agreement shall sell any Gascoigne, Frenche, Rochel or other small or thin wines, otherwise then is aboue limitted vpon paine to forfeit and pay such penaltie as is conteyned and expressed in the said statute, or in any other statute made or ordeyned for the same. And moreouer her highnesse pleasure and commandement is, that all & singuler Maiors, Sheriffes, Bayliffes, Constables and other officers to whom it apperteineth, that they, and euery of them with diligence, cause and see that this her Proclamation be put in due execution after the tenour of the same, and also according to another acte of Parliament established in the Parliament aboue rehear∣sed against such as will refuse to sell their wines at prices taxed as is aforesaid, as they will answere there∣to at their perils.
Giuen at our Palace of Westminster the seuenteenth day of December, in the foure and thirtieth yeere of our Raigne.
God saue the Queene.