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e Proclamation inhibiting all perſons after Bartholomew-tyde next, to vſe the 
Trade ofa Pedler or Pertic-Chapman, vnleſſe they be Licenced according toa 
courſe lately taken by Vs in that behalfe. 


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Hereas,by an Act of Parliament made in the 


$2, mneand thirtieth peere of the Kaigne of Our late deare Siſter 
| Qucene Elizabech ol famous memozy, Jutituled, An Act foꝛ pu- 
niſhing of Rogues, Uagabonds and ſturdy Beggers: Jt was 
2 | | (amonglt other things) enacted That all Pedlers and Pettie⸗ 
8 , Chapmen wandering abꝛoad, ſhonld be taken, adiudged, and 
8 deemed Rogues, Uagabouds and ſturdie Beggers, and ſhould 
{uſtaine ſuch paine and puniſhment, as by the laid Act was im⸗ 
poſed: Which Statute was in the leuenth peere ok Our Raigue ratified, and confirmed, 
and the ſame enacted to be put in due execution, And whereas the Trade ofa edler, o: 
Pettie Chapman hath heretofoꝛe bene vled foꝛ the benefit and eaſe of Our lomng Subtects 
dwelluig remote from Cities and Market Townes, and foꝛ that cauſe the induſtrious and 
well diſpoſed Pettie-Chapman, aſivell befoze the lard Statutes as ſithente, hach benen; 
lo me ſoꝛt permitted to trauaile and vſe his Trade, And whercas under colgur of van 
the laid Trade, many Nogues and dle wandering perſons, carying about tref. sinthe ha⸗ 
bite of Pcedlers oꝛ Pettie Chapmen ſo miſbe bee themſelues, as they art indeed no other 
but Sturdy Beggers thecues and ablolute deſſolutes, and many of them being of nc Rel 
gion, oꝛ infected with Poperic, carry ab2oad and dilſperſe ſuperſtitious Trumperics, vn- 
knowne and vuſuſpectcd, to the pꝛeiudice and wzong ok Us and Our louing Subiects: 
Whereupon, we (in Hur Pꝛintelp care of the Common wealth) deſiring red:efte and refo2- 
mation of all abuſes in this kinde, in ſuch ſoꝛt as Our Kingdome might be purged of all 
diſſolute and diſſembling wanderers, and pet the induſtrious honeſt Pedler oz Pettic⸗ 
Chapman be tollerated and encouraged to trauaile in his Notation: And finding no better 
way to effect the lame, then by Litenting ſuch as ſhould be knowne to be of good and ho⸗ 
neſt tonuerlation Did by Our Letters Pattents bearing date the nine and twentieth day 
of March, in the fifteenth peere of Our Naigne, Oꝛdaine an Office to be kept in ſome con- 
uenient place within Our Citie of London, and in anp other two oꝛ moꝛe Cities oꝛ townes 
Coꝛpoꝛate within this Our Realme of England, oꝛ the Puncipaline of Wales, foꝛ the Lt- 
tenting of Pedlers, oꝛ Pettie Chapnien: And by Our laid Letters Patents, made tertaine 
of Our TLouing Subiects, (ot whoſe care, honeſtie, and ſufficicncie, Me haue talen notice) 
Our officers, foꝛ Licencing the laid Pedlers and Pettie Chapmen, And did thereby giue 
vato them their Deputies and Allignes, power and authozitie, to appꝛoue and allow of 
ſuch perſon and perſons to vſe the ſaid Trade ofa Pedler oꝛ Pettie Chapman, as ſhould 
bꝛing teſtimomall vnder the hands and Scales of two of Our Juſtices of Peace of, 02 
within the Countie oꝛ Counties, where ſuch perſon oꝛ perſlons was oꝛ were bozne, and did 
moſt vſually abide; Teſtifying the honeſty of ſuch perſon oꝛ perlons, and of his oꝛ their fik- 
neſſe to be Litented to vle the laid Trade, and become bound vnto Us, Our heires andluc- 
teſſoꝛs with two ſufficient Suerties in the penall lumme of foꝛty Pounds, to be and ton⸗ 
tinue of Good behauiour towards Us, Pur heires and ſucteſſoꝛs, and all Our leige people 
during their tontinuante in the ſaid Trade: And that thereupon there ſhouldbe Licences 


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d2alvne and engroſſed fo2 the ſaid Pedlers oꝛ Pettie chapmen a be Sealed bnder theSeale 
of that office, and confirmed vnto them vnder Our Great Scale: And thatallother Ly- 
cences whatloeuer, not made by the ſaid officers by vertne of theſaid Letters Patents, 
ſhould be vtterly voyd. And becauſe in Our Paincely Judgement Wee conceine that the 
koꝛmer abuſes will not bee cleane taken away, noꝛ the intended good and quiet of Cur lo⸗ 
uing Subiects fully perfected, without the ſuppꝛeſling of the ſaid diſſolute #xobſtinate Ua⸗ 
grants, which (hall vſe the ſaid Trade without ſuch Licence : And foz that the ſaid Ped- 
lers, and Petty Chapmen ofthe better ſoꝛt, haue not yet ſo fully confozmedthemſelnes to 
Our wil and pleaſure foꝛmerly declared by Our ſaid Officers by Publications notified by 
them, noꝛ haue ſought Licences acco2dingly,fo2 that no pꝛeciſe day was appointed foꝛ their 
tonfoꝛmitie in that behalfe. Wee therefoꝛe hereby doe ſtraitlycharge and command, p20- 
Hibite and foꝛbid, that no perſon oꝛ perſons whatſocuer, (other then ſuch as ſhall be Licen- 
ted by fozce of, actoꝛding to the true meaning of Our laid Letters Pattents, Doe attempt 
oꝛ pꝛeſume to wander, trauell oz goe abꝛoad in the habite ofa Pedler 02 Pettie chapman, 
no: to bay, ſell oꝛ vtter any maner of Wares oz tommodities whatſoencr, in any plate oꝛ 
places whatſoeuer within this Our Realme of England, 02 Dommion of Wales, oꝛ in any 
part ofthem, oꝛ either of them from and after the feaſt of S. Bartholomew the Apoſile next af. 
ter the date of this Our Pꝛoclamation, vpon the paines and penalties inthe ſaid Statutes 
made intheſaid nine and thirtieth peere ofthe reigne of the ſaidlate Queene Elizabeth men⸗ 
tioned and erpzeſſed, 

And foꝛ the better effecting of Our wil and pleaſure herein, not do hereby likt wilc trait» 
ly charge and command all, and ſingular Dur Juſtites of Aſſize,Puſtices of Peace Matoꝛs, 
Shiriffs,Bailffs, Conſtables and allother Our Offiters⸗ to take notice of ihit Cur plea? 
ſure, and of the laid Letters patents, # to be from time to time in all things aydings alli⸗ 
ſting vnto Our laid Officers, their Adminiſtratoꝛs, Aſſignes and Deputies, in the duc exe⸗ 
cution ofthe laid Letters Patents, accoꝛding to Our gracious pleaſure therem cxpꝛeſſed: 
And doe likewiſe to their vttermoſt endenozs , ble all the bell wayes and meanes they may 
oꝛ tan, and ſee, pꝛouide, and take care that the ſaid Statute and Statutes befoꝛc mentioned, 
and the paͤines and penalties therein contained, may be duely executed, in flicted and inpo- 
ſed vpon the contemners 02 neglectozs of this Our Nopall commandement, as they tender 
Our pleaſure, and will auopd Our indignation and diſpleaſure, and anlwere the contrary 
at their perils, 


Giuen at Our Caſtle of Windſor the ſixth day of luly. in the ſixteenth yeere of Our Reigne of England 
France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the one and hitticth. 


God ſauethe King. 


IImprinted at London by Bonham Norton, 


and John Bill, deputie Printers for the Kings moſt Excellent Maieſtie. 
Anno. M. DC. XVIII. 


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