And further, to take speciall care, that no more of the said Spanish, or other forraine Tobacco, shall be imported, then the said fifty thousand weight onely, in any one yeere, and that the same be brought into Our Port of London onely, as aforesaid, upon paine that every of the said officers that shall be found negligent, corrupt, or remisse herein, shall lose his place, and entertainement, and undergoe such paines and penalties, as by the Laws, or the censure of Our said Court of Star chamber may be inflicted upon them for the same.
And likewise We doe hereby ordaine, will and appoint, that it shall and may be lawfull, to and for Our said Commissioners, authorised, as aforesaid, to import the said fifty thousand weight of Spanish or other forraine Tobacco, by him, or themselves, or his, or their deputy or deputies with a Constable, or other officer, for their assistance, to enter into any suspected place or places, at such time or times, as they shall thinke to be most convenient, and there to search, discover, and finde out any Tobacco, imported, uttered, planted, set, sowed, sold or vented, not marked, or sealed, as aforesaid, contrary to the true meaning hereof, and such Tobacco so found to seize, take away, et dispose of et the owners thereof, or in whose custome the same shal be found, to informe, and complaine of, to the end they may receive punishment, according to Our pleasure herein before declared.
And further, We doe by these presents, will and require, all and singular Mayors, Sheriffes, Justices of peace, Bailiffes, Cõstables, Headboroughs, Customers, Controllers, Searchers, Waiters, and all other Our Officers, and Ministers whatsoever, that they, and every of them, in their severall places and offices, be diligent and attendant in the execution of this Our Proclamation, and also ayding and assisting, to Our said Commissioners thereunto by Us appointed, or to be appointed, and to their Deputies, as well in any search for discovery of any act, or acts to bee performed, contrary to the intent of these presents, as otherwise in the doing, or executing of any matter or thing for the accomplishment of this Our Royall Command.
And lastly, Our will and pleasure is, and We doe hereby, charge and command Our Atturney generall, for the time being, to informe against such persons in Our Court of Star-chamber, or Exchequer-chamber, as the case shall require from time to time, whose contempt and disobedience against this Our Royall Command, shall merit the censure of these Courts.
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the seventeenth day of Februarie, in the second yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland.
God save the King.
Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. M.DC.XXVI.
3 pp. folio. Copies in Antiq., B. M., Crawf., I. T., P. C., and P. R. O. Entered on Patent Rolls. Printed in Rymer's "Fœdera," xviii, 848.