Forasmuch, as We, out of Our Princely care for the Wealth and Flourishing of this Our Kingdom, By the twelfth Act of Our present current Parliament, did give, and grant several privi­ledges, liberties, and immunities to such of Our good Subjects, as would erect, and set up Manufactories for their incouragement, and made a stop to the import of divers expensive, and superfluous commodities, exprest in the said Act: which had exceedingly exhausted the money of this Kingdom; and hightned the ex­change to forraign places, which is now much fallen: and did discharge the wear­ing of the said prohibited goods, and commodities within this Kingdom, after the first of Apryl next, under the penalties, and certifications contained in the said Act of Parliament. And whereas the prefixed day discharging the wearing of the saids prohibited commodities, is now approaching: We have thought fit, with advice of Our Privy Council, here­by to publish, and declare Our firm resolution, for putting the said Act of Parliament to due and punctual execution. And do strictly require and charge all Judges, Magistrats and others, to whom the execution of the said Act is com­mitted, to be careful to see the same put to due and vigorous execution: and to exact and uplift the penalties from the contraveeners, without any favour, or defalcation: as they will be answerable in their several Offices and Trusts: And We being informed that to evacuat, and elude the foresaid Act, and to bring Our Subjects to greater expenses; Some Merchants have taken upon them to import Silk Laces, White Laces, and Point Laces, of great value: Do therefore, with advice foresaid, hereby discharge all Merchants, or other Persons of what quality soever, to import, into this Kingdom; or any person to wear any Apparel, or Cloaths upon which there is any Silk Lace, White Lace of threed, or Point, after the first day of Apryl next, under the penalty of five hundred merks Scots, toties quoties, by and at­tour Confiscation of the Cloaths, upon which any of the said prohibited Laces, or Point shall be found, excepting alwayes forth hereof, the having, and wearing of White Lace of threed, or Point upon Rufles, Cravats, Bands, Handkirchiss, and night Linens only, but upon no other Cloaths, or Linens; and allowing Servants to wear their Masters or Mistrisses old Cloaths. And to shew how much, We are resolved to discourage all new expensive inventions to disappoint the said Act, when they shal occurre, We discharge a new Invention called Gratigning, or Scratching Silk Stuffs that shall be worn in Cloaths, under the said penaltie: As also We discharge all Noblemen, Gentlemen, or others, to have up­on their Liveries any Lace made of Silk, after the said day, under the penaltie foresaid. And ordains all Sheriffs, Stewarts, and other Judges, and Magistrates, to whom the execution of the late Act of Parliament anent Apparel is [...] cause put this Act in execution in the [...]ty and manner prescribed by the said Act of Parliament: as they will be answerable. The which to do, We commit to you conjunctly and severally, Our full power, by these Our Letters, delivering them, by you duely execute, and indorsat again to the bearer.

GOD SAVE THE KING.