WHereas there were two Proclamations formerly published in this Kingdom, the one in the year 1625. and the other in the year 1635. declaring in what manner all His Majesties dutiful Subjects, according to their Qualities and Occasions, should from time to time be furinsh­ed with fitting proportions of Powder out of His Majesties Stores, paying ready money for the same; It is now resolved, That all His Majesties Stores throughout the Kingdom be furnish­ed with such and the like proportions of Powder as in the year 1635. they were, that thereot then Subjects may be competently furnished.

The Clerk of every Store is to attend at the Store every day constantly from nine till eleven of the Clock in the fore-noon, to be there in readiness to issue Powder to such as shall be licenced to buy, which is to be issued at twenty pence English per pound.

One in every County of good Iudgement and Experience, whose Names are hereafter expres­sed, is hereby authorized to licence according to these Instructions, the persons so trusted to licence taking care that none be licenced to have at one time greater quantities of Powder, than may be competent to serve him for half a year.

That every Licence to be granted by such person so authorized thereunto, shall be granted to the party during pleasure, but not to be recalled unless the party licenced misdemean himself so as he may be justly made uncapable of that favour, or unless the party licencing finde good and suffici­ent cause to recal his Licence.

That the party licenced shall pay to his Clerk, that gives the Licence, six pence English, for his pains in writing it, and no more to be paid to him or any other, as any Fee or Reward for the said Licence.

That the person licenced shall cause his Licence to be entered with the Clerk of the Store, where he expects to be supplied, and deliver and cause to be entered with the said Clerk of the Stores, the Names of the Fowlers, that such person to be so licenced intends to imploy, not exceeding three for a Nobleman, two for a Knight, and one for a Gentleman; and none to be admitted to imploy a Fowler, that hath not two hundred pounds English a year; for making which Entry, the Clerk of the Store shall take onely six pence English and no more: and when and as often as any person so to be licenced, shall alter the Names of the Fowlers he intends to imploy, that then and in such case the Clerk of the Store for entering that Alteration shall have two pence English, and no more.

That Owners of Ships, for their needful provisions at Sea have Licences from such as are hereby authorized to grant the same; yet with this Caution to the persons licencing, That if there be any Captain or Captains of any of His Majesties Horse-Troops or Foot-Bands, residing or Garrisoned where such Licence shall be desired, that in such case the person licencing shall therein advise with the eldest Captain so resident, and that being done, to grant his Licence by advise of the said Captain, and where no such Captain resides or is Garrisoned, there to advise with two or three of the ablest and most substantial Inhabitants, and with their advise to grant his Li­cence.

That Cities and Corporate Towns shall be allowed such quantities of Powder for their ordi­nary Musters and Recreations on such days as they have been accustomed, as any Captain of any of His Majesties Horse-Troops or Foot-Bands residing or Garrisoned in such City or Cor­porate Town shall think fit, by Writing under his Hand to be kept by the Clerk of the Store; And in case where there is no such Captain residing or Garrisoned, there such Allowance to be gi­ven as the Mayor and Recorder shall think fit, by like Writing under their Hands to be kept by the Clerk of the Store.

That such Free-Holders and Farmers be licenced to buy such reasonable quantity of Powder to be used by Themselves onely, and not by their Servants, as the Party trusted for licencing them shall think fit.

That in every Licence to be granted there be a Clause inserted, Injoyning and Authorizing [Page] the Party licenced, to apprehend all such as he findes using Powder, not being licenced thereunto, and to convey them to the next Iustice of Peace, who is to proceed with them according to the Pro­clamation.

And to the end those who dwell remote from the Stores may be furnished with Powder for their Recreations, or other necessary O [...]casions, without the trouble or charge of going so far as to the Stores, every Captain of the Army, not residing near any Store, may have two Barrels of Pow­der put into his hands by the Master of the Ordinance, and the Captain to issue it to those who shall be licenced to buy it, and to be answerable for the same to the Master of the Ordinance, half-yearly. And the Captain's Officer or Servant to be imployed in issuing the said Powder, to be allowed a penny in the pound for issuing it, which the Master of the Ordinance is to allow in his accompt, as also to allow the Captain thereout his Watch Powder, and as the said two barrels of powder shall be spent from time to time, upon notice thereof a new supply is to be sent thither out of the next Store, to be issued as aforesaid.

That the Clerks of the Stores keep an exact Entry in a Book of the Names & Qualities of all those that buy, and the quantities bought, added to each mans Name, and the time within which he bought it, and return it half-yearly to the Master of the Ordinance.

That no Fowler or other person be admitted to use a Piece, unless he first conform himself to English Habit and Language, and be a known Protestant.

And although the Master of the Ordinance be authorized to grant Licences throughout Leinster, yet for the more conveniencie of the Subjects, the persons under-named are appointed also to give Licences in such Counties of Leinster as are here expressed, and those Counties to be furnished out of the Stores above-mentioned, Viz.

Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin, the Fourteenth day of October, 1661.

GOD SAVE THE KING.