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The king's majesty, considering that some difficulties have occurred concerning some expressions and qualificationes mentioned in the act made in the last session of parliament concerning apparrell, and that the manufacture of whyt lace or pearling made of threed (wherby many poor people gaind thair livelyhood) was thairby much prejudged and impaired; for the clearing and remeid wherof in tyme coming, his majestie hath thought fitt, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, to rescind, dischairge and annull that pairt of the aforementioned act for apparell concerning the allouance granted to the persons thairby priviledged, to wear velvet, satins and other silk stuffs, etc., and declaires that now and in tyme coming it shall be frie to all and everie persone within this kingdome to wear all such silks, whyte lace, cloathes and uthers, in the same manner and als frielie as be the foresaid act, they were alloued to be worne by the priviledged persones thairin mentioned, and that plain sattin ribbons may be worne upon apparell in the same manner as taffetie ribbons, any thing in the said act to the contrair notwithstanding. Lykeas his majestie, with advice forsaid, doth hereby ratifie and renew the aforesaid act past in the last sessione of parliament concerning apparell, in all the other heads, clauses and articles thairof, which are not by this act innovat or dischairged.