❧
By
the
King
.
¶
A
Proclamation
declaring
His
Maiesties
pleasure
concerning
Sir
Walter
Rawleigh
,
and
those
who
aduentured
with
him
.
WHereas
We
gaue
Licence
to
Sir
Walter
Rawleigh
,
Knight
,
and
〈…〉
of
Our
Subiects
with
him
,
to
vndertake
a
Voyage
to
the
Cou●●rey
of
Guyana
,
where
they
pretended
great
hopes
&
probabilities
to
m●●e
discouery
of
certaine
Gold
Mines
,
for
the
lawfull
enriching
of
them●●lues
and
these
Our
Kingdoms
:
Wherein
We
did
by
expresse
limitat●●●
and
Caution
restraine
,
and
forbid
them
and
euery
of
them
,
from
a●●empting
any
Acte
of
hostilitie
,
wrong
,
or
violence
whatsoeuer
,
vpon
●ny
of
the
Territories
,
States
,
or
Subiects
of
any
forraine
Prince
●●th
whom
We
are
in
amitie
:
And
more
peculiarly
of
those
of
our
deare
Brother
the
King
of
●paine
,
in
respect
of
his
Dominions
and
Interests
in
that
Continent
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
we
are
since
informed
by
a
Common
fame
,
that
they
,
or
some
〈◊〉
them
haue
,
by
an
hostile
inuasion
of
the
towne
of
S.
Thome
(
being
vnder
the
obedience
of
〈…〉
deare
Brother
the
King
of
Spaine
)
and
by
killing
of
diuers
of
the
inhabitants
therof
,
his
S●●●ects
,
and
after
by
sacking
and
burning
of
the
said
towne
,
(
as
much
as
in
them
for
their
owne
pa
〈…〉
ay
;
malitiously
broken
and
infringed
the
Peace
and
Amity
,
which
hath
been
so
happily
estab●●●hed
,
and
so
long
inuiolably
continued
betweene
Vs
and
the
Subiects
of
both
Our
Crownes
.
We
haue
therefore
held
it
fit
,
as
appertaining
neerely
to
Our
Royall
Iustice
and
Hou●●
eftsoones
to
make
a
publique
declaration
of
Our
owne
vtter
mislike
and
detestation
of
the
s●●
insolences
,
and
excesses
,
if
any
such
haue
bene
by
any
of
Our
Subiects
committed
:
And
for
t●
better
detection
and
clearing
of
the
very
trueth
of
the
said
common
fame
;
Wee
doe
hereby
s●●●itly
charge
and
require
all
Our
Subiects
whatsoeuer
,
that
haue
any
particular
vnderstanding
〈◊〉
notice
therof
,
vpon
their
duety
and
alleagiance
which
they
owe
Vs
,
immediately
after
publi●●tion
of
this
Our
pleasure
,
to
repaire
vnto
some
of
Our
Priuy
Counsell
,
and
to
discouer
and
make
knowne
vnto
them
their
whole
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
concerning
the
same
,
vnde●●●…ing
of
our
High
displeasure
and
indignation
;
that
Wee
may
thereupon
proceede
in
Our
P●●●●●ly
Iustice
to
the
exemplary
punishment
and
coertion
of
all
such
,
as
shal
be
conuicted
and
found
●●●●ty
of
so
scandalous
and
enormous
outrages
.
Giuen
at
Our
Palace
Manor
of
Greenwich
,
the
ninth
day
of
Iune
,
in
the
sixteenth
yeere
of
Our
Reigne
of
England
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
and
of
Scotland
the
one
and
fiftieth
.
God
saue
the
King
.