THE Kings most Excellent Maiesty , considering how much it importeth the honor , safety , and wealth of this Realme , that the nauigation of the same bee carefully continued and maintained , and that there be skilfull Mariners , and Seafaring men at all times in readinesse , to furnish , aswell his Maiesties owne Royall Nauy vpon all occasions , as the shipping of his subiects , And vnderstanding , that the Mariners and Seafaring men of this Realme , haue of late yeeres in great numbers , without any licence or sufficient warrant , put themselues into the seruice of forraine Princes and States , and of Strangers borne , wherby both his Maiesties Nauy and the Realme in generall , are likely to be depriued of their seruice , when there shall be any needfull vse thereof , if some timely remedy be not prouided , to meet with so great an inconuenience ; And weighing , that it is a principall part of the allegeance and duty of a subiect , to attend the seruice of his liege Soueraigne and Country : His Maiesty doth therefore straitly inhibite and forbid , that no Mariner or Seafaring man , Ship-wright , or Ship-Carpenter whatsoeuer , being his Maiesties subiect , doe at any time heereafter without expresse licence of his Maiesty , or of the Lord Admirall of England , for the time being , in writing , enter , or attempt , or goe about to enter into the seruice of any forreine Prince , or State , nor to be imployed out of this Realme in any seruice whatsoeuer , vnlesse it be in the seruice of his Maiesty , or of some of his Highnesse owne liege Subiects , vpon paine of his Maiesties indignation and displeasure , and the vttermost seuerity of his Maiesties Laws , to the exteuded against them , that contrary to their duty to hid Maiesty , and this their natiue Country , shall so contemptuously withstand this his Royall command , in a matter of such weighty consequence , by withdrawing themselues from that duty and seruice , which by the Lawes of God and man , they owe to their Soueraigne and Country , And his Maiesty doth like wise command all his Officers , Ministers , and Subiects whatsoeuer , not onely ( as much as in them is ) to hinder any such , as shall attempt any thing against his Royall proclamation ; but , from time to time , to make knowne all such offences and offendors , to the Lord Admirall , for the time being , that a speedy course may be taken for the seuere punishing of them , to the example of others .