A proclamation against fighting of duels England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A32354 of text R19476 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C3215AA). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A32354 Wing C3215AA ESTC R19476 12115369 ocm 12115369 54277 2264206787

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32354) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 54277) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 863:34 or 2287:9) A proclamation against fighting of duels England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., London : 1660. Reproduction of originals in Bodleian Library and Huntington Library. At head of title: By the King. At end of text: Given at our court at Whitehall the thirteenth day of August in the twelfth year of our reign, 1660. Copy at reel 2287:9 is improved copy over that at reel 863:34, which is cropped, lacking imprint, and is incorrectly identified as Wing C3215. eng Dueling -- Great Britain. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. A32354 R19476 (Wing C3215AA). civilwar no By the King. A proclamation against fighting of duels. England and Wales. Sovereign 1660 1 497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2003-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-06 Sampled and proofread 2003-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-08 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
CR DIEV·ET MON·DROIT HONI·SOIT·QVI·MAL·Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms
By the King . A PROCLAMATION Against Fighting of DUELS . CHARLES R.

WHereas it is become too frequent , especially with Persons of quality , under a vain pretence of Honour , to take upon them to be the Revengers of their private quarrels , by Duell and single Combate , upon slight , and , which ought not to be , upon any Provocation . We considering that the Sin of Murther is detestable before God , and this way of prosecuting satisfaction , scandalous to Christian Religion , and the manifest violation of Our Lawes and Authority , having by Our Declaration Published at Brussels the Twenty Fourth Day of November , 1658. manifested to the World Our utter dislike of such impious and unlawful Duells .

Now , out of Our Pious care to prevent unchristian and rash effusion of Blood , do , by this Our Proclamation strictly charge and command all Our loving Subiects of what quality soever , That neither they , by themselves , nor by others , either by Message , Word , Writing or other wayes or means , challenge or cause to be challenged any Person or Persons to Fight in Combate or single Duell ; nor carry , accept or conceal any such challenge or appointment , nor actually Fight such Duell with any of Our Subiects , or others ; or as a Second or otherwise , accompany or become Assistant therein .

And We do hereby Declare , That every Person or Persons who shall offend contrary to this Our express command , shall not only incurre Our highest displeasure , but thereby become incapable of holding or entertaining either Office or imployment in Our Service , and never afterwards be permitted to come into Our Court or Presence . And further , He or They to suffer such other pains and punishments , as the Law shall inflict , upon Offences of that horrid nature .

And We do further Declare , That if any Person or Persons whatsoever , do receave , accept or know of any Challenge , sent or delivered as aforesaid , and do not forthwith give notice thereof unto some of Our Privy Councel , or otherwise to the next Iustice of Peace , near whereunto the said Offence shall be committed ; He or They so offending , shall be lyable to the Penalties before expressed , and proceeded against according to Law , with all rigour and severity .

And Lastly , We do hereby forbid all Intercession or Mediation unto Us to be made , for or on the behalf of the Offenders . Hereby Declaring , That We will not extend Our Pardon to any Person that shall Contemn Our Command expressed by this Proclamation .

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Thirteenth Day of August in the Twelfth Year of Our Reign , 1660.