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DIEV ET MON DROIT

HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE

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By the King . A PROCLAMATION For preventing the Importation of Foreign Corn in time of Plenty . CHARLES R.

THe Kings most Excellent Majesty being advertised , That great quantities of Corn and Grain are Imported , and more intended to be Imported into this His Majesties Kingdom of England ; whereby the Liberty for Transportation of Corn will be rendred useless to His Majesties Subjects , the Markets clogg'd , and the Corn of the Growth of this Kingdom undersold , to the great discouragement of Tillage and Husbandry , and diminution and abatement of the Rents and Revenues of this Kingdom . Therefore the Kings most Excellent Majesty , with the Advice of His Privy Council , for remedy and prevention hereof , Doth by this His Royal Proclamation straitly Forbid and Prohibit all persons whatsoever , Aliens and Denizens , and all His Majesties Subjects , from and after the Publishing this His Proclamation , to Import or cause to be Imported into any part or place of this Kingdom , any Foreign Corn or Grain , of what nature or kind soever , or to Vtter , Barter , or Sell the same , until His Majesties Pleasure shall be declared , or other Order taken , upon pain of forfeiting all that by Law is Forfeitable , and such other Punishment as by the Prerogative Royal may be Inflicted upon the Contemners of His Majesties Royal Authority .

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 29th day of March , in the One and twentieth year of Our Reign . God save the King .

In the SAVOY , Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1669.