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By the King . A PROCLAMATION For Recalling and Prohibiting Sea-men from the Services of Forreign Princes and States . CHARLES R.

WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath been advertised , That great numbers of Mariners , and other Sea-faring men , His Majesties natural born Subjects , have betaken themselves to the Services of Forreign Princes and States , to the great Dis-service of His Majesty and their Native Countreys ; and whereby His said Majestie and His Realms are unfurnished of men of their sort and calling , if there shall be cause to use them :

Therefore , for redress thereof at present , and preventing the like for the future , The Kings most Excellent Majesty by this His Royal Proclamation , with the Advice of the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council , doth Will and streightly Charge and Command , all and singular Masters of Ships , Pilots , Mariners , Sea-men , Shipwrights , and other Sea-faring men whatsoever and wheresover , being His Majesties natural born Subjects , who are in the Service of any Forreign Prince or State , or do serve in any Forreign Ships or Vessels , That forthwith they do withdraw themselves , and depart from such Forreign Services , and return home to their Native Countreys and lawful Vocations .

And further His Majesty doth hereby prohibit and forbid all and singular Masters of Ships , Pilots , Mariners , Sea-men , Shipwrights , and other Sea-faring men whatsoever , being His Majesties natural born Subjects , from Entering themselves . And doth hereby streightly Charge and Command them , and every of them , from henceforth to forbear to enter themselves into pay , or otherwise betake themselves to the Service of any Forreign Princes or States , or to serve in any Forreign Vessel or Ship , without Licence had and obtained in that behalf . To all which His Majesty doth , and will expect due obedience and conformity : And doth hereby Publish and Declare , That the Offenders to the contrary , shall not only incur His Majesties just displeasure , but be proceeded against for their contempt according to the utmost severities of Law . And further , His Majesty doth hereby Authorize and Command all and every the Captains , Masters , and other Officers , serving and imployed in any of His Majesties Ships or Vessels at Sea , to stop and make stay of all and every such Person and Persons as shall endeavour to Transport or Enter themselves into the Service of any Forreign Prince or State , contrary to the true intent and meaning of this His Majesties Royal Proclamation ; And also to Seize upon , take , and bring away , all such Mariners , Sea-men , and other Persons aforesaid , as shall be found to be Imployed or Serving in any Ships or Vessels , of , or belonging to any Forreign Prince or State , or to any Merchant , or other Person or Persons , other than to His Majesty or His Subjects .

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 30th day of May , 1664. in the Sixteenth year of Our Reign . God save the King .

LONDON : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1664.