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By the King , A PROCLAMATION , Prohibiting His Majesties Subjects to Enter into the Service of Foreign Princes and States . WILLIAM R.

WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath beén Inform'd That divers of His Majesties Natural born Subjects , as well Mariners as others , have , and daily do depart this Kingdom , and betake themselves to the Service of Foreign Princes and States , without Licence had and obtain'd in that behalf from His Majesty , in manifest Contempt of His Royal Authority , tending to the Disservice of His Majesty , and Prejudice of His Kingdoms , Dominions and Countries ; for Redress whereof for the present , and for Preventing the like Mischief for the future , the Kings most Excellent Majesty , by this His Royal Proclamation , by and with the Advice of His Privy Council , doth strictly Prohibit and Forbid all and every Person and Persons of what Quality , Degreé , or Condition soever , being His Majesties Natural born Subjects , from Entring into , or Listing themselves in the Service or Pay of any Foreign Prince or State ; And doth hereby strictly Charge and Command them and every of them , upon their bounden and known Duty and Allegiance , that they or any of them , do not from henceforth withdraw him or themselves or depart from this His Majesties Kingdom of England , or any other His Majesties Realms or Dominions , for , or in order to the Entring or Listing him or themselves into Pay , or otherwise betake him or themselves to the Service of any Foreign Prince or State , either by Sea or Land , without due Licence first had and obtain'd in that behalf : To all which His Majesty will Expect , and doth Require due Obedience and Conformity , and doth hereby Publish and Declare , That all Offenders to the contrary , shall not only Incur His Majesties Iust Displeasure , but be Proceeded against , according to the utmost Severity of the Law .

Given at Our Court at Kensington the Twenty eighth Day of January , 1697. In the Ninth Year of Our Reign . God save the King .

London , Printed by Charles Bill , and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb , deceas'd , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty . 1697.