WHereas there was heretofore by Our expresse command published in print a Booke , intituled Mare Clausum , seu de Dominio Maris , for the manifesting of the right and dominion of vs and Our Royall Progenitors , in the Seas which incompasse these Our Realmes and Dominions of great Brittaine and Ireland : And whereas since the publishing thereof , some persons , not well affected to vs and Our proceedings , haue caused the same Booke to be printed in some place beyond the Seas , and to the same impression haue added some other things , as if they were parts of that which was first printed here by Our Command , and haue falsly put the name of Our Citie of London in the Title Page for the place of the Impression , and haue also therein made reference to the first Edition of the same Booke , as if the said forraine Impression had beene done in Our said Citie , and also as if those other things which are added , had beene likewise a part of the said first Edition so ●… mmanded by vs , or added to the same by Our allowance . And whereas also very many Books of the said forraine Edition haue of late beene secretly brought into this Our Realme of England , and there offered to sale by some Tradesmen , for whose speedy and seuere punishment , as also for the suppressing the said Books of the said forraine Edition so imported , We haue already giuen strict ●… mmand : We haue by the aduice of the Lords of Our Priuie Councell thought fit to declare , And hereby do declare Our expresse Will and Pleasure to be , That from henceforth no person or persons whatsoeuer doe or shall import , publish , put to sale , or in any kinde buy , sell , exchange , or ●… sperse in any of Our Realmes or Dominions , any of the said Books of the said forraine Edition : And also that for the more safe preuention of the like offence in the future , From henceforth no person or persons whatsoeuer doe or shall at any time import , publish , put to sale , or in any ●… inde buy , sell , exchange or disperse , in any of Our Realmes or Dominions any Bookes or Co●… es of any Edition of the said Booke called Mare Clausum , either in Latine or English , except only ●… f such Editions as haue beene or shall be thereof had or done within our Realmes or Domini●… s , and by such authoritie or licence as by the Lawes and Customes of Our said Realmes and Dominions is respectiuely requisite , vpon paine of Our high Displeasure and indignation , and of ●… ch further punishment as by the Lawes of this Our Realme and by Our Prerogatiue Royall may be inflicted vpon Offendors against Our Royall Declaration and Command .