By the King. A proclamation inhibiting the importation of vvhale finnes, or vvhale oile, into his Maiesties dominions by any, but the Muscouia Company. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B13113 of text S123798 in the English Short Title Catalog. 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. 5KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B13113 STC 9066 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.12[59] ESTC S123798 ocm99892630

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 eng Muscovy Company -- Law and legislation -- Early works to 1800. Exclusive licenses -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Whaling -- Early works to 1800. eebo By the King. A proclamation inhibiting the importation of vvhale finnes, or vvhale oile, into his Maiesties dominions by any, but the Muscouia Company England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1636 2 906 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. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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❧ By the King . ❧ A Proclamation inhibiting the Importation of Whale Finnes , or Whale Oile , into His Maiesties Dominions by any , but the Muscouia Company .

WHereas Our late deare and Royall Father , of euer blessed memory , King IAMES , by His Proclamation , bearing date the eighteenth day of May , in the seuenteenth yeere of His Reigne , for the reasons therein expressed , and for the encouragement of His welbeloued Subiects , the Company of Merchants trading for Muscouia , Greenland , and the parts adioyning , commonly called the Muscouia Company , did inhibite the Importation of Whale Finnes , into any His Kingdomes or Dominions , by any persons other then by that Company , and that in their Ioynt-stock only , vnder the penalties therin mentioned ; We now being minded to giue the like encouragement and assistance to the said Company , and for the better support of the Fishing-Trade to Greeneland , and the parts adiacent , which by the increase of Nauigation conduceth much to the common good of Our Kingdome and People , haue thought fit to publish Our Royall pleasure therein ; And therefore We do by these Presents straightly Charge , prohibite , and forbid , as well all Aliens and Strangers whatsoeuer , as Our naturall borne Subiects and Denizens , That they , nor any of them , ( other then the said Muscouia Merchants only , and that in their Ioynt-stock for the Whale-Fishing ; ) shall from henceforth directly or indirectly . Import or bring any Whale Oyle , or Whale Finnes , ( whether the said Finnes be whole , or cut , in what manner soeuer ) into any Our Kingdomes or Dominions , vpon Paine of the forfeiture and consiscation of the same ; whether they bee found on Board of any Ship , Hoye , Boat , or Bottom , or laid on land in any Ware-house , Storehouse , Shop , Cellar , or any other place whatsoeuer ; and vpon Paine of Our high Indignation and displeasure , and such other punishments , as by Our Court of Starre-Chamber shall bee thought meet to be inflicted vpon them , or any of them , as Contemners of Our Royall Will and Commandment in this behalfe .

And Wee do likewise straightly Charge , prohibite , and forbid , as well all Aliens and Strangers , as Our naturall borne Subiects and Denizens , ( other then the said Muscouia Merchants in their Ioint-stock as aforesaid ) that they , nor any of them do presume to Buy , Vtter , Sell , Barter , or Contract , for any Whale Oyle , or Whale Finnes , knowing the same to bee Imported into any Our Realmes or Dominions , contrary to Our Will and Pleasure herein declared ; whether the said Finnes bee whole , or cut as aforesaid , vpon Paine of Our high Indignation and displeasure , and such further punishments , as by Our said Court of Starre-Chamber shall bee thought meet to bee inflicted vpon such Offendours , as Contemners also of Our Royall Commandments .

And to the end , that Our Pleasure hereby declared may take the better effect ; Wee do hereby Charge and Command , all Customers , Collectours , Farmours , Comptrollers , Searchers , Waiters , and all other Our Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer , in all or any Our Ports , Hauens , or Creekes ; that they and euery of them in their seuerall places , do carefully attend and see to the due execution hereof ; and in no wise to permit or suffer any Whale Oile , or Whale Finnes whole , or cut , directly , or indirectly , openly , or couertly , to be brought or imported into any Our Kingdomes or Dominions contrary to Our Royall pleasure herein expressed ; or being so imported , that they do not permit , or suffer the same to be colourably Customed for other Goods and Merchandise ; but that they forthwith do seise , and take to Our vse all such Whale Finnes , and Whale Oyle as shall bee so Imported , contrary to Our pleasure herein declared , vpon Paine to vndergo such punishments as shall be thought meet by the Lords of Our Priuie Councell .

Neuerthelesse , Our intent and meaning is , That the said Muscouia Company in their Ioynt-stock only , and none other , shall or may Buy and Sell , Barter , or Contract , for any such Whale Finnes , or Whale Oyle , as being imported contrary to this Our Proclamation , shall be confiscate and seised , and the same being sold by the said Company , may be afterwards bought , contracted for , and vsed by any other Our Subiects , at their will and pleasure ; Any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding .

Giuen at Our Palace of Westminster , the sixteenth day of May , in the twelfth yeere of Our Reigne . God saue the King .

Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie : And by the Assignes of Iohn Bill . 1636.