By
the
KING
.
A
PROCLAMATION
.
Prohibiting
His
Majesties
Subjects
to
Enter
into
the
Service
of
Forreign
Princes
and
States
.
JAMES
R.
WHEREAS
the
King's
Most
Excellent
Majesty
hath
been
Advertised
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
Forreign
Princes
and
States
without
License
had
and
obtained
in
that
behalf
from
His
Majesty
,
in
manifest
contempt
of
His
Royal
Authority
,
tending
to
the
dis-service
of
His
Majesty
,
and
prejudice
of
His
Kingdoms
,
Dominions
and
Countreys
:
for
redress
whereof
,
for
the
present
,
and
for
the
preventing
the
like
mischief
for
the
future
,
the
King's
Most
Excellent
Majesty
by
this
His
Royal
Proclamation
,
by
and
with
the
Advice
of
His
Privy
Councel
,
doth
straightly
prohibit
and
forbid
all
and
every
person
and
persons
of
what
quality
,
degree
or
condition
soever
(
being
His
Majesties
Natural
born
Subjects
)
from
Entring
into
,
or
listing
themselves
in
the
Service
or
Pay
of
any
Forreign
Prince
or
State
;
And
doth
hereby
straightly
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
Forreign
Prince
or
State
either
by
Sea
or
Land
,
without
due
License
first
had
and
obtained
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
incurr
His
Majesties
just
displeasure
,
but
be
proceeded
against
by
seizure
of
their
Goods
,
Persons
and
Estates
;
and
otherwise
according
to
the
utmost
severity
of
Law
.
And
further
his
Majesty
doth
hereby
authorize
and
command
all
and
every
his
Governors
and
other
Officers
of
his
Ports
,
and
all
and
every
the
Captains
,
Masters
and
other
Officers
,
serving
and
imployed
in
any
of
his
Majesties
Ships
or
Vessels
at
sea
,
and
all
other
his
Majesties
Subjects
whatsoever
whom
it
may
concern
from
time
to
time
to
stop
and
make
stay
of
all
&
every
such
person
and
persons
as
shall
endeavor
to
Transport
,
or
to
Enter
or
List
him
or
themselves
into
the
service
of
any
Forreign
Prince
or
State
by
Sea
or
by
L●●d
contrary
to
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
this
his
Majesties
Royal
Proclamation
.
And
also
to
seize
upon
,
take
and
bring
back
all
such
persons
aforesaid
as
shall
endeavor
or
attempt
to
transport
or
to
enter
or
list
him
or
themselves
in
the
service
of
any
Forreign
Prince
or
State
as
aforesaid
,
either
by
Sea
or
Land
,
as
they
his
Majesties
said
Officers
,
Commanders
,
and
Subjects
,
will
answer
the
contrary
at
their
utmost
Perils
.
Given
at
Our
Court
at
White-Hall
the
second
day
of
March
1687
/
8
in
the
fourth
year
of
Our
Reign
.