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<FIGDESC>royal arms of England, circa 1666</FIGDESC>
<P>HONI &middot; SO<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">T QVI &middot; MAL &middot; Y &middot; PENS<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></P>
<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
</FIGURE> By the King. A PROCLAMATION Prohibiting the Importation of all &s;orts of Manufactures and Commodities what&s;oever, of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of <HI>France,</HI> and of all places in the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of the <HI>French</HI> King.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>CHARLES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">Hereas Our Loyal Subjects the Lords and Commons in this pre&s;ent Parliament A&s;&s;embled, &s;eriou&s;ly weighing the pre&s;ent &s;tate of Affairs, have humbly moved Vs to I&s;&s;ue out Our Proclamation, Prohibiting &s;trictly the Importation of all &s;orts of Manufactures and Com|modities what&s;oever of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of <HI>France,</HI> and of all other Lands and places in the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of the <HI>French</HI> King, into any Port or place of this Our Kingdom, or Town of <HI>Berwick</HI> upon <HI>Tweed.</HI> And We &s;eriou&s;ly con&s;idering &s;uch their hum|ble motion, and accepting with much contentment their great care for the Publick, Do accordingly De|clare Our Royal Plea&s;ure to be, and do hereby &s;traitly Charge and Command, That no per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;oever, from and after the Fir&s;t day of <HI>December</HI> now next coming, directly or indirectly, Import, or bring, or cau&s;e, or procure to be Imported or brought into this Our Kingdom of <HI>England,</HI> Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> or Town of <HI>Berwick</HI> upon <HI>Tweed,</HI> any &s;ort or &s;orts of Manufactures, Wines, Wares, Merchandizes, or Commodities what&s;oever, of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of <HI>France,</HI> or of any Lands, Ter|ritories, or places in the Dominions or Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ions of the <HI>French</HI> King, upon pain of Our high Di&s;plea&s;ure and of the lo&s;s and forfeiture of all and every &s;uch Manufactures, Wines, Wares, Merchandizes and Com|modities, as &s;hall be &s;o Imported, and to incur &s;uch other Penalties and Puni&s;hments, as by the Laws and Statutes of this Our Realm, or otherwi&s;e may ju&s;tly be Inflicted on them for Contempt, or neglect of Our Royal Commands herein. And We do al&s;o hereby &s;traitly Charge, Require and Command all Our loving Subjects what&s;oever, That they and every of them do from and after the &s;aid Fir&s;t day of <HI>December</HI> now next en&s;uing, wholly forbear, directly or indirectly, to Buy, Bargain, Contract for, Sell or Vtter any &s;ort or &s;orts of Manufactures, Wines, Wares, Merchandizes, or Commodities what&s;oever of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of <HI>France,</HI> or of any Lands, Territories or places what&s;oever in the Dominion or Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of the <HI>French</HI> King (Imported as afore&s;aid after that day) upon pain of the Seizure, Lo&s;s and Forfeiture of the &s;ame, and to be further proce&eacute;ded again&s;t as Contemners of Our Will and Plea&s;ure herein Declared. And We do hereby Authorize and Require all Mayors, Sheriffs, Iu&s;tices of the Peace, Bayliffs, Con&s;ta|bles, and other Our Officers, Mini&s;ters, and loving Subjects, That they and every of them, when, and as often as they or any of them &s;hall be reque&s;ted in that behalf, be Aiding and A&s;&s;i&s;ting from time to time, in the due execution of the Premi&s;&s;es. And further, That all Our Cu&s;tomers, Collectors, Farmers, Search|ers, Waiters, and all other Our Officers and Mini&s;ters, in Our Port of <HI>London,</HI> and all other Our Ports, Havens, and Cre&eacute;ks within this Our Realm, and Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> do from time to time take care to Search for, and Seize as Forfeit to Vs, all &s;uch Manufactures, Wines, Wares, Merchandizes, and Com|modities of the Growth and Production afore&s;aid what&s;oever, as &s;hall from and after the &s;aid fir&s;t day of <HI>De|cember</HI> now next coming, be Imported, Conveyed, or brought into any Our &s;aid Ports, Harbours, or Cre&eacute;ks, contrary to the intent of the&s;e Pre&s;ents. And this &s;hall be their Warrant and Di&s;charge in that be|half.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Given at Our Court at Whitehall</HI>
<DATE><HI>the Tenth day of November, in the Eighteenth year of Our Reign,</HI> 1666.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
<CLOSER>God &s;ave the King.</CLOSER>
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<P>In the <HI>SAVOY,</HI> Printed by the A&s;signs of <HI>John Bill</HI> and <HI>Chri&s;topher Barker,</HI> His Maje&s;ties Printers, 1666.</P>
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