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         England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
      
       
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             A proclamation prohibiting the payment and receipt of customes, and other maritime duties upon the late pretended ordinance of both Houses of Parliament
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             By L. Lichfield ...,
             [Oxford :
             1642]
          
           
             At head of title: By the King.
             "Given under our signe manuall at our court at Oxford, the sixteenth day of December, in the eighteenth yeare of our reigne."
             Imprint suggested by Wing.
             Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Customs administration -- Great Britain -- History.
           Customs administration -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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               C
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           BY
           THE
           KING
           .
        
         
           ❧
           A
           Proclamation
           prohibiting
           the
           payment
           and
           receipt
           of
           Customes
           ,
           and
           other
           Maritime
           Duties
           upon
           the
           late
           pretended
           
             ORDINANCE
          
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           WEE
           have
           made
           so
           many
           Declarations
           of
           Our
           Royall
           Intentions
           concerning
           the
           preserving
           of
           the
           Religion
           and
           Lawes
           of
           this
           Land
           ,
           That
           Wee
           think
           it
           not
           fit
           often
           to
           repeat
           ,
           Though
           by
           Gods
           grace
           We
           seriously
           intend
           never
           to
           decline
           or
           depart
           from
           the
           same
           .
           But
           this
           seems
           most
           strange
           unto
           Us
           ,
           that
           whil'st
           (
           especially
           at
           ,
           and
           about
           
             London
          
           )
           Our
           just
           and
           legall
           Commands
           are
           not
           obeyed
           ,
           other
           Orders
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           (
           for
           which
           there
           is
           no
           legall
           foundation
           )
           which
           not
           only
           discountenance
           ,
           but
           overthrow
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           that
           settle
           Religion
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           fences
           of
           the
           Subjects
           property
           ,
           are
           submitted
           unto
           and
           obeyed
           by
           many
           of
           Our
           weaker
           Subjects
           :
           And
           amongst
           these
           a
           blind
           obedience
           hath
           been
           yeelded
           unto
           the
           pretended
           Ordinance
           ,
           for
           setling
           Customes
           without
           an
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           when
           an
           Act
           this
           Parliament
           (
           received
           from
           Us
           ,
           and
           so
           understood
           by
           Us
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           graces
           the
           Crowne
           ever
           conferred
           on
           the
           Subject
           )
           declares
           ,
           no
           Custome
           is
           due
           without
           an
           Act
           ;
           and
           all
           such
           Persons
           as
           receive
           the
           same
           incurr
           the
           forfeiture
           of
           a
           Premunire
           .
           This
           We
           thought
           would
           not
           have
           found
           obedience
           from
           the
           Merchant
           ,
           who
           understood
           what
           his
           owne
           benefit
           was
           thereby
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           be
           ignorant
           how
           penall
           it
           was
           in
           him
           to
           breake
           this
           Law
           ;
           especially
           when
           he
           found
           he
           paid
           his
           Custome
           for
           support
           of
           an
           unnaturall
           Warr
           against
           his
           Prince
           ,
           and
           to
           foment
           an
           intestine
           and
           Civill
           dissention
           which
           hath
           already
           ,
           and
           may
           in
           the
           future
           produce
           so
           many
           Evills
           upon
           this
           poore
           People
           .
           But
           upon
           the
           menances
           and
           usage
           some
           received
           that
           denyed
           it
           ,
           We
           find
           since
           a
           more
           generall
           Obedience
           in
           such
           as
           Trade
           ,
           then
           We
           expected
           ,
           though
           We
           understand
           by
           it
           the
           Trade
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           much
           lessened
           .
           Neverthelesse
           We
           thought
           not
           fit
           until
           this
           present
           ,
           by
           any
           of
           Our
           Proclamations
           to
           prohibite
           the
           same
           ,
           because
           We
           hoped
           before
           this
           time
           ,
           We
           having
           so
           often
           and
           by
           so
           many
           means
           endeavoured
           the
           same
           ,
           some
           happy
           understanding
           might
           have
           been
           between
           Us
           and
           both
           Our
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
           But
           at
           present
           finding
           that
           the
           monyes
           arising
           from
           these
           Duties
           ,
           are
           a
           great
           part
           of
           the
           fewell
           that
           maintaines
           this
           fire
           ,
           and
           supports
           this
           unnaturall
           Rebellion
           against
           Us
           ,
           and
           heightens
           the
           Spirits
           of
           such
           as
           have
           no
           Spirit
           to
           Peace
           ,
           unlesse
           they
           may
           destroy
           Us
           ,
           Our
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           the
           setled
           Government
           both
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           ;
           We
           doe
           hereby
           Declare
           and
           Proclaime
           to
           all
           Our
           People
           of
           what
           sort
           soever
           ,
           That
           whosoever
           henceforward
           shall
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           pretended
           Ordinance
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           pay
           any
           Monyes
           for
           Custome
           or
           other
           Dutyes
           therein
           mentioned
           ,
           other
           then
           to
           Our
           proper
           Ministers
           ,
           what
           is
           due
           to
           Us
           by
           the
           known
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           That
           We
           will
           proceed
           against
           him
           or
           them
           in
           due
           time
           ,
           as
           an
           ill-affected
           person
           or
           persons
           to
           the
           Peace
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           as
           such
           as
           endeavour
           (
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lyes
           )
           to
           hinder
           a
           true
           Intelligence
           betwixt
           Us
           and
           Our
           People
           .
           And
           for
           such
           person
           ,
           or
           persons
           as
           shall
           continue
           to
           require
           or
           receive
           the
           same
           contrary
           to
           the
           Statute
           made
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           We
           shall
           likewise
           proceed
           against
           them
           according
           to
           the
           penalty
           in
           the
           said
           Act
           ,
           And
           because
           (
           though
           the
           Law
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           every
           mans
           prohibition
           )
           We
           did
           not
           ,
           until
           this
           time
           ,
           forbid
           the
           same
           ,
           We
           doe
           hereby
           grant
           Our
           free
           Pardon
           to
           all
           such
           as
           formerly
           having
           either
           paid
           ,
           or
           received
           these
           Customes
           ,
           shall
           henceforth
           refuse
           the
           same
           ,
           And
           to
           no
           other
           .
        
         
           
             ¶
             Given
             under
             Our
             Signe
             Manuall
             at
             Our
             Court
             at
             
               Oxford
               ,
            
             
               the
               sixteenth
               day
               of
               
                 December
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               Eighteenth
               yeare
               of
               our
               Reigne
               .
            
          
           
           God
           save
           the
           King
           .
        
      
    
    

