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         England and Wales. Council of State.
      
       
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             By the Council of State. A Proclamation. Whereas the Council of State is given to understand, that divers of the English, and other of the people and subjects of this Commonwealth have of late received, and taken from, and under several foreign kings, and princes, potentates, or states, sea commissions, or letters of reprizal, marque or countermarque ...
             England and Wales. Council of State.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by Abel Roper and Tho. Collins, Printers to the Council of State,
             London :
             [1660]
          
           
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           ❧
           By
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           .
           A
           PROCLAMATION
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           is
           given
           to
           understand
           ,
           That
           divers
           of
           the
           English
           ,
           and
           other
           of
           the
           People
           and
           Subjects
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           have
           of
           late
           received
           ,
           and
           taken
           from
           ,
           and
           under
           several
           Foreign
           Kings
           ,
           Princes
           ,
           Potentates
           ,
           or
           States
           ,
           Sea
           Commissions
           ,
           or
           Letters
           of
           Reprizal
           ,
           Marque
           or
           Countermarque
           ,
           containing
           therein
           Powers
           to
           seize
           and
           surprize
           at
           Sea
           ,
           or
           in
           Ports
           ,
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           ,
           and
           goods
           of
           such
           People
           and
           Countryes
           as
           are
           therein
           named
           ,
           and
           by
           colour
           thereof
           have
           gone
           forth
           to
           Sea
           with
           Ships
           and
           Vessels
           of
           War
           ,
           and
           made
           seizures
           and
           surprizals
           of
           Merchants
           ,
           and
           other
           Ships
           ,
           and
           goods
           ,
           and
           disturbed
           the
           Trade
           both
           of
           the
           People
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           and
           of
           other
           Nations
           in
           Friendship
           ,
           Allyance
           ,
           and
           Confederacy
           with
           this
           Commonwealth
           ,
           whereof
           grievous
           complaints
           do
           arise
           ;
           The
           Council
           of
           State
           finding
           it
           necessary
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           discourage
           and
           discountenance
           all
           such
           undue
           courses
           ,
           surprizals
           ,
           and
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           an
           absolute
           restraint
           on
           all
           the
           People
           and
           Subjects
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           ,
           from
           receiving
           any
           such
           Foreign
           Sea
           Commissions
           ,
           from
           or
           under
           any
           Forreign
           Princes
           ,
           States
           ,
           or
           Potentates
           whatsoever
           ,
           or
           making
           any
           manner
           of
           use
           of
           any
           such
           already
           received
           ;
           Do
           therefore
           ,
           and
           for
           prevention
           of
           all
           depredations
           ,
           and
           undue
           surprizals
           at
           Sea
           ,
           or
           in
           Ports
           ,
           by
           pretence
           or
           colour
           of
           such
           Forreign
           Powers
           ,
           or
           Sea
           Commissions
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           encouragement
           and
           security
           of
           Merchants
           Ships
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           freedome
           of
           Trade
           and
           Navigation
           ,
           strictly
           enjoyn
           and
           require
           all
           and
           every
           the
           people
           and
           subjects
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Dominions
           and
           Territories
           thereunto
           belonging
           ,
           that
           they
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           in
           their
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           name
           or
           names
           ,
           directly
           or
           indirectly
           ,
           do
           or
           shall
           receive
           ,
           or
           take
           ,
           or
           make
           use
           of
           any
           Sea
           Commission
           whatsoever
           ,
           or
           by
           what
           name
           soever
           called
           ,
           thereby
           to
           infest
           the
           Seas
           ,
           or
           seize
           ,
           or
           surprize
           any
           Merchants
           Ships
           ,
           or
           Goods
           ,
           or
           other
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           ,
           or
           Goods
           whatsoever
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           wise
           to
           hinder
           or
           disturb
           the
           freedome
           of
           Trade
           ,
           or
           free
           course
           of
           shipping
           or
           Navigation
           ,
           and
           do
           expresly
           forbid
           all
           and
           every
           the
           people
           and
           subjects
           of
           these
           Nations
           and
           Territories
           ,
           that
           neither
           under
           pretence
           of
           removing
           their
           habitations
           into
           any
           other
           places
           ,
           or
           subjecting
           themselves
           voluntarily
           to
           the
           obedience
           or
           subjection
           of
           any
           Forreign
           Princes
           or
           States
           ,
           nor
           under
           any
           other
           colour
           whatsoever
           (
           their
           Native
           subjection
           ,
           as
           born
           within
           these
           Nations
           ,
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           Territories
           ,
           being
           a
           permanent
           and
           perpetual
           subjection
           upon
           them
           )
           they
           or
           any
           of
           them
           do
           presume
           to
           violate
           ,
           or
           infringe
           this
           Injunction
           ,
           or
           to
           take
           ,
           receive
           ,
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           exercise
           ,
           or
           put
           in
           ure
           by
           him
           or
           themselves
           ,
           or
           any
           others
           imployed
           by
           or
           under
           them
           any
           Forreign
           Sea
           Commission
           ,
           or
           Commissions
           granted
           by
           ,
           or
           derived
           from
           ,
           or
           under
           any
           Forreign
           King
           ,
           Prince
           ,
           Commonwealth
           ,
           State
           ,
           or
           Potentate
           whatsoever
           ,
           for
           the
           seizing
           or
           surprizing
           of
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           ,
           or
           Goods
           at
           Sea
           ,
           or
           in
           Ports
           ,
           Creeks
           ,
           Harbours
           ,
           or
           places
           whatsoever
           ,
           nor
           any
           wayes
           to
           infest
           the
           Seas
           ,
           or
           hinder
           or
           disturb
           Trade
           or
           Navigation
           ,
           or
           the
           open
           and
           free
           passage
           thereof
           ,
           under
           the
           pain
           and
           peril
           of
           being
           Arrested
           ,
           proceeded
           against
           ,
           and
           punished
           in
           the
           Hitch-Court
           of
           Admiralty
           according
           to
           the
           Rights
           of
           Nations
           ,
           Laws
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           and
           course
           of
           Admiralty
           :
           And
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           do
           Will
           and
           Require
           the
           said
           Court
           of
           Admiralty
           to
           do
           speedy
           Iustice
           therein
           ,
           and
           to
           inflict
           such
           penalties
           &
           punishments
           upon
           all
           &
           every
           the
           Transgressors
           &
           Offenders
           in
           the
           premises
           as
           may
           by
           Law
           &
           the
           course
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           &
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           be
           Inflicted
           in
           such
           Cases
           ,
           and
           to
           cause
           the
           same
           to
           be
           duly
           Executed
           ;
           &
           also
           to
           Order
           ,
           Award
           ,
           &
           Decree
           (
           &
           that
           in
           the
           most
           Summary
           way
           that
           by
           the
           Rules
           of
           Iustice
           may
           be
           )
           full
           &
           plenary
           Restitution
           ,
           Dammages
           ,
           and
           Reparation
           ,
           to
           all
           and
           every
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           Friends
           ,
           and
           Allyes
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           that
           shall
           by
           colour
           or
           pretence
           of
           any
           such
           Foreign
           Sea-Commissions
           ,
           have
           any
           their
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           ,
           or
           Goods
           ,
           seized
           ,
           surprized
           ,
           imbrzelled
           ,
           detained
           ,
           or
           any
           ways
           indamaged
           ,
           or
           their
           Course
           of
           Navigation
           or
           Free-Passage
           upon
           the
           Seas
           ,
           or
           from
           Port
           to
           Port
           disturbed
           or
           hindred
           ,
           or
           be
           in
           any
           manner
           of
           way
           dampuified
           or
           prejudiced
           :
           And
           whatsoever
           Ships
           or
           Vessels
           they
           be
           belonging
           to
           any
           of
           the
           People
           or
           Friends
           ,
           or
           Allyes
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           that
           upon
           pretence
           of
           any
           such
           Foreign
           Sea-Commissions
           ,
           bring
           (
           though
           unduely
           )
           seized
           ,
           or
           surprized
           ,
           shall
           be
           either
           voluntarily
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           brought
           ,
           or
           driven
           ,
           or
           come
           into
           any
           Harbour
           ,
           Creek
           or
           Port
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           the
           same
           shall
           presently
           by
           the
           Officers
           of
           ,
           or
           in
           such
           Ports
           or
           Harbours
           ,
           or
           the
           next
           Officers
           that
           may
           seize
           the
           same
           ,
           be
           seized
           ,
           detained
           ,
           put
           under
           and
           into
           the
           Cognizance
           and
           Iurisdiction
           of
           the
           said
           Court
           of
           Admiralty
           ,
           without
           suffering
           or
           permitting
           any
           Bulk
           to
           be
           broken
           ,
           or
           sale
           or
           other
           disposition
           of
           all
           or
           any
           part
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           kept
           intire
           for
           the
           said
           Court
           of
           Admiralty
           to
           do
           right
           and
           speedy
           Iustice
           thereupon
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           such
           Orders
           ,
           plenary
           Restitutions
           ,
           and
           Reparations
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           and
           benefit
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           Friends
           ,
           and
           Allyes
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           the
           true
           and
           first
           Owners
           ,
           or
           lawful
           Possessors
           of
           the
           said
           surprized
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           ,
           or
           Goods
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Sea
           and
           Admiralty
           ,
           and
           Rights
           of
           Nations
           in
           such
           Cases
           may
           be
           done
           ;
           condemning
           the
           said
           undue
           Seizors
           and
           Spoylers
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Exigence
           of
           Law
           ,
           and
           putting
           the
           Laws
           in
           due
           Execution
           against
           them
           .
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           this
           Proclamation
           may
           be
           openly
           known
           ,
           and
           be
           obeyed
           ,
           and
           take
           place
           ,
           and
           that
           none
           may
           pretend
           ignorance
           thereof
           ,
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           do
           Order
           and
           Command
           ,
           That
           it
           be
           Printed
           ;
           and
           Published
           by
           the
           Sergeant
           at
           Arms
           ,
           and
           Sound
           of
           Trumpet
           ,
           at
           the
           Royal
           Exchange
           
             London
             ,
          
           at
           the
           time
           of
           concourse
           of
           Merchants
           there
           ,
           and
           severall
           Copies
           to
           be
           affixed
           upon
           the
           Pillars
           of
           the
           said
           Exchange
           to
           be
           read
           and
           taken
           notice
           of
           by
           all
           concerned
           .
        
      
       
         
           
             
               
                 Fryday
                 ,
              
               April
               13.
               1660.
               
            
             At
             the
             Council
             of
             State
             at
             Whitehall
             .
          
        
         
           
             ORdered
             ,
          
           That
           this
           Proclamation
           be
           forthwith
           Printed
           and
           Published
           .
        
         
           
             
               April
               26.
               
            
          
           
             WILLIAM
             JESSOP
             ,
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Council
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Abel
             Roper
          
           and
           
             Tho.
             Collins
             ,
          
           Printers
           to
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           .
        
      
      
  

