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         England and Wales. Lords Justices.
      
       
         
           1696
        
      
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             By the Lords Justices, a proclamation ... whereas it hath been represented unto us by the Levant Company ...
             England and Wales. Lords Justices.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb ...,
             London :
             1696.
          
           
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           Proclamations -- Great Britain.
           Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702.
        
      
    
     
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           By
           the
           Lords
           Justices
           ,
           
           A
           PROCLAMATION
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Tho.
                   Cantuar.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   J.
                   Sommers
                   
                     C.
                     S.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Pembroke
                   
                     C.
                     P.
                     S.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Devonshire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Shrewsbury
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dorset
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Godolphin
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           WHereas
           it
           hath
           beén
           Represented
           unto
           Us
           by
           the
           
             Levant
          
           Company
           ,
           That
           they
           have
           reason
           to
           fear
           that
           some
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           have
           Authority
           to
           Seize
           the
           Ships
           ,
           Goods
           and
           Merchandizes
           belonging
           to
           the
           
             French
          
           King
           and
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           such
           Ships
           ,
           Vessels
           and
           Goods
           as
           are
           liable
           to
           Confiscation
           ,
           may
           ,
           by
           Colour
           thereof
           ,
           take
           other
           Ships
           and
           Goods
           of
           Subjects
           of
           other
           Princes
           and
           States
           in
           Amity
           with
           His
           Majesty
           :
           And
           whereas
           We
           have
           also
           beén
           Informed
           that
           divers
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           have
           betaken
           themselves
           to
           the
           Sea-Service
           of
           Foreign
           Princes
           and
           States
           in
           Amity
           with
           His
           Majesty
           ;
           and
           also
           that
           others
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           ,
           having
           His
           Majesties
           Commission
           to
           Seize
           the
           Ships
           and
           Goods
           of
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           have
           also
           taken
           Commissions
           from
           other
           Princes
           and
           States
           for
           Seizing
           the
           Goods
           of
           other
           Foreigners
           who
           are
           in
           Enmity
           with
           such
           Princes
           or
           States
           ;
           by
           Colour
           whereof
           they
           pretend
           to
           make
           Prize
           not
           only
           of
           the
           Goods
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Enemies
           ;
           and
           such
           as
           are
           liable
           to
           Confiscation
           ,
           but
           also
           of
           other
           Goods
           of
           some
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Friends
           or
           Allies
           ,
           if
           they
           happen
           to
           fall
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           whereby
           such
           Persons
           having
           such
           several
           Commissions
           may
           be
           Liable
           to
           the
           Punishment
           due
           to
           Pirates
           ,
           and
           such
           their
           Proceedings
           may
           be
           of
           dangerous
           Consequence
           to
           all
           that
           Trade
           on
           the
           Sea
           :
           We
           being
           willing
           to
           Provide
           against
           such
           Enormous
           Practices
           ,
           and
           likewise
           to
           Evidence
           upon
           all
           Occasions
           the
           particular
           Consideration
           We
           have
           for
           all
           His
           Majesties
           Friends
           and
           Allies
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           His
           own
           Trading
           Subjects
           ,
           have
           thought
           fit
           ,
           by
           the
           Advice
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           hereby
           strictly
           to
           Prohibit
           and
           Forbid
           all
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           have
           any
           Commission
           or
           Commissions
           to
           Seize
           the
           Ships
           and
           Goods
           of
           the
           Subjects
           of
           the
           
             French
          
           King
           ,
           and
           such
           other
           Ships
           ,
           Goods
           and
           Merchandizes
           as
           shall
           be
           liable
           to
           Confiscation
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Treaties
           between
           His
           Majesty
           and
           other
           Princes
           and
           States
           ,
           that
           they
           do
           not
           ,
           upon
           Pretence
           or
           Colour
           thereof
           ,
           Seize
           the
           Ships
           ,
           Goods
           or
           Merchandizes
           of
           others
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           liable
           to
           Confiscation
           according
           to
           the
           aforesaid
           Treaties
           ;
           or
           if
           any
           such
           Ships
           or
           Goods
           shall
           happen
           to
           be
           Seized
           upon
           just
           Cause
           of
           Suspicion
           ,
           that
           after
           it
           shall
           Legally
           appear
           that
           the
           same
           do
           belong
           to
           His
           Majesties
           Friends
           or
           Allies
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           liable
           to
           Confiscation
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           that
           such
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           do
           forbear
           to
           keép
           or
           detain
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           to
           take
           away
           any
           such
           Goods
           so
           belonging
           to
           His
           Majesties
           Friends
           or
           Allies
           .
           And
           We
           do
           also
           hereby
           strictly
           Command
           and
           Require
           ,
           That
           no
           Officer
           or
           Mariner
           whatsoever
           ,
           being
           His
           Majesties
           Subject
           ,
           do
           Presume
           to
           put
           himself
           into
           the
           Martial
           Sea-Service
           of
           any
           Foreign
           Prince
           or
           State
           ,
           or
           to
           Accept
           of
           ,
           or
           Execute
           ,
           or
           Serve
           under
           any
           Commission
           of
           War
           ,
           or
           Letter
           of
           Marque
           ,
           or
           Reprizal
           ,
           from
           any
           such
           Prince
           or
           State
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           other
           Ship
           or
           Vessel
           than
           such
           as
           do
           belong
           to
           His
           Majesty
           or
           His
           Subjects
           ,
           without
           Leave
           from
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           or
           the
           Lord
           High
           Admiral
           ,
           or
           the
           Commissioners
           for
           Executing
           the
           Office
           of
           Lord
           High
           Admiral
           for
           the
           time
           being
           ,
           in
           one
           Form
           obtained
           .
           And
           we
           do
           hereby
           Charge
           and
           Command
           all
           Officers
           ,
           Mariners
           and
           Seafaring
           Men
           whatsoever
           ,
           who
           are
           now
           in
           such
           Foreign
           Sea-Service
           ,
           to
           leave
           the
           same
           forthwith
           ,
           upon
           Pain
           of
           their
           being
           Reputed
           and
           Punished
           as
           Pirates
           .
           And
           We
           do
           hereby
           Charge
           and
           Require
           all
           
             English
          
           Consuls
           ,
           Agents
           ,
           and
           other
           Ministers
           Residing
           with
           any
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Friends
           and
           Allies
           ,
           that
           they
           cause
           due
           Publication
           hereof
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           use
           all
           Lawful
           Ways
           and
           Means
           to
           Discover
           and
           Suppress
           all
           Offenders
           against
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           .
           And
           We
           also
           Require
           all
           Vice-Admirals
           ,
           and
           Commanders
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Ships
           of
           War
           ,
           and
           Officers
           in
           Ports
           and
           Maritime
           Places
           ,
           to
           Apprehend
           and
           Seize
           such
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           who
           shall
           continue
           to
           Serve
           in
           any
           Foreign
           Man
           of
           War
           or
           Privateér
           ,
           or
           under
           any
           Foreign
           Commission
           at
           Sea
           ,
           and
           neglect
           to
           return
           upon
           these
           Our
           Summons
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           send
           Certificates
           thereof
           with
           all
           speéd
           to
           His
           Majesties
           High
           Court
           of
           Admiralty
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           the
           Offender
           or
           Offenders
           may
           be
           Proceéded
           against
           according
           to
           the
           Laws
           in
           that
           behalf
           Provided
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             the
             Council
             Chamber
             at
             
               Whitehall
               ,
            
             
               the
               Eight
               and
               Twentieth
               Day
               of
               
                 May
                 ,
              
               1696.
               
               In
               the
               Eighth
               Year
               of
               His
               Majesties
               Reign
               .
            
          
           
           God
           save
           the
           King.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Charles
             Bill
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Executrix
           of
           
             Thomas
             Newcomb
             ,
          
           deceas'd
           ,
           Printers
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           .
           1696.
           
        
      
    
  

