By the Protector. A proclamation concerning the residence of the merchant-adventurers of England, at the city of Dordrecht, and for settling the staple there. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80977 of text R211796 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[26]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A80977 Wing C7143 Thomason 669.f.20[26] ESTC R211796 99870495 99870495 163443 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A80977) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163443) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[26]) By the Protector. A proclamation concerning the residence of the merchant-adventurers of England, at the city of Dordrecht, and for settling the staple there. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) England and Wales. Council of State. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness, London : MDCLVI. [1656] Dated at end: Given at our palace of Westminster the thirtieth day of May 1656. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Trading companies -- England -- Early works to 1800. Commercial agents -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A80977 R211796 (Thomason 669.f.20[26]). civilwar no By the Protector. A proclamation concerning the residence of the merchant-adventurers of England, at the city of Dordrecht, and for settling England and Wales. Lord Protector 1656 1217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion OP blazon or coat of arms ❧ By the Protector . A PROCLAMATION concerning the Residence of the Merchant-adventurers of England , at the City of Dordrecht , and for settling the Staple there . WHereas by an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parlament assembled past the twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord 1643. It is ( amongst other things ) ordained , that the fellowship of Merchants-adventurers of England shall continue and be a Corporation , and shall have power to levy monies on the members of their Corporation , and their goods , for their necessary charge and maintenance of their government ; And that no person shall trade into those parts limited by their Incorporations , but such as are free of that Corporation , upon forfeiture of their goods ; Provided that the said fellowship shall not exclude any person from his freedome and admission into the said fellowship which shall desire it by way of redemption ( if such person by their custome be capable thereof , and hath been bred a Merchant ) and shall pay one hundred pounds for the same , if he be free and an inhabitant of the City of London , and trade from that Port : Or fifty pounds if he be not free , and no inhabitant of the said City , and trade not from thence ; the same Ordinance to remain in full force , untill a Bill or Act shal be prepared and passed in Parlament for the further setling , and full confirming of the priviledges to the said fellowship according to the intent and true meaning of the said Ordinance . And whereas the said fellowship is and hath been antiently authorized from time to time to make free election and choice of such several Cities , Towns or Places in the parts of Germany , and the 17 provinces of the Netherlands , with the assent and agreement of the chief Governours thereof for their Residence , Mart and Staple , as they shall think most meet , commodious and convenient for their trade , trafique & merchandize in those Lands ; and again to leave , forsake , alter and change the same at their pleasure . And whereas lately since the peace concluded with the Lords the States General , the said fellowship hath by special Concordates , with the Magistrates of the City of Dordrecht in Holland , agreed and made choice of the said City of Dordrecht for the Residence , Mart and Staple of their said trade within the Provinces , Countries , Cities and Places under the Government of the said Lords the States General . Forasmuch therefore as the said treaty of Concordates , with the City of Dordrecht aforesaid , was entred into , by and with our free knowledge and consent ; We , with the advice of Our Council , having taken the premises into our serious consideration , have hereby thought at ( with the advice aforesaid ) to ratifie and confirm the said Treaty of Concordates , made and concluded between the said City of Dordrecht , and the fellowship of Merchants-adventurers of England aforesaid . And therefore in pursuance of the said Ordinance of Parlament and the said Treaty , We , with the advice aforesaid , do hereby strictly will and require , that all and every person and persons , being free of the said fellowship , and all Factors , Agents , and Servants belonging unto any of the said fellowship , now being , or residing within any the Provinces , Cities , or Places under the Government of the said Lords the States General , and that therein , or in any of them do exercise , use or profess the trade , traffique and merchandize limited to the said Incorporation , do and shall at or before the tenth day of June now next ensuing remove themselves , their goods , merchandizes , traffique and families respectively unto the said City of Dordrecht , and do and shall from thenceforth , therein alone reside and exercise their trade and traffique , both for themselves and their principals , and in no other Province , City , or Place under the government of the said Lords the States General , during the time that they , or any of them shall continue , and remain within the same , and shall therein use , exercise or profess the trade of the said fellowship . And furthermore that the trade of the said fellowship may also for the time to come , be the better reduced and continued into and in this orderly and well governed course ; We do hereby , with the advice aforesaid , declare our pleasure to be , and do strictly will and enjoyn , that no person or persons of this Commonwealth of England , Scotland , and Ireland , or the Dominions thereunto belonging , shall at any time or times from and after the said tenth day of June now next coming , ship , transport , carry , or convey , or cause to be shipped , transported , carryed , or conveyed , either from the City and Port of London , or from any other City , Town , Port , Haven , and Creek of the Commonwealth of England , Scotland , and Ireland , or the Dominions thereunto belonging , by way of Merchandize , any woollen cloathes , or other English woollen manufactures , of what sort or kind soever , now made , or hereafter to be made , unto any the Cities , Towns , or Places in Germany , or the seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands , save onely and except the Mart , and Staple Towns of the said fellowship , of Merchants-adventurers of England in those parts for the time being , or to one of them , upon pain of forfeiture of the said woollen cloaths , and other English woollen Manufactures , and such further and other paines , penalties , punishments and forfeitures , as by the said Ordinance of Parlament , or by any other law may be lawfully inflicted on such Offendors . Provided nevertheless that the said fellowship shall not exclude any person from his freedome and admission into the said fellowship who shall desire it by way of Redemption upon such Rules , Payments , and Fines respectively , as in and by the said Ordinance of Parlament is reserved , and as is herein before recited . And lastly , We require and command all our Officers and Ministers of Iustice , and the Commissioners of our Customes , and the several Officers attending that service , that they be ayding and assisting unto the fellowship of Merchant-adventurers of England , in the supportation of their Government and regulation of their trade , and for preservation of the priviledges , jurisdictions and franchises lawfully granted unto them by any Act or Ordinance of Parlament . Given at our Palace of Westminster the thirtieth day of May 1656. London Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness MDCLVI .