¶ By the Lords of His majesties Privy Council.  
WHereas in divers Ports of this Kingdom, the Officers of the said Ports do exact a certain petty duty, commonly called Head-money, upon every Passenger, aswell at their going forth, as at their entrance into the Kingdom, which is now absolutely taken away and ablished, by a Treaty some few years since made and concluded betwixt His Majesty and the most Christian French King, that now is, both in these His majesties Kingdoms, as also in the Realm of France, and all other Dominions belonging to that Crown, as concerning those of the English and French Nation: These shall be to let you know, that His Majesty intending (as always he hath done) really to observe the said Treaty in that and all other Articles therein contained, hath given straight charge and commandment, that no Officer, nor other person whomsoever, shall presume hereafter to exact or demand the said Head-money, upon any Subjects of His good Brother the most Christian French King, that shall have occasion to pass at that Port, or any the members thereof, either at his going forth or landing, but that it may be free for all such persons, of what condition or degree soever, against whom there shall be no other particular cause of restraint to pass, as aforesaid, without the exaction of this or any duty of the like nature whatsoever. To which His majesties Royal pleasure and express commandment; We do in his highness name straightly charge and command you and every of you, whom it may concern, to conform yourselves, that you do not henceforth demand, or suffer to be demanded the said pretended duty, commonly called Head-money, nor any thing in the nature or Lieu thereof, as you will answer the contrary at your peril, and as you will avoid His majesties high displeasure.  
Given at the Court at Whit●hall the fifteenth of March, in the fifteenth year of His majesties Reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the one and fifty, 1617.  
To all Majors, Portreeves, Customers, controllers, Searchers of Ports, and all other His majesties Officers whom it may concern, and to every of them.  


G. Cant.  
Pembroke.  
Th. edmond's.  
Fr. Bacon, Canc.  
T. Arundel.  
Tho. Lake.  
T. Suffolk.  
james Hay.  
jul. Caesar.  
Lenox.  
F. Cary.     

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