blazon or coat of arms of the British royal family encircled by the order of the garter and topped by a crown, with a lion, a unicorn, a rose, and a thistle HONI SOIT QVI MAY Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT 
I R  ¶ By the King. ❧ A Proclamation declaring his Majesty's pleasure concerning Captain Roger North, and those who are gone forth as adventurers with him.  
WHereas Roger North Esquire, with diverse others of Our Subjects, as Adventurers for the intended Plantation and settling of Trade and Commerce in those parts of the Continent of America near and about the River of Amazons (which were presupposed not to be under the obedience and government of any other Christian Prince or State) hath secretly conveyed himself away, and hath disloyally precipitated and embarked himself, and his fellows, and suddenly set to Sea with a pretended purpose to prosecute that design, contrary to Our Royal pleasure and Commandment expressly signified unto him by one of Our principal Secretaries, Our Admiral of England having also refused him leave to go: We then having out of weighty considerations, & reason of State, & upon the deliberate advice of Our Priuy-Councell resolved to suspend and restrain the said Plantation & voyage for a time, and having thereupon straight charged & commanded him the said North upon his duty & allegiance, that he and his Associates should for a while surcease their Provisions, and should stay themselves and their Shipping, which they had already prepared, until Our further pleasure should be made known unto them.  
We have therefore held it fit hereby to make a public Declaration of Our utter mislike and disavowement of this their rash, undutiful and insolent attempt; and do hereby revoke, annihilate and disannul all Power, Authority, jurisdiction, or Commission whatsoever, which he the said North, or any of his Complices may pretend in any sort to derive & hold from or under Us; and do hereby charge aswell him the said North, as all his Companions and followers, immediately upon the first notice that shall be given him or them of this Our pleasure, that they shall make their speedy return directly home, with all their shipping and munitions into this Our Kingdom of England, as soon as the winds and weather shall permit them; and being here arrived shall forthwith present themselves in person unto some of Our Privy Council, under pain of being hereby declared guilty of high contempt and rebellion, in case they shall disobey this Our express commandment.  
And We do further hereby straight require and charge aswell the Governors, as all other the Partenors' and Adventurers, any ways concerned, or interested as members of the Company and Incorporation intended for that Plantation, as all other Merchants, Captains, Masters, & Officers, of Ships, Sailors, mariners, and all other our loving subjects whatsoever, that they shall in no sort aid or abet, nor comfort him the said North, nor any of his Complices with any supply of shipping, men, money, munition, victuals, merchandise, or other commodities or necessaries whatsoever: but that aswell all and every Our Admirals, Vice-admirals', and other Our Officers and Commanders of Our Ships, or Pinnaces, as all other Captains and Masters of any of Our subjects ships and vessels whatsoever, that shall happen to meet with him the said North, or any of his Company at sea, or in any Harbour, Port, or Creek wheresoever, shall in Our Name attach, seize, and summon him, or them, and their shipping, to return immediately home, and shall forthwith bring them back to some of Our Ports of this Our Kingdom, and there commit them and their Ships to the charge of such Our Officers, as it shall respectively appertain unto, until We (having received information of their such return, which We will expect from Our said Officers, who shall so stand incharged with them) shall give further order concerning them, aswell their persons as their shipping and munitions. Wherein We do expressly charge and command aswell him the said North, and all his Company, Abettors, & Adherents, and all the rest of that Company and Incorporation intended, as all and every other Our Officers by Land or Sea, and all other Captains, Masters, and Mariners in any of Our subjects ships, & all other Our loving subjects whatsoever, faithfully, diligently, and carefully to observe, do, and perform in their several qualities and places, that which We have hereby required of them, according to every of their duties, charges, and employments, upon pain of Our high displeasure and indignation, and as they will answer the contrary at their uttermost peril.  
Given at Our Manor of Greenwich this fifteenth day of May, in the eighteenth year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. ANNO DOM. M.DC.XX.