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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation for better furnishing the Navy, and Shipping of the Realm, with able and skilful Mariners.  
THE Kings most Excellent Majesty, considering how much it importeth the honour, safety, and wealth of this Realm, that the navigation of the same be carefully continued and maintained, and that there be skilful Mariners, and Seafaring men at all times in readiness, to furnish, aswell his Majesty's own Royal Navy upon all occasions, as the shipping of his subjects, And understanding, that the Mariners and Seafaring men of this Realm, have of late years in great numbers, without any licence or sufficient warrant, put themselves into the service of foreign Princes and States, and of Strangers borne, whereby both his Majesty's Navy and the Realm in general, are likely to be deprived of their service, when there shall be any needful use thereof, if some timely remedy be not provided, to meet with so great an inconvenience; And weighing, that it is a principal part of the allegiance and duty of a subject, to attend the service of his liege Sovereign and Country: His Majesty doth therefore straight inhibit and forbidden, that no Mariner or Seafaring man, Shipwright, or Ship-Carpenter whatsoever, being his Majesty's subject, do at any time hereafter without express licence of his Majesty, or of the Lord Admiral of England, for the time being, in writing, enter, or attempt, or go about to enter into the service of any foreign Prince, or State, nor to be employed out of this Realm in any service whatsoever, unless it be in the service of his Majesty, or of some of his Highness own liege Subjects, upon pain of his Majesty's indignation and displeasure, and the uttermost severity of his Majesty's Laws, to the exteuded against them, that contrary to their duty to hid Majesty, and this their native Country, shall so contemptuously withstand this his Royal command, in a matter of such weighty consequence, by withdrawing themselves from that duty and service, which by the Laws of God and man, they own to their Sovereign and Country, And his Majesty doth like wise command all his Officers, Ministers, and Subjects whatsoever, not only (as much as in them is) to hinder any such, as shall attempt any thing against his Royal proclamation; but, from time to time, to make known all such offences and offenders, to the Lord Admiral, for the time being, that a speedy course may be taken for the severe punishing of them, to the example of others.  
Given at the Court at Windsor, the sixth day of August, in twentieth year of his Majesty's Reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the six and fiftieth. 
 God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. M.DC.XXII.