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❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation to restrain the King's Subjects from departing out of the Realm without licence.  
WHereas it is one of the principal duties of all Our Subjects, to attend at all times the service and defence of their King and native Country, either within the Realm, or without, when they shall be thereunto required: And foreseeing in Our Princely providence what danger might ensue to this State, if Our Subjects might at their pleasure pass and departed out of this Realm, into the Kingdoms, Countries, and Dominions of foreign Kings or States: For prevention whereof, We have thought fit to publish Our Royal will and commandment in that behalf; And do therefore hereby, straight prohibit and forbid all Our Subjects of this Our Realm, or of any of the Dominions of the same, of what estate or degree soever they be, that they or any of them (other than Soldiers, Mariners, Merchants, and their Factors, and Apprentices) shall not at any time hereafter, without the special licence of Us, or of six, or more of Our Privy Council, under their hands (whereof one of Our principal Secretaries to be one) pass or departed out of this Our Realm of England, or any of the Dominions thereof, into the Kingdoms, Countries, Territories, or Dominions of any foreign King, Prince, State, or Potentate, upon such corporal, and other great and heavy pains and penalties, as by the Laws or Statures of this Realm may be inflicted upon them. And We do hereby also require and command all Our Officers and Ministers in Our several Ports of this Realm; that hereafter they suffer none of our said Subjects to pass without such licence; And that no Owners, Masters, or Mariners of any ships or vessels, do from henceforth carry, or transport beyond the Seas, any person or persons whatsoever, without such licence so obtained from Us, or such six, or more of Our Privy Council; and the same first shown, and duly entered with the Officer of the Port, from whence such person is to pass, upon pain of Our high displeasure, and such forfeitures, and loss of Office, ship or vessel, and other penalties, as by the Laws and Statues of this Our Realm are ordained and provided in that behalf. Provided always, that if any such Soldiers, Mariners, Merchants, or their Factors and Apprentices, as are herein excepted and permitted to pass without licence, do after their departure out of this Realm, commit, attempt, or assent to any act, device, plot, or thing against Us, or any Our Kingdoms or Dominions, or against any of Our Laws or Statutes: That every such person so offending, shall lose the benefit of the said exception, and shall to all intents and purposes be taken and adjudged to be, as one that maliciously and contemptuously passeth or departeth out of this Realm contrary to the tenor and effect of these presents.  
Given at Our Court at Oatelands' the one and twentieth day of july in the eleventh year of Our Reign. 
 God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty: And by the Assigns of john Bill. 1635.