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❧ By the King.  
¶ A Proclamation for restraint of Fishing upon His Majesty's Seas and Coasts without Licence.  
WHereas Our Father of blessed memory King JAMES, did in the seventh year of His reign of Great Britain, set forth a Proclamation touching Fishing; whereby for the many important reasons therein expressed, all persons, of what Nation or quality soever (being not His natural born Subjects) were restrained from Fishing upon any the Coasts and Seas of Great Britain, Ireland, and the rest of the Isles adjacent, where most usually heretofore Fishing had been, until they had orderly demanded, and obtained Licences from Our said Father, or His Commissioners in that behalf, upon pain of such chastisement as should be fit to be inflicted upon such wilful Offenders: Since which time, albeit, neither Our said Father, nor Ourself have made any considerable execution of the said Proclamation, but have with much patience expected a voluntary conformity of Our Neighbours and Allies, to so just and reasonable Prohibitions and Directions as are contained in the same.  
And now finding by experience, that all the inconveniences which occasioned that Proclamation, are rather increased then abated: We being very sensible of the premises, and well knowing how fare We are obliged in Honour to maintain the rights of Our Crown, especially of so great consequence, have thought it necessary, by the advice of Our Privy Council, to renew the aforesaid restraint of Fishing upon Our aforesaid Coasts and Seas, without Licence first obtained from Us, and by these presents to make public Declaration, that Our resolution is (at times convenient) to keep such a competent strength of Shipping upon Our Seas, as may (by God's blessing) be sufficient, both to hinder such further encroachments upon Our Regalities, and assist and protect those Our good Friends and Allies, who shall henceforth, by virtue of Our Licences (to be first obtained) endeavour to take the benefit of Fishing upon Our Coasts and Seas, in the places accustomed.  
Given at Our Palace of Westminster the tenth day of May, in the twelfth year of Our Reign of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland. 
 ❧ God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty: And by the Assigns of JOHN BILL. 1636.