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A PROCLAMATION For Recalling and Prohibiting Seamen from the Services of Foreign Princes and States.  
CHARLES R.  
WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath been advertised, That great numbers of Mariners, and other Seafaring men, His Majesty's natural born Subjects, have betaken themselves to the Services of Foreign Princes and States, to the great Dis-service of His Majesty and their Native Countries; and whereby His said Majesty and His Realms are unfurnished of men of their sort and calling, if there shall be cause to use them:  
Therefore, for redress thereof at present, and preventing the like for the future, The Kings most Excellent Majesty by this His Royal Proclamation, with the Advice of the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, doth Will and straight Charge and Command, all and singular Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring men whatsoever and wheresover, being His Majesty's natural born Subjects, who are in the Service of any Foreign Prince or State, or do serve in any Foreign Ships or Vessels, That forthwith they do withdraw themselves, and depart from such Foreign Services, and return home to their Native Countries and lawful Vocations.  
And further His Majesty doth hereby prohibit and forbid all and singular Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring men whatsoever, being His Majesty's natural born Subjects, from Entering themselves. And doth hereby straight Charge and Command them, and every of them, from henceforth to forbear to enter themselves into pay, or otherwise betake themselves to the Service of any Foreign Princes or States, or to serve in any Foreign Vessel or Ship, without Licence had and obtained in that behalf. To all which His Majesty doth, and will expect due obedience and conformity: And doth hereby Publish and Declare, That the Offenders to the contrary, shall not only incur His Majesty's just displeasure, but be proceeded against for their contempt according to the utmost severities of Law. And further, His Majesty doth hereby Authorise and Command all and every the Captains, Masters, and other Officers, serving and employed in any of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels at Sea, to stop and make stay of all and every such Person and Persons as shall endeavour to Transport or Enter themselves into the Service of any Foreign Prince or State, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this His Majesty's Royal Proclamation; And also to Seize upon, take, and bring away, all such Mariners, Seamen, and other Persons aforesaid, as shall be found to be Employed or Serving in any Ships or Vessels, of, or belonging to any Foreign Prince or State, or to any Merchant, or other Person or Persons, other than to His Majesty or His Subjects.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 30th day of May, 1664. in the Sixteenth year of Our Reign. 
 God save the King.   

LONDON: Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1664.