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DIEV ET MON · DRO●●  By the King. A PROCLAMATION For Recalling and Prohibiting Seamen from Serving of Foreign Princes and States.  
CHARLES R.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty having been advertised, That great numbers of Mariners, and other Seafaring men, His Majesty's natural born Subjects, have betaken themselves to the Service of Foreign Princes and States, to the great disservice of His Majesty and this Kingdom, and whereby His Majesty and this Kingdom are unfurnished of men of their sort and Calling: Therefore for redress thereof for the present, and preventing the like for the future, The Kings most Excellent Majesty, by this His Royal Proclamation (with the Advice of His Privy Council) doth Strictly Charge and Command all Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, and other Seafaring men whatsoever, and wheresoever, (being His Majesty's natural born Subjects) who are in the Service of any Foreign Prince or State, or do Service in any Foreign Ships or Vessels, that forthwith they, and every of them, do withdraw themselves, and departed from such Foreign Services, and return home to their native Countries. And further, His Majesty doth hereby Strictly Prohibit and Forbidden all Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, and other Seafaring men whatsoever (being His Majesty's natural born Subjects) from Entering themselves; And doth hereby Strictly 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 Ship or Vessel, without His Majesty's Special Licence first had and obtained in that behalf: To all which His Majesty doth and will expect due Obedience and exact Conformity; And doth hereby Publish and Declare, That the Offenders to the contrary shall not only incur His Majesty's just Displeasure, but be Proceéded against for their Contempt, according to the utmost Severities of Law. And further, His Majesty doth hereby Authorise and Command all His Officers and Ministers in his respective Ports, and all 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 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 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 belonging to any Foreign Prince or State, or to any Merchant, or other Person or Persons, other then to His Majesty or His Subjects.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Three and twentieth day of March 1677/8. In the Thirtieth year of Our Reign.  
God save the King.   

LONDON, Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1677/8.