By the King. 
A PROCLAMATION, Forbidding His Majesty's Subjects to give Assistance to any the Subjects of the King of Spain now in Rebellion against him.  
CHARLES R.  
WHereas Complaint hath been made unto Us by Don Pedro Ronquillos', Envoy Extraordinary from his Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, That several Merchants and others Our Subjects, have carried Provisions, and given Assistance and Succour to those of Messina in the Kingdom of Sicily, now in Rebellion against his said Catholic Majesty, contrary to the Treaty made in 1667, between Us and the said King; We being desirous to give all just Satisfaction to Our good Brother the King of Spain, and to maintain inviolably the Articles contained in the said Treaty, do by this Our Royal Proclamation expressly Enjoin and Command all Our Subjects of what Condition soever, That they forbear giving any manner of Assistance, Countenance or Succour to those of Messina, or any other of his Catholic Majesties Subjects in Rebellion against him, upon pain not only of Our high Displeasure, but suffering such Punishment as by Law may be inflicted on such as wilfully violate our Treaties, and infringe the Peace betwixt the two Crowns.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Seventeenth day of June 1675, In the Seven and twentieth Year of Our Reign.  
God save the King.   

LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1675.