C R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms At the COURT at WHITEHALL the 22th of March, 1664. Present The Kings most excellent Majesty. His Royal Highness the Duke of York. His Highness' Prince Rupert. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Chancellor. Lord Treasurer. Lord Privy Seal. Duke of Albemarle. Duke of Ormond. Marquis of Dorchester. Earl of St. Alban. Earl of Sandwich. Earl of Anglesey. Earl of bath. Earl of Carlisle. Earl of Lauderdail. Earl of Middleton. Earl of Carbery. Lord Arlington. Lord Berkley. Lord Ashley. Mr. Treasurer. Mr. Vice-Chamberlain. Mr Secretary Morice. M. Chancellor of the Duchy. Sir Edward Nicholas. WHereas His Majesty by and with the Advice of His Privy Council hath dispensed for some time with certain Clauses of several Acts, concerning Trade, Shipping and Navigation, by an Order of this Board of the sixth instant: Which Order in several Clauses thereof extends, but was not intended to extend to Ireland: His Majesty this day in Council hath thought fit by the Advice of the Board, to direct the revoking the Word Ireland in the said Order, and thereprinting the same so amended. John Nicholas. HIs Majesty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to Declare and Order, That an Act of Parliament made in the Parliament begun at Westminster the Five and twentieth day of April in the Twelfth year of His Majesty's Reign, and confirmed by the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, in the Thirteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled, [An Act for encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation] and all the proceedings therein or thereby directed, Be totally suspended in all the matters and things therein contained, concerning or relating to any Ships or Vessels, their Masters or Mariners, their Guns, Furniture, Tackle, Ammunition and Apparel, or to any Goods or Commodities imported, or exported to, or from Norway, or the Baltique Sea. And His Majesty doth further Order, That the said Act, and all the proceedings therein, or thereby directed, be totally suspended in all the matters and things therein contained, concerning or relating to any Ships, or Vessels, their Masters or Mariners, their Guns, Furniture, Tackle, Ammunition and Apparel, or to any Goods or Commodities imported or exported to, or from any parts of Germany, Flanders or France, whereof the Merchants and Owners shall be His Majesty's natural born Subjects. And His Majesty is graciously pleased to declare and grant, That not only His Majesty's natural born Subjects, but all Merchants of any Nation in Amity with His Majesty, may import from any parts whatsoever, Hemp, Pitch, Tar, Masts, Saltpetre, and Copper; and upon importation thereof shall be liable to pay only such Duties, as by the Act of Tonnage and Poundage are imposed upon His Majesty's natural born Subjects, and no other; Any thing in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding. And His Majesty doth further Order, That notwithstanding the said Act for Encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation, and one other Act made in the said Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May in the thirteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled [An Act for the Encouragement of Trade] or either of them, or any Clause or Clauses in them, or either of them to the contrary, It shall and may be lawful for any English Merchants, and they are hereby authorised, freely and without interruption, to make use of, and employ any Foreign Ships or Vessels whatsoever, Navigated by Mariners or Seamen of any Nation in Amity with His Majesty, for importing or exporting of Goods and Commodities, to or from any Port in England or Wales, to or from any of His Majesty's Plantations. Provided, That no Goods or Commodities whatsoever, be by them imported into any of His Majesties said Plantations, but what shall be without fraud, Laden and Shipped in England or Wales and thence directly carried, and from no other place to His Majesties said Plantations. Provided also, That such Goods and Commodities as shall be by them laden or taken on Board at His Majesties said Plantations, or any of them, be brought directly from thence to some of His Majesties said Ports in England or Wales, And all Governors, and Officers of the Customs are hereby charged and required, strictly to observe all Rules, Directions and Orders for taking of Bonds or other Securities, and exacting all Forfeitures, and Penalties by the said Acts or either of them required or enjoined: save only in the Two Clauses concerning English Ships or English Mariners herein before dispensed with. And lastly, His Majesty doth declare, That this shall continue and be in force during His Majesty's pleasure: And when His Majesty shall think fit to determine the Dispensation hereby granted, He will by His Royal Proclamation give six month's notice thereof, To the end no Merchant or other person herein concerned, may be surprised, Signed Buckingham. Albemarle. Ormond. Lindsey. St. Alban. Anglesey. bath. Carlisle. Lauderdail. Middleton. Carbery. Humph. London. Berkeley. Ashley. Will. Morris. Hen. Bennet. John Nicholas. London, Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1664.