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BY THE KING.  
A Proclamation for the speedy payment of all such sums of Money as are due to His Majesty for customs, or other Duties upon merchandise, into His majesty's Receipt at His City of Oxford.  
WHereas great sums of Money are due to us, as well in Our ancient Right, as by several Acts made this Parliament for customs, Duties, and Impositions upon merchandise, which either have not been paid to Our farmers, Officers, or Collectors, or remain still in their hands, whereby We have not in this Our great necessity the benefit of Our own Revenue; we do hereby will and Command all Our Officers, farmers and Collectors, in all and every of Our Ports of this kingdom, who have received any Duties, customs or Impositions upon merchandise, due to us, either by any act of Parliament, or in Our ancient Right since the beginning of this Parliament, that they forthwith pay all such sums of Money, as remains in their hands upon any such Receipts, into the Receipt of Our Exchequer at Our City of Oxford, and at, or into no other place. And we likewise will and Command all such Persons who have entered into Bonds, or other obligations to any Ministers, Officers or Collectors of the said customs, for the payment of such Duties, that they pay the same into Our said Receipt at Our City of Oxford, and at, or into no other place, and we do hereby promise to save and keep harmless all such Persons from any penalty or damage, by reason of such Bonds; and we do expect a strict obedience to these Our commands from all Persons whom it may concern, as they tender Our service, and will answer the contrary at their utmost perils.  
Given at Our Court at Oxford, this 23. of February, in the Eighteenth year of Our reign. 
 God save the King.