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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION For Recalling and Prohibiting Seamen from the Service of foreign Princes and States.  
At Edinburgh, the seventh day of June, one thousand six hundred and sixty four.  
The Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, having received a Letter from the King's Majesty, dated at Whitehall the second day of June instant, commanding a Proclamation to be issued in His Majesty's name; bearing, That the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath been advertised, That great numbers of Mariners and other Seafaring men, His Majesty's natural born Subjects of this His ancient Kingdom of Scotland, have be taken themselves to the Services of foreign Princes and States, to the great disservice of His Majesty and their native Country; and whereby His Majesty and His Realms are unfurnished of men of their sort and calling, if there shall be cause to use them. For remiss whereof at present, and preventing the like for the future, the Kings most Excellent Majesty, both Will and straight Charge and Command, all and singular Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring men whatsoever and wheresoever, being His Majesty's natural Subjects of this His Kingdom of Scotland, who are in the Service of any foreign Prince or State, or do service in any foreign Ships or Vessels, That forthwith they do withdraw themselves, and depart from such foreign Services, and return home to their native Country and lawful Vocations, or to some of His Majesty's Dominions.  
And further, His Majesty both 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 of this his Kingdom of Scotland, from entering themselves; and both hereby first stre 〈…〉 y Charge and Command them, and every one of them, from henceforth to forbear to enter themselves into pay, or otherwise to be take themselves to the Service of foreign Princes or States, or to 〈◊〉 in any forr 〈…〉 ●essel or Ship, other than the Ships and Vessels belonging to His Majesty's Domini●●s without ●●●nce and obtained in that behalf. To all which His Majesty doth, and will, expect due obedience and conformity: And doth publish and declare, That the offenders to the contrary, s●●●l not only incur Hi● Majesty's just displeasure, but be proceeded against for their contempt, according to the utmost severities of Law.  
Therefore, they have ordained, and by these presents ordains Macers or Messengers at Arms, as Sheriffs in that part, in His Majesty's Name and Authority, to make public intimation hereof at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh, Peer and Shoar of Leith, and at the Mercat-crosses of all Royal Burroughs where there are any Seaports, that all persons therein concerned may give due and speedy obedience to this His Majesty's Royal Commands, as they will answer upon their outmost perils. And ordains these presents to be printed, that none pretend ignorance.  
Pet. Wedderburne, Cl. Sti Concilii.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by Evan T●●●er, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1664.