dieu ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other  
BY THE LORD DEPUTY AND COUNCIL.  
TYRCONNELL.  
WHEREAS His Sacred Majesty, by the Advice of His Privy council in England, hath lately issued a Proclamation forbidding every Person or Persons of what quality, degree or condition soever, being His Majesties Natural born Subjects, from entering into, or listing themselves in the Service or Pay of any foreign Prince or State. Which Proclamation followeth in these words.  

By the KING. A PROCLAMATION. Prohibiting His Majesties Subjects to Enter into the Service of foreign Princes and States.  
JAMES R.  
WHEREAS the King's Most Excellent Majesty hath been Advertised that divers of His Majesties Natural born Subjects, as well Mariners as others, have and daily do depart this Kingdom, and betake themselves to the Service of foreign Princes and States without licence had and obtained in that behalf from His Majesty, in manifest contempt of His Royal Authority, tending to the disservice of His Majesty, and prejudice of His Kingdoms, Dominions and Countreys: for redress whereof, for the present, and for the preventing the like mischief for the future, the King's Most Excellent Majesty by this His Royal Proclamation, by and with the Advice of His Privy council, doth straightly prohibit and forbid all and every person and persons of what quality, degree or condition soever( being His Majesties Natural born Subjects) from entering into, or listing themselves in the Service or Pay of any foreign Prince or State; And doth hereby straightly Charge and Command them, and every of them, upon their bound and known Duty and Allegiance, that they or any of them do not from henceforth withdraw him or themselves, or depart from this His Majesties Kingdom of England, or any other His Majesties Realms or Dominions, for or in order to the entering or listing him or themselves into Pay, or otherwise betake him or themselves to the Service of any foreign Prince or State either by Sea or Land, without due licence first had and obtained in that behalf: To all which His Majesty will expect, and doth require due obedience and conformity; And doth hereby publish and declare, that all Offenders to the contrary, shall not only incur His Majesties just displeasure, but be proceeded against by seizure of their Goods, Persons and Estates; and otherwise according to the utmost severity of Law.  
And further his Majesty doth hereby authorize and command all and every his Governors and other Officers of his Ports, and all and every the Captains, Masters and other Officers, serving and employed in any of his Majesties Ships or Vessels at sea, and all other his Majesties Subjects whatsoever whom it may concern from time to time to stop and make stay of all& every such person and persons as shall endeavour to Transport, or to Enter or List him or themselves into the service of any foreign Prince or State by Sea or by L●●d contrary to the true intent and meaning of this his Majesties Royal Proclamation. And also to seize upon, take and bring back all such persons aforesaid as shall endeavour or attempt to transport or to enter or list him or themselves in the service of any foreign Prince or State as aforesaid, either by Sea or Land, as they his Majesties said Officers, Commanders, and Subjects, will answer the contrary at their utmost Perils.  
Given at Our Court at White-Hall the second day of March 1687/ 8 in the fourth year of Our Reign.   
And whereas his Majesty hath lately signified his pleasure unto us, the Lord Deputy that we should give strict Order for the stoping of all persons, being his Majesties Natural born Subjects, who should endeavour to go into the Service of any foreign Prince or State, without leave contrary to the said Proclamation, wherefore We the Lord Deputy and council thought fit to cause the said Proclamation to be herein inserted, to be thereby further published for the better Information of his Majesties Subjects of this Kingdom, Now we the Lord Deputy and council do hereby strictly Charge, Require and Command, all person and persons whatsoever, being his Majesties natural born Subjects of this Realm to give due obedience to the said Proclamation, under the penalties therein contained; And We do further Authorize and Command all Magistrates of Cities and Towns, and all Officers of his Majesties Ports within this Realm, and all other his Majesties Subjects of this his Majesties Kingdom whom it may concern from time to time to stop and make stay of all and every his Majesties Subjects of this Realm as shall endeavour or attempt to transport or to Enter or List themselves in the service of any foreign Prince or State by Sea or by Land without Licence first had and obtained in that behalf, contrary to the true intent and meaning of his Majesties said Royal Proclamation, and also to seize upon, take and bring back all such person or persons aforesaid, as shall endeavour or attempt to Transport or to Enter or List him or themselves in the service of any foreign Prince or State as aforesaid, either by Sea or Land, as they the said Magistrates, Officers and Subjects will answer the contrary at their utmost Perils.  
Given at the council Chamber in Dublin, the 4th day of April 1688. A Fytton C. Granard, Gormanston, Fitzharding, Mountjoy, Bu. Talbot, John Davys, Will: Talbot, Tho. Newcomen. 
 God Save the King.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham, Assigns of Benjamin took Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty; and are to be Sold by Andrew Crook at His Majesties Printing-house on Ormonde-Key, and by Samuel Helsham at the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street. 1688.