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A22547
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By the King a proclamation concerning the trade of Ginney, and Binney, in the parts of Africa.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1631
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STC 8983; ESTC S3592
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DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI †SOIT †QVI †MAL †Y †PENSE †¶ By the King ¶ A proclamation concerning the Trade of Ginney and Binney in the parts of Africa WHereas Our late deare and Royall Father King james of euer blessed and happy memorie for the due establishing of an orderly Traffique and Trade of Merchandize vnto Ginney Binney and Angola in the parts of Africa did by His Letters Patents vnder the great Seale of England incorporate diuers of his louing Subiects both Merchants and others and did thereby grant vnto them diuers Powers Licences Priuiledges and Authorities in the said Letters Patents mentioned which Letters Patents Wee haue for diuers consideratious and causes Us moouing caused in a Legall manner and way by iudgement to be called in and made voyd and which are since by Us resumed determined repeated and made voyd And to the end the sayd Trade and Traffique much importing the good of Our seruice and the inriching of this Our Kingdome of England should not bee let fall and left off Wee haue by Our Letters Patents vnder Our great Seale of England bearing date the 25. day of Iune last past given and granted vnto Our welbeloued seruants and Subiects Sir Richard Young Knight and Baronet Sir Kenelme Digby Knight George Kirke Esquire Humfry Slany Nicholas Crispe and William Cloberie of London Merchants their Executors Admnistrators and Assignes the sole Trade and Traffique to Ginney Binney and Angola and all Ports Hauens and Creekes thereunto belonging in the parts of Africa for the terme of one and thirty yeeres from the date of Our sayd Letters Patents next ensuing as in and by the sayd Letters Patents amongst diuers Powers Prohibitions and Authorities therein contained more at large it doth and may appeare Now to the end none of Our louing Subiects may pretend ignorance of Our Royall Pleasure in that behalfe but that what Wee haue prohibited commanded and forbidden by Our sayd Letters Patents may bee fully knowen and published and accordingly obserued and obeyed Wee doe therefore hereby straightly charge inhibite aud forbid all and euery Our Subiects of what degree or qualitie soeuer they bee that none of them directly or indirectly during the sayd terme of one and thirtie yeeres presume to visite frequent trade or aduenture to traffique into or from the Lands Dominions and places aforesaid or any of them And wee doe also hereby further straightly Charge inhibite prohibite and forbid aswell all and euery Our Subiects as aforesaid as all and euery the Subiects of any forreigne Prince State or Potentate whatsoeuer to import or bring in any Red-Wood Elephants-Teeth Hides Waxe Gummes or Graines of those Countreys or any part thereof or any other of the Commodities of those Countreys from any place or places whatsoeuer into any of Our Kingdomes or Dominions other then the sayd Sir Richard Young Sir Kenelme Digby George Kirke Humfry Slany Nicholas Crispe and William Clobery their Executors Administrators Assignes Deputies Factors and Seruants vpon paine of Our high displeasure and the forfeiture and losse both of those goods and of the Ships which shall import the same wheresoeuer they shall be found And wee doe also hereby charge prohibite inhibite and forbid all and euery the Factors Masters of Ships Mariners Agents of them the said Sir Richard Young Sir Kenelme Digby George Kirke Humfry Slany Nicholas Crispe and William Clobery and of euery of them and of the Executors Aministrators and Assignes of them and euery of them That none of them directly or indirectly during the terme aforesaid presume to Trade Aduenture or Traffique for themselues or any of them or for any other person or persons whatsoeuer other then the said last Patentees into or from the Lands Dominions and places aforesayd or in any of them vpon paine of Our high indignation displeasure and forfeiture of all such Goods and vpon such other punishments as can or may by Law bee inflicted vpon the offendors for contempt of Our Royall pleasure and command in this behalfe And to the end Our commands herein may bee the better performed obserued and kept wee doe hereby straitly charge and command All Our Admirals Viceadmirals and all other Our Officers and Ministers of the Admiraltie and such as haue Admirall Iurisdiction And all Maiors Portreeues Iustices of Peace Sheriffes Bailiffes Constables Customers Comptrollers Collectors wayters Searchers Surueyors and all other Our Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer to bee from time to time in all things helping aiding and assisting and as much as in them or any of them whom it shall or may concerne lieth to see Our pleasure herein to bee kept obserued and performed as they tender Our pleasure and will answere the contrarie at their perils and vpon paine of Our heauie displeasure and the losse of their and euery of their places Giuen at Our Court at Saint Iames the two and twentieth day of Nouember in the seuenth yeere of Our Reigne God saue the King ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent MAIESTIE and by the Assignes of Iohn Bill M.DC.XXXI