By the King. A proclamation for the restraining all his Majesties subjects but the East-India company, to trade to the East-Indies England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1681 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A32586 Wing C3511 ESTC R217693 99829347 99829347 33784 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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WE being sensible how much it imports the welfare of this Our Realm , That the Trade to the East-Indies be Maintained and Encouraged , and that the present East-India Company have for divers years last past mannaged and carried on the same to the Honour and Profit of the Nation ; And being given to understand that some of Our Subjects minding more their particular gain than the general good , have of late presumed to Trade into those Parts upon their private account , and that other of Our Subjects are preparing and fitting out Ships for that purpose , which if permitted , will soon destroy the said Company , and endanger the losing that whole Trade to the Nation , as it happened in the late licentious Times , when by laying open the said Trade , it was almost lost , and had beén wholly lost , had it not beén retrieved and recovered by the great Industry and Charge of the said Company , who are still at vast Charge and Expence to Preserve and Maintain the same : Which attempts of the said Private Traders , We apprehend may arise as well from their ignorance of what Liberties and Priviledges We have Granted to the said Company touching the said Trade , and of Our Royal Prohibition therein to all other Our loving Subjects , as also of the Law , That none of Our Subjects ought to Trade or Traffick with Infidels , or Barbarous Nations not in Amity with Vs , and who are not holden by any League or Treaty , have therefore thought fit by this Our Royal Proclamation to Declare and Publish , That We by Our Letters Patents bearing Date at Westminster the Third day of April , in the Thirteenth year of Our Reign , have Granted to the said East-India Company , the whole and intire Trade of the said East-Indies , and of all Places where any Trade is to be had from the Cape of Bona Speranza to the Streights of Magellan , and have thereby straitly Prohibited all other Our Subjects , of what Degree or Quality soever , to Visit , Haunt , Frequent , or Trade , Traffick , or Adventure by way of Merchandize , into or from the said East-Indies , or any the Places aforesaid , without the Licence of the said Company , upon pain of incurring Our High Displeasure , and the forfeiture and loss of the Goods and Merchandizes , as also of the Ship and Ships , with the Furniture thereof , wherein such Goods or Merchandizes shall be brought or found Trading or Trafficking contrary to Our said Prohibition . And that all Offenders in the Premisses may be rendered altogether inexcusable , We have thought fit to Publish and Declare Our Royal Pleasure to be , And We do hereby strictly Prohibit and Forbid all and every of Our loving Subjects Whatsoever , except the said Company and their Successors , and others Trading by the said Companies Licence , to Trade into , Visit or Haunt the said East-Indies , or any Part , Creék , Haven , or Place within the said Companies Charter , upon pain of Our High Displeasure , and of being proceéded against as Contemners of Our Laws and Royal Authority , and also of incurring the Forfeiture and Loss of the Goods and Merchandizes , and the Ships or Vessels with their Furniture , which shall bring or carry the same to or from the said East-Indies , and all other the Places within the Limits of the said Charter by Vs Granted to the said Company . And to the end Our Will and Pleasure herein may be the better observed , We do hereby also strictly Require and Command Our Governors , Deputy-Governors , Admirals , Vice-Admirals , Generals , Judges of Our Courts of Admiralty , Commanders of Our Forts and Castles , Captains of Our Royal Ships , Provost Marshals , Marshals , Comptrollers , Collectors of Our Customs , Waiters , Searchers , and all other Our Officers and Ministers Civil and Military , by Sea or Land , in all or every Our Foreign Dominions and Plantations , and also all and singular Captains and Commanders of Ships Employed , or to be Employed in the Service of the said East-India Company , to be Aiding and Assisting to Attack , Arrest , Take and Seize for Our Use , the Ship or Ships , Vessel or Vessels , with their Furniture , Goods , Wares and Merchandizes of all and every Our Subjects , other than the said Company and their Successors , and such as shall be Employed or Licensed by them , which they shall find on Sea or Land , within the Limits of Our said Charter Granted to the said Company , according to the Tenor of Our Royal Charter Granted to the said Company , and to proceéd to Condemnation thereof in any of Our Courts in Our said Foreign Dominions and Plantations , upon pain of Our High Displeasure , and as they will answer the contrary at their perils . Given at Our Court at Whitehall this Sixteenth day of November 1681 , and in the Three and thirtieth Year of Our Reign . GOD SAVE THE KING . LONDON , Printed by the Assigns of John Bill , Thomas Newcomb , and Henry Hills , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1681.