A proclamation against duels England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1680 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A32352 Wing C3213 ESTC R13135 12278285 ocm 12278285 58563 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. A32352) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 58563) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 863:32) A proclamation against duels England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills ..., London : 1679/80. Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. At head of title: By the King. Broadside. At end of title: Given at our court at Whitehall the nineth day of March 1679/80. In the two and thirtieth year of our reign. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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WHereas it is become too frequent , especially with Persons of Quality , under a vain pretence of Honour , to take upon them to be the Revengers of their private Quarrels by Duel , and single Combate , which ought not to be , upon any pretence or provocation whatsoever ; We considering that the Sin of Murther is detestable before GOD , and this way of prosecuting satisfaction , Scandalous to Christian Religion , and the manifest Violation of Our Laws and Authority , out of Our Pious Care to prevent unChristian and rash effusion of Bloud , do by this Our Royal Proclamation strictly Charge and Command all Our Loving Subjects of what Quality soever , That they do not either by themselves , or by others , by Message , Word , Writing , or other ways or means Challenge , or cause to be Challenged , any person or persons to Fight in Combate , or single Duel , nor carry , accept , or conceal any such Challenge or Appointment , nor actually Fight any such Duel with any of Our Subjects or others , or as a Second , or otherwise accompany or become Assistant therein . And We do hereby , to the intent that all persons may take care to prevent the Dangers they may incur by acting or assisting in any such Duel , Declare Our Royal Pleasure , That We will not Grant Our Pardon to any person or persons that shall Fight , or be any way aiding or concerned in any such Duel where any person shall be slain , or die of his Wounds received therein , but will leave all such persons to the utmost rigour and severity of the Laws : And further , That We will not suffer or endure any person or persons to be or remain in Our Court , who shall presume to intercede in the behalf of any person or persons that shall Offend contrary to this Our Proclamation . And for the better avoiding all such Duels , We do hereby straitly Charge and Command all person and persons whatsoever who shall receive or know of any Challenge sent or delivered as aforesaid , That they do forthwith give notice thereof to some of Our Privy Council , or otherwise to some Iustice of Peace near the place where such Offence shall be committed , upon pain of Our highest Displeasure , and being left to be proceéded against according to the strictest rigout and severity of the Laws . Given at our Court at Whitehall the Ninth day of March 1679 / 80. In the Two and thirtieth year of Our Reign . God save the King. London , Printed by John Bill , Thomas Newcomb , and Henry Hills , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty . 1679 / 80.