A proclamation commanding the immediate return of all His Majesties subjects who have gone into the service of the French King as souldiers, since the late treaty of peace with the States General of the United Provinces, and prohibiting all His Majesties subjects to enter into the said service for the time to come

Author: England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)1675

By the King.

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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE

A PROCLAMATION, Commanding the immediate Return of all His Majesties Subjects who have gone into the Service of the French King as Souldiers, since the late Treaty of Peace with the States General of the Ʋnited Provinces; and Prohibiting all His Majesties Subjects to enter into the said Service for the time to come.

CHARLES R.

WHereas His Majesty hath been Informed, That divers of His Subjects have since the late Peace Concluded between His Majesty and the States General of the United Provinces, and contrary to His late Royal Proclamation, taken Arms under, and now are in the Service of the French King as Souldiers: His Majesty therefore for Redress thereof, and to prevent the like for the future, Doth by this His Royal Proclamation (with the Advice of His Privy Council) Require and Command all and every His Subjects, who have since the said late Peace gone beyond Sea to Serve as Souldiers under the said French King, forthwith to quit the said Service, and to return to their respective Homes: And both hereby also strictly Prohibit and Forbid them, and all other His Subjects whatsoever, for the time to come, from going beyond the Seas to Serve as Souldiers under the said King, or in His Wars. To all which His Majesty doth Enjoyn, and shall expect all due Obedience and Conformity; And doth hereby also further Publish and Declare, That the Offenders to the contrary, shall not onely incur His Majesties High Displeasure, but be proceeded against (for their Contempt) according to the utmost Severities of Law.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Nineteenth day of May, 1675. In the Seven and twentieth year of Our Reign.

God save the King.

LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1675.

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