HIs Majesty in His Princely Wisdom and Providence, considering the great perils and inconveniences that may happen to His Subjects by the use of Foreign Trade and Commerce, in these times of danger; hath thought fit, and by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, doth hereby straitly Charge and Com­mand, That for the future no Ship or Vessel whatsoever, of or belonging to any His Majesties Subjects of this His King­dom of England, shall go, or be permitted to be set to Sea, out of, or from any part or Port of this His Majesties Kingdom, or any the Territories or Dominions thereunto belonging, to or for any parts or places beyond the Seas (other then such as already have obtained Licence in that behalf) upon pain of His Majesties high Displeasure, and Confiscation of all such Ships and Vessels, and of all the Ordnance, Tackle, Goods and Merchandise in or belonging thereunto, to His Majesties use, which shall be set to Sea contrary to the tenor and intent of this His Majesties Royal Proclamation. And this to continue and be observed until His Majesty declare His Pleasure to the contrary.

Given at our Court at Whitehall the First day of March, 1664/5. in the Seventeenth year of Our Reign.

God save the King.