I.

FIrst, That from this time forward none of the Subjects of these Lands shall transport out of these Lands, or out of any other Lands, Kingdoms, Places or Towns, carry or transport directly or indirectly to any Havens, Islands, Towns or Places of France, England, Scotland or Ireland, or others under the Obedience of the aforesaid Kings of France and Great Brittany, any Wares, Goods or Merchandize of what sort, quality, or nature the same may be, none excepted; or also to hold in any manner any correspondence and communion with the Inhabitants of France and England afore­said, or those that belong to them, by Letter or otherwise tending to the Prejudice of these States; and also that no man in the World, although Stranger and no Inhabi­tant of these Lands shall without these Lands transgress that which is aforesaid, upon pain to be punished therefore, without any con­nivence, as an Enemy of these States, and further upon the Forfeiture of all the Ships and Goods which we can find, that have been designed to be conveyed to France or England aforesaid, or other Places aforesaid, or the value thereof, in case they be already carried out, or cannot otherwise be come at.

II.

And whereas according to the duty of all lawful Superiors, we are obliged to protect and defend our good Inhabitants and Sub­jects with all possible means against Force and Oppression, we cannot according to common Right and the Practice of all Nati­ons, be obliged to suffer that the aforesaid Kings, or their Subjects should be supplied by any one in the world with such Necessa­ries and Materials wherewith they may ap­parently be enabled to offend us and our In­habitants; therefore we would by these have all our Allies, Friends and Neutrals, and generally all People and Nations to be ad­vertised, and seriously intreated and warned, that during the present Differences between this State, and the aforesaid Kings of France and Great Brittany, that they will not send out, carry, or transport from any Lands, Kingdoms, Places or Towns, directly or in­directly to any Havens, Towns or Places of [Page 3] France, England, Scotland or Ireland, or others under the obedience of the said Kings. any Ammunition of War, or other Materi­als useful to the setting out of Ships, of what name, sort, quality, condition or nature, soever they may be, none excepted, because our meaning is to take and confisque for good Prize, the aforesaid Materials for War, and Ships, which shall be found to be laden to be carried thither contrary to this our Advertisement and Ordinance.

III.

And to prevent the aforesaid Transporta­tion with the better security, and to provide in special that no Victuals, Materials for War or Ships may be carried out of these Provinces under false pretences: So shall no man from henceforward lade in these Lands, or cause to be ship'd, any kind of Victuals, or any of the aforesaid Materials, to be carried or transported to any of the Lands, Towns, or Places of the Allies, Friends or Neutrals of this State, without having first obtained the special consent of the Court of Admiralty; in whose District, such Lading or Shipping shall be done, and over and above the payment of the Lands Duty, shall have put in sufficient Caution of twice the Value of the Goods to be transported, that they shall be carried and unladen in no other place than in the King­doms, Havens, Towns and Places of the aforesaid Friends, and in no manner directly or indirectly, at any Places of France, Eng­land, Scotland, and Ireland, or others under the obedience of the aforesaid Kings, and that within a certain convenient and suffici­ent time to be expressed in the Pass-port, according to the Condition and Distance of the Places, to deliver over Certificate, or other sufficient Evidence to make it appear that all the aforesaid Victuals or Materials have been unladen and landed in the whole at the Place for which they were declared and entred to be carried to, or in case of faileur, and that the aforesaid expressed time shall be passed, the Surety for the aforesaid double value of the exported Vi­ctuals or Materials of War and Shipping shall be presently taken in Execution for the Sums they were taxed and valued at, at the Time of giving the Caution.

IV.

Further we do order all our Inhabitants and Subjects, and do advertise and warn all our Allies, Friends or Neutrals, and gene­rally all People and Nations that will sail from this State to any Kingdoms, Lands, Towns or Places lying East, West, or Northward, or would come from thence hither to keep the Open Sea, because we understand and declare by these that all the Ships that shall be found upon the Coast of France, England, Scotland, or Ire­land, or other Lands, Islands, or Places under the Obedience of the Kings of France and Great Brittany, and especially within the Banks and shallow Waters along their Coasts; and whereas they cannot but be suspected to have designed something a­gainst this our Ordinance and Advertise­ment, therefore if they shall be laden ei­ther in whole or part with any Ammuni­tion of War, or Materials for Ships, they shall be taken by the Captains and Offi­cers of War and Privateers of these Lands, and sent in to be sentenced by the Lords of the Admiralty in such manner as is ex­pressed in the second Article, unless the aforesaid Ship were forced thither by Storm or other great Necessity; and shall be so judged by the Lords of the Admiralty from the Circumstances which shall be made to appear to them.

V.

And further the better to prevent and defend against all deceit which may be de­signed against this Ordinance and Adverten­cy; We charge and command by these all Skippers and Merchants being Inhabitants of these Lands, or who sail their Ships and Goods from these Lands; and we ad­vertise and warn all others of what Nation soever they be, or from whencesoever they shall come, not to lade or cause to be laden any Goods, Wares and Merchandize in their Ships, or to carry or cause them to be carried otherwise than with one sort of Sea-Brief, due Pass-port, full Charter-party, Bill of Lading, Freight-Advice, and Convoy-Brief, or such other Dispatches as are required to the Lading and Exporting of the same, according to the Laws and Pla­cats of the places, where the Goods, Wares, and Merchandize shall be laden; because [Page 5] we shall hold for forfeited, and do from this time forward declare for good Prize all the Ships together with the Goods, Wares, and Merchandize laden in them, in which there shall be found more than one Sea-Brief, Charter-party, Double Freight-Briefs, Bills of Lading or other Dispatches, and likewise all the Ships and Goods which shall not be furnished as they ought with the aforesaid required Dispatches.

VI.

To the end that all the Officers and Commanders of the Ships of War, as well of the States as of particulars set out by our Authority, may be assured that the Ships which they shall meet at Sea may be intended for none of the aforesaid Havens, Towns and Places of France, England, Scot­land and Ireland, or others under the obe­dience of the aforesaid Kings of France and Great Britain, with Ammunition of War or Materials for Shipping, the aforesaid Captains may seize all Ships in Sea of whom they have any Suspicion, and re­quire of them their Sea-Briefs, Pass-ports, Charter-parties, and Bills of Lading; for evidence to what Place the Ship belongs, where and at what Place the Lading was made, whereof the Lading consists, and at what Place it was to be unladen; which having been shewn them, and it being found that the aforesaid Ships were not intended with any Materials of War or Shipping for any Haven or Place under the Command of the aforesaid Kings of France or Great Brittain, they shall let the said Ships pass free without hinderance; but if the contrary shall be found by the dispatch­es, or otherwise; they shall bring up such Ships, with their Lading, in sure Custo­dy, and take into their hands, all the Dis­patches they found in the said Ships, and which shall be shewn them, & shall cause to be put in writing, in the best form; also what the Ships and Sea-men shall have at that time declared, both in regard of the inten­ded Voyage, and also concerning the condi­tion of the Ship, and Lading; and shall cause the Ships to sign it, that it may be sent up, and delivered over, together with the afore­said dispatches found; and the Ship, and her Lading, to the Lords of that Admiralty from whence the taker was set forth.

VII.

Further it is also our meaning, that all the penalties here before decreed, shall take effect, and be executed against our Inhabitants Offenders, whether they be Merchants, Shippers or others, whoe­ver they may be, with Confiscation of the Ships, and the Goods laden in them; or a part of them in the case afore reci­ted, or otherwise, if they be not to be come at; with a pecuniary Fine to the value of them; each in their respect; in case of their return into these Lands: or, if otherwise the opportunity shall hap­pen, that it shall be understood, and made appear, that they have acted contrary to this our Advertisement, and Order, in any point, they shall be punished, as if they had been taken in the fact, and brought in from the Sea, by the aforesaid Ships of War; or otherwise arrested, and taken here at Land, by other of the Land Officers.

VIII.

And to the end, that no just reason of Complaint may be given to any Kings, Republicks, Princes, Potentates, or Towns, in alliance with these States, by the Exe­cution of this our Ordinance, and Ad­vertisement; We do charge and command very expresly by these, all our chief, and other Officers at Sea, as well of Ships of War of the State; as of particular Ships set out for War by our direction, to regu­late themselves punctually, according to the Obligations, and Treaties concerning this thing, which are already made, or shall be made by us, with other Kings, Republicks, Princes, Potentates, and Towns; ordering to that purpose, our Lords of the Admiral­ty particularly to advertise, and instruct, as they ought to do, all the Captains of War thereof, that do sail out their respective Di­stricts.

IX.

The Judicature of the Transgression of this our Ordinance, shall belong to the Court of Admiralty, in whose District the Offence shall be discovered, or from whence the Captain that took the Ship in Sea did set forth.

X.

But in case the said Transgressors shall not be found in the fact, but may afterwards be accused thereof, then the Cognisance there­of shall belong to the Lords of the Admi­ralty, or the ordinary Judges; before which [Page 7] the Suit shall be first commenced; and to the end that all the Officers, and also all o­thers, who lay the welfare of this State to heart, and are enemies to such Contraven­tions, may the more actually endeavour, that this Ordinance may every where, and by e­very one be punctually observed, and the Offenders punished according to the Con­tents hereof to the example of others; all the Moneys that shall come to be raised by Confiscation or otherwise out of this our Ordinance; shall be applyed as usually all Fines, Mulcts, and Confiscations, by the Pla­cats of their respective Provinces of these U­nited Netherlands; are applyed and distri­buted; to wit, one third part to the profit of the taker, or Informer; whether he be a sworn Officer of the Land, or not; one third part to the profit of the Officer, who shall make the Challenge and Execution; and the re­maining third part to the profit of the Pub­lick.

XI.

But what concerns the Ships and Goods, which shall be taken at Sea, by any of the Ships of War of this State, or by any parti­culars, with Commission of Reprisal, and by them brought up, upon account of Trans­gression against this our Ordinance, and Ad­vertisement; and upon the Prosecution, Confiscated, and declared good Prize, by the Lords of the Admiralty, the sharing of that shall be according to the Instructions, Placats and Ordinances thereof, heretofore made, or to be made.

XII.

To the end that all Ships, and Goods, which, for the Offences committed against these our Ordinances and Advertisements, shall be taken, kept and sent up, may be duely deliverd over into the hands of the said Lords of the Admiralty, We do by these very expresly command, that all the Takers of the same, and all others whom it may concern, shall regulate themselves pre­cisely, according to our Placat of Decemb. 1, 1640. made against the disorderly plun­dering and taking of Ships, with warning, that the Penalties established by the said Placat, shall be surely executed against all those who shall have attempted any thing contrary to this Prohibition.

XIII.

And to the end that we may prevent on the one side, that the loss which must fall upon the Offenders against this Ordinanee, by the Confiscation of their Ships, and [Page 8] Goods, may not come, by means of assu­rance, to redound to the loss of any the In­habitants of these Provinces; and that on the other side, the faculty of the French and English Navigation and Commerce may, as much as possible, be disturbed. So it is, that we do very expresly ordain by these, not only that none of the Inhabitants afore­said shall further any Goods, or Ships, be­longing to the Subjects of the aforesaid Kings of France and Great Britain, nor as­sure directly or indirectly, by themselves or any other, either within these Lands or with­out, any Ships, and Goods going or fraigh­ted to any Haven, Towns, or Places of France and England, Scotland, Ireland, or o­thers, under the Obedience of the aforesaid Kings, or coming from the said Havens, Towns, or Places; nor shall they give or take any Ranversals, thereby to make this our Placat Illusory, whether it be directly or indirectly, or under what pretence soe­ver it shall be done, under the penalty that there shall be forfeited such sum as shall be assured by the Assurers; and that the same shall take place, and full effect, as well in regard of making the assurance, as of giving the Ranversal to be applyed, and exe­cuted as aforesaid; and the Officers that shall be found to have been negligent there­in, shall be arbitrarily punished, both by being deprived of their Service or other­wise, as shall be found to belong to the con­dition of the offence.

And to the end that no man may pretend hereafter ignorance hereof; We desire, and intreat the Lords, the States, the Comittee of Council, the depu­ted States of the respective Provinces of Guelder­land, and the Earldom of Zutphen, Holland, and West-Friezland, Zealand, Utvitcht, Friezland, Overyssell, toge­ther with the Towns of Groningen, and Ommeland and all other Justices, and Officers of the same; That they forthwith every where make known this our Ordinance, by publishing and affixing it in all places where it shall be needful, and where usually such publication and af­fixing is done; We charge, and command further the Lords of the Admiralty, the Advocate fischal, to­gether with the Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Captains, Officers, and Commanders; as also the Commissa­ries, and Searchers, as well in the Sea-ports, as else­where, to observe, and cause to be observed, this our Ordinance, proceeding and causing proceeding to be made against the Offenders of the same, without conni­vance, favour, dissimulation, or collusion; for we have found this to be needful for the Service of the Land. This done, established, renewed, and exemplified in the Assembly of the aforenamed States General, in the Hague the 14th. of April 1672. attested J. Van Gent, Vt. under-written by the Order of the same, signed Gasp. Fagel, upon the space was impressed a Seal of their High and Mightiness upon a red Wafer cover'd with a jag'd Paper.

I.

EErstelick, dat van nu voortaen niemant van d' Ingesetenen deser Landen hem sal hebben te vervorderen uyt dese Landen, of oock uyt eenige andere Landen, Koningriicken, Plaetsen ofte Steden te vervoeren, ofte trans­porteren, directelick ofte indirectelick, na eeni­ge Havenen, Eylanden, Steden ofte Plaetsen van Vranckrijck, Engelandt, Schetlant ofte Yerlandt, ofte anderen, onder de gehoor­saemhendt van de meer-hoogst-gem: Ko­ningen van Vrankrijck en Groot Brittannien staende, eenige Waren, Goederen ofte Koop­manscoppen, van wat soorte, qualiteyt ofte nature de selve oock souden mogen wesen, geene uytgesondert, ofte oock eenige cor­respondentie ende gemeenschap met d' In­woonderen van Vranckriick ende Engelandt voornoempt, ofte hare onderhoorigen, door Brieven ofte andersints, streckende tot na­deel van desen Staet, te houden, in eeniger manieren. Dat oock niemant ter Werelt, al hoe wel een Vreemdelingh, ende geen Ingesetenen deser Landen zijnde, hem 't geene voorsz is, uyt dese Landen sal hebben t'onderwinden, op poene van daer over als Vnanden van den Staet, sonder eenige conni­ventie ghestraft te worden, ende voorts op verbeurte van alle de Schepen ende Goede­ren, die men bevinden sal, dat gepoocht wor­den naer Vranckrijck ofte Engelandt voor­noemt, ofte andere Plaetsen als vooren, ber­voert de worden, ofte de waerde van dien, by soo verre de selve albereydts uytgevoert, ofte andersints niet te bekomen sullen wesen.

II.

Ende nademael Wy uaer de plicht van alle wettige Oderheden, als schuldigh ziinde, hare goede Ingesetenen ende Onderdanen, met alle moghelicke middelen voor gheweldt ende overlast te behoeden, ende te bescher­men, niet en konnen oock volgens het gemeyne recht, ende de practijcque van alle Volckeren, niet gehouden zyn te ghedogen, dat de hooghst­gedachte Koningen ofte haer Subjecten, van yemandt ter Wereldt werden gesuppediteert soodanighe behoeften van Materialen, daer mede de selve evidentelick soude werden ghe­sterckt, omme ons, ende onse goede Ingese­tenen te beledigen, Soo willen Wy by de­sen allen Onse Geallieerden, Vrunden ende Neutralen, ende generalick alle Volckeren ende Natien gheadverteert, ende wel ern­stigh versoeht ende vermaendt hebben, haer niet te willen vervorderen, geduyrende de jegenwoordige differenten tusschen desen Staet ende de hooghst-ghedachte Koningen van Vran­ckrijck ende Groot Brittannien opgeresen, te voeren ofte te transporteren uyt eenige Landen, Koningrijcken, Plaetsen of Steden, directelick ofte indirectelick, na eenige Ha­venen, [Page 3] Steden ofte Plaetsen van Vranckrijck, Engelandt, Schotlandt ofte Yerlandt, ofte anderen, onder 't gebiedt van de meer-hooghst­gemelte Coningen staende, eenige Munitie van Oorloge, ofte eenige Materialen, dien­ende tot uytrustinge van Schepen, hoe die genaemt, van wat soorte, qualiteyt, conditie ofte nature die oock souden mogen ziin, gee­nige van de selve uytghesondert, alsoo Wy ghemeynt ziin voor goeden prinse ende ver­beurt te houden de voorsz Oorlogh ende Scheeps-behoeften, die contrarie dese onse ad­vertentie en ordonnantie bevonden sullen wer­den geladen te ziin, om derwaerts gevoert te worden.

III.

Ende omme de voorsz toevoer des te beter met seeckerheydt te beletten, ende insonder­heydt te voorsien, dat uyt dese Provincien, on­der valsche pretexten geen toevoer als boven van levens middelen, Oorlogh ofte Scheeps-behoeften en kome te geschieden: Soo en sal niemandt voortaen hier te Lande moghen la­den, ofte doen schepen eenigerhande Vivres, ofte eenige van de voorsz behoeften, omme na eenige Landen, Steden, ofte Plaetsen van de Geallieerden, Vrunden ofte Neutralen van desen Staet getransporteert, ofte vervoert te worden, sonder daer toe alvooren te hebben be­komen speciael consent van de Raden ter Ad­miraliteyt, in welckers districte soodanige la­dinge ofte inschepinge geschieden sal; ende boven de betalinge van s' Landts gerechtighe­den, de sullen hebben gesteldt suffisante cautie voor tweemael de waerde van de uyt te voe­ren Goederen, dat die op geen andere, als op der voorschreve Vrunden Rijcken, Havenen, Steden ende Plaetsen, ende geensints directe­lick of indirectelick, op eenige Plaetsen van Vranckrijck, Engelandt, Schotlandt, Yer­landt, ofte anderen onder 't gebiedt van de hooghst-ghemelte Coningen ziinde, sullen wor­den gevoert, ende gelost, ende dat binnen see­ckeren tijdt in het daer toe te veerleenen Pas­port, na gelegentheydt ende distantie van de plaetsen, te expresseren, behoorlick ende den Rechten ghenoegh ziinde, by over te leveren Certificatien, ofte andere ghenoeghsame be­wysen, sullen doen blijcken dat alle de voorsz Vivres ofte behoeften in 't geheel, ter plaetse daer op die verklaerdt ende aenge geven zijn, vervoert te sullen worden, gelost ende aen Landt opgeslagen sullen wesen, ofte dat by gebreecke van dien, ende den voorsz ge-expresseerden tijdt overstreecken zijnde, de Cautionaris voor de voorsz dubbelde waerde van de uytghevoerde Vivres, ofte Oorlogh ende Scheeps-behoeften sulcks als die ten tyde van de te stellen cautie ghetaxeert ende ghewaerdeert sullen ziin, aen­stondts ge-executeert sal worden.

IV.

Ordonneren voorts allen onsen Inghesete­nen ende Onderdanen, adverteren ende verma­nen allen onsen Geallieerden, Vrunden ofte Neutralen, ende generalick alle Volckeren ende Natien, willende varen na eenige Kijcken, Landen, Steden ofte Plaetsen van desen Staet, Oost, West ofte Noordtwa­erts gelegen, ofte die van daer herwaerts aen souden willen komen, te kiesen ende te houden de ruyme Zée, alsoo Wy verstaen ende verklaren by desen, dat alle Schepen die op de Kusten van Vranckrijck, Engelandt, Schotlandt, ofte Yerlandt, ofte andere Lan­den, Eylanden, ende Plaetsen, onder 't gebiedt van de hoogst-gemelte Koningen van Vrankrijck ende van Groot Brittannien zijn­de, ende voornamentlick binnen de Bancken ende ondiepten langhs de selve gelegen, gevonden sullen worden, ende die alsoo niet buyten suspitie sullen zijn van tegens dese onse Ordonnantie ende advertentie yet voor te hebben, soo wannéer die in 't gheheel ofte ten deele met eenige Ammunitie van Oor­loge ofte Scheeps-behoeften geladen sullen ziin, by de Capiteynen ende andere Offici­eren van Oorloge, oock Commissie-vaerders deser Landen aengheaelt, ende opghesonden sullen worden, omme daer over by de Ra­den ter Admiraliteyt te worden gesententieert in maniere als in 't twede Articul hier vooren staet ghe-expresseert, ten ware nochtans de selve Schepen aldaer ghedreven ende gera­eckt mochten zijn door storm, ofte andere swaren noodt, ende dat het selve by de op­gemelte Raden ter Admiraliteyt uyt de cir­cumstantien, in dier voegen opgenomen, ende geoordeelt sal konnen worden.

V.

En om wyders te beter alle bedrog, 't welk tegens dese Ordonnantie ende adverten­tie voorgenomen soude mogen worden, voor te komen, ende te verhoeden; Belasten ende beveelen Wy midts desen alle Schippers ende Koopluyden, Inghesetenen deser Landen zijn­de, ofte hunne Schepen ende Goederen uyt dese Landen uytvoerende; adverteren ende vermanen voorts alle anderen, van wat Na­tie die oock zijn, ofte van waer die komen sullen, egeene Goederen, Waren ofte Koop­manschappen in hare Schepen te laden, ofte te doen laden, de selve te vervoeren, ofte doen vervoeren, anders dan met eender­hande Zée-brieven, gehoorliicke Pasporten, volkomen Certe-portyen, Cognossementen, Vracht, Advis ende Convoy-brieven, ofte diergelijcke andere bescheyden, als na de Wetten ende Placcaten van de Plaetsen daer de Goederen, Waren ende Coopman­schappen, ingeladen sullen zijn, tot der sel­ver inladinghe ende vervoeringhe worden ge­requiereert, alsoo wy voor verbeurf sullen [Page 5] houden, ende van nu af aen voor goeden prinse verklaren alle de Schepen, midtsga­ders d'ingeladen Goederen, Waren ende Coopmanschappen, daer van dat meer als een Zee-brief, Certe partye, dobbele Vracht­brieven, Cognoscementen, of andere beschey­den ghevonden sullen worden, midtsgaders oock alle de Schepen ende Goederen die met de voor-verhaelde gerequiererde bescheyden niet ua behooren versten sullen wesen.

VI

Ten eynde oock alle de Officieren ende Bevelhebberen van Schepen van Oorloge, soo van den Staet, als van particulieren op onse bestellinge uytgerust, verseeckert mogen zijn, dat de Schepen die sy in Zee sullen komen te rencontreren, op gene der voorsz Havenen, Steden ende Plaetsen van Vran­ckriick, Engelandt, Schotlandt ende Yre­landt, ofte anderen onder 't ghebiedt van de hooghst-gemelte Coninghen van Vranckrijck ende van Groot Brittannien staende, met eenige Ammunitie van Oorloge ofte Scheeps-behoeften, mogen hebben gemunt, Soo sul­len de voornoemde Capiteynen in Zee alle Schepen, daer op eenige suspitie sal vallen, mogen aendoen, ende de selve afvorderen hare Zee-brieven, Passeporten, Certe-partyen ende Cognoscementen, tot blijck waer het Schip soude mogen t'huys behooren, waer, ende op wat plaetse de ladinge zy geschiet, waer in des selfs ladinge bestaet, ende op wat plaetse de ontladinge sal hebben te ghestchieden, welcke aen haer vertoont ziinde, ende bevonden wesende, dat de voorsz Sche­pen met geeve Oorlogh ofte Scheeps behoef­ten naer eenige Havenen of Plaetsen onder 't gebiedt van de hooghst gemelte Coningen van Vranckrijck ende van Groot Brittan­nien zijnde, hebben gemunt, sullen sy de selve vry ende onverhindert lateen passeren, maer soo het contrarie van dien by de selve beschey­den, ofte andersints mochte worden bevonden, soo sullen sy de soodanige Scheppen, met hare ingeladene Goederen, in goede verseeckeringe hebben op te brengen, ende on der haer bewa­ringe t'aenvaerden alle de bescheyden, die in de selve Schepen gevonden, ende aen haer vertoont sullen zijn, oock 't geen de Schipper ende 't vorder Scheeps Volck, soo ten reguarde van haer voorbebbende reyse, als oock aenga­ende de gelegentheydt van't Schip ende la­dinge, te dier tijdt sullen hebben verklaerdt in de beste forme by gescrifte doen stellen, ende by den Schipper doen onderteeckenen, omme nevens de voorsz ghevonden bescheyden, met het Schip, ende des selfs ladinge, aen de Raden ter Admiraliteyt daer den Veroberaer uytgevaren sal zjin, opgesonden ende overge­levert te worden.

VII.

Vorders is mede onse meyninge, dat oock alle de poenen bier vooren gestatueert, effect forteren ende ge-executeert worden sullen, tegens onse Ingesetenen, Overtreders, 'te zy Koopluyden, Schippers ofte andere, wie­de selve oock souden mogen wesen, met con­fiscatie van de Schephen, en van de ingela­den Goederen, ofte een gedeelte van dien an voeghen hier vooren verhaeldt, ofte an, dersints soo de selve niet voor hauden sullen zijn, met pecuniele boeten, ter concurren­tie van de waerde van dien, elcx in hun reguard, in ghevalle t'haerder aenkomste in dese Landen, ofte oock andersints de [...]e­legentheydt daer toe gebooren zijnde, sal vernomen ende bewesen werden, dat sy de­se onse advertentie ende Ordonnantie in ee­nige poincten sullen hebben gecontravenieert, even geliick of sy op 't feyt behonden, ende by de voorsz Schepen van Oorloge daer over uytter Zee opgebracht, of andersints hier te Lande by andere 's Landts Officie­ren achterhaelt ende betrapt waren gewor­den.

VIII.

Ende ten eynde door d'executie van dese onse Ordonnantie ende advertentie geene rech [...]veerdige redenen van klachten mogen werden gegeven aen eenige Coningen, Re­publijcquen, Princen, Potentaten ofte Ste­den, met desen Staer in Alliantie ofte Verbondt staende, soo belasten ende beveelen Wy wel expresselick by desen alle onse Hooften ende andere Officieren ter Zee, soo over Schepen van Oorloge van den Staet, als over Schepen by particulieren op onser bestellinge ten Oorlog uytgerust, gesteldt, haer punctuelick te reguleren naer de Verbonden ende Tractaten by ons desen aengaende met andere Koningen, Repub­lijcquen, Princen, Potentaten ende Ste­den albereydts gemaeckt, ofte noch te mae­cken. Ordonnerende ten selven eynde onse Raden ter Admiraliteyt, alle Capiteynen van Oorloge, uyt hare respective districten uytvarende, daer van particulierlick te adverte­ren, ende t' instrueren, als naer behooren.

IX.

Ende salde judicature over de transgressie deser onser Ordonnante toekomen de Raden ter Admiraliteyt, in welckers districte de contraventien sullen worden overdeckt, of wel de Capiteynen die d'acterhalinge in Zee sullen komen te doen, uyt-gevaren sullen zijn.

X.

Doch by soo verre de voorsz Transgresseurs niet op het feyt bevonden, maer naemaels daer over geaccuseert mochten worden sal als dan de kennisse daer af toekomen de Raden van de Admiraliteyt, ofte ordinaris Rechters, voor den [Page 7] welken de selve eerst in recht betrocken sullen worden. Ende en eynde alle de Officieren midt­sgaders allen anderen die den welstandt van de­sen Staet ter herte soude mogen gaen, en Vy­anden van de socdanige contraventien ziin, des te blytiger mogen letten, dat dese Ordannantie oock alomme, ende vy een yeder punctuelick worde geobserveert ende de Contraventeurs na den inhouden deser, andere ten exemple gestraft, Soo sullen alle de peninghen, die by confiscatie, als andersints, uyt dese onse Ordonnantie ko­men te resulteren geappliceert werden, soo als gewconlick alle penen, mulcten ende confiscati­en, by Placcaten vande respective Provintien deser Vereenighde Nederlanden, geappliceert ende verdeylt werden, te weten▪ een derde part ten profijite van den Aenhoelder ofte Aenbren­ger, 'tzy de selve in eedt ende bedieninge van 't Landt soude mogen zijn, oste niet, een derde­ [...]part ten profijte van den Officier die de calan­gie ende executie sal hebben gedaen, ende het re­sterende dehde-part ten profijte van de gemeene saecke.

XI.

Maer belangende de Schepen ende Goederen, die by eenige Schepen van Oorloge van desen Staet, ofte van éenighe particuliere Commissie-ofte Retorsie-vaerders, in Zee achterhaelt ende van daer, ter saecke van contr ventien teghens dese onse Ordonnontie ende advertentie begaen, opgebracht, ende vervolgens door de ghemelte Raden ter Admiraliteyt verbeurt, en van goeden prinse vertklaert sullen worden, daer van sal de ver deylinge geschieden, volgens d' Instructien, Placcaten ende Oordonnantien daer van hier bevoorens gemaeckt, oftenoch te macchen.

XII.

Ten eynde oock alle Schepen ende Goederen, die ter oorsaecke van de contraventien tegens dese onse Ordonnantien ende advertentie be­gaen sullen werden, achterhaelt, aenghehouden, ende hier te Lande oyghebracht aen handen van de gemelte Raden behoorlick overgelevert mogen werden, soo lasten wy by desen wel expresselick, dat de Aenhaeldees van de selve sich precise sul­len hebben te reguleren, oock alle die het selve aengaen mochte, doen reguleren na onsen Plac­cate op den eersten December 1640. tegens het onordentelick plonderen ende veroveren van soodanige Schepen ge-emaneerr, met waer­scouwinge, dat de poenen by het voorsz Placca­et gestatueert, severliick sullen werden ge-exe­cuteert, tegens alle de géene die contrarie het voorsz Verbodt yets geattenteert sullen heb­ben.

XIII.

Ende ten eynde aen de eene zyde mach wor­den voorgekomen, dat de schade die by confisca­tie van de voorsz Schepen ende Goederen op de Contraventeurs van dese onse Ordonnantie [Page 8] moet vallen, niet door middel van asseurantie en kome te redunderen, tot schade van eenige andere Ingesetenen deser Provintien, ende dat aen de ander zyde de faculteyt van de Fransche ende Engelsche Navigatie ende Commercie, soo véel doenlick werde besnoeyt. SOO IST, Dat wy wel expresselick ordonneren by desen, niet alleen dat sich niemandt van de Inghese­tenen voornoemt en sal hebben te bevorderen éenighe Goederen ofte Schepen de Subjecten van de hooghst gemelte Koningen van Vrankrijck ende van Groot Brittannien toe behoorende, nochte oock éenige Schepen ende Goederen ga­ende, ofte bevracht naer eenige Havenen, Sie­den ofte Plaetsen van Vrankhijck ende Goge­landt, Scotlandt, Yerlandt ofte anderen, onder 't gehiedt van de hoogst gemelte Koningen staende ofte oock van de felve Havenen, Ste­den ofte Plaetsen komende te verasseureren, di­rectelick ofte indirectelick, selver of door yemandt anders higher te Lande, of daer buyten, op wat maniere het selve oock soude mogen geschieden, nemaer oock het geven ende ontfangen van ren­versalen, om daer door desen onsen Placcate il­lusoir te maecken, 't zy mede directelick of indi­rectelick, onder wat pretext sulcx oock soude mo­ghen geschieden, op pene dat verbeurt sal ziin, ende werden soodanighe somme, als by de Asseu­radeurs sal wesen verseeckert, ende dat 't selve soo wel ten reguarde van 't deen van de asse [...] ­rantie als van t'geven van renversalen plaetse hebben, en effect sorteren sal, 't appliceren ende te executeren als vooren. Ende sullen d'Offici­eren die daer inne bevonden sullen worden naelatich geweest te zijn, daer over arbitralick werden gecorigeert, oock met privatie van haer bedieningen, of anders, soo als nae gelegen­theydt bevonden sal worden te behooren.

Ende ten eynde niemant hier van eenige ignorantia [...]emaels kome te pretenderen, Ontbieden ende verloe­cken wy de Heeren Staten, Gecommitteerde Raden, ende Gedeputeer de Staten van de Provincien respe­ctive van Gelder andt ende 't Graefschap Zutphen, Ho­landt ende West-Viseslandt, Zeelandt, Vtrecht, Vtse [...] ­land, Over-Yssel, mitigader Stadt Groningen ende Ommelanden, ende allen anderen Iusticieren ende Officieren van de selve, dat sy dese onse Ordonnantie van stouden aen alomme doen verkondigen, publicar [...]: ende affigeren in allen plaetsen daer suix nodich w [...]sen sal, ende men gewoon is soodanighe publicatie ende af­fixie te doen. Lasten ende beveelan vooirs da Raden ter Admiraliteyt, de Advocaten [...]scaels, mit [...]gaders Admi­raels, Vice-Admiraels, Capiteynen Offcieren en B [...] ­velhebbe ren, als mede de Commissarisen en Commisen ter recharche, soo in de Zeegaten als [...]wers, dese onse Or­donn [...]ntie te achten volgen, ende doen achtervolgen prrcederende ende doende procederen regens de Con­traventeurs van dien, sonder [...]ooghsuychinge, [...]av [...]ur, dissimulatie ofte verdrach, want wy sulx alsoo tem [...]di­encte van den Lande bevonden hebben noodigh te zijn. Aldus gedaen, geatresteert gerenoveert en geampiteert ter Vergaderinge van de hoogh-gemelts Staten Gene­rael. In den Hage den veertienden April 1672. Was geparapheert, J. van Gent, Vt. Onderslondt. Ter Or­donnantie van de selve. Geteeckent, Gasp. Fagel. Zi­jnde on't spatium gedruckt het Cacht van ha [...] Ho. Mog. oppeen rooden Owel, overdeckt met een Papi­eren Rupte.