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A66197
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By the King, a proclamation
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William, III, King of England, 1650-1702.
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1698
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Wing W2443; ESTC R40700
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WR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE By the King A PROCLAMATION Reciting ye Effect of ye Late Act of Parliam t Corresponding w th King James 24 Januar. 1697 8. WILLIAM R. WHereas by an Act made this present Session of Parliament Entituled An Act against Corresponding with the late King James and his Adherents It is amongst other things Enacted That if any of His Majesties Subjects who have at any time since the Eleventh Day of December One thousand six hundred eighty eight Voluntarily gone into France or any of the French Kings Dominions in Europe without Licence from His Majesty or Her late deceased Majesty Queen Mary of Blessed Memory or who have at any time during the late War with France born Arms in the Service of the French King either by Sea or Land or who have at any time since the Thirteénth Day of February One thousand six hundred eighty eight beén in Arms under the Command or in the Service of the late King James in Europe shall at any time after the Fourteénth Day of January One thousand six hundred ninety seven return into this Kingdom of England or any other His Majesties Dominions without Licence from His Majesty under the Privy Seal every Person so Offending shall being Lawfully Convicted thereof be Taken Deémed and Adjudged to be Guilty of High Treason and shall Suffer and Forfeit as in Cases of High Treason And that if any of His Majesties Subjects from and after the said Fourteenth Day of January One thousand six hundred ninety seven without Licence from His Majesty shall within this Realm or without in order to give any Aid or Assistance to the late King James Hold Entertain or Keep any Intelligence or Correspondence by Letters Messages or otherwise with the late King James or with any Persons Imployed by him knowing such Person to be so Imployed or shall without Licence from His Majesty by Bill of Exchange or otherwise Remit or Pay any Sum or Sums of Money for the Vse or Service of the late King James knowing such Money to be for such Vse or Service such Person so Offending being lawfully Convicted shall be Taken Deémed and Adjudged to be Guilty of High Treason and shall Suffer and Forfeit as in Cases of High Treason And 't is thereby further Enacted That if any Person who since the Eleventh Day of December in the Year of our Lord One thousand six hundred eighty eight went into France or any of the French Kings Dominions without Licence first had from His Majesty or the said late Queen or who hath beén in Arms under the late King James or the French King or in either of their Services since the said Thirteénth Day of February One thousand six hundred eighty eight hath returned into this Realm without Licence from His Majesty or the said late Queén such Person shall depart this Realm on or before the First Day of February One thousand six hundred ninety seven unless such Person shall before the said First Day of February One thousand six hundred ninety seven obtain His Majesties Licence in manner aforesaid for his or her staying here And in case such Person shall not depart this Realm on or before the said First Day of February One thousand six hundred ninety seven or shall after such departure return into this Realm without His Majesties Licence as aforesaid such Person so Offending being thereof lawfully Convicted shall be Taken Deémed and Adjudged to be Guilty of High Treason and shall Suffer and Forfeit as in Cases of High Treason And whereas it is thought necessary in order that no Persons may on any Account whatsoever pretend Ignorance of the said Act but may in all respects Conform themselves thereunto that Publick Notice be given thereof His Majesty therefore with Advice of His Privy Council hath thought fit to Publish this Proclamation hereby Declaring that all Persons who shall be found Offending against the said Act shall be Prosecuted and Punished with the utmost severity according to Law And His Majesty doth hereby strictly Charge and Command all His Loving Subjects that they do no ways Conceal Harbour or Entertain any Persons whom they shall know to be Offenders against the said Act but use their Endeavours to Take and Apprehend all such Offenders any to carry them before the next Iustice of the Peace or Chief Magistrate to the end they may be Proceeded against according to Law as they will answer the contrary at their Perils and on Pain of being Prosecuted for such Offence according to the utmost severity of the Law Given at Our Court at Kensington the Three and twentieth Day of January 1697. In the Ninth Year of Our Reign God save the King London Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1697.