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A69967 At the Court at White Hall, January 2, 1671/2 present the Kings Most Excellent Majesty ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; England and Wales. Privy Council. 1672 (1672) Wing E2889; ESTC R35910 1,624 4

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C R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE At the Court at WHITE HALL January 2. 167● 2 PRESENT The Kings Most Excellent Majesty His Royal Highness the Duke of York His Highness Prince Rupert Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Duke of Buckingham Duke of Ormond Earl of Ossery Lord Chamberlain Earl of Bridgewater Earl of Sandvvich Earl of Anglesey Earl of Carlisle Earl of Craven Earl of Lauderdale Lord Nevvport Lord Ashley Mr. Treasurer Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Trevor Master of the Ordnance Mr. Mountague HIs Majesty having this day Ordered the Lords and others of His Privy Council to attend him in Council is pleased to declare That seeing all the Princes and States His Neighbours were making great preparations for Warr both by Sea and Land His Majesty for the safety of his Government and People lookt upon Himself as obliged to make such Preparations as might be proportionable for the Protection both of the one and the other And to that end he has already given Orders for the fitting and preparing a very considerable Fleet to be ready against the Spring By this inevitable necessity His Majesty considering the great Charges that must attend such Preparations and after His serious debates and best considerations not finding any possibility to defray such unusual Expences by the usual wayes and means of borrowing Moneys by reason His Revenues were so anticipated and engaged He was necessitated contrary to His own inclinations upon these emergencies and for the Publick Safety at the present to cause a Stop to be made of the payment of any Moneys now being or to be brought into His Exchequer for the space of one whole Year ending the last day of December next unto any person or persons whatsoever by vertue of any Warrant Securities or Orders whether Registred or not Registred therein and payable within that time Excepting onely such payments as shall grow due upon Orders on the Subsidy according to the Act of Parliament and Orders and Securities upon the Fee-Farm Rents both which are to be proceeded upon as if this Stop had never been made And that His Majesties Pleasure and Declaration may be speedily and effectually put in Execution His Majesty doth Order and doth hereby require and command Sir Heneage Finch Knight and Baronet His Attorney General forthwith to prepare a Bill for His Royal Signature and so to pass the Great Seal thereby requiring and commanding the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury immediately to order and direct all and every the Officers of His Majesties Exchequer to Post-pone all Warrants and Orders whether Registred or not Registred and other Securities and Payments whatsoever except as before excepted until the last day of December next And in the mean time the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury to be Required and Authorized to cause payment to be made of the Interest that is or shall grow due at the rate of Six pounds per Cent. unto every person that shall have Money due to him or them upon such Warrants Orders or Securities so Post-pon'd and deferr'd and that the payment of such Interest may be justly made the Lords Commissioners of His Treasury are to be Authorized and Required to cause the Debt of every particular person and the said Interest thereof to be truly stated And the Lords of His Majesties Treasury are farther to be Ordered and Required to employ and dispose of all the said Moneys so stopp'd and detained for the preparing setting forth and payment of His Majesties Fleet and other Publick Services in order to the preservation and safety of His Majesties Government and defence of His People as His Majesty shall from time to time Order and Direct And His Majesty as far as in him lies to take away all apprehensions or terrour that might possess any of His Subjects spirits doth declare That no person whatsoever shall be defrauded of any thing that is justly due to him nor shall this restraint which His Majesty has been compelled not being able for the present to find any other expedient to lay upon such Monies as are or shall be paid into His Exchequer continue longer then the aforesaid last day of December and that then no new Warrants Orders or Securities shall intervene to break the course of such Payments And His Majesty is graciously pleased farther to declare That nothing could have urged His Majesty to an Act of this Nature but such a conjuncture of Affairs when all the Neighbouring Princes and States were making such Threatning preparations that His government could not be safe without appearing in the same posture EDW WALKER In the SAVOY Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1671 2