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B20017 By the King. A proclamation prohibiting the importation of all wines of the growth of the Canary Islands, and all further trade and commerce with the said islands, and the inhabitants thereof, until His Majesties pleasure shall be further known. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1666 (1666) Wing C3531; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 21.h.2[36]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.21.f.1[39d]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 1851.c.8[208]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 1851.c.8[209]; ESTC R577 1,422 1

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HONI · SOLT · QVI · MAL · Y · PENSE · DIEV · ET · MON · DROIT By the King A PROCLAMATION Prohibiting the Importation of all Wines of the Growth of the Canary Islands and all further Trade and Commerce with the said Islands and the Inhabitants thereof until His Majesties Pleasure shall be further known CHARLES R. WHereas the Trade of the Canary-Wines was heretofore carried on with much benefit and advantage to Our Subjects by a great Vent and Exportation of the Native Commodities and Manufactures of Our Kingdoms and the Wines received in Exchange for those Commodities were usually when Imported sold at moderate and easie Rates until of late by reason of the irregular and disorderly Trading of Retailers and other persons no ways experienced in that Trade and of their extraordinary and unseasonable resort unto the said Islands with an unusual number of Ships the Prices of those Wines have beén exceédingly enhaunced and the Commodities and Manufactures of Our Kingdoms debased in their Value by the Inhabitants of the said Islands and Our Subjects enforced to pay for a great part of those Wines with Pieces of Eight and Bills of Exchange to the decay of Trade and the decrease of the Treasure of Our Kingdoms And whereas the Inhabitants of those Islands not contenting themselves with the Banishment of Our Consul and the principal Factors out of the Island of Theneriff last year have lately proceéded further and do openly Declare That no English Ship whatsoever shall be permitted to Load or Vnload or any English Merchant to live amongst them And the Governours of the said Islands have published several Proclamations to that effect and executed them with such severity That all Our English Merchants lately residing in those Islands are quite turned off the said Islands and forced to leave their Estates behind them to their utter ruine We therefore deéply resenting these injuries done to all Our loving Subjects and resolving not to suffer the Indignities offered to Our Self have thought fit by the advice of Our Council to Declare and do hereby Publish and Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure That no Wines nor any other Commodities of the Growth Production or Manufacture of the Canary Islands nor any other Merchandise whatsoever from thence shall at any time hereafter be Imported into this Our Kingdom or into any other of Our Kingdoms and Dominions until Our Pleasure shall be further known upon pain of forfeiting all the Wines Commodities and Merchandises so Imported and of incurring the utmost Penalty which can be inflicted upon the wilful Contemners of this Our Royal Command And We do hereby Charge and Command all and every of Our loving Subjects of what degreé and condition soever as well in this Our Kingdom of England as in any other of Our Kingdoms or Dominions That they presume not to continue any Trade or Traffique with any of the Inhabitants of the said Islands nor to have any further Commerce with them or send any Ship or Ships thither as they will answer the contrary at their perils And all Merchants and Commanders of Ships now in Port and Outward bound for the said Islands or any of them are hereby Commanded not to proceéd in such their Voyage upon pain of Our utmost Displeasure And We do hereby straitly Charge and Command all Farmers Collectors Waiters and Officers of Our Customs and all other Our Officers and Ministers whatsoever That they presume not to suffer any Wines of the Growth of the said Canary Islands or any other Commodities or Merchandise belonging to any of the Inhabitants of the said Islands or coming from thence for the account of any other person or persons whomsoever to be Landed at any the Ports of this Our Kingdom or any other of Our Kingdoms or Dominions until Our Pleasure herein shall be further known as they will answer the contrary at their perils Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Twelfth day of November 1666. In the Eighteenth year of Our Reign God save the King In the SAVOY Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker His Majesties Printers 1666.