By the King, a proclamation prohibiting His Majesties subjects to enter into the service of foreign princes and states

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• By the King, a proclamation prohibiting His Majesties subjects to enter into the service of foreign princes and states
• Proclamations. 1688-03-02
• Proclamation prohibiting His Majesties subjects to enter into the service of foreign princes and states

People / Organizations

• England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II). (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1687/8. [i.e. 1688]

Added name

James II, King of England, 1633-1701.

Publication year

1688

ESTC No.

R21139

Grub Street ID

87252

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1°.

Note

"No subject is to enter or list themselves into the service of any foreign prince without licence, on pain of confiscation, &c. All customs officers and mariners, &c., are to arrest any recruiting agent." -- Steele

At end of text: Given at our court at Whitehall the second day of March 1687/8 in the fourth year of Our reign

Printer's dates accroding to Lady Day dating

Steele notation: Arms 102a of clamation Offi-.