By the King and Queen, a proclamation. William R. Whereas we have received information, that divers seamen and mariners who have been hired and impressed in Our service, and do belong to Our ships of war, do absent themselves from our said ships,

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• By the King and Queen, a proclamation. William R. Whereas we have received information, that divers seamen and mariners who have been hired and impressed in Our service, and do belong to Our ships of war, do absent themselves from our said ships,
• Proclamations. 1690-11-20
• Proclamation. William R. Whereas we have received information, that divers seamen and mariners who have been hired and impressed in Our service, and do belong to Our ships of war, do absent themselves from our said ships; Whereas we have received information, that divers seamen and mariners who have been hired and impressed in Our service, and do belong to Our ships of war, do absent themselves from our said ships

People / Organizations

• England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary). (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the King and Queens most excellent Majesties, 1690.

Added name

Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.

Publication year

1690

ESTC No.

R37251

Grub Street ID

119494

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1/4°.

Note

"Certain seamen impressed for ships of war have betaken themselves on board merchant ships and vessels, with intent to depart from the kingdom without licence. They are to return to their duty on painof punishment as desterters. Captains, &c., are to search all merchant ships and secure disserters for punishment." -- Steele

Title taken from caption title and first lines of text

At end of text: Given at Our court at Whitehall the twentieth day of November, 1690. In the second year of Our reign

Steele notation: and forthwith Mer-; Arms 115.

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