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            Lib. M.    the Part of his Subjects; and His Majesty having further

                 commanded me to make known to all and singular the Offi

                 cers and Ministers of this Province, and all Others whom it

                 may concern his Royal Pleasure and Intention thereupon: I

                 have thought fit by and with the Advice of his Lordships

                 Council of State to publish and make known by this my

                 Proclamation, that it is the Will and Pleasure of his most

                 sacred Majesty that all and singular his Subjects do forbear

                 and abstain from all Acts of Hostility against the Subjects of

                 the King of Spain, and that if any Prize or Prizes have been

                 or shall be taken from his Subjects since 11/22 Day of June

                 1728 full Restitution be made of such Prize or Prizes, or in

              p. 42    Default thereof of the just Value of the sd Prizes and their

                 Cargoes at the Time when they were taken and that Repara

                 tion be also given according to Justice for any further Damage

                 occasioned by the Detention of such Prizes ‘till the Time of

                 their being delivered up excepting any Seizures that may

                 have been or may be made on Account of an illegal Trade

                 carried on contrary to the Laws and Treaties of Peace and

                 Commerce subsisting between the two Crowns And I Do

                 also hereby publish and make known that his Catholick Majesty

                 by his Cedula given at Seville 14th December 1729 Signifyed

                 his Pleasure to his Vice Roys of Peru and New Spain, and

                 Other the Governors and Officers of his Dominions in those

                 Parts, that the Orders for Cessation of Hostilities which he

                 issued on 25th April 1728 be strictly observed by all his Sub

                 jects; and that accordingly all Prizes taken by them from

                 the English Subjects in America from the Time of the Arrival

                 of his said Orders at Carthagena mentioned in the sd Kings

                 Cedulas to be on 11/22 of June 1728 be punctually restored,

                 or in default thereof the just Value of the said Prizes and

                 their Cargoes at the Time when they were taken, and that

                 Reparation according to Justice be also given for any further

                 Damage occasioned by the Detention thereof ‘till the time of

                 their being delivered up, excepting Seizures made on Account

                 of illegal Trade in the Places and Limits prohibited by the

                 Laws and the Treaties of Peace and Commerce: And whereas

                 notwithstanding the Peace and Friendship subsisting between

                 the Two Nations and contrary to the Orders of the King of

                 Spain the Pyratical Practices of Spaniards and Others never

                 theless continuing to the Great damage of His Majestys Sub

                 jects and as all Vessels acting in such manner in Time of Peace

                 are to be reputed no other than Pyrates whether they cruize

                 at Sea without any Commission, or having Commissions do

                 nevertheless spoil and plunder the Ships and Goods of his

                 Majestys Subjects contrary to the Treaties; His Majesty