342 A. D. 1627. 



direded that the Spanlfh tobacco, and alfo all the Virginia ^nd Somer- 

 ifles tobacco, fliould be imported into London only, and marked like- 

 wife with three different feals or ftamps. Moreover, as great quantities 

 •of tobacco were ftill fown in England, contrary to law, he now renew- 

 ed the former prohibition of planting it in England. [Fadera, l^. xviii, 

 p. 818.] 



King Charles granted a commiflion to captain John Hall, to com- 

 mand four fhips and a pinnace for next year's voyage to Eaft-India, un- 

 der the direction of the Englifli company of merchants of London trad- 

 ing to the Eaft-Indies, This was only a piece of form : but he farther 

 earneftly prohibits all his other fubjeds, excepting the company, from 

 reforting to India, under the penalty of forfeiting fhips and cargoes ; 

 half to the king, the other half to the company, purfuant to King 

 James's charter to them, dated the 31 ft of May, in the 7th year of his 

 reign. 



And King James having, in the year 1617, granted letters-patent to 

 the Englifh Eafl-India company, to export to India all fuch foreign coin 

 and bullion as they fhould firfl: import from beyond fea, fo as the fame 

 fliouId not exceed the fum of Li 00,000 in any one year. King Charles 

 nov/ licenced them, in confideration of the prohibition of commerce 

 with Spain, whereby they were difabled from procuring the quantity of 

 iilver they yearly wanted, to export, in their next voyage only, L^OjOco 

 xp. foreign gold, in lieu of fo much filver. [Foedera, V. xviii, />. 853.] 



The king ilTued a proclamation againft furnifhing Spain with provi- 

 iions, ammunition, or materials for fhipping of any kind ; the king of 

 Spain and the archduke (fays he) having previoufly ifTued like orders on 

 their part with refpeft to our dominions. 



King Charles granted frefh letters of reprifal in behalf of fuch of his 

 fubjeds as have had their fhips and merchandize taken by the French : 

 no redrefs having been obtained, though often demanded ; and the like 

 reprifals were again granted on the 20th of April following. \Ftxdera, 

 V. xviii, pp. 861, 887] 



King Charles appointed Sir Peter Wyche to be his ambaflador to the 

 g-rand fignior Sultan Moratt, with the cuflomary powers of appoint- 

 ing confuls in the feveral ports of Turkey, &c. \Fadera, V. xviii, 

 f. 862.] 



To what we have this year exhibited from the Fcedera concerning 

 King Charles's quarrel %yith his brother-in-law King Louis XIII, we fhall 

 here add, that Louis's not only detaining the feven Englifh fliips lent 

 to him, but alfo employing them againfl his proteflant fubjecls, raifed 

 a great clamour in England : thereupon King Charles feized on feveral 

 French fliips in Enpjifh ports ; and Louis, on the other fide, feized on 

 no fewer than i 20 Englifh fhips in his ports. King Charles alfo now 

 fent home all his queen's French fervants ; and, in fine, publifhed a de- 



