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Proclamation on Quarantine for Ships from Northern Seas 1712

The Lords Justices issue a proclamation requiring quarantine for ships and persons arriving from the Sound Baltic and near Hamburg Bremen Elbe and Heligoland. It commands ports to enforce quarantine per the prior Proclamation of October sixth and directs revenue officers and port authorities to execute the orders. An accompanying address from Antrim concerns peace and royal mercy, praising Queen Anne’s government and the administration under the Duke of Ormond, while urging unity and gratitude.