Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n
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A46546
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A proclamation discharging forraign copper-coyn to be imported or made use of in this kingdom
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
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1686
(1686)
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Wing J326A; ESTC R18841
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a_o proclamation_n i_o 2r_v diev_n et_fw-fr mon_fw-fr droit_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr discharge_v foreign_a copper-coyn_n to_o be_v import_v or_o make_v use_n of_o in_o this_o kingdom_n james_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o great-britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o our_o lion_n king_n at_o arm_n and_o his_o brethren_n herald_n macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n pursuivant_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o we_o understanding_n that_o there_o be_v copper-coyn_n import_v from_o abroad_o and_o pass_v in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n which_o be_v a_o great_a abuse_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o prejudice_n to_o our_o mint_n we_o therefore_o with_o advice_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n for_o prevent_v thereof_o do_v hereby_o strict_o prohibit_v and_o discharge_v all_o merchant_n skipper_n mariner_n and_o other_o to_o import_n into_o this_o kingdom_n after_o publication_n hereof_o any_o doyt_n or_o other_o copper-coyn_n from_o france_n holland_n or_o any_o place_n from_o abroad_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o consiscation_n thereof_o the_o one_o half_a to_o our_o use_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o discoverer_n or_o informer_n beside_o what_o other_o punishment_n we_o or_o our_o council_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o inflict_v upon_o the_o contraveener_n and_o further_o we_o do_v hereby_o prohibit_v and_o discharge_v the_o foresay_a doyt_n or_o other_o copper-coyn_n from_o france_n or_o holland_n or_o any_o copper-coyn_n but_o what_o be_v under_o our_o royal_a stamp_n to_o pass_v within_o this_o kingdom_n hereafter_o or_o any_o of_o our_o subject_n to_o receive_v the_o same_o as_o coin_n as_o they_o will_v be_v answerable_a and_o hereby_o authorize_v and_o require_v all_o customer_n waiter_n collector_n and_o other_o to_o seize_v upon_o and_o appropriate_v to_o their_o own_o use_n any_o of_o the_o say_v foreign_a copper-coyn_n where_o ever_o they_o can_v find_v or_o discover_v the_o same_o require_v all_o magistrate_n officer_n and_o soldier_n of_o our_o force_n to_o be_v concur_v and_o assist_v hereto_o when_o require_v as_o they_o will_v answer_v at_o their_o peril_n and_o to_o the_o end_n our_o pleasure_n in_o the_o premise_n may_v be_v make_v notour_n and_o know_v our_o will_n be_v and_o we_o charge_v you_o strict_o and_o command_v that_o incontinent_a these_o our_o letter_n see_v you_o pass_v to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a and_o there_o in_o our_o royal_a name_n and_o authority_n by_o open_a proclamation_n make_v publication_n of_o the_o premise_n that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburg_n the_o twenty_o day_n of_o may_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o eighty_o six_o year_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o second_o year_n per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilij_fw-la will._n paterson_n cls._n sti._n concilij_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno._n dom._n 1686._o this_o may_v be_v reprint_v at_o london_n r._n l._n s._n may_v the_o 28_o the_o 1686._o by_o e._n mallet_n next_o door_n to_o mr._n shipton_n coffeehouse_n near_o fleet-bridge_n