Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n
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B05458
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Proclamation against importing victual from Ireland.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)
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1697
(1697)
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Wing S1591; ESTC R183331
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863
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proclamation_n against_o import_v victual_n from_o ireland_n william_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 ______o macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_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 the_o import_v of_o victual_n of_o any_o sort_n whether_o wheat_n bear_v barley_n oat_n meal_n malt_n pease_n bean_n or_o rye_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n into_o this_o kingdom_n be_v prohibit_v by_o diverse_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o high_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o native_a product_n of_o scotland_n and_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o unwarrantable_a export_n of_o much_o money_n forth_o of_o this_o our_o realm_n wherethrough_a the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n be_v altogether_o destitut_v of_o the_o necessary_a mean_n of_o buy_v and_o provide_v themselves_o in_o the_o daily_o mercat_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o the_o better_a obviate_a the_o inconvenience_n that_o may_v follow_v thereupon_o we_o with_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n do_v hereby_o prohibit_v and_o discharge_v all_o person_n whatsoever_o to_o import_n or_o bring_v into_o this_o kingdom_n or_o any_o of_o the_o port_n harbour_n town_n or_o place_n thereof_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n any_o sort_n or_o quantity_n of_o the_o victual_n abovementioned_a from_o and_o after_o the_o first_o day_n of_o september_n nixt_v to_o come_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o confiscation_n of_o the_o say_a victual_n the_o one_o half_a thereof_o to_o the_o person_n or_o person_n who_o shall_v make_v discovery_n of_o and_o sease_z upon_o thesame_n and_o the_o other_o half_o thereof_o with_o the_o ship_n bark_n or_o boat_n wherein_o the_o samen_n shall_v be_v import_v to_o our_o thesaury_n for_o our_o use_n and_o other_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o conform_v to_o the_o act_n of_o parliaman_n make_v thereanent_a and_o ordain_v all_o our_o collector_n surveyor_n and_o waiter_n within_o this_o kingdom_n at_o the_o respective_a port_n harbour_n and_o place_n where_o they_o serve_v to_o see_v this_o act_n punctual_o observe_v as_o they_o will_v be_v answerable_a at_o their_o high_a peril_n with_o certification_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v sound_a negligent_a therein_o they_o shall_v incur_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o respective_a office_n our_o will_n be_v herefore_o 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 to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o the_o headburgh_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o thereat_o make_v publication_n of_o our_o pleasure_n in_o the_o premise_n that_o none_o may_v pretend_v ignorance_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o five_o day_n of_o august_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o nine_o year_n 1697._o per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom_fw-la 1697._o