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B05565 A proclamation discharging forraign copper or brass-coyn. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1697 (1697) Wing S1746; ESTC R183438 726 1

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A PROCLAMATION Discharging Forraign Copper or Brass-Coyn WILLIAM by the Grace of God King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Armes Our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting For as much as We understand that several Persons both Natives and Forraigners presume to import into this Kingdom Forraign Black-money as the Black-money called French Doyets and Irish Half-pennies or other Copper or Brass Coyn of that Sort which is contrary to the Laws of this Our Antient Kingdom and manifestly prejudicial to the Mint and Covnage thereof Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to discharge hereby do discharge all Forraign Black-money and all Brass or Copper Coyn whatsomever not Coyned at Our Mint In this Our Antient Kingdom to be thereunto imported under the pain of Confiscation of what shall be imported in the contrary and such other pains as the Laws inflict on the saids importers And farder We with advice foresaid ordain that no such Forraign Black-money or Copper or Brass-Coin not Coined within this Our Realm have course therein or be offered in Payments after the Day and Date hereof under the Pain of Ten pounds toties quoties to be exacted by the next Magistrat in case of transgressing the the Premisses by and attour the Confiscation of the Brass and Copper-Money to be imported or offered in payments contrair hereunto OUR WILL IS HEREFORE and We charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and therein Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof that none pretend Ignorance And Ordains these Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of May and of Our Reign the Ninth Year 1697. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save the King Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1697.