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B05579 A proclamation discharging the importation of forraign victual Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1691 (1691) Wing S1763_VARIANT; ESTC R226022 820 1

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DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION Discharging the Importation of Forraign Victual WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD King and Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith to Our Lovits Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as the Importing and bringing from Forraign Countreys any Wheat Bear Barley Oats Meal or Malt into this Kingdom is highly prejudicial to the Native Product thereof and to the Trade upon the growth of the same and gives occasion to the unwarrantable Exporting of much Money forth of this Realm For preventing whereof and obviating the inconveniencies that follow thereupon We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council do hereby strictly Prohibite and Discharge all Persons whatsoever to Import or bring by Sea or Land into this Kingdom or any of the Ports Harbours Towns or Places thereof any sort or quantity of the Victual above-mentioned without licence had from Our saids Lords for that effect under the pain of Confiscation of the said Victual the one half thereof to the person or persons who shall make discovery of and seiz upon the same and the other half thereof with the Ships Barques or Boats wherein the same shall be Imported To Our Thesaurie for Our use and other punishments to be inflicted upon them conform to the Acts of Parliament made thereanent and Ordains all Our Collectors Surveyers and Waiters within this Kingdom at the respective Ports Harbours and Places where they serve to see this Act punctually observed as they will be answerable at their highest perril with certification to such as shall be found negligent therein they shall incur the loss of their respective Offices Our Will is herefore and We Charge you straitly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and whole other Mercat-Crosses of the Royal Burrows and Sea-Ports within this Kingdom and thereat make Publick Intimation of Our pleasure in the premisses to the effect none may pretend ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Sixth day of January and of Our Reign the Second Year 1691. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno DOM. 1691.