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B05581 Proclamation discharging the importation of forreign victual. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1695 (1695) Wing S1765; ESTC R183450 828 1

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W R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE PROCLAMATION Discharging the Importation of forreign Victual WILIAM by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To 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 forreign Countries any Wheat Bear Barley Oats Meal Malt Pease Beans or Rye 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 unwarrantbale 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 whatsomever 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 excepting White Pease allenarly 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 seize upon the same and the other half thereof with the Ships Barques or Boars 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 Surveyors 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 peril 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 strictly and Command that Incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and whole other Mercat-Crosses of the Royal-Burghs and Sea-Ports within this Kingdom and thereat make publick Intimation of Our Pleasure in the Premisses to the Effect none may pretend Ignorance And Ordains these Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty day of November and of Our Reign the seventh Year 1695. Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Andrsoen Printer to His most Excellent Majesty 1695