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B05583 A proclamation, discharging the importing of forraign linen, or woolen cloth, gold and silver threed, &c. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1681 (1681) Wing S1767; ESTC R225731 1,097 2

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C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION Discharging the Importing of Forraign Linen or Woolen Cloth Gold and Silver Threed c. CHARLES 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 Lords of Our Privy Council having for encrease of Money and improvement of the Manufactures of this Kingdom appointed a Committee who with advice of the Merchants and other Persons experienced in these Affairs have agreed upon several Conclusions which are with all possible convenience and expedition to be Formed into a Mature and Digested Proclamation for Regulation of the Manufacture and Trade of this Kingdom But because several Merchants may either by mistake or upon a sinister design give order for Importing of these Goods which are Prohibited Therefore to prevent all inconveniencies which may arise to this Our Ancient Kingdom by the Import of those Commodities which are either to be debarred as superfluous in themselves or supplied by Domestick Manufactures or private Industry of Our own Subjects and to make the Importers thereof inexcusable We with Advice of Our Privy Council Do hereby discharge the Importation of all Silver and Gold Threed Silver and Gold Lace Fringes or Tracing all Buttons of Gold and Silver Threed all manner of Stuffs or Ribbons in which there is any Gold or Silver Threed all Philagram Work as also all Forraign Holland-Linen Cambrick Lawn Dornick Damesk Tyking Bousten or Damety Tutted or Stripped Holland Calligo Musline Selesia and East-India Linen and all other Cloathes made of Linen or Cotton As also all Forraign Cloaths and Stuffs whatsomever made of Wool-Yarn o● Wool and Lint all Forraign Silk and Woolen Stockings all Forraign Laces made of Silk Gimp or Threed and all manner of Laces and Point of any sort or Collours all Forraign made Gloves Shoes Boots and Slippers And do hereby discharge all Merchants and others whatsomever to import into this Kingdom any of the foresaid Commodities after the date hereof excepting only such as can be made appear upon Oath to have been ordered by preceding Commissions and Shipped before the tenth of March Instant which time they have to recal their Commissions if any such have been given With certification that all such Goods which shall be Imported shall be burnt and destroyed and the Importers and Ressetters shall be fined in the value of the Goods so Imported and that if any Tacksmen of the Customs Collectors or Waiters shall connive at the inbringing thereof they shall be likewise punished by payment of the value of the Goods Imported and by being removed from all Charge relating to Our Customs or any Employments depending thereupon And We ordain these Presents to be Printed and Published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh that none pretend ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the first day of March One thousand six hundred eighty and one And of Our Raign the thretty three Year Per actum Deminorum Secreti Concilij PAT MENZIES Cl. Sti. Concilij GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1681.