Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of July J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne

D1699/7/17

D1699/7/17¹

Act

Act Robert Johnstoun merchant

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Robert Johnstoune merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing Long before ther was any word of the late prohibition in his Common Course of Trade Commissioned Severall parcells of goods among which ther is broad Cloath and worsett Stuffs now prohibited, It was humbly represented to the saids Lords That ther could be no designe in the petitioner to anticipat or frustrat the said act of Councill Because the goods were all Commissioned and bought in May Last and were Shipped from London before the date of the proclamatione As can be made appear by bills of parcells and Loadening to the satisfacation of any of the saids Lords number That should be appointed to inspect the Same, And farder the Ship was cleared at the Customhouse and Sailled from London severall dayes before the prohibition all which was intimat to the custome house officers of Leith and instruments taken therupon And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to their Consideratione And to declair the same to be lyable to no seazure Bot to allow the petitioner to Import the saids Cloathes Stuffs and Stockings and to grant warrand to the officers of the Custome house of Leith to admitt the Same to ane entrie As the said petitione bears Which petitione being upon the Twelth day of the said moneth of July read in presence of the saids Lords They by their delyverance theron appointed a Committie of their own number to Consider the same and to see the severall instructiones therof And Recommended to the Committie to make their report to the Councill how far they find the said petition instructed and what part therof is not instructed And the said Committie haveing accordingly mett upon the Twenty one of the said moneth of July and year forsaid and made their report to the Councill And the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing this day Considered the said petitione with the report of the Committie made therupon They hereby Declair the goods after insert in the petitioners oath and inventar underwryten to be Lyable to no Seazure, And discharges the tacksmen and officers of the Custome house under them to Seaze therupon And that in repect² the said petitioner before extracting hereof hath Compeared in presence of George Home of Kello Lord provest of Edinburgh and one of his Majesties privy Councill and made inventar and given his oath that the goods of the Foraigne woollen Manufactory Imported by him from London are as followes Viz Fiftie one ells black Cloath in two peines and ten peines of worsett Stuffs, And also in Respect the petitioner hath given bond and found Sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he Shall transport the saids goods abovewryten insert in his oath furth of this kingdome betwixt and the first day of Jannuary J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne years under the penaltie of the value of the saids goods belonging to the petitioner, And Discharges any part of the said Cloath and worset Stuffs to be taken out of the toune of Leith and Ordaines them to lye in the Custome house till they be transported furth of this kingdome as said is.