Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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

D1699/7/18

D1699/7/18¹

Act

Act Charles Gray Merchant

Anent the petition given into the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Charles Gray merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing before ther was any word of the late prohibition in his Comon Course of trade Commissioned severall parcells of goods among which ther is broad Cloath and worset 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 proclamation as would be made appear by bills of parcells and loadening to the Satisfaction of any of the saids Lords number that should be appointed to inspect the same And furder the ship was cleared at the custome house and sailled from London Severall dayes before the prohibition all which was intimat to the Custome house officers of Leith and instrument taken therupon And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to take the premisses to their Consideration and to declair the same to be Lyable to no Seazure Bot to allow the petitioner to Import the said Cloaths Stuffs and Stockings and to grant warrand to the officers of the Custom house of Leith to admitt the Same to ane entrie as the petitione bears Which petition 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 oun 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 farr they find the said petitione instructed and what part therof was 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 petition with the report of the Committie made therupon They hereby Declair the goods after insert in the petitioners oath and inventar to be Lyable to no Seizure And Discharges the taxsmen and officers of the Custom house under them to seize therupon And that in respect the petitioner before extracting hereof hath Compeared in presences of George Home of Kello present 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 Number 1st: Twentie thrie yeards of Cloath No 2: Ten yeards ditto N: 3d Ten yeards and one half ditto. N: 4th fourtein yeards and a half ditto. N5: Ten yeards and ane half ditto. No6: Ten yeards and a half ditto. N7th:² Eleven yeards Therie quarters ditto N8: Ten yeards and thrie quarters ditto N:9: Ten yeards and ane half ditto N10th Threttie yeards ditto N11th Ten yeards ditto Consisting of all To ane hundred and Fiftie one yeards and one half Item Eightein yeards of blew Case for wrapers Four piece of Camplett And alse 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 abovewrittin insert in his oath furth of this kingdom betwixt and the first day of January J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne years under the penalty of the value of the saids goods belonging to the petitioner and discharges any part of the said Cloath and worsett stuff 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.