Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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

D1699/7/19

D1699/7/19¹

Act

Act John Hay merchant

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Hay merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing long before ther was any word of the late prohibition in his Comone 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 proclamatione as would be made appear by bills of parcells and Loadning to the Satisfactione of any of the saids Lords number, That should be appointed to inspect the same and farder the ship was Cleared at the Custom house and Sailled from London Severall dayes before the prohibitione 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 your Consideratione and to Declare the Same to be Lyable to no seazure Bot to allow your petitioners 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 petition 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 Recomended to the Committie to make their report to the Councill how farr they find the said petitione instructed And what part therof is not instructed And the Said Comittie haveing accordingly mett upon the twenty first of the said moneth of July and year forsaid and made their report to the Councill And to the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing this day Considered the said petition with the report of the Comittie made therupon, They hereby Declare the goods after insert in the petitioners oath and Inventar under wryten to be Lyable to no Seizur and Discharges the tacsmen and officers of the Custome house under them to seaze therupon And that in respect the said petitioner before extracting hereof hath Compeared in presence of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat and one of his majesties privy Councill and made Inventar and given his oath That the goods of the Foraigne woollen manufactorie Imported by him from London are as Followes Viz Nyntein yeards one quarter fyne Crimsone drap Cloath, Fourtein yeards fyne Stone gray ditto Twentie two yeards and half fyne Croram Coullour ditto, Twentie fyve yeards fyne flesh Colloured ditto, Nyntein yeards thrie quarters fyne pearled Collour ditto Twentie Seven yeards fyne Sinamon Collour, ditto, Twentie fyve yeards fyne Spanish black ditto, Fourtein yeards fyne ditto, Twentie four yeards thrie quarters fyne Spanish Black, Fyftein yeards one quarters ditto, It Two hundred and six yeards and ane half In all in Two bundles I:B:N:3:4, And also In Respect the petitioner hath given bond and found Sufficient Caution 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 […] day of […] under the penaltie of the value of the saids goods belonging to the petitioner, And Discharges any part of the said Cloath 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.