Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the seventeenth day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie six years

A1696/12/62

A1696/12/62¹

Procedure: remission

Proposalls Marjoribanks and Erskine Anent Victuall

Anent the proposalls given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By John Marjoribanks merchand in Edinburgh and Mr William Areskine Bearing whereas the great Importation of victuall from England and other places has taken a Great deall of the species of money out of the Kingdome The above persons does humbly offer to Import ten or tuelve Thousand bolls into the Kingdome that shall not take any species of their money But only the naturall product of the nation And they ask only for their Incouragement tuenty shilling Scotts per boll of profite for the Risque and advance of their money as the said proposall Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having heard the above proposall Anent the Importing of Victuall read in their presence They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to Consider the same And to doe therein as they shall find Convenient and Just.