Proclamation, 13 March 1694 (pm), Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the threttienth day of March Jaj vic nyntie four years post meridiem

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Proclamation

proclamation against The Importing of victualls or Catle from Ireland

William and Mary2 by the Grace of god King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shirreffs In that part Conjunctlly and sevearllie specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas the Importing of victuall horse and Coues from Ireland into this kingdome hath been by diverse Laues and acts of parliament made in tyme of our royall predecessors Discharged under great pains notwithstanding wherof and by reasone of the unsetled state of both kingdoms the observation of the saids Laues hath been of Late much neglected And we being resolved that due and exact obedience shall be given to the saids Laues for the tyme to Come And that they shall be execute with all rigor against such as transgress the same Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill strictly prohibite and discharge the Importing of any meall or other victuall whatsoever or of any horse mares or Coues from the said Kingdome of Ireland into this kingdome aither by the natives therof or Inhabitants in Ireland or any other forraigners whatsoever from and after the day and date heirof under the paines and penalties follouing viz as to the Importing of any meall and other victuall That all the meall and victuall shall be Imported shall be sunk and destroyed And the seizer or discoverer for his reuard shall have the boat bark or vessell wherin the said meall or victuall shall be Imported to dispose off at his pleasure Conform to the fourteenth Act of the Parliament Jaj vic Eightie six As also the halfe of the fynes Imposed upon the Importers resetters and heretors by the third act third session parliament second Charles the second And as to the Importing of horses Coues and other Cattell that noe horse mare Coues or other Catle whatsoever shall be Imported from Ireland to this kingdome under the paine and penaltie of forefaulting therof And furder under the paine of paying the soume of ane Hundreth merks scotts for each beast that shall be soe Imported The one halfe of both the beasts and fynes to belong to the seiser and discoverer and the other halfe to us and our Thesaurie And we with advice forsaid prohibite and Discharge any persone or persons whatsoever to buy use or retaile any Irish meall or victuall or Resett or buy any horses mares or nolt that they know to be Imported out of Ireland after the day forsaid under the pains contained in the saids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall And we with advyce forsaid Have nominated and appointed David Craufurd of Drumsuie to see the forsaids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall vigorously putt to executione during such tyme and space as our privie Councell shall think fitt with pouer to them to appoint servants and others under him to attend In all places betuixt the head of Kintyre and Lochrayan and from Lochrayan to Drumfreis for the more effectuall performing and discharging their deuty in the premisses Our will is heirfore And wee Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the head burghs of Glasgow and Drumfreis and of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin that bounds and therat make publication of our pleasure in the premisses That none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the thretteenth day of March and of our reigne the fifth year 1694 sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel: Melvill ps Southerland Linlithgow Leven Annandall Forfar Tarbat Raith Ross

Att Edinburgh the threttienth day of March Jaj vic nyntie four years post meridiem

A1694/3/291

Proclamation

proclamation against The Importing of victualls or Catle from Ireland

William and Mary2 by the Grace of god King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shirreffs In that part Conjunctlly and sevearllie specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas the Importing of victuall horse and Coues from Ireland into this kingdome hath been by diverse Laues and acts of parliament made in tyme of our royall predecessors Discharged under great pains notwithstanding wherof and by reasone of the unsetled state of both kingdoms the observation of the saids Laues hath been of Late much neglected And we being resolved that due and exact obedience shall be given to the saids Laues for the tyme to Come And that they shall be execute with all rigor against such as transgress the same Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill strictly prohibite and discharge the Importing of any meall or other victuall whatsoever or of any horse mares or Coues from the said Kingdome of Ireland into this kingdome aither by the natives therof or Inhabitants in Ireland or any other forraigners whatsoever from and after the day and date heirof under the paines and penalties follouing viz as to the Importing of any meall and other victuall That all the meall and victuall shall be Imported shall be sunk and destroyed And the seizer or discoverer for his reuard shall have the boat bark or vessell wherin the said meall or victuall shall be Imported to dispose off at his pleasure Conform to the fourteenth Act of the Parliament Jaj vic Eightie six As also the halfe of the fynes Imposed upon the Importers resetters and heretors by the third act third session parliament second Charles the second And as to the Importing of horses Coues and other Cattell that noe horse mare Coues or other Catle whatsoever shall be Imported from Ireland to this kingdome under the paine and penaltie of forefaulting therof And furder under the paine of paying the soume of ane Hundreth merks scotts for each beast that shall be soe Imported The one halfe of both the beasts and fynes to belong to the seiser and discoverer and the other halfe to us and our Thesaurie And we with advice forsaid prohibite and Discharge any persone or persons whatsoever to buy use or retaile any Irish meall or victuall or Resett or buy any horses mares or nolt that they know to be Imported out of Ireland after the day forsaid under the pains contained in the saids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall And we with advyce forsaid Have nominated and appointed David Craufurd of Drumsuie to see the forsaids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall vigorously putt to executione during such tyme and space as our privie Councell shall think fitt with pouer to them to appoint servants and others under him to attend In all places betuixt the head of Kintyre and Lochrayan and from Lochrayan to Drumfreis for the more effectuall performing and discharging their deuty in the premisses Our will is heirfore And wee Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the head burghs of Glasgow and Drumfreis and of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin that bounds and therat make publication of our pleasure in the premisses That none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the thretteenth day of March and of our reigne the fifth year 1694 sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel: Melvill ps Southerland Linlithgow Leven Annandall Forfar Tarbat Raith Ross

1. NRS, PC1/49, 308-10.

2. The phrase ‘and Mary’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 308-10.

2. The phrase ‘and Mary’ is an insertion.