Proclamation, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh weddensday the fourteen day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/211

Proclamation

Proclamatione for ingathering the Excise

The proclamatione after following being read voted and approven the same was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing the annexed and Additionall Excyse William by the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting For as much as by the Late act of parliament for the additionall and annexed Excyse It is provyded That the Lords of our privy Councill shall prescribe such methods and ordors besyde these contained in the said act as they shall judge necessary for makeing the same effectuall, which two excyses are now sett in tack for the space of eighteen moneths after the first of September next Therfore and for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing of the foresaid excyses we Have thought fitt to ordaine and doe Hereby with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill ordaine and appoynt That noe Brewer within burgh of Royalty or Regality vend or sell any part of ther brousts untill first the make entrie thereof to the excyse office within the Burghs and there obtaine a sufferance for the quantity browen which the keeper of the office is to give gratis and without delay And that in case of nonentrie or wrongous entrie the brewer be lyable in the sum of ten pound scots toties quoties which entries may be disproven before any magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioners of excyse by witneses or oath of partie not withstanding any survey made by the Surveyours or waiters That in reguard the excyse of strong waters aquavite Brandie and forreigne bear is ordered by the said act of parliament to be payed by the Retaillors. Therfore all Brewers of Aquavite and strong waters make monethly entries of the quantities of the said Liquours brewen by them and give in subscryved Lists to the next excyse office of the names of the persones to quhom they sell ther Aquavitie or strong waters to be againe sold by retaille as lykewise that the Collectors Clerks or surveyours at Seaports doe give up a true and particular account to the said Tacksmen of the Excyse or ther Deputs of the quantities of forraigne strong waters, brandie or bear imported frae tyme to tyme and who is the merchant importer as also That the said merchant Importer be lyable and oblidged to give and delyver subscryved lists to the said Tacksmen and their Deputs of the persons names to whom they sell the said brandy strong waters or forraigne beer for retaille and of the quantities sold to them Item that all Brewers Carrells be for hereafter marked with their owne name and the seall of the next excyse office which seall shall be furnished to them gratis Item That noe persone presume to resett any ale or drinking beer in their Houses in ordor to the imazleing of the same under the paine of ten pound scots toties quoties to be payed to the foresaid taksmen And Lastly That all tapsters and Vintners of ale and drinking beer shall for hereafter before they tap or vint the same, take first a licence from the next excyse office and there give bond and Cautione That they shall not tap and sell for less pryces then these appoynted by the act of parliament under the penalty of ten pound scots toties quoties appoynted by the said act. Our will is Herefore and we charge you Strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome And there by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof That none may pretend ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourteenth day of August and of our Reigne the Seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Queensberry Tarbat Yester Raith James Stueart J Lauder SG Campbell Robert Cheisly.

At Edinburgh weddensday the fourteen day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/211

Proclamation

Proclamatione for ingathering the Excise

The proclamatione after following being read voted and approven the same was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing the annexed and Additionall Excyse William by the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting For as much as by the Late act of parliament for the additionall and annexed Excyse It is provyded That the Lords of our privy Councill shall prescribe such methods and ordors besyde these contained in the said act as they shall judge necessary for makeing the same effectuall, which two excyses are now sett in tack for the space of eighteen moneths after the first of September next Therfore and for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing of the foresaid excyses we Have thought fitt to ordaine and doe Hereby with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill ordaine and appoynt That noe Brewer within burgh of Royalty or Regality vend or sell any part of ther brousts untill first the make entrie thereof to the excyse office within the Burghs and there obtaine a sufferance for the quantity browen which the keeper of the office is to give gratis and without delay And that in case of nonentrie or wrongous entrie the brewer be lyable in the sum of ten pound scots toties quoties which entries may be disproven before any magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioners of excyse by witneses or oath of partie not withstanding any survey made by the Surveyours or waiters That in reguard the excyse of strong waters aquavite Brandie and forreigne bear is ordered by the said act of parliament to be payed by the Retaillors. Therfore all Brewers of Aquavite and strong waters make monethly entries of the quantities of the said Liquours brewen by them and give in subscryved Lists to the next excyse office of the names of the persones to quhom they sell ther Aquavitie or strong waters to be againe sold by retaille as lykewise that the Collectors Clerks or surveyours at Seaports doe give up a true and particular account to the said Tacksmen of the Excyse or ther Deputs of the quantities of forraigne strong waters, brandie or bear imported frae tyme to tyme and who is the merchant importer as also That the said merchant Importer be lyable and oblidged to give and delyver subscryved lists to the said Tacksmen and their Deputs of the persons names to whom they sell the said brandy strong waters or forraigne beer for retaille and of the quantities sold to them Item that all Brewers Carrells be for hereafter marked with their owne name and the seall of the next excyse office which seall shall be furnished to them gratis Item That noe persone presume to resett any ale or drinking beer in their Houses in ordor to the imazleing of the same under the paine of ten pound scots toties quoties to be payed to the foresaid taksmen And Lastly That all tapsters and Vintners of ale and drinking beer shall for hereafter before they tap or vint the same, take first a licence from the next excyse office and there give bond and Cautione That they shall not tap and sell for less pryces then these appoynted by the act of parliament under the penalty of ten pound scots toties quoties appoynted by the said act. Our will is Herefore and we charge you Strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome And there by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof That none may pretend ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourteenth day of August and of our Reigne the Seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Queensberry Tarbat Yester Raith James Stueart J Lauder SG Campbell Robert Cheisly.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243-5.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243-5.