Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent Irish catle revived

William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defendars of the faith To […] Macers of Our privie Councell Messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and severally speciallie 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 the tyme of our royall predecessors discharged under great paines notuithstanding wherof and by reasone of the unsetled state of both Kingdoms The observation of the said 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 pains and penalties follouing viz as to the Importing any meall and other victuall That all the meall and victuall which shall be Imported shall be sunk and destroyed And the seaser or discoverer for his reuard shall have the boat bark or vessell wherin the said meall or victuall shall be Imported to dispose of att his pleasure Conform to the fourteenth act of the parliament J^aj vi^c 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 second And as to the Importing horses Coues and other Catle That no horse mare Coues or other Catle shall be Imported from Ireland to this kingdome under the paine and penaltie of forfaulting therof and furder under the paine of paying the soume of ane hundred merks Scotts for each beast that shall be so Imported The one halfe of both the beasts and fynes to belong to the seaser and discoverer and the other halfe to us and our Thesaury And we with advyce 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 act of parliament 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 him 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 Herefore And ue 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 burghs of Glasgow and Drumfreis and of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin that bounds and therat make publick Intimation 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 13 of March and of our reigne the sixth year 1694. The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby revive the forsaid proclamation Emitted by their Lordships upon March the thretteenth J^aj vi^c nyntie four Intituled a proclamatione against the Importing of victuall or Cattell from Ireland And ordaines the same to be putt to farder executione In all points And ordaines it to be reprinted and againe published at the head burghs upon the western Coasts And appointes his Majesties sollicitor to Cause transmitt printed Coppies there to the severall offices of his Majesties forraign Customes and Excise wher ther is a Collector And appointes the Collectors to affix a printed Coppie of the said proclamation upon ther severall offices And ordaines thir presents to be printed with the said proclamatione and to be sent and affixt as the said proclamation itself To the effect that none may pretend ignorance.