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B05568) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179619) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2794:13) A proclamation, discharging merchants and other traffickers to sell or exchange any prohibite [sic] commodities, with themselves, or amongst others. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, Edinburgh : 1683. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated at end:Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the sixteenth day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty and three. And of Our Reign the thirtieth and fifth year. Signed: Will. Paterson, Cls. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-09 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION , Discharging Merchants and other Traffickers to Sell or Exchange any Prohibite Commodities , with themselves , or amongst others . CHARLES by the Grace of GOD , King of Great Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council , or Messengers at Arms , our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting , Forasmuch as We , from the great care We alwayes had of the Advancement of the Trade and Manufactories of this Our Ancient Kingdom , have made several good Laws and Acts thereanent , and particularly , by the 12th . Act of our Current Parliament , in the Moneth of September , 1681. Relative to our former Proclamation , in April preceeding ; The Importing , Selling , Venting , Bartering , or Exchanging of diverse Commodities therein named , is Prohibited and Discharged , under the Certifications and Penalties exprest therein : And albeit We then understood that the Importing , and Venting of these Prohibited Commodities could hardly be restrained without a total Prohibition had been given to the wearing thereof ; yet out of a tenderness to the Merchants , who might have have had great parts of their Stocks in these Commodities upon their hands , We thought it not then fit to make a total and immediat Prohibition to the Wearing , but ordained them to be put under Bond , not to Import any of these Prohibited Goods thereafter , nor to Vent , Sell , Barter , or Exchange any thereof , upon hazard of incurring the certifications contained therein : And notwithstanding there hath been more then sufficient time allowed to the Merchants to have sold off these Prohibited Goods , yet upon pretext thereof , and of the Ambiguity of the words in the Bond , that they are only obliged not to Vent , Sell , Barter , or Exchange any of these Goods , that at the buying or receiving thereof were known to have been Imported , contrary to the Laws ; diverse Persons have presumed to Import , at the least to Reset Commodities unwarrantably Imported , and to Vent , Sell , Barter , and Exchange the same , so that thereby the Execution of the Law hath been hitherto evacuated and eluded , and honest Men , who out of Conscience and Duty have given obedience , in hazard to be ruined , and the Trade and Manufactory of the Kingdom overturned and destroyed ; and although we had more then reason to have inforced the Execution of the saids good Laws , by the examplary punishment of persons most guilty : Nevertheless We , according to Our accustomed Clemency , have thought fit to continue any Sentence upon the Process in dependence against them , at the instance of Our Advocat , till We shall have occasion to know their future behaviour . And in the mean time , for Explicating and making the said Act of Parliament effectual for the good ends therein designed , We , with Advice of Our Privy Council hereby Prohibite and Discharge all Merchants within this Kingdom , or other Trafficquers , Men , or Women , to Buy , or Sell , Barter , or Exchange with themselves , or among others , any Cloaths , Stuffs , Sarges , Holland , Cambridge , Silk-stockings , or any Goods made of Wool , or Lint , after the Date hereof , except they know , and can be able to declare upon Oath they were either made in the Kingdom , or lawfully Imported , preceeding the Prohibition contained in the Act of Parliament , and Proclamation foresaid , under the Penalties and Certifications therein contained , to be inflicted on them , without favour or desalcation . And in respect diverse persons have , or may pretend to have such Goods in their custody , as to which they cannot positively declare upon Oath that they were Imported before the Prohibition , as having come through several hands : We do allow the Merchants Burgesses of Edinburgh , and others , havers of such Goods in their possession , before the Date hereof ( who did take the Bond , and give up Inventar , and none others ) liberty to Retail the same to the Liedges , or Export them out off the Kingdom at any time betwixt and the first of November next ; Certifying such as shall upon pretext hereof Import any Prohibited Commodities , or Vent , Sell , Barter , or Exchange any thereof after the said day , the same shall be Confiscat , Burnt , and Destroyed , and the Persons guilty otherwise punisned , conform to the said Act of Parliament . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the sixteenth day of August , One thousand six hundred eighty and three . And of Our Reign , the thirtieth and fifth Year . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . WILL. PATERSON , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty . 1683.