royal English blazon or coat of arms ❧ By the King.  
¶ Letter's Patents, commanding that no greater or other Customs, Imposts, Fees, Entrie-Siluer, or other duties whatsoever, shallbe hereafter taken, exacted or received, by any Officers or Subjects of England and Ireland, from Scottish-men, 〈◊〉 Scottish Ships, or any Goods or Merchandizes Imported or Exported by them or their Ships, then is usually received from English and Irish men, English and Irish Ships, or any Goods Imported or exporte● by them or their Ships, to or from England and Ireland, in all respects: And that Scottish Ships be no more reputed or accounted Strangers Bottoms, but free Bottoms, paying no more Customs, Imp●sitions or other duties for Goods Imported, or Exported by them, then if they were Imported or exported in English or Irish Bottoms, to or from England or Ireland.  
James by the Grace of GOD King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To Our right trusty and righ● well-beloved cousin and Counsellor Thomas Earl of Suffolk, Lor● high Treasurer of England, And to the Treasurer, Chancellor, under Treasurer, Chamberlains and Barons of Our Exchequer 〈◊〉 England for the time being, And to Our Attorney General for t●● time being, And to all and singular Our Customers, Collectors▪ farmers, controllers, and other Officers of all and every Our Customs, Subsidies▪ Imposts, Butlarage, Prisage, and other duties within all and every Our Ports, Hauen● Creeks, Members and places whatsoever, within Our Realm of England for the time ●●ing, and which hereafter shall be; And to Our right trusty, and right well-beloved, Sir Author Chichester Knight, Baron of Belfast, Lord Deputy of Our Realm of Ireland, A● to the Lord deputy, Lord Lieutenant, Lord justice, and chief Governor of Ireland t● the time being, And to the Treasurer, Chancellor, Vice-Treasurer, and Treasurer, & wars, and Barons, and other Our Officers of Our Exchequer of Ireland for the time b●ing, And to all and singular Our Customers, Collectors, farmers, controllers, another Officers of all and every Our Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, Butlarage, Prisag●● and other duties, within all and every Our Ports, Havens, Creeks, Members, and place● whatsoever, within Our Realm of Ireland for the time being, and which hereafter shall●● and to every of them, Greeting. Whereas ever since Our coming to the possession 〈◊〉 the Imperial Crown of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, Our full resolution an● constant purpose and meaning was, and always hath been by all good means to set f●●ward and advance Trade, Traffic and Merchandise, aswell within Our Kingdom 〈◊〉 Scotland, as in Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland, and to augment and increa●● the Ships, Shipping, and Navigation of the same Kingdoms of England, Scotla●● and Ireland, for the wealth, strength and prosperity of the same Kingdoms; And for 〈◊〉 purpose, and to give the better encouragement unto Our natural Subjects of the said Kingdom of Scotland, to set forward and increase their Trade, Shipping and Commerce, 〈◊〉 have heretofore given divers and sundry private directions to divers farmers of Our customs, Subsidies, Imposts, and other duties, aswell within Our Port of London, as i●●uers other Ports and places in England; That Our said Subjects of Scotland, nor th●●● Ships, Pinnaces, Lighters or other Vessels, nor any of their goods, wares, or merchandi●● either brought into this Realm of England, or into the said Realm of Ireland, or transported out of the same Realms of England and Ireland, or either of them, should be charg●● with the payment of any greater or other Customs, Subsidies, Tonnage, Butlarage, P●●sage, Imposts, Impositions, or other payments, sums of money, or duties whatsoeu●● for or in respect of any their Ships, or other Vessels, upon pretence and allegation that the●● said Ships were strange and unfree Bottoms, or for or in respect of any such Exportation or Importation of any wares, Merchandizes, or commodities into the said Kingdoms England or Ireland, or either of them, and the islands under the Dominions of the sa●●● Then only with such and the same, and no greater nor other than Englishmen, for and inspect of their Ships, or for or in respect of any Importation or Exportation of goods, war●●▪ Merchandizes and commodities into the said Kingdom of England, and the Dominion of the same; or Irishmen for or in respect of their Ships, or for or in respect of any Importation or exportation of goods, wares, Merchandizes and commodities into the said Kingdoms of Ireland, or the dominions of the same, or either of them are from time to time respectively charged withal. AND whereas notwithstanding Our said Princely resolution, consta●● care and directions so given, as aforesaid, for the advancing of the good estate of Our said kingdom of Scotland, We are nevertheless given to understand by the manifold complaints 〈◊〉 divers Our good Subjects of that Kingdom, that they, their Ships, Barks and other vessels, goods, wares, and Merchandizes are from time to time, aswell in divers Ports, Hauen● and places of lading and unlading within Our Realm of England, as also in divers Ports▪ Havens and places of lading & unlading within Our said Realm of Ireland, charged a●● burdened with divers more and greater Customs, Subsidies, Impositions, taxations, payments, and sums of money, than Our natural Subjects of England, or Our subjects 〈◊〉 Ireland are severally and respectively charged withal, contrary to Our good meaning 〈◊〉 that behalf: WE understanding that the farmers and Officers of Our Customs, Subsidies, Imposts, and other duties within Our Port of London, and other of Our principal Ports, having taken notice of Our good pleasure & intention concerning the premises, Ha● from time to time dutifully & obediently submitted themselves thereunto: AND therefore supposing that ignorance of Our Princely will, and not any wilful neglect or contempt 〈◊〉 Our pleasure, hath caused some other of Our Customers, farmers and Officers of Our sa●● Realms of England and Ireland, to whom Our good purpose and intention was not 〈◊〉 well known, to run unwittingly into Our displeasure; WE have therefore thought good to give general and public declaration and notification of Our pleasure and will herein, to the intent that none of Our Subjects, either in England or Ireland, may pretend ignorance in that behalf. AND therefore do by these presents signify and declare aswell unto you the persons above mentioned, as unto all other Our Officers, ministers and Subjects whatsoever within Our said Realms of England and Ireland, and either of them whom it doth and shall concern, That Our Royal will, pleasure and express commandment is, tha● 〈◊〉 more greater or other Customs, Subsidies, Butlerage, Prisage, Tonnage, Imposts, i●●●sitions, duties, payments, or sums of money, Fees for Entries, or other Fees, or rewa●●● whatsoever, shall at any time hereafter be taken, received, exacted, required, challenged 〈◊〉 ●●manded by any Our Officers or Subjects of England or Ireland, of any Scottishm●● 〈◊〉 Scottishmen, or any other person or persons borne within Our Realm of Scotland, 〈◊〉 in respect of their persons, country or nation, or for, or in respect of any the Ships, Pin●●●● Barks, boats or vessels, of any such Scottishman or Scottishmen, as unfree Bottoms, ●●●ming, arriving or remaining within any Port or Ports, Haven or havens, or other cree●● 〈◊〉 place, creeks or places within Our said Realms of England and Ireland, or either of th●●● or the dominions of them, or either of them, for exercise or trade of Merchandise, or for 〈◊〉 respect of any Goods, wares, Merchandise or commodities whatsoever, by any such S●●●tishman or Scottishmen, imported or brought in, or hereafter to be imported and brought 〈◊〉 the said Realms of England and Ireland, or Exported and carried out, or hereafter to 〈◊〉 Exported and carried out of the same kingdoms, or either of them; Then only such and 〈◊〉 same, which are and lawfully aught to be taken, required and had of the natural borne, Subjects of England, and the natural borne Subjects of Ireland, severally and respectively 〈◊〉 the like cases, and for the like respects, Any former Law, statute, custom, ordinance, usage ●●uision, or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding; W●●●● and straightly charging and commanding all Our officers, ministers and Subjects wha●●●euer, aswell within Our kingdom of England, as within Our kingdom of Ireland, to 〈◊〉 it appertaineth, That they and every of them take full notice & understanding of Our Ro●●●● pleasure and commandment before declared; And to see the same duly observed in 〈◊〉 things according to the tenor and true meaning of the same, upon pain of Our heavy ●●dignation and displeasure, and of such punishment and penalties, as by Our laws 〈◊〉 statutes can or may be inflicted or imposed upon wilful contemners of Our commande●●●● and prerogative Royal: Nevertheless, Our will and pleasure is, And We do by these, 〈◊〉 scents signify and declare Our Royal intent and meaning to be, That all and every 〈◊〉 Subjects of Our Realm of Scotland, shallbe subject to such forfeitures and penalties in 〈◊〉 of detaining of Custom or other duties and colouring Stranger's Goods, or other●●●● in like manner as Our Subjects of England and Ireland respectively are by the Lawe● 〈◊〉 Statutes of either Realm, or by Our prerogative Royal liable unto. IN witn●●●● whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.  
Witness Ourself at Westminster the twelfth day of April, in the thirteenth year of Our Reign 〈◊〉 England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the eight and fortieth.  
God save the King.   

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. ANNO 1615.