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ACT Discharging the vending of any Goods brought from Ostend, or any other Town or Port of the Spanish netherlands, till they abide their forty day's trial.  
Edinburgh, the fourteenth day of August, one thousand six hundred and sixty six.  
THe Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council being informed, that the Plague of Pestilence is now broken out in the Town of Ostend, and other Towns and Places of the Spanish netherlands; And that by reason of the Wars with Holland, there is now more occasion of Trade with the said's Towns then heretofore, so that the conti●●●nce thereof, without any restraint, may endanger this Kingdom, 〈◊〉 by importing Foreign Ware and Commodities, may bring in the ●●fection; from which it hath pleased GOD in His infinite mercy heretofore to preserve this Kingdom. Therefore, they, by these presents, discharge all Merchants, Traffickers, and other persons whatsoever, who shall bring any Wares or Commodities from Ostend, or any other Port or Place of the Spanish netherlands into this Kingdom, to unload any of the Ships or Vessels wherein there Goods are imported, until first they acquaint the Sheriffs, justices of Peace, Magistrates of burgh's, or others His Majesty's Officers of the Shires or burgh's where they shall happen first to come, where they did loaden their Goods, and that they receive orders for their forty day's trial, and in what places they shall handle their Wares and Commodities during that time, under the pain of confiscation of their Ships and Goods, and punishment of their Persons, according to the quality and merit of their offence, in manner contained in a former Act of Council, dated the twelfth day of July last. And commands and charges all Sheriffs, justices of Peace, Magistrates of burgh's, and others His Majesty's Officers within their respective bounds, upon all occasions that shall require the same, to meet and conveen, and give order for such Guards, Watches, Houses, Overseers and Places as they shall think most convenient, for putting this Act in execution, and for doing every other thing that shall be necessary for that effect: With certification, if they fallȝie, they shall be punished in their persons and goods, to the error of others, and that the Customers and others where Entries are made, take notice hereof, and acquaint all Magistrates concerned to put this Act in execution, as they will be answerable upon their highest peril: And ordains these presents to stand in force till the first day of December next to come, and longer during the Councils pleasure, and until they discharge the same. And ordains these presents to be printed, and published at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh, Peer and Shore of Lieth, and other Mercat-crosses of all Seaports where there is any Commerce, by Macers or Messengers at Arms, that none pretend ignorance.  
Pet. Wedderburne, Cl. S ti Concilii.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1666.