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A PROCLAMATION, Against Transporting Corns to France.  
Edinburgh, October 12. 1693. WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, To Macers of Our Privy Council, or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
FOR AS MUCH as We are now in War with the French King and his Subjects; And by the Eighth Act of the Fourth Session of this Our Current Parliament, It is Statute, that none of the Subjects of this Kingdom presume to Correspond, or have Commerce with any persons residing within the Kingdom of France, or any of the Dominions subject to the French King, under the pain of Treason. And We considering, that the Transportation of Corn and Grain of any sort, to the French Kings Dominions, will be of singular and great advantage to Our Enemies in their present extreme want and scarcity. Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Prohibit and Discharge all and every one of Our People, and Subjects of this Our ancient Kingdom, and all other Persons whatsoever, to Export, or cause be Exported, directly or indirectly, any Corns or Victual, from this Our ancient Kingdom, to the Kingdom of France, or Dominions belonging to the French King, under the pains contained in the said Act. And for rendering this Our Prohibition the more effectual, We further Require and Command all Magistrates of burgh's, Sheriffs of Sheriffdoms, Stewarts of Stewartries, Lords and Bailies of Regalities, and Our other Officiars whatsoever, and their Deputs ●●ake exact care within their respective Jurisdictions, and give all diligence for preventing the Export of any Corns or Victual, wi〈…〉 by Our own Subjects, or Foreigners, to the said Kingdom of France, or any other of the Dominions belonging to the French King 〈…〉 Ships loaded in whole or in part with Victual, be suffered by them to Sail forth of any Harbour, Port, or other places within their respective bounds, until first the Master of the said Ship enact himself before any of the said's respective Magistrates or Officiars, under a liquid Sum and Penalty equivalent to the value of the Ship to be Sailed by him, and Loadning thereof, not to Un-load, or cause Un-load the Victual A board of his said Ship, or any part thereof, directly or indirectly, within any Place or Port of the Kingdom of France, or Dominions of the French King, but that he shall Un-load the same at some Port or place belonging to such as are in friendship with Us or Our Allies: And that also he Swear and give his Oath, to be by him Subscribed, that he shall observe and keep the terms of the said Enacting, which Enacting and Oath are to be taken before the saids Magistrates and Officiars respectiuè foresaid, and Recorded by their Clerks gratis, without any allowance therefore. And We with Advice foresaid, in case of the failʒie or refusal of the said Master, Require and Command the Magistrates and Officiars respectiuè, within their particular Jurisdictions, to secure and Arrest all Vessels Loadned with Victual, by taking from the said's Ships their Sails and Raes, and to detain them there until Our Privy Council be acquainted therewith, and have signified their pleasure thereanent, And further, We with Advice foresaid, Require and Command all Masters of Vessels Loadned with Victual, who after Enacting themselves, and giving their Oath in manner foresaid, shall Sail to any Foreign Ports, to report and bring back sufficient Certificats and Documents under the Hand and Seal of the Magistrates of the place, or Port-Town where the said Victual is Livered, and also of the Conservator of the Scots Privileges, or English C●●●ul, if any be upon the place, bearing the said Skipper or Master of the Ship to have Un-loaded his whole Cargo of Victual at the said ●ort; which Certificats are to be delivered in to the said respective Magistrates where the said Skipper or Master Enacted himself, and gave his Oath, before he Sailed forth of this Kingdom, and that within Fifteen days after their return back to this Kingdom from their several Voyages; with certification to each of the said's Skippers or Masters of the said's Ships, in case of failyie of having their Ships Confiscate to Us, and being further liable in the value of the Loadning Exported by them, which We hereby require Our Solicitor to do diligence for, and cause be paid to the Collector of Our Crown Rents. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and remanent Mercat Crosses of the Head burgh's of the several Shires and Stewartries, and also to all Seaport Towns within this Kingdom; and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premises, that none may pretend ignorance. And Ordains their presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Twelfth day of October, and of Our Reign the Fifth Year, 1693. Per Actum Dominorum Secr●●●●●●●●●lii. In Supple●●●●●● ●●●●eti. GILB. ELIOT, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 
 GOD Save King William and Queen Mary.