A PROCLAMATION  
JAMES by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Our Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as We Understanding that there are copper-coin, Imported from Abroad, and passing in this Our Kingdom, which is a great abuse to the Nation, and prejudice to Our Mint: We therefore, with Advice of Our Privy Council, for preventing thereof, Do hereby strictly Prohibit and Discharge, all Merchants, Skippers, Mariners and others, To Import into this Kingdom, after Publication hereof, any Doyts, or other copper-coin, from France, Holland, or any place from Abroad, under the pain of Confiscation thereof, the one half to Our Use, and the other half to the Discoverer, or Informer, besides what other punishment We, 〈◊〉 Our Council shall think fit to Inflict upon the Contraveeners. And further, We Do hereby Prohibit and Discharge the foresaid Doyts, or other copper-coin, from France, or Holland, or any copper-coin, but what is under Our Royal Stamp, to pass within this Kingdom hereafter, or any of Our Subjects to receive the same ●s Coin, as they will be answerable: And Authorise, and hereby Require all Customers, Waiters, Collectors and others, To seize upon, and appropriate to their own use, any of the said Foreign copper-coin, wherever they can find, or discover the same; Requiring all Magistrates, Officers and Soldiers of Our Forces to be concurring and assisting hereto, when required, as they will answer at their peril; And to the end Our Pleasure in the Premises may be made Notour and Known; Our Will is, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, That incontinent, these Our Letter seen, ye pa●s to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Royal Name and Authority, make open Proclamation, and publication of the Premises, that none pretend ignorance.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twentieth day of May One Thousand six hundred eighty six Years. And of Our Reign the second 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, Anno Dom. 1686.