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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION, Discharging the Importing of Foreign Linen, or woollen Cloth, Gold and Silver Thread, etc.  
CHARLES by the grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute Greeting:  
Forasmuch as the Lords of Our Privy Council, having for increase of Money, and improvement of the Manufactures of this Kingdom, appointed a Committee, who with advice of the Merchants, and other Persons experienced in these Affairs, have agreed upon several Conclusions, which are with all possible convenience and expedition, to be Form into a Mature and Digested Proclamation, for Regulation of the Manufacture and Trade of this Kingdom: But because several Merchants may either by mistake, or upon a sinister design, give order for Importing of these Goods which are Prohibited, Therefore to prevent all inconveniencies which may arise to this Our Ancient Kingdom, by the Import of those Commodities, which are either to be debarred, as superfluous in themselves, or supplied by Domestic Manufactures, or private Industry of Our own Subjects, and to make the Importers thereof inexcusable; We with Advice of Our Privy Council, Do hereby discharge the Importation of all Silver and Gold Thread, Silver and Gold Lace, Fringes, or Tracing, all Buttons of Gold and Silver Thread, all manner of Stuffs, or Ribbons in which there is any Gold or Silver Thread, all Philagram Work: as also, all Foreign Holland-Linen, Cambric, Lawn, Dornick, Damesk, Tyking, Bousten, or Damety, Tutted or Stripped Holland, Calligo, Musline, Selesia and East-India Linen, and all other clothes, made of Linen or Cotton: As also, all Foreign clothes and Stuffs whatsomever, made of Wool-Yarn, o● Wool and Lint: all Foreign Silk, and woollen Stockings: all Foreign Laces made of Silk, Gimp, or Thread, and all manner of Laces and Point of any sort or Colours: all Foreign made Gloves, Shoes, Boots and Slippers; And do hereby discharge all Merchants and others whatsomever, to import into this Kingdom any of the foresaid Commodities, after the date hereof; excepting only such as can be made appear upon Oath, to have been ordered by preceding Commissions, and Shipped before the tenth of March Instant; which time they have to recall their Commissions, if any such have been given: With certification, that all such Goods which shall be Imported, shall be burnt and destroyed, and the Importers and Ressetters shall be fined in the value of the Goods so Imported: and that if any Tacksmen of the Customs, Collectors or Waiters, shall connive at the inbringing thereof, they shall be likewise punished by payment of the value of the Goods Imported, and by being removed from all Charge relating to Our Customs, or any Employments depending thereupon. And We ordain these Presents to be Printed, and Published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, that none pretend ignorance.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the first day of March, One thousand six hundred eighty and one, And of Our Reign, the thretty three Year. Per actum Deminorum Secreti Concilij. PAT. MENZIES. Cl. Sti. Concilij. 
 GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1681.