THE REGENTIS GRACE , and Estaitis assemblit at this present Conuention , hauand consideration of the great Inconuenientis that now procedis amangis our souerane Lordis liegis , in default of victuallis and all vther Merchandice and gudis that is put to derth , and raisit and put to exhorbitant prices , and haldin and abstractit fra Mercattis throw occasion of great quantitie of fals counterfait money , Plakkis and Lyonis vtherwise callit Hardheidis , strikin in cuinye in the time of the gouernament of the quene drowarier and Regent our souerane Lordis guddam of gude Memorie , as alswa be fals Cuinyeouris, , not allanerlie within this Realme but als outwith the same , sa subtillie and in sic forme of Mettall , that it is verie hard to the Ignorantis to discerne and knaw the trew fra the fals . ¶ THAIRFOIR the Regentis grace with the mature aduise and deliberatioun of the Estaittis presentlie conuenit , for the weill of our souerane Lordis liegis , eschewing of derth and mony vtheris Inconuenientis , hes ordanit and ordanis all the saidis new Plakkis last cuinyeit to haue course and passage amangis all our souerane Lordis liegis in time cumming efter this present Proclamatioun for twa Penneis the pece . And all the saidis Lyonis vtherwise callit Hardheidis for a Pennie the pece . And that nane of our souerane Lordis liegis sall be haldin to ressaue the saidis Plakkis or Hardheidis efter this present Proclamation of ony derrar auale and price then is before specifeit . Attour , becaus it is weill knawin that the greatest part of the saidis Plakkis & Hardheidis now passing in this Realme ar and hes bene adulterat , fals and counterfait asweill in this Realme as without , quhilkis being the cheif occasion of derth● , ar be Act of Parliament maid of befoir , ordanit to be clippit .

¶ THAIRFOIR ordanis and commandis all personis hauaris of the saidis new Plakkis and Hardheidis in thair handis , to bring or send the same to our sourane Lordis Cuinyehous, , to Iohne Carmichaell Warden thairof , to be sene and considerit be him , Iames Gray sinkar , Iohne Hart and Nicholl Sym appointit visitouris thairof , or ony ane of thame with the said Io●●e Carmichaell betuix the dait heirof and the twentie day of Nouember nixttocum , to the effe●● 〈◊〉 sic as thay find fals and counterfait , may be instantlie clippit doun and put 〈◊〉 clois 〈…〉 Coffer vpon compt and Inuentar of the quantitie ressauit fra euerie persoun . 〈◊〉 of th● 〈◊〉 money as beis found of the lauchfull and trew Cuinye of this Realme to be th●● markit