THe COMMISSIONERS of Supply of the Sheriffdom of Edinburgh appointed by Act of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council , of the date the last Day of March last by past , for Stating and Settling the Prices of Victual within the said Shire , Having several times conveened at Edinburgh and Dalkeith ; And last of all being met and conveened this day : And having taken true and exact Tryal of the Prices of Victual , for five Weeks space preceeding the Date of the said Act , and duly considered the saids Prices : The saids COMMISSIONERS , by Vertue of the Power given and committed to them by the foresaid Act of Council , have Stated and Settled , and hereby STATES and SETTLES the highest Prices of the best Victual and Meal to be as follows , To wit

The best Wheat Seventeen Pounds Scots per Boll .

The best Oats Twelve Pounds per Boll .

The best Barley Bear Thirteen Pounds Six Shilling Eight Pennies per Boll .

The best Pease Thirteen Pounds per Boll .

The best Oat Meal , by Weight , being Eight Stone , at Sixteen Shilling Six Pennies , per Half Stone , for the Peck .

The best Bear Meal , at Eight Pounds per Boll , being Ten Shilling per Peck .

The best Pease Meal , Nine Pounds Twelve Shilling Scots Money per Boll , being Twelve Shilling per Peck .

And the foresaid Prices so Settled , are appointed by the said Act of Privy Council , to be the Feer and Settled Prices until the First Day of September next : And none are to presume to Sell at higher Rates , either in Mercats , Girnels , or otherwise , with the said Sheriff-dom , under the Certification of being Pursued as Usurers and Occurers , as the Act bears .

And to the end the above written Prices may be published , the saids COMMISSIONERS Ordained , and ORDAINS thir Presents to be Printed , and their Clerk to send through Copies to all the Paroch Kirks of the Shire , to be Read the next LORDS Day after Divine Service ; As also , Doubles to be sent to the Baillies of Burghs within the Shire , to be by them Proclaimed at their Mercat-Crosses : And this present Settlement of the Prices of the said Victual and Meal to be Binding , and take Effect after the Publication and Intimation hereof . And ORDAINS thir Presents to be Recorded in the Sederunt Books of the saids COMMISSIOMERS . Sic Subscribitur John Clerk , I. P. C.