THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council being informed , that the Plague of Pestilence is now broken out in the Town of Ostend , and other Towns and Places of the Spanish Neatherlands ; And that by reason of the Wars with Holland , there is now more occasion of Trade with the saids Towns then heretofore , so that the conti●●●nce thereof , without any restraint , may indanger this Kingdom , 〈◊〉 by importing Forreign Ware and Commodities , may bring in the ●●fection ; from which it hath pleased GOD in His infinite mercy heretofore to preserve this Kingdom . Therefore , they , by these presents , discharge all Merchants , Traffickers , and other persons whatsoever , who shall bring any Wares or Commodities from Ostend , or any other Port or Place of the Spanish Neatherlands into this Kingdom , to unload any of the Ships or Vessels wherein there Goods are imported , untill first they acquaint the Sheriffs , Iustices of Peace , Magistrates of Burghs , or others His Majesties Officers of the Shires or Burghs where they shall happen first to come , where they did loaden their Goods , and that they receive orders for their fourty dayes tryal , and in what places they shall handle their Wares and Commodities during that time , under the pain of confiscation of their Ships and Goods , and punishment of their Persons , according to the quality and merit of their offence , in manner contained in a former Act of Council , dated the twelfth day of July last . And commands and charges all Sheriffs , Iustices of Peace , Magistrates of Burghs , and others His Majesties Officers within their respective bounds , upon all occasions that shall require the same , to meet and conveen , and give order for such Guards , Watches , Houses , Overseers and Places as they shall think most convenient , for putting this Act in execution , and for doing every other thing that shall be necessary for that effect : With certification , if they fallȝie , they shall be punished in their persons and goods , to the error of others , and that the Customers and others where Entries are made , take notice hereof , and acquaint all Magistrates concerned to put this Act in execution , as they will be answerable upon their highest peril : And ordains these presents to stand in force till the first day of December next to come , and longer during the Councils pleasure , and untill they discharge the same . And ordains these presents to be printed , and published at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh , Peer and Shore of Lieth , and other Mercat-crosses of all Sea-ports where there is any Commerce , by Macers or Messengers at Armes , that none pretend ignorance .