PROCLAMATION
Against
Importing
Victual
from
Ireland
.
WILLIAM
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
Importing
of
Victual
,
of
any
sort
,
whether
,
Wheat
,
Bear
,
Barley
,
Oats
,
Meal
,
Malt
,
Pease
,
Beans
,
or
Rye
,
from
the
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
into
this
Kingdom
,
is
Prohibite
by
diverse
Laws
,
and
Acts
of
Parliament
;
And
highly
prejudicial
to
the
Native
Product
of
Scotland
;
And
gives
occasion
to
the
Unwarrantable
Exporting
of
much
Money
furth
of
this
Our
Realm
;
wherethrough
,
the
poorer
sort
of
People
are
altogether
Destitut
of
the
Necessary
Means
of
Buying
,
and
Providing
themselves
in
the
Dayly
Mercats
of
this
Kingdom
.
For
the
better
obviating
the
Inconveniencies
that
may
follow
thereupon
;
We
,
with
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
Do
,
hereby
Prohibite
,
and
Discharge
all
Persons
whatsoever
,
to
Import
,
or
Bring
into
this
Kingdom
,
or
any
of
the
Ports
,
Harbours
,
Towns
,
or
Places
thereof
,
from
the
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
any
sort
or
Quantity
of
the
Victual
above-mentioned
,
From
,
and
after
the
First
Day
of
September
nixt
to
come
,
under
the
Pain
of
Confiscation
of
the
said
Victual
;
The
one
half
thereof
to
the
Person
,
or
Persons
who
shall
make
Discovery
of
,
and
Sease
upon
thesame
;
and
the
other
half
thereof
,
with
the
Ships
,
Barks
,
or
Boats
,
wherein
the
samen
shall
be
Imported
,
to
Our
Thesaury
for
Our
use
;
And
other
Punishments
to
be
Inflicted
upon
them
,
conform
to
the
Acts
of
Parliamens
made
thereanent
:
And
Ordains
all
Our
Collectors
,
Surveyors
,
and
Waiters
within
this
Kingdom
,
at
the
respective
Ports
,
Harbours
,
and
Places
where
they
Serve
,
to
see
this
Act
punctually
Observed
,
as
they
will
be
Answerable
at
their
highest
Peril
,
with
Certification
to
such
as
shall
be
sound
Negligent
therein
,
they
shall
Incurr
the
Loss
of
their
respective
Offices
.
OUR
WILL
IS
HEREFORE
,
and
We
Charge
you
strictly
,
and
Command
,
that
incontinent
,
these
Our
Letters
seen
,
ye
pass
to
the
Mercat-Cross
of
Edinburgh
,
and
to
the
Mercat-Crosses
of
the
Head-Burghs
of
the
several
Shires
within
this
Kingdom
;
And
thereat
,
make
Publication
of
Our
Pleasure
in
the
Premisses
,
that
none
may
pretend
Ignorance
:
And
Ordains
these
Presents
to
be
Printed
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
,
the
Fifth
Day
of
August
,
and
of
Our
Reign
the
Ninth
Year
,
1697.
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
,
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
GOD
Save
the
King
.