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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B05533) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179611) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2794:5) A proclamation, anent the salt. Edinburgh, the ninth of March, one thousand six hundred and seventy one. Scotland. Privy Council. Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : 1671. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Text in black letter; intentional blank spaces in text. Signed: Al. Gibson, Cl. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng Salt industry and trade -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo A proclamation, anent the salt. Edinburgh, the ninth day of March, one thousand six hundred and seventy one. Scotland. Sovereign 1671 1 365 0 0 0 0 1 0 273.97 F The rate of 273.97 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-04 Sampled and proofread 2009-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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A PROCLAMATION , Anent the SALT . Edinburgh , the ninth day of March , one thousand six hundred and seventy one . CHARLES , by the Grace of GOD , King of Great Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To Macers or Messengers at Armes , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally specially constitute , Greeting .

Forasmuch as it hath alwayes been Our great care , for the good of Our Subjects in this Our ancient Kingdom , to improve and encourage the Manufactories thereof ; And considering , that by the excessive importation of Forraign Salt , and the applying thereof to all domestick and ordinary uses , contrary to the intent of many good Laws made thereanent , the ancient and useful Manufactory of Salt is like to be ruined , and many thousands of poor people who are thereby maintained , in hazard to be brought to extream poverty : And finding also , that by the unlimited importation of Forraign Salt , We are frequently defrauded of Our Custom and Excise due to Vs out of the same , notwithstanding of all endeavours in the contrair . We therefore , with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do hereby prohibite and discharge all persons whatsoever , either Natives or Forraigners , without the particular Licence of the Lords Commissioners of Our Thesaury , to import any Salt into this Our Kingdom , from and after the tenth day of April next , in this instant year of God , one thousand six hundred and seventy one years , under the pain of confiscation to Our behoove of the same , and of the Ships and Vessels in which the same happens to be imported . And Ordains these presents to be printed , and published at the Mercat-crosse of Edinburgh and other places needful , that none pretend ignorance .

Al. Gibson . Cl. S ti Concilii .

EDINBVRGH , Printed by Evan Tyler , Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty , 1671.