A proclamation against regrating of victual, and fore-stallers, and allowing the importation of victual free of publick burden.
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             A proclamation against regrating of victual, and fore-stallers, and allowing the importation of victual free of publick burden.
             Scotland. Privy Council.
             Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)
          
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             Edinburgh :
             1698.
          
           
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             A
             PROCLAMATION
          
           Against
           Regrating
           of
           Victual
           ,
           and
           Fore-stallers
           ,
           and
           allowing
           the
           Importation
           of
           Victual
           free
           of
           Publick
           Burden
           .
        
         
           
             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
           by
           several
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           keeping
           of
           Victual
           to
           a
           dearth
           ,
           is
           strictly
           prohibited
           ;
           and
           particularly
           ,
           it
           is
           Statute
           by
           the
           Acts
           
             James
          
           the
           Second
           ,
           Parliament
           Sixth
           ,
           
             Caput
          
           Twenty
           two
           and
           Twenty
           three
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           eschewing
           of
           Dearth
           ,
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Baillies
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           ,
           both
           to
           Burgh
           and
           to
           Land
           ,
           inquire
           what
           persons
           buys
           Victual
           ,
           and
           holds
           it
           to
           a
           Dearth
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           saids
           Sheriffs
           and
           Officers
           make
           such
           known
           ,
           that
           in
           case
           they
           hold
           more
           than
           will
           sustain
           them
           and
           their
           Meinȝie
           to
           new
           Corn
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           punished
           and
           demeaned
           as
           Ockerers
           and
           Usurers
           ,
           and
           the
           Victual
           escheated
           to
           Us
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           same
           be
           presented
           to
           Mercats
           ,
           and
           sold
           as
           the
           price
           goes
           :
           And
           by
           the
           Act
           
             James
          
           the
           Second
           ,
           Parliament
           Ninth
           ,
           
             Caput
          
           Thirty
           eighth
           and
           Thirty
           ninth
           ,
           It
           is
           ordained
           that
           no
           manner
           of
           Victual
           be
           holden
           in
           Girnels
           by
           any
           man
           to
           a
           dearth
           ,
           but
           allennarly
           what
           is
           needful
           for
           their
           own
           Persons
           ,
           and
           sustentation
           of
           their
           Housholds
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           saids
           Persons
           present
           all
           that
           they
           have
           more
           to
           the
           Mercar
           ,
           under
           the
           pain
           of
           Escheat
           thereof
           :
           And
           Searchers
           are
           appointed
           in
           
             Edinburgh
          
           and
           
             Leith
          
           to
           make
           the
           saids
           Acts
           effectual
           .
           As
           likewise
           ,
           the
           Crime
           of
           Fore-stalling
           is
           forbidden
           by
           several
           Acts
           and
           Statutes
           ,
           and
           particularly
           by
           the
           Act
           
             James
          
           the
           Sixth
           ,
           Parliament
           Twelfth
           ,
           
             Caput
          
           One
           hundred
           and
           fourty
           eight
           ,
           It
           is
           declared
           ,
           that
           who
           buys
           any
           Merchandise
           or
           Victual
           coming
           to
           Fair
           or
           Mercat
           ,
           or
           makes
           any
           Contract
           or
           Promise
           for
           the
           buying
           of
           the
           same
           before
           the
           said
           Merchandice
           or
           Victual
           shall
           be
           in
           the
           Fair
           or
           Mercat-place
           ready
           to
           be
           Sold
           ,
           or
           shall
           make
           any
           motion
           by
           Word
           ,
           Writ
           ,
           or
           Message
           ,
           for
           raising
           of
           the
           Prices
           ,
           or
           dearer
           selling
           of
           the
           said
           Merchandice
           and
           Victual
           ,
           or
           who
           shall
           disswade
           any
           from
           coming
           and
           bringing
           the
           foresaid
           Merchandice
           and
           Victual
           to
           Fair
           or
           Mercat
           ,
           shall
           be
           esteemed
           and
           judged
           a
           Fore-staller
           :
           And
           it
           is
           ordained
           that
           all
           such
           Fore-stallers
           may
           be
           pursued
           before
           the
           Justices
           or
           Magistrats
           of
           Burghs
           ,
           and
           that
           without
           a
           special
           Libel
           ,
           but
           only
           upon
           Fore
           stalling
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           the
           persons
           convict
           to
           be
           Fined
           for
           the
           first
           fault
           in
           Fourty
           Pounds
           ,
           for
           the
           second
           in
           One
           hundred
           Merks
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           third
           to
           incur
           the
           tinsell
           of
           Moveables
           .
           And
           seing
           that
           through
           the
           not
           due
           observance
           ,
           and
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           foresaids
           Acts
           ,
           the
           calamity
           of
           the
           Countrey
           by
           the
           present
           scarcity
           and
           dearth
           is
           greatly
           increased
           :
           Therefore
           We
           advice
           of
           the
           Lords
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           have
           thought
           fit
           to
           revive
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           ordain
           them
           to
           be
           put
           to
           strict
           execution
           ;
           and
           for
           that
           effect
           to
           impower
           and
           require
           all
           Sheriffs
           of
           Shires
           ,
           Stewarts
           of
           Stewartries
           ,
           Lords
           and
           Baillies
           of
           Regalities
           and
           their
           Deputs
           ,
           and
           Magistrats
           of
           Burghs
           ,
           as
           likewise
           all
           Commissioners
           of
           Supply
           ,
           and
           Justices
           of
           Peace
           ,
           to
           cause
           inquiry
           and
           search
           to
           be
           made
           who
           holds
           up
           ,
           or
           Girnels
           Victual
           ,
           or
           keeps
           Stacks
           contrary
           to
           the
           foresaids
           Laws
           ,
           and
           to
           command
           and
           charge
           the
           keepers
           up
           of
           the
           said
           Victual
           in
           Girnels
           ,
           Stacks
           ,
           or
           otherways
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           saids
           Statutes
           ,
           either
           to
           Thresh
           out
           ,
           bring
           and
           expose
           the
           same
           for
           Sale
           in
           open
           and
           ordinary
           Mercats
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           to
           open
           their
           Girnels
           ,
           and
           other
           Houses
           where
           the
           Victual
           is
           kept
           ,
           and
           there
           sell
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           the
           saids
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Stewarts
           of
           Stewartries
           ,
           Lords
           and
           Baillies
           of
           Regalities
           and
           their
           Deputs
           ,
           and
           Magistrats
           of
           Burghs
           ,
           or
           any
           two
           of
           the
           saids
           Commissioners
           shal
           find
           the
           ordinary
           price
           to
           rule
           for
           the
           time
           in
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           not
           below
           the
           last
           
             Candlesmass
          
           Fiers
           ;
           with
           certification
           if
           they
           failȝie
           therein
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           proceeded
           against
           ,
           and
           the
           pains
           of
           the
           foresaid
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           execute
           upon
           them
           with
           all
           rigor
           :
           And
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           the
           Victual
           Girnelled
           ,
           and
           unlawfully
           kept
           up
           as
           said
           is
           ,
           Arrested
           and
           Sequestrat
           by
           the
           foresaids
           Sheriffs
           and
           others
           ,
           as
           Escheat
           .
           And
           further
           ,
           We
           with
           Advice
           foresaid
           ,
           Command
           and
           Charge
           all
           Magistrats
           of
           Burghs
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           to
           take
           care
           that
           all
           Mercats
           and
           Fairs
           be
           duly
           regulat
           conform
           to
           the
           Laws
           ,
           without
           extortion
           ,
           and
           to
           cause
           put
           the
           foresaids
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           against
           Fore-stallers
           to
           due
           and
           vigorous
           execution
           ,
           certifying
           the
           saids
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Magistrats
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           shall
           fail
           in
           their
           duty
           in
           the
           premisses
           ,
           that
           upon
           information
           given
           to
           the
           Lords
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           therefore
           severely
           punished
           as
           the
           Lords
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           shall
           see
           cause
           .
           And
           further
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           relief
           of
           the
           Country
           under
           the
           present
           great
           scarcity
           ,
           whereby
           the
           prices
           of
           Victual
           are
           arisen
           above
           the
           rates
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           for
           prohibiting
           the
           Import
           of
           Forraign
           Victual
           :
           We
           with
           Advice
           foresaid
           ,
           do
           hereby
           grant
           license
           and
           full
           liberty
           to
           all
           persons
           to
           Import
           Victual
           ,
           and
           Corns
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           from
           any
           Forraign
           Kingdom
           or
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           that
           free
           of
           Custom
           ,
           Excise
           ,
           or
           other
           Imposition
           ;
           And
           for
           that
           effect
           recommends
           it
           to
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Our
           Thesaury
           ,
           to
           discharge
           the
           exacting
           thereof
           for
           the
           said
           Victual
           to
           be
           Imported
           as
           said
           is
           ,
           after
           the
           day
           and
           date
           hereof
           :
           And
           that
           notwithstanding
           of
           any
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           Book
           of
           Rates
           imposing
           the
           same
           ,
           declaring
           that
           this
           license
           and
           liberty
           is
           to
           endure
           till
           the
           first
           day
           of
           
             October
          
           next
           to
           come
           .
           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
           remanent
           Mercat-Crosses
           of
           the
           Head-Burghs
           of
           the
           several
           Shires
           and
           Stewartries
           within
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           thereat
           in
           Our
           Name
           and
           Authority
           ,
           make
           Publication
           of
           the
           Premisses
           ,
           that
           none
           pretend
           ignorance
           :
           And
           ordains
           these
           presents
           to
           be
           Printed
           .
        
         
           
             
               Geven
               under
               Our
               Signet
               at
            
             Edinburgh
             ,
             
               
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 Day
                 of
              
               July
               ,
               
                 and
                 of
                 Our
                 Reign
                 the
                 Tenth
                 Year
                 ,
              
               1698.
               
            
          
           
             
               Per
               Actum
               Dominorum
               Secreti
               Concilii
               .
            
             GILB
             .
             ELIOT
             
               Cls.
               Sti.
               Concili
               .
            
          
        
         
           GOD
           save
           the
           King.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             EDINBVRGH
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           the
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           of
           
             Andrew
             Anderson
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           ,
           1698.