A proclamation, discharging the importing of forraign linen, or woolen cloth, gold and silver threed, &c. Scotland. Privy Council. 1681 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05583 Wing S1767 ESTC R225731 52528955 ocm 52528955 179030 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05583) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179030) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:19) A proclamation, discharging the importing of forraign linen, or woolen cloth, gold and silver threed, &c. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1681. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the first day of March, one thousand six hundred eighty and one, and of Our Raign, the thretty three year. Signed: Pat. Menzies. Cl. Sti. Concilij. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION , Discharging the Importing of Forraign Linen , or Woolen Cloth , Gold and Silver Threed , &c. CHARLES 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 Lords of Our Privy Council , having for encrease of Money , and improvement of the Manufactures of this Kingdom , appointed a Committee , who with advice of the Merchants , and other Persons experienced in these Affairs , have agreed upon several Conclusions , which are with all possible convenience and expedition , to be Formed into a Mature and Digested Proclamation , for Regulation of the Manufacture and Trade of this Kingdom : But because several Merchants may either by mistake , or upon a sinister design , give order for Importing of these Goods which are Prohibited , Therefore to prevent all inconveniencies which may arise to this Our Ancient Kingdom , by the Import of those Commodities , which are either to be debarred , as superfluous in themselves , or supplied by Domestick Manufactures , or private Industry of Our own Subjects , and to make the Importers thereof inexcusable ; We with Advice of Our Privy Council , Do hereby discharge the Importation of all Silver and Gold Threed , Silver and Gold Lace , Fringes , or Tracing , all Buttons of Gold and Silver Threed , all manner of Stuffs , or Ribbons in which there is any Gold or Silver Threed , all Philagram Work : as also , all Forraign Holland-Linen , Cambrick , Lawn , Dornick , Damesk , Tyking , Bousten , or Damety , Tutted or Stripped Holland , Calligo , Musline , Selesia and East-India Linen , and all other Cloathes , made of Linen or Cotton : As also , all Forraign Cloaths and Stuffs whatsomever , made of Wool-Yarn , o● Wool and Lint : all Forraign Silk , and Woolen Stockings : all Forraign Laces made of Silk , Gimp , or Threed , and all manner of Laces and Point of any sort or Collours : all Forraign made Gloves , Shoes , Boots and Slippers ; And do hereby discharge all Merchants and others whatsomever , to import into this Kingdom any of the foresaid Commodities , after the date hereof ; excepting only such as can be made appear upon Oath , to have been ordered by preceding Commissions , and Shipped before the tenth of March Instant ; which time they have to recal their Commissions , if any such have been given : With certification , that all such Goods which shall be Imported , shall be burnt and destroyed , and the Importers and Ressetters shall be fined in the value of the Goods so Imported : and that if any Tacksmen of the Customs , Collectors or Waiters , shall connive at the inbringing thereof , they shall be likewise punished by payment of the value of the Goods Imported , and by being removed from all Charge relating to Our Customs , or any Employments depending thereupon . And We ordain these Presents to be Printed , and Published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , that none pretend ignorance . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the first day of March , One thousand six hundred eighty and one , And of Our Raign , the thretty three Year . Per actum Deminorum Secreti Concilij . PAT . MENZIES . Cl. Sti. Concilij . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno DOM. 1681.