A proclamation for observing the staple-port at Camphire. Scotland. Privy Council. 1692 Approx. 6 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). B05662 Wing S1880 ESTC R183519 52528981 ocm 52528981 179080 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. B05662) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179080) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:69) A proclamation for observing the staple-port at Camphire. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the eleventh day of August, and of Our Reign the fourth year, 1692. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 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. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion RR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION For Observing the Staple-port at Camphire , WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD , King and Queen of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defenders 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 many antient Contracts past betwixt the Royal burghs of this our antient Kingdom , and the Town of Camphire in Zeland , and which have been approved by the Kings our Predecessors , the whole Trade and Commerce , as to the Staple-commodities exported from this our Kingdom , to the seventeen Provinces of the Nether-lands , has been Settled and Established at the said Town of Camphire , as being found by experience the fittest place for the Scots Staple , and there being in the former Reigns of our Royal Predecessors many Proclamations issued forth , requiring all our Subjects traveling to the seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands , to export all Staple-goods and Commodities to the said Staple-port , and to no other Port nor place , and ordaining the Laws and Acts of Parliament , and Acts of the Convention of the Royal-burghs to be put to due and vigorous Execution , for the full Observance of the same : And We being informed , that of late , the Staple-trade of this Kingdom , hath been altogether diverted from the said Staple-port at Camphire , and carried to Roterdam , and other places in the Nether-lands , to the great Prejudice and Discouragement of Trade , and contrair to the foresaid Agreement with Camphire , from presences that the said Town of Camphire neither could , nor would furnish sufficient Convoyes , for convoying the saids Ships , both out-ward and in-ward bound , from and to the said Port now in the time of War. And now it being Certified to us , that the Magistrats of the Town of Camphire have engadged to the Royal-burghs , that they will furnish sufficient Convoyes , for securing of the Trade betwixt that Port and the Firth and Road of Leith , twice in the year , viz. against the middle of September , and the middle of March yearly , commensing from the middle of September next ; And We being fully Resolved , that all the standing Laws and Acts of Parliament , and Acts of Convention of our Royal-burghs , be put to full and vigorous Execution , for the more due Observance of the said Staple-port for the future ; Do therefore with Advice of the Lords of our Privy Council , hereby require all our Subjects to give all due and exact Obedience to the foresaids Acts made for observing of the Staple-por● Discharging all Merchants and Skippers , or any other our Subjects , to export forth of this our Kingdom , any Goods or Commodities , that are or shall be declared to be Staple Commodities , to any other Port or Place in the Nether-lands , but only to the said Staple-port and Town of Camphire in Zeland , under the Pains and Certifications mentioned in the saids Acts of Parliament , and Acts of the Convention of Burghs , which Pains and Penalties , We ordain to be exacted from the Transgressors with all rigour , and that they be further proceeded against , as our Council shall find Cause . And further , We with Advice foresaid , do hereby Require the General Farmers , Tacksmen , or Collectors of our Customs , and their Sub-collectors , Surveyers for the time being , that they make exact search and tryal of all Staple goods and Commodities that shall be hereafter transported forth of this Kingdom , to any Port of the seventeen Provinces of the Nether-lands , and take sufficient Security from the Merchants or Skippers transporters thereof , that they shall transport the same to the said Staple-port at Camphire , and at no other Place nor Port within the said seventeen Provinces , and that they shall not break Bulk before their arrival thereat , conform to the Acts of Parliament , oblidging the said Exporters to report Certificats from the Conservator , or his Deputs at Camphire , bearing , that the said Staple-commodities were livered thereat , without breaking Bulk ; And We do Ordain the saids Testificats , to be delivered in Quarterly by the Collectors at the several Ports , to the Agent of our Royal-burghs for the time , to the end exact Diligence may be done by him , against all the Transgressors of the said Staple , conform to the saids Acts. 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 whole remanent Royal-burghs of this Kingdom , and other places needful , and thereat , in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation make publication of the Premisses , to the effect , Our Royal-burghs , and all Merchants and other Persons , may have timeous notice hereof , and give due and punctual Obedience thereto , as they will be answerable at their outmost Perril , The which to do , We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by these Our Letters , delivering them by you duely Execute , and Indorsed again to the Bearer , And Ordains these Presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Eleventh day of August , and of Our Reign the fourth Year , 1692 . Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . In Supplementum Signeti . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save King William and Queen Mary . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties , Anno DOM , 1692