Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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B05576
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A proclamation, discharging the exportation of victual.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)
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1690
(1690)
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Wing S1760; ESTC R233616
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933
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a_o proclamation_n discharge_v the_o exportation_n of_o victual_n william_n and_o mary_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n and_o queen_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o the_o twelve_o act_n of_o the_o three_o session_n of_o the_o first_o parliament_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o entitle_v act_n for_o encouragement_n of_o tillage_n and_o pasturage_n it_o be_v express_o provide_v that_o when_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n shall_v judge_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o this_o our_o ancient_a kingdom_n and_o prevent_v of_o dearth_n they_o may_v discharge_v the_o exportation_n of_o victual_n of_o all_o sort_n for_o so_o long_a time_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v expedient_a and_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n consider_v that_o by_o the_o lay_n up_o of_o meal_n in_o the_o store_n of_o our_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n strivil_v and_o dumbartoun_n and_o the_o provide_v of_o magazine_n for_o the_o use_n of_o our_o force_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o field_n there_o may_v be_v fear_n and_o apprehension_n of_o a_o dearth_n and_o scarcety_n of_o victual_n and_o we_o be_v inform_v that_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o victual_n and_o all_o other_o provision_n necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o our_o force_n within_o our_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n therefore_o we_o with_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n do_v hereby_o prohibit_v and_o discharge_v the_o exportation_n of_o any_o meal_n oat_n and_o pease_n for_o sale_n from_o this_o kingdom_n to_o any_o kingdom_n port_n or_o place_v whatsoever_o during_o our_o royal_a pleasure_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o confiscation_n of_o the_o ship_n and_o whole_a good_n and_o gear_n belong_v to_o the_o master_n thereof_o and_o merchant_n transporter_n of_o the_o say_a victual_n and_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o their_o person_n during_o our_o pleasure_n conform_v to_o the_o 55_o act_n parl._n ii_o king_n ja._n 6._o and_o we_o command_v all_o our_o collector_n surveyor_n waiter_n and_o other_o to_o make_v all_o diligent_a search_n that_o no_o victual_n be_v ship_v aboard_o any_o ship_n or_o bark_n to_o be_v transport_v forth_o of_o this_o kingdom_n more_o than_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o victual_v thereof_o under_o all_o high_a pain_n and_o to_o seize_v and_o cause_n seize_v upon_o the_o examine_v to_o be_v confiscate_v in_o manner_n foresay_a and_o we_o require_v all_o magistrate_n of_o our_o burghs-royal_a sheriff_n of_o our_o shire_n and_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o give_v all_o due_a concurence_n for_o prevent_v the_o export_n of_o meal_n oat_n and_o pease_n in_o manner_n abovementioned_a and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v at_o the_o mercat_n cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a that_o none_o may_v pretend_v ignorance_n give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o holy-rude-house_n the_o twenty_o one_o day_n of_o june_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o second_o year_n per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la sti._n concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o k._n william_n and_o q._n mary_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1690._o