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B05318 Act discharging the vending of any goods brought from England, till they abide their fourty dayes tryal. Edinburgh, the second day of March, one thousand six hundred and sixty six. Scotland. Privy Council. 1666 (1666) Wing S1413A; ESTC R182993 876 1

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C R 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ACT Discharging the vending of any Goods brought from England till they abide their fourty dayes Tryal Edinburgh the second day of March one thousand six hundred and sixty six THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council considering that albeit it hath pleased the Almighty GOD to abate the violence of the Plague of Pestilence at London and other places infected in the Kingdom of England Yet there is great reason to fear and apprehend that this Kingdom may be in danger by suffering a free Commerce and Trade to all persons and permitting them to vend their Commodities before tryal seing by sad experience it hath been found that the Infection may lurk for a long time in Merchant Wares and Commodities and after handling thereof will break out again to the great prejudice of the people and places where they are brought Therefore they by these presents discharge all Merchants Traffickers or other persons whatsoever who shall bring any Wares or Commodities from England either by Sea in Ships and Vessels or by Land in Packs and other Carriages into this Kingdom to unload the saids Vessels or open the saids Packs and Carriages untill first they acquaint the Sheriffs Iustices of Peace Magistrates of Burghs or others His Majesties Officers of these Shires and Burghs where they shall happen first to come where they did loaden their Goods and that they receive orders for their fourty dayes tryal and in what places they shall handle their Wares and Commodities during that time conform to and under the pains contained in a former Act of Council dated the twelfth of July last And commands and charges all the saids Sheriffs Iustices of Peace Magistrates of Burghs and others His Majesties Officers within their respective bounds to meet and conveen and give order for such Guards Watches Overseers Houses and Places as they shall think most convenient for putting of this Act in execution and for doing every other thing that shall be necessar for that effect With certi●ication if they fallȝie they shall be punished in their Persons and Goods to the terror of ot●●rs And ordains these presents to stand in force till the first of June next and longer during the Councils pleasure And that the same be printed and published at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh Peer and Shoar of Lieth and other places needfull that none pretend ignorance Pet. Wedderburne Cl. S ti Concilii EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty 1666.