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<OPENER><DATELINE>EDINBURGH, <DATE>The 19. day of <HI>July,</HI> 1665.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_FOr&s;ameikle, as the Prove&s;t, Bailies, and Council of this Burgh, taking to their Con&s;ideration the Proclamation emitted by His Maje&s;ties Privie Council of this Kingdom, Prohibiting and Di&s;charging all Trade and Commer&s;e betwixt this Kingdom, and the Merchants and Inhabitants of the City of <HI>London,</HI> Suburbs, and Places thereabouts, and all other Towns, Villages, and Places of the Kingdome of <HI>England,</HI> which are Infected or &s;u&s;pected to be infected with the Sickne&s;&s;e, or Plague of Pe&s;tilence, by &s;ending or bringing of Goods or Commodities by Packs, or any other manner of Carriage by Sea or Land, untill the fir&s;t day of <HI>November</HI> next to come; and ay and while the Re&s;traint and Prohibition be taken off: And that &s;uch Per&s;ons who are Abroad, do not offer to bring home any Goods or Commodities untill they acquaint the Magi&s;trates of the Places where they intend to come, from what place they came; and abide their Trial for the &s;pace of fourty dayes, and thereafter, till they have the allowance as free-men. And that all &s;uch Per&s;ons who &s;hall come from <HI>England</HI> to this Kingdome, or bring Goods or Commodities, by Packs or other Carriage by Land, &s;hall &s;tay upon the Borders till they acquaint the Magi&s;trates from whence they came, and bring &s;ufficient Pa&s;&s;es and Te&s;timonials with them, that the Places are free of all &s;u&s;picion of the Plague: With certifica|tion, that if any Per&s;on contraveen, they &s;hall be puni&s;hed with the lo&s;&s;e of their Lives, Goods, Packs and Commodities brought by them, either by Sea or Land, without mercy. Therefore, I Command and Charge, in our Soveraigne Lords Name, and in Name and behalf of the Lord Prove&s;t, Bailies, and Council of this Burgh, that all the Inhabitants within the &s;ame give due and exact Obedience to the &s;aid Proclamation in all points, and to receive no Per&s;on coming from <HI>England</HI> with|in their Hou&s;es, without Warrand of the Magi&s;trates of this Burgh, under the pain of Death, but favour.</P>
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<P><HI>EDINBURGH,</HI> Printed by a Society of <HI>Stationers,</HI> 1665.</P>
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