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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION</HI> For Re-e&s;tabli&s;hing the Staple-port at <HI>Camphire.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>_WILLIAM</HI> By the Grace of GOD, King of Great <HI>Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ire|land,</HI> Defender of the Faith; </SIGNED>
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To Macers of Our Privy Council, Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, conjunctly and &s;e|verally &s;pecially Con&s;titute, Greeting;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much, as by a Treaty betwixt Our Commi&s;&s;ioners appointed by Us, as Marque&s;s of <HI>Camphire,</HI> and the Commi&s;&s;ioners of Our Town of <HI>Camphire,</HI> and the Royal Borrows of this Our ancient King|dom, concerning the Continuation and Re-e&s;tabli&s;hment of the Staple-Port of this Kingdom, within the fore&s;aid Town. The Staple-port of this Kingdom, for the <HI>NetherIands</HI> is Re e&s;tabli&s;h|ed by Contract, and &s;ettled at the &s;aid Town of <HI>Camphire,</HI> and the &s;ame Contract Ratified and Approven by the States of <HI>Zeland,</HI> &amp; the Convention of Our Royal Borrows, on the one and other Parts. And We being &s;atisfied, that the &s;aid Contract is for the Advantage of the Trade and Commerce of this Our Ancient Kingdom, and that by long Experience, it hath been found that the Town of <HI>Camphire,</HI> is the mo&s;t Convenient and Fit Place to be the Staple-port for this Our Kingdom, Have therefore, by a Signature under Our Royal Hand, of the date, the twentieth day of <HI>March</HI> currant, Ratified, Approved and Confirmed the &s;aid Contract, in its whole Heads, Clau&s;es and Articles: And We being further Re&s;olved, that the &s;ame be duely Ob&s;erved, by all the Subjects of this Our Ancient Kingdom, Trading to the United Provinces of the <HI>Netherlands,</HI> And that all the &s;tanding Laws, and Acts of Parliament, with all other Acts of Our Council, or Exchequer, Relating to the &s;aid Staple, and Acts of Convention of Our Royal Borrows be put to full and vigorous Execution, for the due and exact Ob&s;ervance of the &s;aid Staple-port for the fu|ture: Therefore, We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Require, and Command all Our Subjects, to give due and punctual Obedience to the Laws and Acts of Parliament, with all other Acts of Our Council or Exchequer, Relating to the &s;aid Staple, and Acts of the Convention of Our Royal Borrows made for the Ob&s;erving the Staple-port, which are all hereby declared to be in full Force. And &s;eing now the fore&s;aid <HI>Scots</HI> Staple-Port is Re|e&s;tabli&s;hed, and continued at the &s;aid Town of <HI>Camphire,</HI> Therefore We, with Advice fore&s;aid, Prohibite and Di&s;charge all Merchants and Skippers, or any other of Our Subjects to Export, furth of this Our Kingdom, any Goods, Ware or Commodities, which are, or &s;hall be declared to be Staple Commodities, to any other Port or Place of the United Provinces of the <HI>Netherlands</HI> but only to the &s;aid Staple-port, and Town of <HI>Camphire</HI> in <HI>Zeland,</HI> under the Pains and Certifica|tions contained in the &s;aids Act of Parliament, with all other Acts of Our Council or Exchequer, Relating to the &s;aid Staple, and Acts of Convention of Borrows, which Pains and Penalties We Ordain to be Exacted from the Tran&s;gre&s;&s;ors, with all rigour. And that they be furder proceeded again&s;t, as Our Privy council &s;hall find Cau&s;e. And We with Advice fore&s;aid, do hereby require the Farmers, Tack&s;men or Collectors of Our Cu&s;toms, and their Sub-collectors, and Survyers for the time being, that they make Exact Search and Tryall for all Staple Goods, and Commodities that &s;hall be hereafter Exported forth of this Kingdom to any Part or Port of the United Provin|ces in the <HI>Netherlands,</HI> and that they, and their Clerks, and all Clerks of Coquets, take &s;ufficient Security from the Merchants, or Skipper, Sailers and Tran&s;porters of Goods to the &s;aid <HI>Nether|lands,</HI> that they &s;hall Carry and Liver the &s;ame at the &s;aid Staple-port of <HI>Camphire,</HI> and at no other place, nor Port within the &s;aid United Provinces, and that they &s;hall not break Bulk before their Arrival thereat, conform to the Acts of Parliament, oblidging the Exporters to Report Certificats from the Con&s;ervator, or his Deputs at <HI>Camphire.</HI> Bearing, That the &s;aid Staple Commodities were Livered there, without breaking Bulk, as they will be An&s;werable to the Lords of Our Privy Council thereanent. And We do Ordain the &s;aids Certificats to be delivered in Quarterly by the Collectors, and their Clerks, at the &s;everal Ports, to the Agent of Our Royal Borrows for the time. To the End, exact Diligence may be done by him, against all the Tran&s;gre&s;&s;ors of the &s;aid Staple, Conform to the Laws and Acts made thereanent, OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And we Charge you Strictly, and Command, that in continent thir Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and whole Remanent Royal Burrows of this Kingdom, and other Places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Publication of the Pre|mi&s;&s;es, to the Effect, Our Royal Burrows, and all Merchants, and other Per&s;ons may have timous Notice hereof, and give due and punctual Obedience, as they will be An&s;werable at their outmo&s;t Perril, and Appoints Copies to be affixed at the &s;everal Cu&s;tom-Hou&s;es, and Sea ports of this Kingdom, that none pretend Ignorance And Ordains the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> <DATE>the 30th day of <HI>March,</HI> And of Our Reign the tenth year, <HI>1699</HI></DATE>.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilij. GILB. ELIOT.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD &s;ave the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno DOM,</HI> 1699.</P>
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<P><HI>Staple Commodities are,</HI> All Sorts of Wooll. Woollen and Linen Yarn. All Woollen and Linen Manufactories. Hydes and Skins of all &s;orts. Playding. Ker&s;eys, Scots Cloath, Stockins, Salmond, Yallow, Oyl. All &s;orts of Barrel Fle&s;h. Pork, Butter, Leather dre&s;&s;ed. and Undre&s;sed.</P>
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