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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B090014.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>AN ORDER AND DECLARATION Of His HIGHNES COUNCIL in <HI>SCOTLAND,</HI> For the GOVERNMENT thereof:</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Prohibiting the bringing in of any Arms or Ammunition into <HI>SCOTLAND,</HI> without Licence.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas there hath been of late &s;ome quantity of Ammunition for VVar brought into this Nation from Forreign Parts, and entered into the Cu&s;tom-Hou&s;e under the name of &s;ome other u&s;ual merchandizing Commodities; by which it is evident that &s;ome wicked and ill-affected per&s;ons are endeavouring to lay De&s;igns for the di&s;turbance of the pre&s;ent Quiet, which (by the ble&s;sing of the Lord) is now enjoyed. The Council, for the better preventing of &s;uch evil De&s;igns, and that henceforth no per&s;on whatever may pretend ignorance, have thought it very requi&s;ite, and do therefore hereby order and declare, That whatever per&s;on or per&s;ons &s;hall pre&s;ume (after pub|lication hereof) to bring into, and land in any part of this Nation, without expre&s;&s;e Licence fir&s;t had and obtained from his Highne&s;&s;e Council here, or the Commander in Chief of his Highne&s;&s;e Forces in <HI>Scotland,</HI> any Arms offen&s;ive or defen&s;ive, or Ammunition for VVar, &s;hall not only forfeit all &s;uch Goods &s;o brought in and landed, but al&s;o &s;hall receive &s;uch further condign puni&s;hment as the greatne&s;s of his crime &s;hall de&s;erve. And the Commander or Ma&s;ter of any Ship or Ve&s;&s;el, which &s;hall after the Fir&s;t day of <HI>July</HI> next en&s;uing the Date hereof, import into <HI>Scotland,</HI> and permit to be landed, any Arms or Ammunition, without Licence fir&s;t had and obtained, as afore&s;aid, &s;hall not only (upon due proof thereof) undergo the pain and penalty of the lo&s;&s;e and forfeiture of the Ship in which &s;uch Arms and Ammunition &s;hall be brought in and landed, but al&s;o &s;hall be Impri&s;oned during the Coun|cil's plea&s;ure, and endure &s;uch further puni&s;hment as the breach of this Declaration &s;hall merit. And if any per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;omever, have already received any Arms or Ammunition, for which they have not had authentick Licence, They are hereby &s;trictly required to give notice thereof, and of the Quantities of the &s;aid Arms or Ammunition, to the Governour of the next adjacent Garri&s;on, who is hereby required and authorized to &s;ecure the &s;ame, and to give &s;peedy notice thereof unto the Council, to the end the re&s;pective Proprietors &s;o voluntarily di&s;covering the &s;ame, may have due Compen&s;ation given them therefore. And if any per&s;on or per&s;ons &s;hall make di&s;covery of any Arms or Ammunition already brought in and concealed, or which hereafter &s;hall be brought in and landed, contrary to the tenour of the&s;e Pre&s;ents, &s;uch per&s;on and per&s;ons making &s;uch Di&s;covery, &s;hall not only therefore be reputed well-affected to the Quiet and Peace of this Nation, but &s;hall al&s;o receive to the full value of one half or moyetie of the &s;aid Goods, and &s;uch further fitting Encouragement as &s;hall be found requi&s;ite. And all Governours of Sea-Ports, and all Officers belonging to the Cu&s;toms, are hereby authorized and required to put this Order and Declaration in Execution &s;o far as in them lyes. And this Pro|clamation is to continue and be in force until the Fir&s;t day of <HI>July,</HI> which &s;hall be in the Year of our Lord, One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred fifty and &s;even, and no longer.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> <DATE>the Fifth day of <HI>June,</HI> 1656.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><HI>Signed in the Name, and by Order of the Council. BROGHILL,</HI> Pre&s;ident.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Thur&s;day the Fifth day of <HI>June,</HI> 1656.</DATE> At his Highne&s;s Council in EDINBURGH,</DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered, That the above Order and Declaration be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>EMANUEL DOWNING, Cl. of the Council.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>EDINB&V;RGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Chri&s;topher Higgins,</HI> in <HI>Hart&s;</HI>-Clo&s;e, over again&s;t the Trone-Church, 1656.</P>
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