THE LORDS of His Majeſties Privy Council Conſidering, That they by their former Commiſſions granted by them to David Crawfurd of Drumſuie, and to his Deputs and Servants, and others to be appointed by him, for whom (by the Tenor of the ſaids Commiſſions) he is to be anſwerable, they have given full Power, Authority and Commiſſion to ſeize and apprehend all Iriſh Victual imported into this Kingdom, within the Bounds ſpecified in the ſaids Commiſſions, and to Stave, Sink and Deſtroy the Victual, and to take the Boats, Barks and other Veſſels wherein the ſame ſhall be Imported, and diſpoſe thereupon at their Pleaſure. And the ſaids Lords being informed, that the ſaid David Crawfurd of Drumſuie, and his Deputs, Servants and others Imployed by him, and for whom (conform to the Tenor of the Commiſſions) he is anſwerable as ſaid is, have been remiſs and negligent in exerciſing the Power committed to them by the ſaids Commiſſions, and that he or his ſaids Deputs and Servants, has (contrair to the Tenor of the ſaids Commiſſions, and Bonds given by him and his Cautioners at the granting thereof,) ſuffered and permitted divers and ſundry perſons to Import Iriſh Victual into this Kingdom, at leaſt have connived at the Importation thereof; Therefore, and to the effect the truth of this Matter may the better appear and be knowen, They hereby give full Power and Commiſſion to the perſons afternamed, and ilk ane of them, for their reſpective Places and Bounds after-ſpecified, Viz. To the Magiſtrats of Glaſgow for the Town of Glaſgow and Suburbs thereof. To the Magiſtrats of Renfrew for the Town and Paroch of Renfrew. To the Magiſtrats of Dumbartoun for the Town and Paroch of Dumbartoun. To the Baillie of the Regality of Lenox, _____ Noble of Ferme, and Claud Hamilton of Barns for the Paroches of Cardroſs and Kirkpatrick. To Sir John Campbell of Carick for the Iſle of Roſneath. To John M • carter of Milntoun for the Paroch of Dinnoon. To the Sheriff-Deput of the Shire of Argile, and Magiſtrats of the Burgh of Inverrary for the Town of Inverrary and places adjacent thereto. To John Campbell of Kildalin and the Baillies of Loch-head for the Town and adjacent Bounds of Kintyre. To Sir James Stuart Sheriff of B • te, _____ Bannatine of Kaims and the Magiſtrats of Rotheſay for the Iſle of Bute. To the Duke of Hamilton's Baillie of Arran for the Iſle of Arran. To the Baillie of the Regality of Glaſgow for the Town and Paroch of Govan. To the Laird of Houstoun younger and the Town of Glaſgows Baillie at New-Port Glaſgow for the Town of Newark and Paroch of Kilmacomb. To the Lairds of Greenock and Crawfurdsburn for the Paroch of Greenock. To the Laird of Blackhall, the Laird of Kellie younger, and William Cunninghame Brother to Gilbertfield for the Paroch of Innerkip. To the Lairds of Kelburn, Biſhoptoun younger, Hunterſtoun, Kellie elder, and Auchinnames for the Paroches of Largs and Cumrayer. To the Lairds of Hunterstoun, Aſlimyard, and John Park of Littledub for the Bounds from the Largs to Kilwinning. To the Magiſtrats of Irwine Sir William Cunninghame of Cunninghame-head, and the Baillie of Cunninghame for the Towns and Paroches of Irwine and Kilwinning. To the Lairds of Corsbie, Adamtoun younger, and William Baillie of Muncktoun for the Bounds from Irwine to Air. To the Magiſtrats of Air William Cunnnghame of Brounhill, and William Mctaggart Merchants there for the Town and Paroch of Air. To James Roſs of Garvan, and John Muir late Provoſt of Air, for the Bounds from Air to the Town of Girvan. To James Agnew younger of Lochnam and Mr. William Fullertoun from the Bounds from the Mule of Galloway to Ballantree. To the Magiſtrats of Strenrawer for the Town of Strenrawer; To call before them and examine, and take the Declarations of all ſuch perſons living within the reſpective Bounds foreſaids, as they ſhall think fit, and to interrogat them upon the Interrogators following, viz. Primo, If it conſiſts with their knowledge, that Drumſuie or his Deputs did grant any Licences for importing Victual from Ireland, and if they did, that they declare what Compoſition or good Deed he or his Deputs •… take for the granting of the ſaids Licences. Secundo, If Drumſuie or his Deputs did connive at, and know of the importing of Victual from Ireland, and if th •• did not Tranſact and Agree with the Perſons who did import the ſame. Tertio, If they did not exact Sums of Money from the Boat-men, and Owners of t •• Boats, in which the Iriſh Victual was imported, and did deliver back the ſaids Boats, and if they did not make Tranſactions of this Nature for the ſame Boat ••… ner than once. Quarto, If Drumſuie and his Deputs, or any of them did know where the Victual imported was, and did not make Seaſure thereof. Quinto, T •… they Declare in general what they know concerning the Exactions impoſed by Drumſuie or his Deputs upon Merchants or others who did import the ſaid Iriſh V •… ual. Sexto, That they be ſpecial as to the preciſe time, that is, That they condeſcend upon the Month and Year, Perſons and Sums, and the Witneſſes who will prove the matter of Fact condeſcended upon. And Laſtly, upon ſuch other Interrogators as the ſaids Commiſſioners, or any of them ſhall think fit, to propoſe to the perſons who ſhall appear before them anent Drumſuie and his Deputs, Servants and others imployed by him, their Malverſation in ſuffering the Importation of Iriſh or other Forraign Victual into this Kingdom by Colluſion, or otherways, and what Exactions of Money by way of Compoſition or otherways they have made upon any of His Majeſties Liedges, upon pretence of their having Right to the Boats, Barks or Veſſels imployed in importing the ſaid Victual, or as Fines for the Cauſes foreſaids, or Tranſactions upon that account: With POWER to the ſaids Commiſſioners to iſſue furth Precepts for citing of the perſons foreſaids within their reſpective Bounds above-ſet down, to appear before them upon ſuch days as they ſhall appoint betwixt and the fifteenth day of March next to come; With Certification to the perſons cited, that if they failȝie to appear before the ſaids Commiſſioners, or compearing ſhall refuſe to give Information, and declare what they know in the Matters foreſaids, that they ſhall be called and conveened before the Lords of His Majeſties Privy Council, and be puniſhed as Controveeners of the Laws and Acts of Parliament made againſt the importing of Iriſh or other Forraign Victual; With Power to the Commiſſioners foreſaids within their reſpective Bounds above-ſet-down, to put the Refuſers under ſufficient Caution to appear before the ſaids Lords of Privy Council, upon the firſt Tueſday of the Month of April next; With Power likeways to the ſaids Commiſſioners to Elect and Choi • e their own Clerk within their reſpective Bounds, for whom they ſhall be anſwerable: And Appoints the ſaids Commiſſioners their Clerk, to draw up the Examinations and Declarations of the perſons foreſaids, within their reſpective Bounds authentickly in Write, and cauſe the Parties ſubſcribe the ſame, and tranſmit the ſame Subſcrived alſo by the Commiſſioners, and their Clerk in their reſpective Bounds to the ſaids Lords of Privy Council, betwixt and the firſt Tueſday of April next to come. And the ſaids Lords of privy Council do hereby Declare, that the Examinations or Declarations to be emitted by the perſons foreſaids, ſhall no ways militat, nor be made uſe of againſt the ſaids perſons themſelves at any time coming: And allows thir Preſents to be Printed, and Appoints His Majeſties Sollicitor to ſend printed Copies thereof to the ſeveral Commiſſioners therein-contained.