Forasmuch as when Native Commodities, and in special Corns, are of that plenty within this Kingdom, that Our Subjects are, and may be provided and furnished with the same, at reasonable rates and prices; the Importing thereof from other Countreys, will be a great prejudice to the Kingdom: And albeit such Corns of the growth of the Kingdom as are in use to be Imported from Forraign parts, are under the prices mentioned in the eleventh Act of the third Session of Our first Parliament, allow­ing the Exporting of Corns when there is no scarcely and dearth, and when the same are under the prices foresaids; nevertheless divers persons do, and may Import Corns from Forraign parts, unless they be restrained. Therefore We, with Ad­vice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have thought fit to restrain and discharge, and hereby do restrain and discharge the Importing of any Corns into this King­dom, after publication hereof, under the pain of confiscation of the saids corns, with the Ships and Uessels in which the same shall happen to be Imported, the one half thereof to belong to Us, and the other half to the discoverer; besides the inflicting and imposing of such Censures, Punishments and Fines upon the persons guilty, as the Lords of Our Privy Council shall think fit. And Ordains all Sheriffs, Stewarts, Bailiffs of Regalities, Magistrates of Burghs, Justices of Peace, and other persons in Authority under Us, to seize upon all such Corns and Uessels, for the use foresaid, and to Imprison the persons of the Merchants and Masters of the Uessels, while they be proceeded against according to Law. And Ordains these presents to stand and continue in force, ay and while the same be expresly discharged by Us, or the Lords of Our Privy Council. And that the same be printed and pu­blished at the Mercat-crosses of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Air, Dundee, Aberdene, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.