Forasmuch as the Lords of Our Privy Coun­cil, by their Proclamation of the date the twenty fourth of April, 1662. did prohibite the Importation of these pieces of Copper Coyn, called the French Double, or Doits, or other forraign Copper Money into this Kingdom: Notwithstanding whereof, considerable quantities of the saids Doits have been of late Imported, and do ordinarily pass at a rate above the true worth and value thereof, to the great prejudice of our Leidges. There­fore We, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby prohibite and discharge all persons whatsoever, in time coming, to Import into this King­dom any Doits, or other forraign Copper Coyn, under the pain of confiscation of the same, and of the Ships and Bottoms wherein they are Imported, by and attour such further punishment as Our Privy Council shall think fit to inflict upon the Importers. And We discharge the saids Doits, or any forraign Cop­per Coyn, either already Imported, or that shall be Imported hereafter, to pass, or be current within this Our Kingdom, at any rates. And commands and re­quires the Collectors or Farmers of Our Customs, and their Deputs, Magi­strats of Burghs, and others in Authority where Sea-ports are, to seize upon any forraign Copper Money which shall be Imported, and to confiscat the same for Our use. And Ordains these presents to be printed and published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.