WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To [...] Macers of Our Privy Council, or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute Greet­ing: Forasmuch as, it is Informed that there are great quantities of base Brass or Copper-Coyn, Coyned in Ireland, by the Command of the late King James, in the years One thousand six hundred and eighty nine, and one thousand six hundred and ninety, to pass for Shillings, Half-Crowns, and other species, bearing upon one of the two sides of the Shil­lings, the number of twelve marked thus, XII. with the mark of J. R. The Half-Crowns the number of XXX. with the said mark J. R. and so of other species: Imported into this Kingdom, and vented for six peny Scots Pieces, or otherwise, whereby Our Leidges are greatly abused: Therefore We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Have thought fit to Discharge, and hereby Discharges the Importing of the said base Coyn of the foresaid spe­cies or marks, or any other whatsoever: As also the Vending thereof, and giving or taking thereof by way of Change, under the pains following, viz. That the Importer thereof into this Kingdom in any quantity exceeding a pound weight, shall be imprisoned by the Judge ordinar of the Bounds; where he shall be apprehended, and lyable to the punishment by Law inflicted on Ven­ters of False Coyn: And that any other Importers, Venters or Outgivers of the said base Coyn, in any quantity greater or smaller, shall be lyable in the pain of twenty pounds Scots toties quoties, half to the Informer, and half to the Poor of the Parish, to be exacted by the Judge ordinar of the Bounds with all rigour. OUR WILL IS herefore, and VVe Charge you strict­ly and Command, that incontinent these our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mer­cat Cross of Edinburgh, and the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the whole Head-Burghs of all the Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there make publick Intimation of the Premisses, that none may pretend ignorance. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.

GOD Save the KING.