Forasmuch, as the Importing and bringing from Forreign Countries, any Wheat, Bear, Barly, Oats, Meal, Malt, Pease, Beans, or Ry into this Kingdom, is highly prejudicial to the Native Product thereof, and to the Trade upon the growth of the same, and gives occasion to the unwarrantable Exporting of much Money forth of this Realm; For preventing whereof, and obviating the incon­veniencies that follow whereupon, We, with the Advice of the Lords of Our Pri­vy Council, Do hereby strictly Prohibit and Discharge, all persons whatsomever, to Import, or bring by Sea or Land, into this Kingdom, or any of the Ports, Har­bours, Towns, or Places thereof; any sort or quantity of the Victual abovemen­tioned, excepting White-pease allanerly, under the pain of Confiscation of the said Victual, the one half to the person or persons who shall Seize or make Disco­very, and prove the Importing of the same, either contrary to Our former Pro­clamation, of the Date the sixth Day of January, 1691. or to these Presents; and the other half thereof, with the Ships, Barks or Boats, wherein the same shall be Imported: to Our Thesaury, for Our use, and other Punishments to be inflicted upon them, conform to the Acts of Parliament made thereanent; And Ordains all Our Collectors, Surveyers, and Waiters within this Kingdom, and the respective Ports, Harbours, and Places, where they serve, to see this Act punctually ob­served, as they will be answerable at their highest peril; With Certification to such as shall be found negligent therein, they shall incur the loss of their respective Offices. OUR WILL IS HERE FORE, and We Charge you strait­ly and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mer­cat-Cross of Edinburgh, and whole other Mercat-Crosses of the Royal Burghs, and Sea-ports within this Kingdom, and thereat, make publick Intimation of Our Pleasure in the Premisses, to the effect none may pretend ignorance. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.