Forasmuch, as the Importing and bringing from forreign Countries, any Wheat, Bear, Barley, Oats, Meal, Malt, Pease, Beans, or Rye, 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 unwarrantbale Exporting of much Money forth of this Realm: for preventing whereof, and Obviating the inconveniencies that follow thereupon, We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby strictly Prohibite, 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 above-mentioned, except­ing White Pease allenarly, without Licence had from Our saids Lords for that effect, under the Pain of Confiscation of the said Victual, the one half thereof to the person or persons, who shall make Discovery of, and seize upon the same, and the other half thereof, with the Ships, Barques, or Boars wherein the same shall be Imported, to Our Thesaurie for Our use; and other punish­ments to be inflicted upon them, conform to the Acts of Parliament made there­anent: And Ordains all Our Collectors, Surveyors and Waiters, within this Kingdom, at 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 Herefore, and we Charge you strictly, 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.