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The king's majestie, considering the great prejudice this kingdome and manufactories doe receave by the export of worstead, wollen yearne, raw and unwaked cloath and stuffs, and the discouragement that tradsmen and artists have by the export of broken copper, brass and pewter, doth therfor, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, discharge all merchants, tradsmen and others whatsoever, alswell strangers as natives, upon any culour or pretext whatsoever, to export furth of this kingdome any worstead, wollen yearne, raw or unwaked cloaths and stuffs whatsoever made within the same (plaiding excepted), or any broken copper, brasse or pewter, under the paine of confiscation of what of any of the particulars abovewritten shall be apprehendit in the exporteing, the one halffe to be applyed for his majesties' use and the other halffe for the use of the apprehender and persewer of the same.
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Commission for judgeing of Johne Ramesay, indueller in Niddrie, Sarah Ramage, ther, Jonnet Young, ther, Grissel Young, ther, Jonnet Cleghorne, ther, Agnes Hill, ther, Katharine Purdie, ther and Jeane Gibesone, also indueller ther, dilate guiltie of witchcraft, ther depositiones being attested under the hands of the minister and elders of the kirk session of Libertoun, to the lairds of Niddrie, elder and younger, Sir William Murray of Newtoun, Mr William Litle of Overlibertoun, Johne Denholme of Murehouse, Mr Johne Prestoun of Haltrie and Edward Edgar of Peppermilne, or any three of them, with power also to secure Jonnet Gibesone dilate as suspect with all other suspect persones etc.
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The which day John, earle of Midletoun, his majesties' commissioner, did produce in parliament a letter direct from his majestie vnto him, whairof the tenor followes.
Charles R[ex],
Right trustie and well beloved cousing and counsellour, wee greet yow wele. Wheras our royall father, being informed that notwithstanding the prices of all sealls and offices had been upon good considerations raised and augmented, yet the fies of ther subscription of the clerk of register had never been altered bot still remained at sex shilling[s] eight pennies Scots, did, therfor, by his letter to the privy councill in the yeer 1637, signifie his royall pleasure that they should set doun and modifie such a price as agreed with equitie and reason, and to the prices of the remanent officers, and accordingly the councill, haveing consulted with the lords of session thairupon, they proceided so far that some wer set a parte to confer anent the proportion of the augmentation bot, the late unhappie troubles interveening, ther could no further progresse be made in it at that time. And wee being willing in consideration of the good service of our present clerk register to prosecute what our royall father did intend doe, therfor, earnestly recommend to yow to propose the same to our parliament or privy councill, as yow shall think fit, that they may modifie such a price for our clerk register his subscription as they shall find to agree with equitie and reason, and the prices of our remanent officers; wherin, expecting your care, wee bid yow heartily farewell. Given at our court at Whitehall, the 25 day of May in the yeer of God 1661, and of our reigne the 13[th].
Subscribitur, by his majesties' command, Lauderdaill.
Which letter, being read in presence of the parliament and they considering the smalnes of the fies allowed for the clerk register's subscription, and how that since at the first appointment therof at sex shilling[s], eight pennies Scots they have never been altered, and that since that time most of all the fies and pryces of all other offices and sealls have been raised and augmented, have thought fit that the same shall also be raised to the sume of threttein shilling[s], four pennies; thairfor, the king's majestie, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, statutes and ordeans that in all tymecomeing the price and fie of the clerk register's subscription (in all papers which formerlie wes sex shilling[s], eight pennies) shall be threttein shilling[s], four pennies, and allowes the same to be uplifted and raised be him and his servants as freely and fully and in all caces wherin the fie wes formerlie sex shilling[s], eight pennies.
The lord commissioner continowes the parliament till Tuisday the second of July nexttocome.