The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Anent the transporting of coillis
Forsamekle as albeit thair hes bene divers actis maid be the kingis most sacred majestie and his noble progenitouris of famous memorie, especialie ane act maid in the jM vC threscore thrie yeir of God be his majesteis darrest moder and hir estaitis of parliament for the tyme, quhilk wes thairefter ratifeit be oure soverane lord in the moneth of October jM vC threscore nynetene, quhairby the transporting of coillis forth of this realme is prohibite and forbiddin undir the pane of confiscatioun of the ship, coillis and all the goodis that the awnair of the coillis hes within the schip or veschell, except sa monay as ar neidfull for fyre during the tyme of thair voyage, the third pairt thairof to the reveillair and apprehendair of the contravenairis of the said act and the rest to his majesteis use, as in the same actis at lenth is conteyned; nevirtheles, the saidis actis hes ressavit litle or na effect nor executioun thir divers yeiris bypast, bot grite nowmeris of personis, alswele straingeairis as cuntrey men, doeth transporte the coillis forth of this realme in verie grite quantitie, quhairthrow the same ar rissin to ane extraordinair derth and price and be all appeirance the haill coill within this kingdome sall in a verie schorte tyme be wanted and consumed, to the grite hurte and prejudice of the haill estait, whiche goodlie can not want so necesser a benefice without remeid be providit; thairfore the nobilitie, prelattis, counsale and estaitis presentlie convenit ordanis new publicatioun to be maid of the saidis actis, comanding and inhibiting expreslie all his majesteis subjectis and strangeairis that thay nor nane of thame presome nor tak upoun hand at ony tyme efter the publicatioun heirof at the mercat croce of Edinburgh to cary or transporte forth of this kingdome to ony foreyne pairtis beyond sea ony coillis in ony schip, crear, boit or uther veschell, except samekle as may serve for thair fyre during thair voyage, undir the panes abonespecefeit, mentionat and contenit in the saidis actis, certifeing thame that failyeis or dois in the contrair, that the saidis panes salbe intrometitwith and uplifted of thame without favour. And quhairas thair is some craftie and avaritious bodyis who pretending most falslie that thay will cary thair coillis to England, do notwithstanding transporte thame to foreyne pairtis, the saidis estaitis, for avoiding of all suche craft and dessait in tyme cuming, ordanis and commandis the takkismen and fermouraris of his majesteis customes to caus sufficient suirtie and band be tane undir grite sowmes of all suche as sall offer to bring their coillis to England (whiche the saidis estaitis intendis noway to prohibite, bot that their salbe a communioun and intercourse of the commoditeis of the one kingdome to the other), for returning of a certificat of thair landing and unlaiding at suche porte or portis in England as they sall aryve at, and the saidis estaitis ordanis that all suche bandis as salbe forfeyted for this caus salbe persewit and exactlie tane up.
- NAS, PC1/24, 380-381.