FOR AS MUCH as We are now in War with the French King and his Subjects; And by the Eighth Act of the Fourth Session of this Our Current Parliament, It is Statute, that none of the Subjects of this Kingdom presume to Correspond, or have Commerce with any persons residing within the Kingdom of France, or any of the Dominions subject to the French King, under the pain of Treason. And We considering, that the Transportation of Corn and Grain of any sort, to the French Kings Dominions, will be of singular and great advantage to Our Enemies in their present extream want and scarcity. Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Prohibite and Discharge all and every one of Our People, and Subjects of this Our ancient Kingdom, and all other Persons whatsoever, to Export, or cause be Exported, directly or indirectly, any Corns or Victual, from this Our ancient King­dom, to the Kingdom of France, or Dominions belonging to the French King, under the pains contained in the said Act. And for ren­dering this Our Prohibition the more effectual, We further Require and Command all Magistrats of Burghs, Sheriffs of Sheriffdoms, Stewarts of Stewartries, Lords and Baillies of Regalities, and Our other Officiars whatsoever, and their Deputs [...] [...]ake exact care within their respective Jurisdictions, and give all diligence for preventing the Export of any Corns or Victual, wi [...] by Our own Subjects, or Forraigners, to the said Kingdom of France, or any other of the Dominions belonging to the French King [...] Ships Loadned in whole or in part with Victual, be suffered by them to Sail forth of any Harbour, Port, or other places within their re­spective bounds, until first the Master of the said Ship enact himself before any of the saids respective Magistrats or Officiars, under a li­quid Sum and Penalty equivalent to the value of the Ship to be Sailed by him, and Loadning thereof, not to Un-load, or cause Un-load the Victual A board of his said Ship, or any part thereof, directly or indirectly, within any Place or Port of the Kingdom of France, or Dominions of the French King, but that he shall Un-load the same at some Port or place belonging to such as are in friendship with Us or Our Allies: And that also he Swear and give his Oath, to be by him Subscribed, that he shall observe and keep the terms of the said Enacting, which Enacting and Oath are to be taken before the saids Magistrats and Officiars respectivè foresaid, and Recorded by their Clerks gratis, without any allowance therefore. And We with Advice foresaid, in case of the failȝie or refusal of the said Master, Re­quire and Command the Magistrats and Officiars respectivè, within their particular Jurisdictions, to secure and Arrest all Vessels Load­ned with Victual, by taking from the saids Ships their Sails and Raes, and to detain them there until Our Privy Council be acquain­ted therewith, and have signified their pleasure thereanent, And further, We with Advice foresaid, Require and Command all Ma­sters of Vessels Loadned with Victual, who after Enacting themselves, and giving their Oath in manner foresaid, shall Sail to any For­raign Ports, to report and bring back sufficient Certificats and Documents under the Hand and Seal of the Magistrats of the place, or Port-Town where the said Victual is Livered, and also of the Conservator of the Scots Priviledges, or English C [...]ul, if any be upon the place, bearing the said Skipper or Master of the Ship to have Un-loaded his whole Cargo of Victual at the said [...]ort; which Certi­ficats are to be delivered in to the said respective Magistrats where the said Skipper or Master Enacted himself, and gave his Oath, before he Sailed forth of this Kingdom, and that within Fifteen days after their return back to this Kingdom from their several Voyages; with certification to each of the saids Skippers or Masters of the saids Ships, in case of failȝie of having their Ships Confiscat to Us, and being further lyable in the value of the Loadning Exported by them, which We hereby require Our Solicitor to do diligence for, and cause be payed to the Collector of Our Crown Rents. 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 remanent Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries, and also to all Sea-port Towns within this Kingdom; and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premisses, that none may pretend ignorance. And Ordains thir presents to be Printed.